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Journal IF Cite Score Section Title | Editors Submission Deadline Articles
Cells 5.1 9.9 Cellular Biophysics Modeling Developmental Processes and Disorders in Zebrafish
(Editors: Natascia Tiso, Francesco Argenton)
31 December 2024 9
Cells 5.1 9.9 Cell Motility and Adhesion Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis
(Editors: Wen G. Jiang, Qingping Dou)
15 September 2024 7
Cells 5.1 9.9 Cells of the Cardiovascular System Role of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Cardiovascular Disease
(Editors: Alejandra San Martin, Claire Holden)
15 October 2024 9
Cells 5.1 9.9 Cells of the Nervous System New Advances in Neuroinflammation
(Editors: John W. Chen, Michael Breckwoldt)
20 December 2024 9
Biomolecules 4.8 9.4 Molecular Biology Unraveling Mysteries of Heme Metabolism
(Editors: Harry A. Dailey, Peter N. Meissner, Amy E. Medlock, John D. Phillips, Iqbal Hamza)
30 November 2024 7
Nutrients 4.8 9.2 Phytochemicals and Human Health Consumption of Bean and Human Health
(Editors: Sonia Blanco Mejia, Andreea Zurbau, Laura Chiavaroli)
15 October 2024 7
Nutrients 4.8 9.2 Nutrition and Public Health Databases, Nutrition and Human Health
(Editors: Andreu Farran-Codina, Mireia Urpi-Sarda)
15 October 2024 5
Nutrients 4.8 9.2 Nutrition Methodology & Assessment Innovative Strategies for Preventing Nutrition-Related Chronic Diseases
(Editors: George Moschonis, Tina Cao)
05 October 2024 4
Vaccines 5.2 8.9 Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases 2nd Edition of Vaccines against Pneumococcal Infection
(Editor: Alan Cross)
25 September 2024 4
Vaccines 5.2 8.9 Vaccines against Tropical and other Infectious Diseases Bacterial and Viral Immunity and Vaccination
(Editor: Martin R. Goodier)
31 August 2024 8
Vaccines 5.2 8.9 Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Vaccine Strategies for HPV-Related Cancers
(Editor: Diane M. Harper)
01 November 2024 8
Vaccines 5.2 8.9 Veterinary Vaccines Vaccines and Animal Health
(Editors: Matteo Legnardi, Claudia Maria Tucciarone)
31 January 2025 8
Vaccines 5.2 8.9 Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy Vaccines Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment: Challenges and Future Prospects
(Editors: Walter J. Storkus, Devin Lowe)
30 November 2024 3
Vaccines 5.2 8.9 COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination Understanding Immune Responses to COVID-19 Vaccines
(Editor: Federico De Marco)
31 July 2025 2
Nanomaterials 4.4 8.5 Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Nanomaterials in Water Applications
(Editors: Lei Huang, Junye Cheng, Hongguo Zhang, Zhenxing Wang)
31 August 2024 11
Nanomaterials 4.4 8.5 2D and Carbon Nanomaterials From Biomass to Nanomaterials
(Editors: Bin Li, Chunlin Xu, Pedram Fatehi)
25 August 2024 9
Nanomaterials 4.4 8.5 2D and Carbon Nanomaterials Graphene-Based Nanomaterials (2nd Edition)
(Editors: Nikolaos V. Kantartzis, Stamatios Amanatiadis)
10 September 2024 5
Nanomaterials 4.4 8.5 Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Nanomaterials in Catalysis for Environmental and Energy Applications
(Editors: Inmaculada Velo-Gala, Eliana Sousa Da Silva, María de los Ángeles Fontecha Cámara, Maria Victoria Lopez-Ramon, María Del Pilar Fernández-Poyatos)
10 September 2024 10
Nanomaterials 4.4 8.5 (none) Advances in Photonic and Plasmonic Nanomaterials—Volume II
(Editor: Nikolaos G. Semaltianos)
31 August 2024 6
Nanomaterials 4.4 8.5 Nanoelectronics, Nanosensors and Devices Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Memory Devices
(Editors: Xianbin Li, Wei Zhang, Ming Xu)
31 August 2024 6
Nanomaterials 4.4 8.5 Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Environmental Analysis and Environmental Processes of Nanomaterials
(Editors: Le Yue, Feiran Chen, Baoshan Xing)
10 September 2024 9
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Applications Polymeric Materials for Wastewater Treatment Applications
(Editors: Marta Otero, Ricardo N. Coimbra)
31 August 2024 10
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers Biodegradable Polymer Composites
(Editors: Vincenzo Fiore, Luigi Botta)
31 August 2024 9
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Processing and Engineering Polymer Micro/Nanofabrication and Manufacturing II
(Editor: Yi-Je Juang)
15 September 2024 8
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Advanced Polymer Nanocomposites III
(Editors: Ting-Yu Liu, Yu-Wei Cheng)
25 August 2024 8
