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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
Materials 3.1 5.8 Carbon Materials Carbon Nanomaterials for Multifunctional Applications
(Editor: Ying Wu)
20 October 2024 3
Materials 3.1 5.8 Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Advances in Nanomaterials for Medical Application, Drug Delivery and Bone Tissue Engineering
(Editor: Marco Biondi)
20 October 2024 2
Horticulturae 3.1 3.5 Vegetable Production Systems Breeding by Design: Advances in Vegetables
(Editor: Yuyang Zhang)
20 October 2024 5
Brain Sciences 2.7 4.8 Psychiatric Diseases Clinical Research on Addiction Psychiatry: Opportunities and Challenges
(Editor: Mark S. Gold)
20 October 2024 3
Materials 3.1 5.8 Metals and Alloys Investigation of Microstructural and Corrosion Properties of Steels and Light Alloys (2nd Edition)
(Editors: Claudio Gennari, Luca Pezzato)
20 October 2024 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
Materials 3.1 5.8 Advanced Composites Recent Advances in Conductive and Electrical Insulating Polymer Composites
(Editor: Pengfei Fang)
20 October 2024 6
Brain Sciences 2.7 4.8 Neurotechnology and Neuroimaging Insight in the Application of Rehabilitation Devices in Neurological Disease
(Editor: Maria Cristina De Cola)
25 October 2024 7
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)
29 October 2024 9
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 8
Gels 5.0 4.7 Gel Applications Gels: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in High Performance Chemistry (2nd Edition)
(Editors: Viorel-Puiu Paun, Maria-Alexandra Paun)
30 October 2024 15
Micromachines 3.0 5.2 (none) Micromachines Research and Development in North America
(Editors: Sima Noghanian, Negar Ebadi, George Shaker)
30 October 2024 4
Infrastructures 2.7 5.2 (none) Bridge Modeling, Monitoring, Management and Beyond
(Editor: Ekin Ozer)
31 October 2024 3
EJIHPE 3.0 4.4 (none) Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Health Field or Education
(Editor: Hyunsu Lee)
31 October 2024 10
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 5
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
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 6
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
Nitrogen 1.6 2.6 (none) Nitrogen Cycling in Permafrost Soils
(Editors: Benjamin Abbott, Christina Biasi, Pertti Martikainen)
31 October 2024 5
Vision - 2.3 (none) Visual Mental Imagery System: How We Image the World
(Editor: David F. Marks)
31 October 2024 6
Biomedicines 3.9 5.2 Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Diabetes and Complications of Diabetes: Pathophysiology, Mechanisms, and Therapies
(Editors: Daniel Petroviĉ, Draženka Pongrac Barlovič)
31 October 2024 11
Microorganisms 4.1 7.4 Gut Microbiota Gut Microbiota and Nutrients, 2nd Edition
(Editor: Seong-Tshool Hong)
31 October 2024 7
Biomedicines 3.9 5.2 Cell Biology and Pathology The Role of Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Their Cellular Interactions
(Editor: Younggeon Jin)
31 October 2024 2
Risks 2.0 3.8 (none) Life Insurance and Pensions: Latest Advances and Prospects
(Editors: Pierre Devolder, Massimiliano Menzietti)
31 October 2024 5
Biomedicines 3.9 5.2 Cell Biology and Pathology Molecular Insights into Myocardial Infarction
(Editor: Dong Wang)
31 October 2024 14
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
Foods 4.7 7.4 Meat Green Processing Technology of Meat and Meat Products Volume II
(Editors: Jinxuan Cao, Changyu Zhou)
31 October 2024 9
IJERPH - 7.3 Health Care Sciences Palliative Care for Chronic Diseases
(Editors: Michael Connolly, Mary Ryder)
31 October 2024 4
Infectious Disease Reports 3.4 5.1 Infection Prevention and Control Emerging Infections: Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Clinics and Evolution
(Editors: Massimo Ciccozzi, Marta Giovanetti)
31 October 2024 10
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Algebra, Geometry and Topology Differentiable Manifolds and Geometric Structures
(Editor: Adara M. Blaga)
31 October 2024 22
Biomedicines 3.9 5.2 Molecular and Translational Medicine Urothelial Carcinoma: Role of Biomarkers in Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment
(Editors: Ioannis Zachos, Panagiotis Vlachostergios)
31 October 2024 7
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Biosensors Micro/Nano-Devices for Biosensing: From Single Molecule Sensing to Device Applications
(Editor: Ken Hirano)
31 October 2024 8
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
Epigenomes 2.5 3.8 (none) RNA Modification in Inflammation and Metabolism
(Editors: Kezhong Zhang, Juncheng Wei, Cristina Espinosa-Diez)
01 November 2024 0
Vaccines 5.2 8.9 Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Vaccine Strategies for HPV-Related Cancers
(Editor: Diane M. Harper)
01 November 2024 13
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
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
Crystals 2.4 4.2 Biomolecular Crystals New Advances in Protein Crystallography
(Editors: Rocco Caliandro, Benedetta Carrozzini)
10 November 2024 1
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Circuit and Signal Processing Ultra-Low-Voltage and Ultra-Low-Power Integrated Circuits and Systems Evolution
(Editors: Andrea Ballo, Gaetano Palumbo, Orazio Aiello)
15 November 2024 10
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Industrial Electronics Energy Harvesting and Storage Technologies
(Editor: Giacomo Cerretti)
15 November 2024 9
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 10
Photonics 2.1 2.6 (none) Advances in Ultrafast Optics: From Fundamental Science to Applications
(Editors: Luca Poletto, Fabio Frassetto)
15 November 2024 2
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Sensor Networks UAV and Sensors Applications for Navigation and Positioning
(Editors: Yongbo Zhang, Yuhang Li)
15 November 2024 9
Metals 2.6 4.9 Biobased and Biodegradable Metals Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Advanced Metallic Biomaterials
(Editors: Silvia Spriano, Takayoshi Nakano)
15 November 2024 5
Brain Sciences 2.7 4.8 Neural Engineering, Neuroergonomics and Neurorobotics EEG and Event-Related Potentials
