2021

• Evgenios has received the 2021 Jiangsu Distinguished Professor (2021年江苏特聘教授) award of Jiangsu Province, PR China. He has also been invited to write a review article for a 2022 issue of Current Opinion in Toxicology, a review article for a 2021 issue of Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, and a spotlight article for an issue of Trends in Plant Science.

• A commentary article by Agathokleous et al. on hormesis induced by contaminants of emerging concern in aquatic organisms has been accepted for publication in Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics, and is now online here.

• An article by Li et al. on hormesis induced by Pb in the accumulator plant Tillandsia usneoides has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• A review article by Calabrese et al. on human dental pulp stem cells and hormesis has been accepted for publication in Ageing Research Reviews, and is now online here.

• An invited review article by Agathokleous et al. on hormesis in microorganisms and its relevance at higher levels of biological organization has been accepted for publication in Current Opinion in Toxicology, and is now online here.

• An article by Agathokleous et al. on the disinfectant-induced hormesis and the application of disinfectants to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection during the COVID-19 pandemic has been accepted for publication in Environmental Pollution, and is now online here.

• An article by Agathokleous et al. reporting a protocol to calculate the no-observed-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) in hormetic dose-response relationships has been accepted for publication in MethodsX, and is now online here.

• An article by Shang et al. on the mechanism of moderate protection of ethylenediurea against ozone-induced rice yield loss under high ozone pollution has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• An article by Wei et al. on the hormetic responses of growth and defense system of wheat plants to zinc has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• An article by Li et al. on whole-plant compensatory responses of isoprene emission from hybrid poplar seedlings exposed to elevated ozone has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• Three chapters by Sicard et al., Watanabe et al., and Agathokleous et al. on ozone formation and current status, its impact on forest ecosystems, and plant protection against ozone, respectively, have been published in the book 'Tropospheric Ozone: A Hazard for Vegetation and Human Health'.

• An article by Agathokleous et al. reporting the results of a three-year integrated experimentation regarding ethylenediurea (EDU) spray effects on willow energy crops grown in ambient or ozone-enriched air has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Forestry Research, and is now online here.

• An article by Masui et al. providing novel insights into the similarities of plant volatile compositions among tree species (host vs. non-host trees) for alder leaf beetle Agelastica coerulea has been accepted for publication in Environmental Research, and is now online here.

• An invited Spotlight paper by Agathokleous et al. on transgenerational hormesis has been accepted for publication in Trends in Plant Science, and is now online here.

• A review article by Calabrese et al. providing new insights into the hormetic effects of luteolin has been accepted for publication in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, and is now online here.

• An editorial article by Agathokleous providing tips for young reviewers has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Forestry Research, and is now online here.

• An editorial article by Agathokleous explaining how young authors can master the peer-review process and increase the chances of get published has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Forestry Research, and is now online here.

• A review article by Calabrese et al. providing new insights into enhanced resilience by metformin treatment via hormetic mechanisms has been accepted for publication in Ageing Research Reviews, and is now online here.

• An article by Yu et al. showing that an additional 0.24 ± 0.07 Pg of carbon can be stored if current China's planted forests are all managed by 2050 has been accepted for publication in Forest Ecosystems, and is now online here.

• A new article by Ueno et al.  showing that seed-borne fungal endophytes constrain reproductive success of host plants under ozone pollution has been accepted for publication in Environmental Research, and is now online here.

• A meta-analysis by Agathokleous et al., on the exogenous application of melatonin to plants, algae, and harvested products to sustain agricultural productivity and enhance nutritional and nutraceutical value, has been accepted for publication in Environmental Research, and is now online here.

• A review paper by Iavicoli et al. on hormetic dose responses induced by antibiotics in bacteria and their role in tackling antibiotic resistance has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• A new review article by Calabrese and Agathokleous on hormesis transforming disciplines that rely on the dose response has been accepted for publication in IUBMB Life, and is now online here.

• A new review article by Agathokleous et al. on the ecological effects of microplastics, suggesting their threat to biodiversity, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, and is now online here.

• A new review article by Calabrese et al. on ferulic acid induced hormesis and its biomedical and environmental implications has been accepted for publication in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, and is now online here.

• A new review article by Agathokleous and Calabrese on the dose-dependent effects of formaldehyde on living organisms has been accepted for publication in Environmental Research, and is now online here.

• A new article by Kitao et al. on the growth and photosynthetic responses of Japanese white birch to elevated O3 and CO2 has been accepted for publication in Forests, and is now online here.

• A new Commentary by Agathokleous et al. on the US EPA's Final Rule regarding Transparency in Science (Jan, 2021), and particularly for evaluating potential sub-threshold effects and ecological risks, has been accepted for publication in Environmental Pollution, and is now online here.