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Physics and Theory Polymers Physics: From Theory to Experimental Applications
(Editors: Célio Pinto Fernandes, Luís L. Jorge Lima Ferraz, Alexandre M. Afonso)
15 September 2024 13
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Advances in Thermal, Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composites
(Editors: Gabriel Pinto, Victoria Alcázar Montero, Marina Patricia Arrieta Dillon)
30 September 2024 13
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Physics and Theory Computational Modeling and Simulations of Polymers
(Editors: Juan J. Freire, Costas H. Vlahos)
31 December 2024 9
Cancers 4.5 8.0 Cancer Biomarkers Feature Papers in Section "Cancer Biomarkers" in 2023–2024
(Editor: Maxim V. Berezovski)
31 December 2024 4
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Physics and Theory Theoretical and Computational Polymers Science: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
(Editor: Hector Eduardo Roman)
25 January 2025 4
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Epoxy Polymers and Composites
(Editors: Zhengguang Heng, Yang Chen, Huawei Zou)
30 December 2024 0
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Natural Products Chemistry Natural Products as Antimicrobial Agents: From Extraction to Therapeutic Applications
(Editor: Céline Rivière)
31 August 2024 9
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Macromolecular Chemistry Exclusive Feature Papers in Macromolecular Chemistry
(Editor: Ivan Gitsov)
31 December 2024 11
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Medicinal Chemistry Novel Agents in Photodynamic Therapy
(Editor: Gloria Mazzone)
31 August 2024 5
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Chemical Biology Themed Issue in Honor of Carlos Gutiérrez Merino: Forty Years of Research Excellence in the Field of Membrane Proteins and Bioenergetics
(Editors: Alejandro Samhan-Arias, Manuel Aureliano, Carmen Lopez-Sanchez)
20 August 2024 13
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Analytical Chemistry Applications of Solid-Phase Microextraction and Related Techniques
(Editor: Hiroyuki Kataoka)
31 August 2024 9
Foods 4.7 7.4 Meat Green Processing Technology of Meat and Meat Products Volume II
(Editors: Jinxuan Cao, Changyu Zhou)
19 August 2024 9
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Analytical Chemistry Advances in Pharmaceutical Analytical Technologies
(Editor: Alexis Oliva)
30 November 2024 8
Microorganisms 4.1 7.4 Gut Microbiota Gut Microbiota and Nutrients 2.0
(Editor: Seong-Tshool Hong)
31 October 2024 5
Foods 4.7 7.4 Sensory and Consumer Sciences Consumer Behavior and Food Choice—Volume III
(Editor: Cristina Calvo-Porral)
15 September 2024 15
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Inorganic Chemistry Exclusive Feature Papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Edition
(Editors: Andrea Bencini, Vito Lippolis)
31 December 2024 30
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Nanochemistry Featured Reviews in Nanochemistry
(Editor: Adrian Keller)
31 December 2024 5
Foods 4.7 7.4 Drinks and Liquid Nutrition Influence of the Raw Materials and Beverage Processing on Volatile, Bioactive, and Sensory Profiles of the Final Product
(Editors: Raquel Rodríguez Solana, Anabela Romano, Ludovina Galego)
31 January 2025 0
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Biomedical Sensors Image Analysis and Biomedical Sensors
(Editors: Robert Martí, Joan Martí Bonmatí)
30 November 2024 7
IJERPH - 7.3 Global Health Adolescent Nutrition and Health
(Editors: Stefania Ruggeri, Laura Censi)
31 July 2025 6
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Biosensors Micro/Nano-Devices for Biosensing: From Single Molecule Sensing to Device Applications
(Editor: Ken Hirano)
31 October 2024 7
IJERPH - 7.3 (none) Allergic Diseases in Adulthood: Burden, Mechanisms and Risk Factors
(Editors: Sandra Baldacci, Sara Maio, Sofia Tagliaferro, Federico Pirona)
31 December 2024 4
IJERPH - 7.3 Global Health Suicide in Asia and the Pacific
(Editors: Harry Minas, Erminia Colucci)
13 August 2024 8
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Remote Sensors Innovations in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: Modern Sensors, New Processing Strategies and Advances in Applications (Volume II)
(Editors: Francesco Pirotti, Francesco Mancini)
30 October 2024 7
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Children’s Care, Health, and Development
(Editor: Mathilde Sengoelge)
30 April 2025 5
