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Comparative and Functional Anatomy in Veterinary and Animal Sciences

edited by

Lucianna Maruccio

Bacterial Pathogens—Strategies for Dissemination, Infection, and Persistence Within a Host

edited by

Ryan O. M. Rego

Tumor Microbiome: A New Frontier in Cancer Therapy and Vaccines

edited by

Swati Jain

Current Method and Perspective in Animal Reproduction

edited by Yongxun Jin,

Shuang Liang

and

Chunjin Li

Advanced Design Methodologies for Additive Manufacturing in Patient-Specific Medical Solutions

edited by

Giulia Pascoletti

and

Arianna Rossi

New Thermal Insulation Materials in Green Buildings

edited by

Jitka Peterková

and

Jiří Zach

Novel Insights and Applications of Pluripotent Stem Cells

edited by

Huseyin Sumer

and Ben Rollo

Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Improve Industrial Energy Efficiency

edited by

Alejandro Espinosa Calderón

and Horacio Rostro-Gonzalez

Microelectronics Processing Technologies: Current Status and Prospects

edited by

Vengudusamy Renganathan

10th Anniversary of C — Journal of Carbon Research

edited by

Craig E. Banks

10th Anniversary of Universe: Galaxies and Their Black Holes

edited by

Paola Marziani

and

Mauro D’Onofrio

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

edited by

Masooma Ibrahim

and Jonas Braun

Feature Papers in Cosmetics in 2023

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

10th Anniversary of Microorganisms: Past, Present and Future

edited by

and

Towards a Sustainable Future: The Role of Electric Vehicles and Smart Grids in the Energy Transition

edited by

Arman Goudarzi

Muhammad Waseem

and

Shah Fahad

Feature Papers to Celebrate the First Impact Factor of Batteries

edited by

Pascal Venet

Karim Zaghib

and

Seung-Wan Song

Teaching and Learning in the Era of AI Conversation Chatbots: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Chung Kwan Lo

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

edited by

Muhammad Hilmy Alfaruqi

Digital Learning: Exploring the Use of Educational Technology in Educational Environments

edited by Robert Otto Davis

Current and Future Trends in Cosmetics Research: The 10th Anniversary of Cosmetics

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

Feature Papers—Multidisciplinary Sciences 2023

edited by

Claus Jacob

and

Ahmad Yaman Abdin

10th Anniversary of Microorganisms: Past, Present and Future

edited by

and

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

edited by

Ian Connerton

Energy, Electrical and Power Engineering: 3rd Edition

edited by

and

Characterization and Modelling of Composites, Volume III

edited by

Stelios K. Georgantzinos

Feature Papers in European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education

edited by

María del Mar Molero Jurado

África Martos Martínez

Samuel Fernández-Salinero

Ana Belén Barragán Martín

and

María del Mar Simón Márquez

Application of Geographical Information System in Urban Design, Management or Evaluation

edited by

Jiangfeng She

Jun Zhu

and

Min Yang

Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants

edited by

Marilena Ronzan

and

Marzena Sujkowska-Rybkowska

Advances in Ceramics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Gilbert Fantozzi

Current and Future Trends in Cosmetics Research: The 10th Anniversary of Cosmetics

