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Journal IF Cite Score Section Title | Editors Submission Deadline Articles
Administrative Sciences 3.0 4.8 (none) AI, Tokenization, and FinTech: Implications of Governance Issues
(Editors: Seoungpil Ahn, Young Kim)
31 December 2024 3
Administrative Sciences 3.0 4.8 (none) Navigating Global Sustainability Compliance Challenges: The Role of Organizational Change Strategies
(Editor: Francesco Ceresia)
31 December 2024 2
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 15
AI 3.1 7.2 (none) Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
(Editor: Arslan Munir)
31 January 2025 10
Air - - (none) Indoor Air Quality: Airborne Disease Measurement, Control, Mitigation and Disinfection
(Editors: Ling Tim Wong, Veronica Wai Yee Chan)
30 April 2025 1
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
Alloys - - (none) Design of New Metallic Alloys for AM
(Editor: Pavel Krakhmalev)
31 December 2025 6
Alloys - - (none) High-Entropy Alloys
(Editors: Peter Hodgson, Daniel Fabijanic, Jithin Joseph)
31 December 2025 1
Animals 2.7 4.9 Animal Welfare Care and Well-Being of Laboratory Animals
(Editor: Stephanie Krämer)
25 January 2025 10
Animals 2.7 4.9 Aquatic Animals The Innate Immune Responses of Fish to Infectious Diseases
(Editors: Lora Petrie-Hanson, Adef Kordon)
15 April 2025 1
Animals 2.7 4.9 Animal Physiology Exploring Stress Responses in Farm Animals: A Focus on Physiological and Behavioral Aspects
(Editors: Désirée Gellatly, Tiago da Silva Valente)
31 March 2025 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 July 2025 2
AppliedMath - - (none) Algebraic Combinatorics in Data Science and Optimisation
(Editor: Takayuki Hibi)
31 July 2025 0
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
Batteries 4.6 4.0 Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application Machine Learning for Advanced Battery Systems
(Editors: Benben Jiang, Guannan He, Xiang Chen)
31 July 2025 7
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 7
BioChem - - (none) Plant-Derived Bioactive Molecules and Their Use in Sports Practice
(Editors: Guglielmo Duranti, Piergiorgio La Rosa)
31 December 2024 0
BioChem - - (none) Feature Papers in BioChem
(Editors: Buyong Ma, Manuel Aureliano)
31 December 2024 5
Biology 3.6 5.7 Bioinformatics Multi-omics Data Integration in Complex Diseases
(Editors: Min Zhao, Ruifeng Hu, Dario Di Silvestre)
30 April 2025 13
Biology 3.6 5.7 Immunology Immune Response Regulation in Animals
(Editors: Rong Gao, Hua-Ji Qiu)
30 June 2025 10
Biomedicines 3.9 5.2 Molecular and Translational Medicine Inherited Retinal Diseases: From Pathomolecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies
(Editor: José Martín-Nieto)
31 January 2025 4
Biomedicines 3.9 5.2 Neurobiology and Clinical Neuroscience Emerging Research in Neurorehabilitation
(Editor: Manuel Gaviria)
31 December 2024 7
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 December 2024 11
Biomedicines 3.9 5.2 Cell Biology and Pathology The Role of Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Their Cellular Interactions
(Editor: Younggeon Jin)
31 March 2025 6
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 May 2025 8
Cancers 4.5 8.0 Cancer Biomarkers Feature Papers in Section "Cancer Biomarkers" in 2023–2024
(Editor: Maxim V. Berezovski)
31 December 2024 11
Cells 5.1 9.9 Cellular Biophysics Modeling Developmental Processes and Disorders in Zebrafish
(Editors: Natascia Tiso, Francesco Argenton)
31 December 2024 10
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)
31 December 2024 10
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
Climate 3.0 5.5 Climate Dynamics and Modelling Climate Variability in the Mediterranean Region
(Editors: Nir Y. Krakauer, Mohammed Achite, Tommaso Caloiero, Sharon Gourdji, Andrzej Wałęga)
31 January 2025 13
Crystals 2.4 4.2 Inorganic Crystalline Materials Advances in Low-Dimensional Materials for Electronics and Sensing Applications
(Editors: Hu Li, Klaus Leifer)
30 December 2025 11
Crystals 2.4 4.2 Liquid Crystals Liquid Crystal Research and Novel Applications in the 21st Century
(Editor: Ingo Dierking)
31 December 2024 9
