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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 polices and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here.

Chromatographic Techniques in Food Industry Processes

edited by

Fouad EL Mansouri

and Jamal Brigui

Contemporary and Emerging Modalities of Kidney Assistance Therapy for Patients with Kidney Dysfunction Requiring Dialysis

edited by Mariana Murea and

Tibor Fülöp

Constructed Wetlands and Emerging Pollutants

edited by

Yaqian Zhao

, Cheng Shen and Ting Wei

Nutritional Regulation and Intestinal Health in Piglets

edited by

Xingping Chen

Jun Chen

and Jinming You

Research on the Dynamics of Phytoplankton in Eutrophic Water

edited by

Xinxin Lu

Lei Cui

and

Da Huo

Empowering Minds: Innovation, Equity and the Science of Learning in Mathematics Education

edited by Tasos Barkatsas and Wendy Goff

Innovations in Battery Management: Advanced Modeling, Control and Diagnostic Algorithms for Batteries and Hybrid Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Mauro Di Monaco

Filippo Milano

and Francesco Porpora

Advances in Interactions of Polymers in Emulsion Systems

edited by Jelena Milinković Budinčić,

Ljiljana Đekić

and

Lidija B. Petrović

Artificial Intelligence in Water Science: Opportunities, Prospects, and Concerns

edited by

Jinfeng Wang

Magnetic Nanoscale Materials and Exotic Spin Structures: A 65th Birthday Gift to Annie K. Powell

edited by

Masooma Ibrahim

and Jonas Braun

Women’s Special Issue Series: Molecules

edited by

Laura Zaccaro

Simona Golič Grdadolnik

Li Du

and

Mariana Emilia Ghica

Open-Shell Systems—a Memorial Issue Dedicated to Professor Masayoshi Nakano

edited by Takashi Kubo,

Yasutaka Kitagawa

and Manabu Abe

A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor George Whitesides on the Occasion of His 85th Birthday Anniversary

edited by

Valentine Vullev

and

Igor Alabugin

Magnetic Coordination Compounds and More... a Long and Successful Story: A Tribute to M. Julve and F. Lloret

edited by

Carlos J. Gómez García

and

Salah-Eddine Stiriba

Transparent Ceramics—a Theme Issue in Honor of Dr. Adrian Goldstein

edited by Yiquan Wu

The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances in Advanced Materials Characterization

edited by

Sanichiro Yoshida

Luciano Lamberti

and

Giuseppe Lacidogna

Adverse Events of COVID-19 Vaccines

edited by

Sung Ryul Shim

Feature Papers in Cosmetics in 2023

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

Advances in Natural Products and Their Biological Activities

edited by

Irwin Rose Alencar Menezes

Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho

Almir Gonçalves Wanderley

and

Jaime Ribeiro-Filho

Feature Papers in Computer Science & Engineering

edited by

and

Advanced Electrode Materials for Emerging Post-lithium Metal-Ion Batteries

edited by

Muhammad Hilmy Alfaruqi

Animals’ Tenth Anniversary

edited by

Clive J. C. Phillips

10th Anniversary of Microorganisms: Past, Present and Future

edited by

and

Second Edition of the Air Pollution Impact on Children’s Health

edited by

Sofia Sousa

Feature Papers to Celebrate the First Impact Factor of Batteries

edited by

Pascal Venet

Karim Zaghib

and

Seung-Wan Song

Advances in Natural Products and Their Biological Activities

edited by

Irwin Rose Alencar Menezes

Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho

Almir Gonçalves Wanderley

and

Jaime Ribeiro-Filho

Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Applications

edited by

Guilin Qi

Tong Xu

and

Meng Wang

10th Anniversary of Microorganisms: Past, Present and Future

edited by

and

Feature Papers in Computer Science & Engineering

edited by

and

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

edited by

Ian Connerton

Feature Papers in Journal of Composites Science in 2022

edited by

Francesco Tornabene

Personalized Management in Orthopedics and Traumatology

edited by

Markus Gesslein

and

Eduard Kurz

Advances in Agricultural Engineering Technologies and Application

edited by

and

Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Hakim Manghwar

and Wajid Zaman

Reprint

Current Trends in Pauline Research: Philippians

edited by Isaac Blois, Gregory Lamb

Reprint

Image and Signal Processing

edited by Gwanggil Jeon, Imran Ahmed

Reprint

Mathematical Data Science with Applications in Business, Industry, and Medicine

edited by Arne Johannssen, Nataliya Chukhrova

Reprint

Feature Papers in Electronic Materials Section (Volume 2)—15th Anniversary of Materials

edited by Fabrizio Roccaforte

Reprint

Plant Genetic Resources In Vitro Culture: Present Situation and Prospects for Propagation, Conservation and Sustainable Use

edited by Anna De Carlo, Waed Tarraf

Reprint

Advanced Coatings and Films for Food Packing and Storage

edited by Jun Mei, Jing Xie, Biao Zhang

Reprint

Seed Priming Approaches That Achieve Environmental Stress Tolerance

edited by Jose Antonio Hernández Cortés, Gregorio Barba-Espín, Pedro Diaz-Vivancos

Reprint

Deep Learning Technology and Image Sensing

edited by Sukho Lee, Dae-Ki Kang

Reprint

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Smart Energy Systems Design

edited by Surender Reddy Salkuti, Dibin Zhu

Professor Antonios G. Kladas

The provided assistance by the responsible personnel of MDPI in the development of a Special Issue has been very efficient.

Professor João Soares

MDPI uses an excellent editorial system: easy to use and with good support.

Professor Helena M. Ramos

I first knew of MDPI journals several years ago and their efficiency, rigor and support for reviewers and authors have been primordial

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

Dr. 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

Dr. Onofrio davide Palmitessa

It was a great experience because I had the possibility to read (preview) the manuscript submitted by researchers spread worldwide. This has

Dr. Célio Bruno Pinto Fernandes

My experience with Special Issues was very pleasant and enriching, and I learned a lot from the contact with editors, reviewers, and

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