• A new article by Fan et al. on the measurement and modeling of hormesis in soil bacteria and fungi under single and combined treatments of Cd and Pb has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• A new perspective article by Agathokleous et al. on micro/nanoplastics effects on organisms, focusing on 'dose', has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, and is now online here.

• A new article by Wang et al. on diversity and rock-weathering potential of bacterial communities inhabiting potash trachyte surface beneath mosses and lichens in Nanjing, China, has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• A new research article by Agathokleous et al. on the effects of the antiozonant ethylenediurea on hybrid larch saplings exposed to ambient or elevated ozone over three growing seasons has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Forestry Research, and is now online here.

• A new article by Wang et al. on bacterial communities in habitats of Dongchuan, China, and their role in slate weathering in triggering and flowing areas of debris flow, submitted to Microbial Ecology, is now available as preprint on Research Square. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-417585/v1

• A new article by Agathokleous and Calabrese on fungicide-induced hormesis in phytopathogenic fungi has been accepted for publication in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, and is now online here.

• A new article by Feng et al. on emerging challenges of ozone impacts on Asian plants has been accepted for publication in Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, and is now online here.

• A new article by Wang et al. on hormetic responses of soil microbiota to exogenous Cd has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, and is now online here.

• A new Editorial article by Agathokleous and Sicard et al. on current and future challenges of air pollution is now in press in Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, and is now online here.

• A new Commentary article by Agathokleous et al. on how hormesis influences the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) has been accepted for publication in Dose-Response, and is now online here.

• A new Commentary article by Agathokleous regarding the role of China in hormesis research has been accepted for publication in Dose-Response, and is now online here.

• A new Review article by Calabrese and Agathokleous on hormesis in (hyper)accumulator plants has been accepted for publication in Environmental Pollution, and is now online here.

2020

• Evgenios has received the 2020 Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program award (ShuangChuang; 双创博士) of Jiangsu Province (Individual): “The High-level Talent Program for Innovation and Entrepreneur” of Jiangsu Province, China. Evgenios has also been invited to write review articles for 2020 issues of Science Advances and Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, an Essay article for an 2021 issue of Advanced Sustainable Systems, and an opinion article for a 2020 issue of Trends in Plant Science.

• A new article by Fan et al. on the the role of bacterial communities in shaping Cd-induced hormesis in ‘living’ soil as a
  function of land-use change has been accepted for publication in Journal of Hazardous Materials, and is now online here.

• A new article by Sicard et al. on the urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades has been accepted for publication in Environmental Sciences Europe, and is now online here.

• A new article by Qiu et al. proposing an improved method to estimate actual vapor pressure without relative humidity data has been accepted for publication in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, and is now online here.

• A new article by Kitao et al. demonstrating that the integration of electron flow partitioning improves estimation of photosynthetic rate under various environmental conditions based on chlorophyll fluorescence has been accepted for publication in Remote Sensing Environment, and is now online here.

• A new article by Wu et al. developing novel ozone flux metrics incorporating the detoxification process in the apoplast has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• A new article by Peng et al. on the effects of elevated ozone on maize under varying soil nitrogen levels has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• A new article by Li et al. on the hormetic responses of foliar phenylpropanoids to ground-level ozone has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• A new article by Fan et al. on hormetic response of soil alkaline phosphatase to Cd and its effects on soil bacterial community, considering also the role of background Cd contamination and time, has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• A new article by Masui et al. on plant-insect interaction under ozone pollution has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Forestry Research, and is now online here.

• A new article by Shang et al. showing that high nitrogen addition decreases the ozone flux by reducing the maximum stomatal conductance in poplar saplings has been accepted for publication in Environmental Pollution.

• A Review paper by Calabrese and Agathokleous on pollen biology and hormesis has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• An invited Review paper by Saitanis and Agathokleous on the chemical protection of plants against ozone damage has been accepted for publication in Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, and is now online here.

• A research article by Kitao et al. on the ratio of Cc to Ci under various CO2 concentrations and light intensities, and during progressive drought in Japanese white birch has been accepted for publication in Photosynthesis Research, and is now online here.

• A Short Communication article by Agathokleous on the biphasic-hormetic dose response of photosynthetic pigments and photosynthesis has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Forestry Research, and is now online here.

• A Review paper by Calabrese and Agathokleous on the hormetic responses of plants to smoke-water has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment, and is now online here.

• An Editorial paper by Paoletti et al. on a special issue on the Interactions between Ozone Pollution and Forest Ecosystems has been accepted for publication in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, and is now online here.

• A Short Communication by Calabrese et al. on the chloroquine-induced hormetic dose responses has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment and is now online here.

