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Journal IF Cite Score Section Title | Editors Submission Deadline Articles
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Algebra, Geometry and Topology Algebraic Structures and Graph Theory, 2nd Edition
(Editors: Irina Cristea, Alessandro Linzi)
30 September 2024 9
Gels 5.0 4.7 Gel Applications Gel-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Treatment
(Editors: Haoan Wu, Xingchun Gao)
30 September 2024 10
Antioxidants 6.0 10.6 Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Neurodegenerative Disorders 2nd Edition
(Editor: Marco Tulio Núñez)
30 September 2024 6
Games 0.6 1.6 Applied Game Theory Applications of Game Theory to Industrial Organization
(Editors: Marco A. Marini, Riccardo D. Saulle, Giorgos Stamatopoulos)
30 September 2024 6
Metals 2.6 4.9 Metal Failure Analysis Creep and Fatigue Behavior of Alloys
(Editor: A. Toshimitsu Yokobori, Jr.)
30 September 2024 6
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
Pathogens 3.3 6.4 Bacterial Pathogens New Insight in Pathogenic Escherichia coli: Infections, Pathogenesis and Therapies
(Editor: Bogdan Nowicki)
30 September 2024 7
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
Chemistry 2.4 3.2 Inorganic and Solid State Chemistry Lanthanoid and Actinoid Complexes
(Editors: Spyros Perlepes, Sokratis T. Tsantis)
30 September 2024 0
Gels 5.0 4.7 Gel Analysis and Characterization Food Gels: Structure and Properties
(Editor: Hongjie Dai)
30 September 2024 8
Administrative Sciences 3.0 4.8 (none) Navigating Global Sustainability Compliance Challenges: The Role of Organizational Change Strategies
(Editor: Francesco Ceresia)
30 September 2024 0
Animals 2.7 4.9 Equids Advances in Equine Neonatal Care
(Editors: Pamela A. Wilkins, Annette Marie McCoy)
25 September 2024 0
Animals 2.7 4.9 Poultry Coccidiosis in Poultry: Current Thinking on Eimeria spp., Host–Parasite Relationships, and Potential for Advancements in Control
(Editor: Kenneth Bafundo)
25 September 2024 8
Water 3.0 5.8 (none) Sustainable Development of Water, Energy and Environment Systems
(Editor: Oz Sahin)
25 September 2024 0
Vaccines 5.2 8.9 Vaccines against Infectious Diseases 2nd Edition of Vaccines against Pneumococcal Infection
(Editor: Alan Cross)
25 September 2024 4
JCM 3.0 5.7 Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine Current Challenges in Clinical Dentistry
(Editors: Eiji Tanaka, Susumu Abe)
25 September 2024 13
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
Vision - 2.3 (none) New Horizons in Myopia Management: Bridging Epidemiology and Clinical Innovation
(Editors: Yair Morad, Nir Erdinest)
20 September 2024 3
IJFS 2.1 3.7 (none) Sustainable Investing and Financial Services
(Editor: Michael C. S. Wong)
20 September 2024 5
Energies 3.0 6.2 D: Energy Storage and Application Review Papers in Energy Storage and Related Applications
(Editor: Massimo Guarnieri)
17 September 2024 7
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Artificial Intelligence AI Technologies and Smart City
(Editors: Young-Im Choi, Agostino Cortesi, Eric Matson, Khalid Saeed)
16 September 2024 9
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Circuit and Signal Processing Embedded Systems: Fundamentals, Design and Practical Applications
(Editors: Alexander Barkalov, Larysa Titarenko, Dariusz Kania, Remigiusz Wiśniewski)
15 September 2024 21
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 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
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
Foods 4.7 7.4 Sensory and Consumer Sciences Consumer Behavior and Food Choice—Volume III
(Editor: Cristina Calvo-Porral)
15 September 2024 15
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Networks Recent Advances in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
(Editors: Binod Vaidya, Byung Rae Cha)
15 September 2024 8
Biosensors 4.9 6.6 Biosensors and Healthcare Biosensing, Biosafety and Diagnosis
(Editor: Chenxu Yu)
15 September 2024 3
Actuators 2.2 3.9 Actuators for Robotics Rehabilitation Robots and Assistive Devices: A Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Dr. Rory A. Cooper
(Editors: Jonathan Duvall, Jorge L. Candiotti, Brad Duerstock, Jongbae Kim)
15 September 2024 10
Crystals 2.4 4.2 Polycrystalline Ceramics Advanced Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric and Dielectric Ceramics
(Editor: Zhonghua Yao)
14 September 2024 12
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
Pediatric Reports 1.4 2.1 Inborn Errors and Neonatal Screening Global Neonatal Screening: Expanding Horizons in Diagnostic Technologies
(Editor: Victoria Kain)
10 September 2024 0
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
Nanomaterials 4.4 8.5 2D and Carbon Nanomaterials Graphene-Based Nanomaterials (2nd Edition)
(Editors: Nikolaos V. Kantartzis, Stamatios Amanatiadis)
10 September 2024 5
