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Journal IF Cite Score Section Title | Editors Submission Deadline Articles
Fuels 2.7 - (none) Biomass Conversion to Biofuels
(Editor: Mamoru Yamada)
15 January 2025 8
Gases - - (none) Gas Emissions from Combustion Sources
(Editors: Cinzia Tornatore, Andrea De Filippo)
31 December 2024 2
Trauma Care - - (none) Psychological and Neurobiological Bases of Threat Processing in Victims of Pandemics and Natural Disasters
(Editors: Massimiliano Conson, Laura Sagliano)
30 June 2025 3
Trauma Care - - (none) Exercise and Sport-Related Injuries: Rehab and Readapt
(Editor: Daniel Rojas-Valverde)
30 June 2025 3
Alloys - - (none) Design of New Metallic Alloys for AM
(Editor: Pavel Krakhmalev)
31 December 2024 6
Alloys - - (none) High-Entropy Alloys
(Editors: Peter Hodgson, Daniel Fabijanic, Jithin Joseph)
31 December 2024 1
Anatomia - - (none) Anatomy for Modern Urology
(Editor: Olivier Cussenot)
15 December 2024 3
Air - - (none) Indoor Air Quality: Airborne Disease Measurement, Control, Mitigation and Disinfection
(Editors: Ling Tim Wong, Veronica Wai Yee Chan)
30 April 2025 1
Axioms 1.9 - Mathematical Analysis Application of Machine Learning and Optimization Methods in Engineering Mathematics
(Editors: Miljan Kovačević, Borko Đ. Bulajić)
31 January 2025 8
Trauma Care - - (none) Emergency Trauma Care: The Role of Telemedicine and m-Health Applications
(Editors: Andres M. Rubiano, Shaheem De Vries)
30 June 2025 0
Virtual Worlds - - (none) Networked Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality Systems
(Editors: Jorge C. S. Cardoso, Thiago Malheiros Porcino)
30 November 2024 4
Virtual Worlds - - (none) Serious Games and Extended Reality in Healthcare and/or Education
(Editors: Chen Huei Leo, Kang Hao Cheong, Bina Rai)
30 November 2024 4
BioChem - - (none) Plant-Derived Bioactive Molecules and Their Use in Sports Practice
(Editors: Guglielmo Duranti, Piergiorgio La Rosa)
31 December 2024 0
JAL - - (none) Quality of Life among Older Adults: Lifestyle Differentiation and Associated Factors
(Editors: Julie Brown, An Dinh)
31 October 2024 2
Dietetics - - (none) Vitamin D in the New Decade: Facts, Controversies, and Future Perspectives for Daily Clinical Practice
(Editor: Spyridon N. Karras)
15 December 2024 0
JAL - - (none) Aging in Place: Supporting Older People's Well-Being and Independence
(Editor: Gordana Dermody)
30 November 2024 1
BioChem - - (none) Feature Papers in BioChem
(Editors: Buyong Ma, Manuel Aureliano)
31 December 2024 2
Geometry - - (none) Feature Papers in Geometry
(Editor: Yang-Hui He)
31 January 2025 0
AppliedMath - - (none) Algebraic Combinatorics in Data Science and Optimisation
(Editor: Takayuki Hibi)
31 July 2025 0
Genealogy 0.8 0.4 Genealogical Communities: Multi-Ethnic, Multi-Racial, and Multi-National Genealogies Tracking Asian Diasporic Experiences
(Editor: Philip Q. Yang)
31 December 2024 3
Genealogy 0.8 0.4 (none) The Manifestation and Contestation of White Privilege in Multiracial Families
(Editor: Chandra D.L. Waring)
30 September 2024 2
C 3.9 1.6 Carbon Materials and Carbon Allotropes Carbon and Related Composites for Sensors and Energy Storage: Synthesis, Properties, and Application
(Editors: Olena Okhay, Gil Goncalves)
15 October 2024 17
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
Games 0.6 1.6 Non-Cooperative Game Theory Fairness in Non-cooperative Strategic Interactions
(Editors: Ramzi Suleiman, Amnon Rapoport, Vernon Smith, Guillermina Jasso)
30 November 2024 5
Ecologies 1.7 1.8 (none) The Ecology of Rivers, Floodplains and Oxbow Lakes
(Editors: Volker Lüderitz, José Ramón Arévalo Sierra)
28 February 2025 8
Ecologies 1.7 1.8 (none) Plant Communities: Identification, Monitoring and Evaluation of Temporal Dynamics
(Editor: Ram C. Sharma)
30 April 2025 5
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
Antioxidants 6.0 10.6 Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants Natural Products: Biological, Antioxidant Properties and Health Effects—3rd Edition