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

Reprint

Intelligence Techniques Applied in Infrastructure, Engineering and Construction

edited by Kaiwen Liu, Tengfei Wang, Xiaoning Zhang

Reprint

Stroke and Ageing

edited by Dominique A. Cadilhac, Olivia Brancatisano, Tharshanah Thayabaranathan

Reprint

UAV and Sensors Applications for Navigation and Positioning

edited by Yongbo Zhang, Yuhang Li

Reprint

Future Civil Engineering

edited by Zhongya Zhang, Minqiang Meng, Xiujiang Shen, Abedulgader Baktheer

Reprint

Dietary Habit, Gut Microbiome and Human Health

edited by Xi Wang

Reprint

Photoelectric Measurement and Sensing

edited by Qibo Feng, Jiakun Li, Qixin He

Reprint

Advancements in Prosthodontics

edited by Kelvin Ian Afrashtehfar

Reprint

New Trends in Stochastic Processes, Probability and Statistics

edited by Alexander Tikhomirov, Vladimir Ulyanov, Elena Yarovaya

Reprint

Recent Advances in Foot Prosthesis and Orthosis

edited by Arnab Chanda

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Journal	IF	Cite Score	Section	Title \| Editors	Submission Deadline	Articles
Medicina	2.4	4.1	Oncology	Advances in Cancer Therapy from Fundamental Research to Clinical Practice—Multidisciplinary Treatment of Cancer (Therapies and Their Toxicity) (Editors: Călin Căinap, Nicolae Crisan)	15 June 2026	0
Mathematics	2.2	4.6	E: Applied Mathematics	Computational Intelligence in Addressing Data Heterogeneity (Editor: Haifeng Wang)	30 April 2026	3
Ecologies	1.9	3.0	(none)	Plant Communities: Identification, Monitoring and Evaluation of Temporal Dynamics (Editor: Ram C. Sharma)	30 April 2026	7
IJERPH	-	8.5	Global Health	Advancing Workplace Health Management: Strategies, Challenges and Future Directions (Editor: Cátia Sousa)	31 March 2026	0
Materials	3.2	6.4	Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses	Glasses and Ceramics for Luminescence Applications (2nd Edition) (Editor: Haohong Chen)	20 March 2026	3
Dentistry Journal	3.1	4.1	Digital Technologies	Feature Papers in Digital Dentistry (Editors: Luigi Canullo, Maria Menini, Paolo Pesce)	20 February 2026	19
Gels	5.3	7.6	Gel Processing and Engineering	Liposomal and Ethosomal Gels: From Design to Application (2nd Edition) (Editors: Maddalena Sguizzato, Rita Cortesi)	15 February 2026	4
IJFS	2.2	4.6	(none)	Sustainable Investing and Financial Services (Editor: Michael C. S. Wong)	31 January 2026	8
Sensors	3.5	8.2	Optical Sensors	Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing Technologies and Applications (Editors: Martin Litzenberger, Gaetan Calbris, Bernd Drapp)	25 January 2026	10
Risks	1.5	5.0	(none)	Applied Financial and Actuarial Risk Analytics (Editors: Tak Kuen Ken Siu, Hailiang Yang)	31 December 2025	8
Geometry	-	-	(none)	Feature Papers in Geometry (Editor: Yang-Hui He)	31 December 2025	6
Viruses	3.5	7.7	Human Virology and Viral Diseases	Virological and Immunological Factors Underlying HBV Functional Cure and HBV Reactivation (Editor: Valentina Svicher)	31 December 2025	0
Mathematics	2.2	4.6	C2: Dynamical Systems	Applied Mathematical Modelling and Dynamical Systems, 2nd Edition (Editors: José Leonel Linhares da Rocha, Daniele Fournier-Prunaret)	31 December 2025	9
Molecules	4.6	8.6	Inorganic Chemistry	Metal Complexes as Potential Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Agents (Editor: Mihaela Badea)	31 December 2025	7
Sci	-	5.2	Biology Research and Life Sciences	One Health (Editor: Mark A. Brown)	31 December 2025	4
Electronics	2.6	6.1	Power Electronics	Section Collection Series: New Horizons and Recent Advances in Power Electronics (Editors: Luis M. Fernández-Ramírez, Ahmed Abu-Siada, Jean-Christophe Crebier, Zhiwei Gao, Kai Fu, Eladio Durán Aranda)	31 December 2025	27
Electronics	2.6	6.1	Artificial Intelligence	AI Technologies and Smart City (Editors: Young Im Cho, Eric Matson)	31 December 2025	14
Alloys	-	3.2	(none)	Design of New Metallic Alloys for AM (Editor: Pavel Krakhmalev)	31 December 2025	6
Alloys	-	3.2	(none)	High-Entropy Alloys (Editors: Peter Hodgson, Daniel Fabijanic, Jithin Joseph)	31 December 2025	1
Crystals	2.4	5.0	Inorganic Crystalline Materials	Advances in Low-Dimensional Materials for Electronics and Sensing Applications (Editors: Hu Li, Klaus Leifer)	30 December 2025	11
Plants	4.1	7.6	Plant Nutrition	Plant Surfaces: Physico-Chemical Properties, Interaction with Deposited Matter and Permeability (Editors: Victoria Fernández, Thomas Eichert)	20 December 2025	10
Sensors	3.5	8.2	Optical Sensors	Optical Sensing Technologies for Food Quality and Safety (Editors: J. Paul Robinson, Euiwon Bae)	20 December 2025	6
Cells	5.2	10.5	Cells of the Nervous System	New Advances in Neuroinflammation (Editors: John W. Chen, Michael Breckwoldt)	15 December 2025	14
Games	0.5	1.5	Non-Cooperative Game Theory	Fairness in Non-Cooperative Strategic Interactions (Editors: Ramzi Suleiman, Amnon Rapoport, Vernon Smith, Guillermina Jasso)	30 November 2025	6
Geosciences	2.1	5.1	Geochemistry	Isotope Geochemistry: Latest Developments and Applications for Geosciences (Editor: William M. White)	24 November 2025	1
Materials	3.2	6.4	Polymeric Materials	Fabrication, Characteristics and Applications of Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites (Editor: Jianhua Zhang)	20 November 2025	4