IJERPH - 7.3 Health Care Sciences Palliative Care for Chronic Diseases
(Editors: Michael Connolly, Mary Ryder)
31 October 2024 4
IJERPH - 7.3 Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life Physical Activity and Wellbeing across the Lifespan
(Editors: Justin Richards, Paul Kelly)
01 September 2024 4
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Bullying: Causes, Consequences, Interventions, and Prevention
(Editor: Matthew Costello)
30 September 2024 6
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Internet of Things Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart City
(Editors: Guisong Yang, Yutong Liu, Linghe Kong)
25 December 2024 7
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Internet of Things 5G/6G Networks for Wireless Communication and IoT
(Editors: Giuseppe Araniti, Chiara Suraci, Anna Maria Mandalari, Roberto Morabito, Antonino Orsino)
30 September 2024 8
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Public Health Consequences of Social Isolation and Loneliness
(Editors: Ami Rokach, David Berman)
30 June 2025 14
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Optical Sensors Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing Technologies and Applications
(Editors: Martin Litzenberger, Gaetan Calbris, Bernd Drapp)
25 March 2025 10
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Biosensors Nature Inspired Engineering: Biomimetic Sensors
(Editors: Kiyoshi Toko, Xiao Wu)
20 May 2025 9
IJERPH - 7.3 Global Health Advances in Indigenous and American Indian and Alaska Native Health and Wellness
(Editors: Claradina Soto, Amy E. West)
31 December 2024 7
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Optical Sensors Spectroscopy-Based Sensing Technologies for Food Quality and Safety
(Editors: J. Paul Robinson, Euiwon Bae)
20 November 2024 6
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Physical Sensors Advances in Particle Detectors and Radiation Detectors
(Editors: Ismael Martel Bravo, Olof Tengblad)
05 December 2024 12
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Physical Sensors Smart Sensing Technologies for Human-Centered Healthcare: Research and Applications
(Editors: Thanasis Tsanas, Andreas Triantafyllidis, Asimina Kiourti, Siddharth Arora)
31 October 2024 8
IJERPH - 7.3 Global Health Work and Occupational Health: Focus on Gender, Youth and New Labor Inequalities
(Editors: Esteban Agulló-Tomás, Sara Menéndez-Espina, José Antonio Llosa)
30 September 2024 3
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Tobacco Use, Vaping, Heating, Nicotine Dependence, Smoking Cessation, and Public Health
(Editors: Klaas F. Franzen, Daniel Drömann)
30 September 2024 5
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Sensor Networks UAV and Sensors Applications for Navigation and Positioning
(Editors: Yongbo Zhang, Yuhang Li)
15 November 2024 9
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Biomedical Sensors EEG Signal Processing Techniques and Applications—2nd Edition
(Editors: Yifan Zhao, Fei He, Yuzhu Guo, Hua-Liang Wei)
30 August 2024 14
Viruses 3.8 7.3 Human Virology and Viral Diseases Virological and Immunological Factors Underlying HBV Functional Cure and HBV Reactivation
(Editor: Valentina Svicher)
15 December 2024 0
Viruses 3.8 7.3 Animal Viruses Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses
(Editor: Shafiqul Chowdhury)
30 November 2024 0
AI 3.1 7.2 (none) Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
(Editor: Arslan Munir)
31 January 2025 8
BDCC 3.7 7.1 (none) Challenges and Perspectives of Social Networks within Social Computing
(Editors: Maria Chiara Caschera, Patrizia Grifoni, Fernando Ferri)
31 August 2024 8
Catalysts 3.8 6.8 Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry Recent Applications of Metal Catalysts in Organic Synthesis, 2nd Edition
(Editors: Cyril Nicolas, Isabelle Gillaizeau)
31 August 2024 2
Recycling 4.6 6.8 (none) Emerging Technologies in the Hydrometallurgical Recycling of Critical Metals
(Editor: Ana Paula Paiva)
31 January 2025 2
Technologies 4.2 6.7 Information and Communication Technologies IoT-Enabling Technologies and Applications
(Editor: Xavier Fernando)
28 February 2025 2
Technologies 4.2 6.7 Information and Communication Technologies Data Science and Big Data in Biology, Physical Science and Engineering II
(Editor: Mohammed Mahmoud)
30 September 2024 2
Biosensors 4.9 6.6 Nano- and Micro-Technologies in Biosensors Nanomaterial-Based Biosensors to Support the One Health Concept
(Editors: Cuong Cao, Christopher Elliott, Marta Prado)
15 August 2024 2