(Editor: Evangelos Zoidis)
30 September 2024 9
Antioxidants 6.0 10.6 ROS, RNS and RSS Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants―2nd Edition
(Editors: Francisco J. Corpas, Rosa M. Rivero, José M. Palma)
15 December 2024 2
Antioxidants 6.0 10.6 Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress Oxidative-Stress in Human Diseases—3rd Edition
(Editor: Soliman Khatib)
31 October 2024 5
Laws 1.3 2.0 Human Rights Issues Rethinking Human Rights
(Editor: Jason Rudall)
31 December 2024 1
Pediatric Reports 1.4 2.1 (none) Recent Advances in Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)
(Editors: Velibor Tasic, Marcin Tkaczyk, Silvio Maringhini)
30 June 2025 3
Pediatric Reports 1.4 2.1 Pediatric Psychology Mental Health and Psychiatric Disorders of Children and Adolescents
(Editor: Artemis K. Tsitsika)
30 April 2025 6
Vision - 2.3 (none) Visual Mental Imagery System: How We Image the World
(Editor: David F. Marks)
31 October 2024 5
Vision - 2.3 (none) New Horizons in Myopia Management: Bridging Epidemiology and Clinical Innovation
(Editors: Yair Morad, Nir Erdinest)
20 September 2024 3
Vision - 2.3 (none) Effects of Optical and Behavioral Factors on the Ocular Accommodation Response
(Editors: Beatriz Redondo Cabrera, Niall Hynes)
31 January 2025 1
Nursing Reports 2.4 2.5 (none) Self-Management of Chronic Disease
(Editor: Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob)
31 December 2024 3
Nursing Reports 2.4 2.5 (none) Nursing Innovation and Quality Improvement
(Editor: Ashley Shepherd)
31 May 2025 4
Nitrogen 1.6 2.6 (none) Nitrogen Cycling in Permafrost Soils
(Editors: Benjamin Abbott, Christina Biasi, Pertti Martikainen)
31 October 2024 5
Social Sciences 1.7 2.6 Social Policy and Welfare The Contested Terrain of Sport: Sociological, Political and Policy Perspectives
(Editors: Steve Jackson, Mike Sam)
01 October 2024 8
Photonics 2.1 2.6 Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Photonics Sensors
(Editors: Carlos Marques, Flavio Esposito)
10 December 2024 24
Photonics 2.1 2.6 Optical Interaction Science Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Nonlinear Photonics
(Editors: Luigi Sirleto, François Sanchez, Yan Feng)
10 November 2024 8
Photonics 2.1 2.6 Optical Communication and Network Advanced Technologies in Optical Wireless Communications
(Editors: Cuiwei He, Chen Chen)
15 October 2024 9
Photonics 2.1 2.6 (none) Advances in Ultrafast Optics: From Fundamental Science to Applications
(Editors: Luca Poletto, Fabio Frassetto)
15 November 2024 2
Tomography 2.2 2.7 (none) Stroke: Quantitative Imaging-Guided Approaches
(Editor: Jawed Nawabi)
31 December 2024 2
Atoms 1.7 2.7 (none) Advances in Ion Trapping of Radioactive Ions
(Editor: Maxime Brodeur)
30 November 2024 5
Tomography 2.2 2.7 Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging Bias in Tomography Artificial Intelligence
(Editor: Pascal N. Tyrrell)
20 December 2024 0
Tomography 2.2 2.7 (none) Feature Reviews for Tomography 2023
(Editor: Emilio Quaia)
30 April 2025 3
QuBS 1.3 2.8 Engineering and Structural Materials Quantum Beam and Its Applications for Quantum Technologies
(Editor: Takeshi Ohshima)
30 November 2024 3
Electronic Materials - 2.8 (none) Metal Oxide Semiconductors for Electronic Applications
(Editors: Ana Rovisco, Jorge Martins, Asal Kiazadeh)
30 June 2025 3
Inorganics 3.1 2.8 Coordination Chemistry Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series in “Featuring Ligands and Their Applications in Coordination Chemistry”
(Editors: Debbie Crans, David Morales-Morales)
31 October 2024 8
Veterinary Sciences 2.0 2.9 (none) One Health Special Issue on the Occasion of the One Health Day
(Editors: Patrick Butaye, Samson Mukaratirwa)
16 October 2024 1
Veterinary Sciences 2.0 2.9 (none) Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Dogs
(Editors: Jane Dobson, Alison Hayes)
05 December 2024 4
Veterinary Sciences 2.0 2.9 (none) Effects of Feeding Strategies on Rumen Function and Animal Performance
