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Special Issues (SIs) are collections of papers centered around a subject of special interest and are organized and led by subject experts who take on the role of Guest Editor of the Special Issue. A Special Issue is not an issue of the journal.

All submissions follow the same peer review process as regular papers and are published in the regular issues of the journal when they are accepted, but are additionally labelled as belonging to a Special Issue and are discoverable within the collection. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here.

Nutritional Interventions for Gut Health and Immunity in Livestock

edited by

Lei Qiao

and

Siyu Wei

Whole-Life Carbon and Integrated LCA of Buildings and Energy Systems for Decision Support

edited by

Jingchun Shen

, Alaa Khadra and

Ilham Ihoume

Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (MIXDES)

edited by

Grzegorz Jablonski

Future Directions in Atomic Physics Inspired by the Pioneering Work of Charlotte Froese Fischer and Ian Philip Grant

edited by Ran Si, Harry Quiney and

Jacek Bieroń

Fatigue Behavior, Fracture and Optimization of Alloys and Composites

edited by

Guangwu Fang

and Huiqun Liu

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Electric Power and Energy Systems

edited by

Jun Liu

and Xiaoming Liu

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering

edited by

Raffaele Zinno

and

Giuseppe Guido

Acoustic Materials and Metamaterials: Design and Performance Studies

edited by

Sebastian Garus

Battery-Based Energy Storage Systems: Latest Results on Design, Safety and Performance

edited by

Salvatore Martelli

and

Francesco Mocera

Organic and Organoelement Chemistry—A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Oleg G. Sinyashin on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday

edited by Alexander Burilov,

Elena Alexandrovna Chugunova

and Ying Zhou

10th Anniversary of C — Journal of Carbon Research

edited by

Craig E. Banks

10th Anniversary of Universe: Galaxies and Their Black Holes

edited by

Paola Marziani

and

Mauro D’Onofrio

Feature Papers in Cosmetics in 2023

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

Current and Future Trends in Cosmetics Research: The 10th Anniversary of Cosmetics

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

Towards a Sustainable Future: The Role of Electric Vehicles and Smart Grids in the Energy Transition

edited by

Arman Goudarzi

Muhammad Waseem

and

Shah Fahad

Feature Papers in Cosmetics in 2025

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

Digital Learning: Exploring the Use of Educational Technology in Educational Environments

edited by Robert Otto Davis

10th Anniversary of Cosmetics—Recent Advances and Perspectives

edited by

Vasil Georgiev

Exclusive Papers Collection of Editorial Board Members and Invited Scholars in Applied Microbiology (2023, 2024)

edited by

Ian Connerton

Teaching and Learning in the Era of AI Conversation Chatbots: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Chung Kwan Lo

Feature Papers in European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education

edited by

María del Mar Molero Jurado

África Martos Martínez

Samuel Fernández-Salinero

Ana Belén Barragán Martín

and

María del Mar Simón Márquez

Feature Papers in Cosmetics in 2025

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

Exclusive Papers Collection of Editorial Board Members and Invited Scholars in Applied Microbiology (2023, 2024)

edited by

Ian Connerton

Energy, Electrical and Power Engineering: 3rd Edition

edited by

and

Feature Papers in European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education

edited by

María del Mar Molero Jurado

África Martos Martínez

Samuel Fernández-Salinero

Ana Belén Barragán Martín

and

María del Mar Simón Márquez

Application of Geographical Information System in Urban Design, Management or Evaluation

edited by

Jiangfeng She

Jun Zhu

and

Min Yang

Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants

edited by

Marilena Ronzan

and

Marzena Sujkowska-Rybkowska

Advances in Ceramics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Gilbert Fantozzi

Insights from the Editorial Board Member

edited by

Carlos S. Moreno

Current and Future Trends in Cosmetics Research: The 10th Anniversary of Cosmetics

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

Reprint

Establishment of State-of-the-Art Methods/Techniques and Identification of Novel Biomarkers in Brain Tumor Diagnosis

edited by Dimitrios Kanakis

Reprint

Preaching in Multicultural Contexts

edited by Eunjoo Mary Kim, Namjoong Kim

Reprint

Advanced Research on Hydraulic Engineering and Hydrological Modelling

edited by Shiqiang Wu, Ang Gao

Reprint

Advances in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

edited by Yusra Habib Khan, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi

Reprint

Technologies and Teacher Education

edited by Yu-Chun Kuo

Reprint

Biomolecular Approaches and Drugs for Neurodegeneration

edited by Giovanni N. Roviello, Caterina Vicidomini

Reprint

Battery Management in Electric Vehicles

edited by Prodip K. Das

Reprint

Electrical Machine Systems with High Efficiency, Reliability and Integration

edited by Tao Wang, Chenwen Cheng, Yang Xiao

Reprint

Application of Microfluidic Technology in Bioengineering

edited by Shuli Wang, Yigang Shen

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Professor Antonios G. Kladas