Biosensors 4.9 6.6 Biosensors and Healthcare Biosensing, Biosafety and Diagnosis
(Editor: Chenxu Yu)
15 September 2024 3
Plants 4.0 6.5 Plant Nutrition Plant Surfaces: Physico-Chemical Properties, Interaction with Deposited Matter and Permeability
(Editors: Victoria Fernández, Thomas Eichert)
20 December 2024 7
Plants 4.0 6.5 Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions Embracing Systems Thinking in Crop Protection Science
(Editors: Kris A.G. Wyckhuys, Nicolas Desneux, Yanhui Lu, Livy Williams)
30 November 2024 11
Plants 4.0 6.5 (none) Crop Stress Tolerance and Green Production: Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of Northwest A&F University
(Editors: Xiaoping Hu, Mingjun Li, Dong Wang, Xiaojun Nie, Dilantha Fernando)
10 September 2024 6
Plants 4.0 6.5 Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change Role of Aquaporins in Stress Responses of Woody Plants
(Editors: Janusz J. Zwiazek, Maryamsadat Vaziriyeganeh)
20 December 2024 0
Plants 4.0 6.5 Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions Plant Chemical Ecology
(Editors: Chui-Hua Kong, Yonggen Lou, Peng Wang, Guoxin Zhou)
31 December 2024 9
Plants 4.0 6.5 Plant Development and Morphogenesis Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Root Growth Behavior
(Editors: Patrick Masson, Shih-Heng Su)
30 January 2025 2
Plants 4.0 6.5 Plant Molecular Biology Molecular Insights into Cotton Fiber Gene Regulation
(Editors: Yuxian Zhu, Fuguang Li)
31 August 2024 5
Pathogens 3.3 6.4 Bacterial Pathogens New Insight in Pathogenic Escherichia coli: Infections, Pathogenesis and Therapies
(Editor: Bogdan Nowicki)
30 September 2024 7
Pathogens 3.3 6.4 (none) Women’s Special Issue Series: Pathogens
(Editors: Anna Rosa Garbuglia, Nicola Carter)
30 September 2024 11
Energies 3.0 6.2 E: Electric Vehicles Advanced Solutions for the Efficient Integration of Electric Vehicles in Electricity Grids
(Editors: Evangelos Karfopoulos, Michele Roccotelli, Ioannis Karakitsios)
25 September 2024 9
Energies 3.0 6.2 D: Energy Storage and Application Review Papers in Energy Storage and Related Applications
(Editor: Massimo Guarnieri)
17 September 2024 8
Agronomy 3.3 6.2 Crop Breeding and Genetics Utilizing Genetic Resources for Agronomic Traits Improvement: Series II
(Editors: Fernando Martinez-Moreno, Magdalena Ruiz, María B. Picó, María-José Díez)
31 December 2024 12
Agronomy 3.3 6.2 Soil and Plant Nutrition Use of Humic Substances and Biostimulants for Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture
(Editor: Diego Pizzeghello)
30 September 2024 8
Energies 3.0 6.2 C: Energy Economics and Policy Energy Efficiency Assessments and Improvements
(Editors: Inga Konstantinaviciute, Viktorija Bobinaite, Vaclovas Miškinis, Saulius Gudžius, Daiva Dumciuviene)
30 December 2024 10
J. Imaging 2.7 5.9 (none) New Insights into Photoacoustic Imaging
(Editors: Yan Li, Min Wu)
31 August 2024 0
Materials 3.1 5.8 Metals and Alloys Metallurgical Process Simulation and Optimization2nd Volume
(Editors: Qing Liu, Jiangshan Zhang)
10 December 2024 17
Materials 3.1 5.8 Advanced Composites Interactive Fiber Rubber Composites—Volume II
(Editors: Chokri Cherif, Thomas Gereke)
20 November 2024 4
Water 3.0 5.8 Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems Anthropogenic and Climatic Disturbances in Aquatic Ecosystems: Multiscale Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Effects
(Editor: Stefano Cozzi)
20 December 2024 3
Materials 3.1 5.8 Energy Materials Design and Characterization of Energy Catalytic Materials
(Editors: Gang Cheng, Chao Han, Florian J. Stadler)
20 November 2024 3
Materials 3.1 5.8 Manufacturing Processes and Systems Sustainable Materials from Industrial Waste
(Editors: Isabel Padilla, Maximina Romero, Aurora López-Delgado)
10 October 2024 9
Materials 3.1 5.8 Metals and Alloys Alloys and Composites: Structural and Functional Applications (Volume II)
(Editor: Wei Guo)
10 October 2024 6
Materials 3.1 5.8 Energy Materials Advanced Photovoltaic Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
(Editor: Deying Luo)
20 December 2024 2
Materials 3.1 5.8 Corrosion Surface Engineering & Coating Technologies for Corrosion and Tribocorrosion Resistance—Volume II
(Editor: Yong Sun)
10 October 2024 8
Materials 3.1 5.8 Advanced Materials Characterization The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances in Advanced Materials Characterization
(Editors: Sanichiro Yoshida, Luciano Lamberti, Giuseppe Lacidogna)
20 December 2024 7
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