(Editors: Ana Rita Jordão Cabrita, Margarida Maia)
08 November 2024 7
Chemistry 2.4 3.2 Inorganic and Solid State Chemistry Lanthanoid and Actinoid Complexes
(Editors: Spyros Perlepes, Sokratis T. Tsantis)
30 September 2024 0
Chemistry 2.4 3.2 Chemistry of Materials Design of Liquid Crystalline Soft Matter for Modern Applications beyond Liquid Crystal Displays
(Editor: Matthias Lehmann)
31 December 2024 0
Current Oncology 2.8 3.3 Gastrointestinal Oncology New Frontiers in Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
(Editors: Olav F. Dajani, Knut Jørgen Labori, Arne Westgaard)
15 November 2024 8
Medicina 2.4 3.3 Dentistry and Oral Health Recent Advances in Periodontics and Dental Implantology: Part II
(Editor: Jun-Beom Park)
30 September 2024 11
Medicina 2.4 3.3 Gastroenterology & Hepatology Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases
(Editors: Marcello Candelli, Ludovico Abenavoli)
31 December 2024 8
Medicina 2.4 3.3 Infectious Disease Infectious and Tropical Diseases: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
(Editor: Temi Lampejo)
25 January 2025 6
Medicina 2.4 3.3 Endocrinology Advances in Clinical Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolic Diseases
(Editors: Yuzuru Ohshiro, Kunimasa Yagi, Yasuhiro Maeno)
31 October 2024 9
Medicina 2.4 3.3 Surgery Update on Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases (2nd Edition)
(Editors: Se Hwan Hwang, Do Hyun Kim)
10 March 2025 2
Fluids 1.8 3.4 Non-Newtonian and Complex Fluids Advances in Computational Mechanics of Non-Newtonian Fluids
(Editors: Chengcheng Tao, Mehrdad Massoudi)
30 September 2024 8
Diversity 2.1 3.4 Plant Diversity Aquatic Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Restoration
(Editors: Danelle Larson, Eva Papastergiadou)
30 September 2024 7
Diversity 2.1 3.4 (none) 2024 Feature Papers by Diversity’s Editorial Board Members
(Editor: Michael Wink)
31 December 2024 24
Horticulturae 3.1 3.5 Vegetable Production Systems Sustainable and Organic Farming of Vegetable Crops in Greenhouse and Open Field Systems
(Editor: Kalliopi Kadoglidou)
30 December 2024 10
Horticulturae 3.1 3.5 Vegetable Production Systems Breeding by Design: Advances in Vegetables
(Editor: Yuyang Zhang)
20 October 2024 5
Horticulturae 3.1 3.5 Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology Research Progress on Ripening and Postharvest Biology of Horticulture Crops
(Editors: Xuewu Duan, Xiaochun Ding, Guoxiang Jiang)
31 October 2024 4
Dentistry Journal 2.5 3.7 Dental Implantology Oral Implantology and Bone Regeneration
(Editors: Silvio Mario Meloni, Aurea Immacolata Lumbau, Milena Pisano)
15 January 2025 13
Dentistry Journal 2.5 3.7 Digital Technologies Feature Papers in Digital Dentistry
(Editors: Luigi Canullo, Maria Menini, Paolo Pesce)
15 October 2024 11
Dentistry Journal 2.5 3.7 (none) Feature Papers to Celebrate the First Impact Factor of Dentistry Journal
(Editors: Claude Jaquiéry, Patrick R. Schmidlin)
31 December 2024 42
IJFS 2.1 3.7 (none) Accounting and Financial/Non-financial Reporting Developments
(Editors: Graça Azevedo, José Vale)
31 December 2024 6
IJFS 2.1 3.7 (none) Sustainable Investing and Financial Services
(Editor: Michael C. S. Wong)
20 May 2025 5
Risks 2.0 3.8 (none) Applied Financial and Actuarial Risk Analytics
(Editors: Tak Kuen Ken Siu, Hailiang Yang)
31 December 2024 3
Risks 2.0 3.8 (none) Life Insurance and Pensions: Latest Advances and Prospects
(Editors: Pierre Devolder, Massimiliano Menzietti)
31 October 2024 4
Epigenomes 2.5 3.8 (none) Histone Variants
(Editor: Chunyuan Jin)
30 September 2024 1
Epigenomes 2.5 3.8 (none) RNA Modification in Inflammation and Metabolism
(Editors: Kezhong Zhang, Juncheng Wei, Cristina Espinosa-Diez)
01 November 2024 0
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
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Mathematical Physics Transport Phenomena Equations: Modelling and Applications
(Editors: Torcicollo Isabella, Carfora Maria Francesca)
31 December 2024 8