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
Fossil Studies - - (none) Advances in Palaeontology—Feature Papers to Celebrate the Inaugural Issue of Fossil Studies
(Editors: Eric Buffetaut, Dany Azar)
01 September 2024 5
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
Forensic Sciences - 1.7 (none) The Role of Genetics and the Environment on Human Variation
(Editors: Bridget Algee-Hewitt, Kelly Kamnikar, Amber Plemons)
01 September 2024 0
JMSE 2.7 4.4 Physical Oceanography Latest Advances in Physical Oceanography—2nd Edition
(Editors: João Miguel Dias, Mª Teresa de Castro Rodríguez)
31 August 2024 2
Nanomaterials 4.4 8.5 (none) Advances in Photonic and Plasmonic Nanomaterials—Volume II
(Editor: Nikolaos G. Semaltianos)
31 August 2024 6
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
BioChem - - (none) Therapeutic Resolution of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
(Editor: Talat Nasim)
31 August 2024 0
Atoms 1.7 2.7 (none) Advances in Ion Trapping of Radioactive Ions
(Editor: Maxime Brodeur)
31 August 2024 5
Plants 4.0 6.5 Plant Molecular Biology Molecular Insights into Cotton Fiber Gene Regulation
(Editors: Yuxian Zhu, Fuguang Li)
31 August 2024 5
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Analytical Chemistry Applications of Solid-Phase Microextraction and Related Techniques
(Editor: Hiroyuki Kataoka)
31 August 2024 8
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 10
Minerals 2.2 4.1 Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Industrial Minerals Flotation—Fundamentals and Applications
(Editors: Xuming Wang, Jan D. Miller)
31 August 2024 2
Antioxidants 6.0 10.6 (none) Nanoantioxidants―3rd Edition
(Editors: Riccardo Amorati, Christian Bergamini)
31 August 2024 0
Biomedicines 3.9 5.2 Cancer Biology and Oncology Head and Neck Tumors, 3rd Edition
(Editors: Silvia Di Agostino, Jan B. Vermorken)
31 August 2024 10
Algorithms 1.8 4.1 Algorithms for Multidisciplinary Applications Supervised and Unsupervised Classification Algorithms (2nd Edition)
(Editors: Mario Rosario Guarracino, Laura Antonelli, Pietro Hiram Guzzi)
31 August 2024 10
Nitrogen 1.6 2.6 (none) Soil Nitrogen Supply: Linking Plant Available N to Ecosystems Functions and Productivity, 2nd Edition
(Editor: Jacynthe Dessureault-Rompré)
31 August 2024 7
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Applications Polymeric Materials for Wastewater Treatment Applications
(Editors: Marta Otero, Ricardo N. Coimbra)
31 August 2024 9
Gels 5.0 4.7 Gel Processing and Engineering Liposomal and Ethosomal Gels: From Design to Application (2nd Edition)
(Editors: Maddalena Sguizzato, Rita Cortesi)
31 August 2024 2
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Computational and Applied Mathematics Computational Intelligence in Addressing Data Heterogeneity
(Editor: Haifeng Wang)
31 August 2024 1
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Medicinal Chemistry Novel Agents in Photodynamic Therapy
(Editor: Gloria Mazzone)
31 August 2024 5
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 1
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Difference and Differential Equations Differential and Integro–Differential Equations: Theory and Applications
(Editors: Jüri Majak, Andrus Salupere)
31 August 2024 9
Vaccines 5.2 8.9 Vaccines against Infectious Diseases Bacterial and Viral Immunity and Vaccination
(Editor: Martin R. Goodier)
31 August 2024 8
Signals - 3.2 (none) Advancing Signal Processing and Analytics of EEG Signals
(Editors: Ran Xiao, Quanying Liu)
31 August 2024 13
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
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers Biodegradable Polymer Composites
(Editors: Vincenzo Fiore, Luigi Botta)
31 August 2024 9
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Probability and Statistics Probability, Statistics and Random Processes
(Editor: Velizar Pavlov)
31 August 2024 9
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
J. Imaging 2.7 5.9 (none) New Insights into Photoacoustic Imaging
(Editors: Yan Li, Min Wu)
31 August 2024 0
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Semiconductor Devices Wide Bandgap Semiconductor: From Epilayer to Devices
(Editors: Ray-Hua Horng, Giovanna Mura, Qixin Guo, Chin-Han(King) Chung, Ching-Lien Hsiao)
31 August 2024 5
Electricity - 4.8 (none) Advances in Operation, Optimization, and Control of Smart Grids
(Editors: Murilo E.C. Bento, Hugo Morais)
31 August 2024 0
Biology 3.6 5.7 Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary Insights into Life History
(Editors: Thomas Colard, Adeline Le Cabec)
31 August 2024 4
Inorganics 3.1 2.8 Bioinorganic Chemistry Rational Design of Pharmacologically Active Metal-Based Compounds
(Editors: Irena Kostova, Luciano Saso)
31 August 2024 5
Axioms 1.9 - Algebra and Number Theory Advances in Linear Algebra with Applications
(Editor: Jorge Delgado Gracia)
30 August 2024 11