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 14
Dentistry Journal 2.5 3.7 Digital Technologies Feature Papers in Digital Dentistry
(Editors: Luigi Canullo, Maria Menini, Paolo Pesce)
30 June 2025 18
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 47
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
Diversity 2.1 3.4 Plant Diversity Aquatic Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Restoration
(Editors: Danelle Larson, Eva Papastergiadou)
31 July 2025 7
Diversity 2.1 3.4 (none) 2024 Feature Papers by Diversity’s Editorial Board Members
(Editor: Michael Wink)
31 December 2024 29
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
EJIHPE 3.0 4.4 (none) Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Health Field or Education
(Editor: Hyunsu Lee)
30 April 2025 10
Electricity - 4.8 (none) Advances in Operation, Optimization, and Control of Smart Grids
(Editors: Murilo E.C. Bento, Hugo Morais)
31 January 2025 3
Electricity - 4.8 (none) Planning, Operation and Control of Power Systems with Large Amounts of Variable Renewable Generation
(Editor: Emilio Gomez-Lazaro)
31 December 2024 0
Electronic Materials - 2.8 (none) Metal Oxide Semiconductors for Electronic Applications
(Editors: Ana Rovisco, Jorge Martins, Asal Kiazadeh)
30 June 2025 4
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Microwave and Wireless Communications Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Radar Electronics for Contactless Sensing Applications
(Editors: Emanuele Cardillo, Changzhi Li)
28 February 2025 7
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)
16 June 2025 10
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Microwave and Wireless Communications Antenna Designs for 5G/IoT and Space Applications, 2nd Edition
(Editors: Faisel Tubbal, Ladislau Matekovits, Raad Raad)
15 January 2025 10
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Artificial Intelligence AI Technologies and Smart City
(Editors: Young Im Cho, Eric Matson)
31 December 2024 12
Electronics 2.6 5.3 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 24
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Industrial Electronics Electromechanical Actuators and Sensors Targeting Mechatronics in the Smart Industry
(Editors: Junghwan Chang, Sarbajit Paul, Anindya Nag)
15 May 2025 7
Electronics 2.6 5.3 (none) Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the University of Manchester—Electrical and Electronic Engineering
(Editors: Zhengtao Ding, Zhenhong Li, Alessandra Parisio)
31 December 2024 4
Energies 3.0 6.2 D: Energy Storage and Application Review Papers in Energy Storage and Related Applications
(Editor: Massimo Guarnieri)
30 June 2025 9
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 13
Epigenomes 2.5 3.8 (none) Histone Variants
(Editor: Chunyuan Jin)
30 April 2025 3
Fluids 1.8 3.4 Non-Newtonian and Complex Fluids Advances in Computational Mechanics of Non-Newtonian Fluids
(Editors: Chengcheng Tao, Mehrdad Massoudi)
31 January 2025 9
Foods 4.7 7.4 Food Analytical Methods Techniques for Food Authentication: Trends and Emerging Approaches—Volume II
(Editors: Margit Cichna-Markl, Isabel Mafra)
31 January 2025 4
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
Forests 2.4 4.4 Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science Forest Ecosystem Services and Landscape Design: 2nd Edition
(Editor: Radu-Daniel Pintilii)
25 January 2025 12
Fossil Studies - - (none) Advances in Palaeontology—Feature Papers to Celebrate the Inaugural Issue of Fossil Studies
(Editors: Eric Buffetaut, Dany Azar)
31 December 2024 8
Fuels 2.7 - (none) Biomass Conversion to Biofuels
(Editor: Mamoru Yamada)
15 January 2025 9
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 2025 8
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 2025 5
Gases - - (none) Gas Emissions from Combustion Sources
(Editors: Cinzia Tornatore, Andrea De Filippo)
31 December 2024 3
Gels 5.0 4.7 Gel Processing and Engineering Design of Supramolecular Hydrogels
(Editors: Dipankar Ghosh, Gareth O. Lloyd, Elina I. Sievanen)
15 April 2025 3
Gels 5.0 4.7 Gel Processing and Engineering Liposomal and Ethosomal Gels: From Design to Application (2nd Edition)
(Editors: Maddalena Sguizzato, Rita Cortesi)