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Professor João Soares

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Professor Helena M. Ramos

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Dr. Lorenzo Antonio Picos Corrales

It has been a pleasure working together with other Guest Editors and the staff of the section "Polymer Networks" of the journal

Professor Burkhard Poeggeler

The dedication of your staff allows for efficient work on the Special Issues and the success shows that the readers are interested

Professor Thomas Wenzel

In general very good, flexibility in deadlines important, sometimes it takes time to get good reviewers that deliver and authors that can

Professor Sergio José Ibáñez Godoy

My experience is good. Reviewers specialized in the subject matter should be sought. The presence of reference authors with discounts and free articles

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Journal	IF	Cite Score	Section	Title \| Editors	Submission Deadline	Articles
TropicalMed	2.6	4.7	Infectious Diseases	Spatial Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases in the Context of Changing Climate (Editors: Behzad Kiani, Benn Sartorius)	15 June 2026	2
Mathematics	2.2	4.6	E: Applied Mathematics	Computational Intelligence in Addressing Data Heterogeneity (Editor: Haifeng Wang)	30 April 2026	5
Electronics	2.6	6.1	Artificial Intelligence	AI Technologies and Smart City (Editors: Young Im Cho, Eric Matson)	15 June 2026	14
Sensors	3.5	8.2	Optical Sensors	Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing Technologies and Applications (Editors: Martin Litzenberger, Gaetan Calbris, Bernd Drapp)	25 January 2026	12
TropicalMed	2.6	4.7	Infectious Diseases	Research Advances and New Perspectives on Helminthic Diseases (Editors: James Lee Crainey, Susana Vaz Nery)	31 July 2026	2
Gels	5.3	7.6	Gel Processing and Engineering	Liposomal and Ethosomal Gels: From Design to Application (2nd Edition) (Editors: Maddalena Sguizzato, Rita Cortesi)	15 February 2026	4
Pediatric Reports	1.4	2.4	Inborn Errors and Neonatal Screening	Global Neonatal Screening: Expanding Horizons in Diagnostic Technologies (Editor: Victoria Kain)	31 January 2026	6
Materials	3.2	6.4	Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses	Glasses and Ceramics for Luminescence Applications (2nd Edition) (Editor: Haohong Chen)	20 March 2026	3
Animals	2.7	5.2	Ecology and Conservation	Wildlife Health and Ecology: The Role of Pathogens and Parasites (Editor: Frine Eleonora Scaglione)	31 October 2026	0
AppliedMath	0.7	1.1	(none)	Algebraic Combinatorics in Data Science and Optimisation (Editor: Takayuki Hibi)	30 June 2026	2
Diversity	2.1	4.0	Plant Diversity	Aquatic Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Restoration (Editors: Danelle Larson, Eva Papastergiadou)	30 January 2026	8
QuBS	1.7	2.8	Engineering and Structural Materials	Quantum Beam and Its Applications for Quantum Technologies (Editor: Takeshi Ohshima)	28 February 2026	4
Alloys	-	3.2	(none)	High-Entropy Alloys (Editors: Peter Hodgson, Daniel Fabijanic, Jithin Joseph)	31 December 2026	2
IJERPH	-	8.5	Global Health	Advancing Workplace Health Management: Strategies, Challenges and Future Directions (Editor: Cátia Sousa)	31 March 2026	0
Geometry	-	-	(none)	Feature Papers in Geometry (Editor: Yang-Hui He)	31 March 2026	10
IJFS	2.2	4.6	(none)	Sustainable Investing and Financial Services (Editor: Michael C. S. Wong)	31 January 2026	8
Cells	5.2	10.5	Cellular Biophysics	Modeling Developmental Processes and Disorders in Zebrafish (Editors: Natascia Tiso, Francesco Argenton)	15 April 2026	13
Medicina	2.4	4.1	Oncology	Advances in Cancer Therapy from Fundamental Research to Clinical Practice—Multidisciplinary Treatment of Cancer (Therapies and Their Toxicity) (Editors: Călin Căinap, Nicolae Crisan)	15 June 2026	0
IJFS	2.2	4.6	(none)	Accounting and Financial/Non-financial Reporting Developments (Editors: Graça Azevedo, José Vale)	30 April 2026	10
Ecologies	1.9	3.0	(none)	Plant Communities: Identification, Monitoring and Evaluation of Temporal Dynamics (Editor: Ram C. Sharma)	30 April 2026	10
TropicalMed	2.6	4.7	(none)	Mucormycosis Unmasked: Advances in Pathogenesis and Emerging Therapeutic Frontiers (Editors: Eman Youssef, Ashraf Ibrahim)	31 May 2026	0
Sensors	3.5	8.2	Internet of Things	Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart City (Editors: Guisong Yang, Yutong Liu, Linghe Kong)	25 September 2026	12
Dentistry Journal	3.1	4.1	Digital Technologies	Feature Papers in Digital Dentistry (Editors: Luigi Canullo, Maria Menini, Paolo Pesce)	20 February 2026	21

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