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 13
Nanomaterials 4.4 8.5 2D and Carbon Nanomaterials From Biomass to Nanomaterials
(Editors: Bin Li, Chunlin Xu, Pedram Fatehi)
25 August 2024 11
Brain Sciences 2.7 4.8 Neurolinguistics Neurofunctional Basis of Language Processing
(Editor: Roozbeh Rezaie)
25 August 2024 6
Philosophies 0.6 1.3 (none) Special Issue in Memory of Professor Mark Burgin
(Editors: Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic, Marcin J. Schroeder)
25 August 2024 4
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Advanced Polymer Nanocomposites III
(Editors: Ting-Yu Liu, Yu-Wei Cheng)
25 August 2024 8
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
JFB 5.0 4.6 Antibacterial Biomaterials Antibacterial Materials: Recent Advances in Methodologies and Regulations
(Editors: Claudia Vineis, Alessio Varesano)
20 August 2024 8
Foods 4.7 7.4 Meat Green Processing Technology of Meat and Meat Products Volume II
(Editors: Jinxuan Cao, Changyu Zhou)
19 August 2024 8
Laws 1.3 2.0 Human Rights Issues The Human Rights of Migrants
(Editors: Raquel E. Aldana, Beth Lyon)
15 August 2024 1
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
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Computer Science & Engineering Selected Papers from Young Researchers in Signal/Image/Video Coding and Processing
(Editors: Ionut Schiopu, Radu Ciprian Bilcu)
15 August 2024 10
IJERPH - 7.3 Global Health Suicide in Asia and the Pacific
(Editors: Harry Minas, Erminia Colucci)
13 August 2024 8
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Dynamic Behavior of Polymer Composite Materials and Structures
(Editors: Hongxu Wang, Jonathan Tran)
05 August 2024 7
Children 2.0 2.7 Pediatric Nursing Family Centered Neonatal and Maternity Care
(Editors: Karen D. Hendricks-Muñoz, Juan Gabriel Ruiz Pelaez)
05 August 2024 7
Resources 3.6 7.2 (none) Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series – Energy Resources: Past, Present and Future Role in a Circular Economy
(Editors: Elena Rada, Ponisseril Somasundaran)
31 July 2024 3
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Medicinal Chemistry Featured Papers in Medicinal Chemistry II
(Editors: Diego Muñoz-Torrero, Helen Osborn, Robert J. Doerksen)
31 July 2024 9
Biomedicines 3.9 5.2 Molecular and Translational Medicine New Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease: Biology, Diagnosis and Therapy
(Editors: Susana Coimbra, Alice Santos-Silva)
31 July 2024 13
Pathogens 3.3 6.4 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Emergence and Control of African Swine Fever
(Editors: Lauro Velazquez-Salinas, Gisselle N. Medina, Elizabeth Ramirez-Medina)
31 July 2024 18
Viruses 3.8 7.3 Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa Whitefly-Transmitted Plant Viruses
(Editors: Gian Paolo Accotto, Emanuela Noris, Laura Miozzi)
31 July 2024 0
QuBS 1.3 2.8 High-Power Laser Physics Laser Assisted Manufacturing
(Editors: Swee Leong Sing, Wai Yee Yeong)
31 July 2024 9
Games 0.6 1.6 Algorithmic and Computational Game Theory Applications of Game Theory with Mathematical Methods
(Editor: Yllka Velaj)
31 July 2024 7
JCM 3.0 5.7 Orthopedics Latest Advances in Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
(Editor: Gunther Maderbacher)
31 July 2024 15
Cells 5.1 9.9 Tissues and Organs Eye Development and Evolution: Cellular and Molecular Events
(Editors: Annamaria Locascio, Maria I. Arnone)
31 July 2024 5
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Artificial Intelligence Advances in the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) and IoT in the Primary Sector
(Editors: Nikos Petrellis, Nikolaos Voros, Christos P. Antonopoulos)
31 July 2024 6
Vaccines 5.2 8.9 COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination Understanding Immune Responses to COVID-19 Vaccines
(Editor: Federico De Marco)
31 July 2024 2
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Inorganic Chemistry Metal Complexes as Potential Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Agents
(Editor: Mihaela Badea)
31 July 2024 6
Risks 2.0 3.8 (none) Risks Journal: A Decade of Advancing Knowledge and Shaping the Future
(Editor: Mogens Steffensen)
31 July 2024 10
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Applications Polymer Materials in Sensors, Actuators and Energy Conversion II
(Editor: Jung-Chang Wang)
31 July 2024 13
Gels 5.0 4.7 Gel Processing and Engineering Design of Supramolecular Hydrogels
(Editors: Dipankar Ghosh, Gareth O. Lloyd, Elina I. Sievanen)
31 July 2024 0
Inorganics 3.1 2.8 Organometallic Chemistry Research on Ferrocene and Ferrocene-Containing Compounds
(Editors: Mojca Čakić Semenčić, Lidija Barišić)
31 July 2024 4
Virtual Worlds - - (none) Networked Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality Systems
(Editors: Jorge C. S. Cardoso, Thiago Malheiros Porcino)
31 July 2024 3
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