28 February 2025 3
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)
31 January 2025 2
Geometry - - (none) Feature Papers in Geometry
(Editor: Yang-Hui He)
31 January 2025 0
Geosciences 2.4 5.3 Geochemistry Isotope Geochemistry: Latest Developments and Applications for Geosciences
(Editor: William M. White)
31 May 2025 0
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 April 2025 5
IJERPH - 7.3 Global Health Adolescent Nutrition and Health
(Editors: Stefania Ruggeri, Laura Censi)
31 July 2025 6
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 Behavioral and Mental Health Children’s Care, Health, and Development
(Editor: Mathilde Sengoelge)
30 April 2025 5
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Public Health Consequences of Social Isolation and Loneliness
(Editors: Ami Rokach, David Berman)
30 June 2025 14
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 10
IJFS 2.1 3.7 (none) Accounting and Financial/Non-financial Reporting Developments
(Editors: Graça Azevedo, José Vale)
25 August 2025 7
IJFS 2.1 3.7 (none) Sustainable Investing and Financial Services
(Editor: Michael C. S. Wong)
20 May 2025 5
Infrastructures 2.7 5.2 (none) Advances in Dam Engineering of the 21st Century
(Editors: Jerzy Salamon, Hasan Tosun, M. Amin Hariri-Ardebili, Russell Michael Gunn, Zeping Xu, Camilo Marulanda E.)
28 February 2025 9
Infrastructures 2.7 5.2 (none) Bridge Modeling, Monitoring, Management and Beyond
(Editor: Ekin Ozer)
30 April 2025 6
JAL - - (none) Quality of Life among Older Adults: Lifestyle Differentiation and Associated Factors
(Editors: Julie Brown, An Dinh)
31 October 2025 2
JAL - - (none) Aging in Place: Supporting Older People's Well-Being and Independence
(Editor: Gordana Dermody)
31 May 2025 3
JCM 3.0 5.7 Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine Current Challenges in Oral Surgery
(Editor: Christian Bacci)
05 January 2025 11
JFB 5.0 4.6 Antibacterial Biomaterials Antibacterial Materials: Recent Advances in Methodologies and Regulations
(Editors: Claudia Vineis, Alessio Varesano)
31 December 2024 9
JPM - 4.1 Personalized Therapy and Drug Delivery Personalized Management of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
(Editors: Vito Pavone, Federico Canavese, Marco Sapienza)
15 January 2025 7
Laws 1.3 2.0 Human Rights Issues Rethinking Human Rights
(Editor: Jason Rudall)
31 December 2024 1
Materials 3.1 5.8 Metals and Alloys Alloys and Composites: Structural and Functional Applications, Second Edition
(Editor: Wei Guo)
20 May 2025 9
Materials 3.1 5.8 Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Advances in Nanomaterials for (Opto-)electronic Devices
(Editors: Lin Wang, Junyong Wang)
10 January 2025 2
Materials 3.1 5.8 Biomaterials Recent Advancements in Technology and Applications for Dental Ceramics (Second Edition)
(Editor: Sompop Bencharit)
20 January 2025 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 April 2025 2
Materials 3.1 5.8 Metals and Alloys Characterization, Properties, and Applications of New Metallic Alloys
(Editors: Weimin Wang, Ki Buem Kim)
20 April 2025 6
Materials 3.1 5.8 Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses Glasses and Ceramics for Luminescence Applications (2nd Edition)
(Editor: Haohong Chen)
20 March 2026 3
Materials 3.1 5.8 Metals and Alloys Corrosion Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials
(Editor: Xiaogang Li)
20 January 2025 14
Materials 3.1 5.8 Carbon Materials Carbon Nanomaterials for Multifunctional Applications
(Editor: Ying Wu)
20 April 2025 5
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 April 2025 3
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)
10 June 2025 7
Materials 3.1 5.8 Polymeric Materials Fabrication, Characteristics and Applications of Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites
(Editor: Jianhua Zhang)
20 March 2025 1
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 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 Fuzzy Sets, Systems and Decision Making Topological Study on Fuzzy Metric Spaces and Their Generalizations
(Editor: Juan José Miñana)
31 December 2024 6
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