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Engineering Mathematics Mathematical and Computational Models of Cognition
(Editor: Ronaldo Vigo)
01 December 2024 5
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Computational and Applied Mathematics Mathematical Modeling and Data Science for Biology and Medicine
(Editor: Takashi Suzuki)
15 April 2025 9
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Network Science Neural Networks and Their Applications
(Editor: Mario Muñoz Organero)
30 November 2024 8
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Fuzzy Sets, Systems and Decision Making Topological Study on Fuzzy Metric Spaces and Their Generalizations
(Editor: Juan José Miñana)
31 December 2024 6
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Computational and Applied Mathematics Combinatorial Optimization and Applications
(Editor: Anna Sciomachen)
31 March 2025 9
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Algebra, Geometry and Topology New Advances in Algebra, Ring Theory and Homological Algebra, 2nd Edition
(Editors: Juan Ramón García Rozas, Luis Oyonarte Alcalá, Driss Bennis)
30 November 2024 10
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Computational and Applied Mathematics Approximation Theory and Applications
(Editors: Paola Lamberti, Incoronata Notarangelo)
20 January 2025 8
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Computational and Applied Mathematics Advances in Control Systems and Automatic Control
(Editors: Satyam Paul, Davood Khodadad, Rob Turnbull)
30 November 2024 7
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Fuzzy Sets, Systems and Decision Making Advanced Methods in Fuzzy Control and Their Applications
(Editors: Cheung Chieh Ku, Chang-Hua Lien)
31 October 2024 8
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
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Mathematical Physics Applications of Partial Differential Equations in Mathematical Physics, 2nd Edition
(Editor: Panayiotis Vafeas)
31 January 2025 8
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Computational and Applied Mathematics Multiscale Mathematical Modeling
(Editors: Julius Kaplunov, Igor Andrianov)
31 January 2025 9
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Algebra, Geometry and Topology Differentiable Manifolds and Geometric Structures
(Editor: Adara M. Blaga)
31 October 2024 18
Batteries 4.6 4.0 Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety Artificial Intelligence-Based State-of-Health Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition
(Editors: Remus Teodorescu, Xin Sui)
20 May 2025 5
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Mathematics and Computer Science Graph Theory and Applications, 2nd Edition
(Editor: Darren Narayan)
31 March 2025 7
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Dynamical Systems Applied Mathematical Modelling and Dynamical Systems, 2nd Edition
(Editors: José Leonel Linhares da Rocha, Daniele Fournier-Prunaret)
30 April 2025 5
JPM 3.0 4.1 Personalized Therapy and Drug Delivery Personalized Management of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
(Editors: Vito Pavone, Federico Canavese, Marco Sapienza)
15 January 2025 7
Minerals 2.2 4.1 Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Industrial Minerals Flotation—Fundamentals and Applications
(Editors: Xuming Wang, Jan D. Miller)
28 February 2025 2
Algorithms 1.8 4.1 Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity Theory Surveys in Algorithm Analysis and Complexity Theory, Part II
(Editor: Jesper Jansson)
28 February 2025 5
Minerals 2.2 4.1 Biomineralization and Biominerals Biomineralization and Biominerals: Lessons from Mineral-Producing Organisms, 2nd Edition
(Editors: Oluwatoosin Agbaje, Olev Vinn)
28 February 2025 2
Crystals 2.4 4.2 Inorganic Crystalline Materials Advances in Low-Dimensional Materials for Electronics and Sensing Applications
(Editors: Hu Li, Klaus Leifer)
20 October 2024 10
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