Cells	5.2	10.5	Cellular Biophysics	Modeling Developmental Processes and Disorders in Zebrafish (Editors: Natascia Tiso, Francesco Argenton)	15 November 2025	12
JAL	-	-	(none)	Quality of Life among Older Adults: Lifestyle Differentiation and Associated Factors (Editors: Julie Brown, An Dinh)	31 October 2025	4
Foods	5.1	8.7	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 October 2025	1
Pharmacy	1.8	-	(none)	Women's Special Issue Series: Pharmacy and Pharmacists (Editors: Maree Donna Simpson, Cheryl A. Sadowski, Daisy Volmer)	31 October 2025	3
Pediatric Reports	1.4	2.4	Pediatric Psychology	Mental Health and Psychiatric Disorders of Children and Adolescents (Editor: Artemis K. Tsitsika)	31 October 2025	41
Horticulturae	3.0	5.1	Vegetable Production Systems	Breeding by Design: Advances in Vegetables (Editor: Yuyang Zhang)	20 October 2025	5
Technologies	3.6	8.5	Information and Communication Technologies	Data Science and Big Data in Biology, Physical Science and Engineering—2nd Edition (Editor: Mohammed Mahmoud)	30 September 2025	9
Pediatric Reports	1.4	2.4	Inborn Errors and Neonatal Screening	Global Neonatal Screening: Expanding Horizons in Diagnostic Technologies (Editor: Victoria Kain)	30 September 2025	5
Polymers	4.9	9.7	Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites	Epoxy Polymers and Composites (Editors: Zhengguang Heng, Yang Chen, Huawei Zou)	30 September 2025	7
Foods	5.1	8.7	Food Analytical Methods	Techniques for Food Authentication: Trends and Emerging Approaches—Volume II (Editors: Margit Cichna-Markl, Isabel Mafra)	30 September 2025	6
BioChem	-	-	(none)	Plant-Derived Bioactive Molecules and Their Use in Sports Practice (Editors: Guglielmo Duranti, Piergiorgio La Rosa)	30 September 2025	0
Games	0.5	1.5	Applied Game Theory	Applications of Game Theory to Industrial Organization (Editors: Marco A. Marini, Riccardo D. Saulle, Giorgos Stamatopoulos)	30 September 2025	10
Infrastructures	2.9	6.0	(none)	Bridge Modeling, Monitoring, Management and Beyond (Editor: Ekin Ozer)	30 September 2025	9
Sensors	3.5	8.2	Internet of Things	Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart City (Editors: Guisong Yang, Yutong Liu, Linghe Kong)	25 September 2025	10
Plants	4.1	7.6	Phytochemistry	Natural Products in Plants: Synthesis, Analysis and Bioactivity (Editors: Alberto Minassi, Federica Pollastro)	31 August 2025	1
Vaccines	3.4	9.9	Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy	Vaccines Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment: Challenges and Future Prospects (Editors: Walter J. Storkus, Devin Lowe)	31 August 2025	8
Sensors	3.5	8.2	Internet of Things	5G/6G Networks for Wireless Communication and IoT (Editors: Giuseppe Araniti, Chiara Suraci, Anna Maria Mandalari, Roberto Morabito, Antonino Orsino)	31 August 2025	12
Dietetics	-	-	(none)	Vitamin D in the New Decade: Facts, Controversies, and Future Perspectives for Daily Clinical Practice (Editor: Spyridon N. Karras)	25 August 2025	0
IJFS	2.2	4.6	(none)	Accounting and Financial/Non-financial Reporting Developments (Editors: Graça Azevedo, José Vale)	25 August 2025	9
Materials	3.2	6.4	Metals and Alloys	Characterization, Properties, and Applications of New Metallic Alloys (Editors: Weimin Wang, Ki Buem Kim)	20 August 2025	6
Processes	2.8	5.5	Separation Processes	Green Separation and Purification Processes (Editors: Inês Portugal, Carlos Manuel Silva, José Aniceto)	20 August 2025	12
AppliedMath	0.7	1.1	(none)	Algebraic Combinatorics in Data Science and Optimisation (Editor: Takayuki Hibi)	31 July 2025	1
IJERPH	-	8.5	Global Health	Adolescent Nutrition and Health (Editors: Stefania Ruggeri, Laura Censi)	31 July 2025	6
QuBS	1.7	2.8	Engineering and Structural Materials	Quantum Beam and Its Applications for Quantum Technologies (Editor: Takeshi Ohshima)	31 July 2025	4
Vaccines	3.4	9.9	COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination	Understanding Immune Responses to COVID-19 Vaccines (Editor: Federico De Marco)	31 July 2025	10
Vision	1.8	2.9	(none)	Effects of Optical and Behavioral Factors on the Ocular Accommodation Response (Editors: Beatriz Redondo Cabrera, Niall Hynes)	31 July 2025	2
Diversity	2.1	4.0	Plant Diversity	Aquatic Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Restoration (Editors: Danelle Larson, Eva Papastergiadou)	31 July 2025	7
Forests	2.5	4.6	Forest Ecology and Management	Ecosystem-Disturbance Interactions in Forests (Editors: Camilla Wellstein, Roberto Tognetti, Daniel Scherrer)	31 July 2025	5
Batteries	4.8	6.6	Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application	Machine Learning for Advanced Battery Systems (Editors: Benben Jiang, Guannan He, Xiang Chen)	31 July 2025	10
Polymers	4.9	9.7	Polymer Physics and Theory	Theoretical and Computational Polymers Science: Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Editor: Hector Eduardo Roman)	25 July 2025	13
Antioxidants	6.6	12.4	ROS, RNS and RSS	Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants―2nd Edition (Editors: Francisco J. Corpas, Rosa M. Rivero, José M. Palma)	15 July 2025	3

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