(Editor: Peter Walla)
18 November 2024 8
JCM 3.0 5.7 Oncology High-Risk Neuroblastoma: New Clinical Insights and Challenges
(Editors: Rupert Handgretinger, Johannes Hubertus Schulte)
20 November 2024 10
Materials 3.1 5.8 Catalytic Materials High-Efficient Electrocatalytic Materials
(Editor: Wenjie Jiang)
20 November 2024 1
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
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
Materials 3.1 5.8 Advanced Composites Interactive Fiber Rubber Composites—Volume II
(Editors: Chokri Cherif, Thomas Gereke)
20 November 2024 4
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
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
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
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
QuBS 1.3 2.8 Engineering and Structural Materials Quantum Beam and Its Applications for Quantum Technologies
(Editor: Takeshi Ohshima)
30 November 2024 3
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)
30 November 2024 8
Infrastructures 2.7 5.2 (none) Railway in the City (RiC)
(Editor: Maciej Kruszyna)
30 November 2024 8
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Biomedical Sensors Image Analysis and Biomedical Sensors
(Editors: Robert Martí, Joan Martí Bonmatí)
30 November 2024 8
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Analytical Chemistry Advances in Pharmaceutical Analytical Technologies
(Editor: Alexis Oliva)
30 November 2024 8
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Network Science Neural Networks and Their Applications
(Editor: Mario Muñoz Organero)
30 November 2024 8
Atoms 1.7 2.7 (none) Advances in Ion Trapping of Radioactive Ions
(Editor: Maxime Brodeur)
30 November 2024 6
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
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Power Electronics Innovative Technologies in Power Converters, 2nd Edition
(Editors: Aitor Vázquez Ardura, Diego Gonzalez Lamar)
30 November 2024 6
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 12
Viruses 3.8 7.3 Animal Viruses Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses
(Editor: Shafiqul Chowdhury)
30 November 2024 0
Virtual Worlds - - (none) Networked Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality Systems
(Editors: Jorge C. S. Cardoso, Thiago Malheiros Porcino)
30 November 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
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Engineering Mathematics Mathematical and Computational Models of Cognition
(Editor: Ronaldo Vigo)
01 December 2024 5
Veterinary Sciences 2.0 2.9 (none) Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Dogs
(Editors: Jane Dobson, Alison Hayes)
05 December 2024 4
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Physical Sensors Advances in Particle Detectors and Radiation Detectors
(Editors: Ismael Martel Bravo, Olof Tengblad)
05 December 2024 12
Materials 3.1 5.8 Metals and Alloys Metallurgical Process Simulation and Optimization2nd Volume
(Editors: Qing Liu, Jiangshan Zhang)
10 December 2024 18
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
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
Anatomia - - (none) Anatomy for Modern Urology
(Editor: Olivier Cussenot)
15 December 2024 3
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
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
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Artificial Intelligence Signal and Image Processing Applications in Artificial Intelligence
(Editors: Fabio Mendonca, Morgado Dias, Sheikh Shanawaz Mostafa)
17 December 2024 10
Materials 3.1 5.8 Construction and Building Materials Advances in Experimental Investigation and Computational Modeling of Fiber Reinforced Polymers and Composites
(Editors: Aliakbar Gholampour, Togay Ozbakkaloglu)
20 December 2024 5
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
Forests 2.4 4.4 Forest Ecology and Management Ecosystem-Disturbance Interactions in Forests
(Editors: Camilla Wellstein, Roberto Tognetti, Daniel Scherrer)
20 December 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 8
Cells 5.1 9.9 Cells of the Nervous System New Advances in Neuroinflammation
(Editors: John W. Chen, Michael Breckwoldt)
20 December 2024 10
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 4
Processes 2.8 5.1 Separation Processes Green Separation and Purification Processes
(Editors: Inês Portugal, Carlos Manuel Silva, José Aniceto)
20 December 2024 8
Materials 3.1 5.8 Quantum Materials Effect of Structure on Magnetism and Conductivity Properties of 2D Materials
(Editor: Karol Nogajewski)
20 December 2024 0
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 Advanced Materials Characterization The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances in Advanced Materials Characterization
(Editors: Sanichiro Yoshida, Luciano Lamberti, Giuseppe Lacidogna)
20 December 2024 9
Tomography 2.2 2.7 Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging Bias in Tomography Artificial Intelligence
(Editor: Pascal N. Tyrrell)
20 December 2024 0
Biology 3.6 5.7 Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary Insights into Life History
(Editors: Thomas Colard, Adeline Le Cabec)
20 December 2024 5
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 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 12
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
Micromachines 3.0 5.2 A:Physics Photonic and Optoelectronic Devices and Systems, Second Edition
(Editors: Muhammad Ali Butt, Sotirios Baskoutas)
30 December 2024 8
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 December 2024 13
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Epoxy Polymers and Composites
(Editors: Zhengguang Heng, Yang Chen, Huawei Zou)
30 December 2024 2
BioChem - - (none) Feature Papers in BioChem
(Editors: Buyong Ma, Manuel Aureliano)
31 December 2024 3
Alloys - - (none) Design of New Metallic Alloys for AM
(Editor: Pavel Krakhmalev)
31 December 2024 6
Sci - 4.5 Biology Research and Life Sciences One Health
(Editor: Mark A. Brown)
31 December 2024 1
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 44
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