• A new research article by Agathokleous et al. on the effects of the antiozonant ethylenediurea on regenerating seedling communities and individual saplings of Japanese larch under ambient or elevated ozone has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Forestry Research and is now online here.

• A new research article by Sicard et al. on ozone weekend effect and its implications for air pollution control has been accepted for publication in Environmental Research and is now online here.

• A new research article by Wang et al. on the interactive effects of ozone exposure and nitrogen addition on the rhizosphere bacterial community of poplar saplings has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment and is now online here.

• An Editorial by Agathokleous et al. on a special issue on air pollution and plant ecosystems has been accepted for publication in Climate and is now online here.

• An invited Review paper by Saitanis et al. on the ozone monitoring methodologies has been accepted for publication in Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health and is now online here.

• An invited Review paper by Agathokleous et al.  on ozone effects on terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity has been accepted for publication in Science Advances and is now online here. This paper was covered in Science's This Week in Science; see the editorial here.

• An invited Opinion paper by Agathokleous et al.  on hormesis in plants has been accepted for publication in Trends in Plant Science and is now online here.​

• A new paper by Sicard et al. on amplified ozone pollution in cities during the COVID-19 lockdown has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment and is now online here.

• A new review paper by Calabrese et al. on green tea induced hormesis been accepted for publication in Dose-Response and is now online here.

• A new paper by Yu et al. on the impacts of forest management intensity on carbon accumulation of China's forest plantations has been accepted for publication in Forest Ecology and Management and is now online here. 

• A new invited review paper by Agathokleous et al. on ozone biomonitoring has been accepted for publication in Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health and is now online here.

• A new paper by Agathokleous et al. on hydrocarbon-induced hormesis has been accepted for publication in Environmental Pollution and is now online here.

• A new review paper by Calabrese and Agathokleous on the evolutionary relevance of hormesis been accepted for publication in Environmental Research and is now online here.

• A new paper by Agathokleous and Calabrese on dose-response analysis in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Toxicology has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment and is now online here.

• A new paper by Agathokleous et al. on chlorophyll hormesis has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment and is now online here.

• A new research paper by Sergievich et al. on the behavioral impacts of a mixture of six pesticides on rats has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment and is now online here.

• A new research paper by Hoshika et al. on ozone risk assessment for larch species has been accepted for publication in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change and is now online here.

• A new research paper by Novriyanti et al. on the interactive effects of O3 and CO2 on leaf gas exchange and chemicals of three eucalypt taxa has been accepted for publication in Journal of Forestry Research and is now online here.

• A new research paper by Masui et al. on the chemical transformation of BVOCs by ozone and its influence on insect signal perception has been accepted for publication in Forests and is now online here.

• A new research paper by Li et al. on the interactive effects of ozone and nitrogen addition on tree root traits and biomass allocation pattern has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment and is now online here.

2019​

• A new Editorial paper by Paoletti et al. has been published within Science of the Total Environment (link here).

• Evgenios is a new Editorial Board member of the journal Science of the Total Environment.

• Evgenios is promoted from Associate Editor to Associated Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Forestry Research (from January 2020).

• A new paper by Sugai et al. on plant-insect interactions and insect population dynamics in an ozone-enriched atmosphere has been accepted for publication in Environmental Science and Pollution Research and is now online here.

• A new paper by Agathokleous and Calabrese on A Global Environmental Health Perspective and Optimisation of Stress has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment and is now online here.

• A new paper by Agathokleous et al. on potential effects of nanopesticides on biodiversity has been accepted for publication in Nano Today  and is now online here.

• A new paper by Agathokleous and Saitanis on the quantitative classification of plant susceptibility to ozone has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment and is now online here.

• A new paper by Calabrese et al., analyzing herbal extract data and revealing that inflammatory processes are mediated by hormetic mechanisms, has been accepted for publication in Chemico-Biological Interactions and is now online here.

• A new paper by Agathokleous et al. on 2,4-D-induced hormesis has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and is now online here.

• A new paper by Feng et al. suggesting that ground-level ozone will remain a threat for plants independently of nitrogen load has been accepted for publication in Functional Ecology and is now online here. Read the plain summary here.

• A new paper by Agathokleous et al. on nanomaterial-induced hormesis in plants and algae has been accepted for publication in Environment International and is now published online here.

• A new paper by Agathokleous and Calabrese on the scientific growth and impact of hormesis has been accepted for publication in the journal Toxicology and is now online here.

• A new paper by Hoshika et al. on nocturnal stomatal conductance under ozone stress in relation to nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil has been accepted for publication in Science fo the Total Environment and is now online at this link.

• A new paper by Agathokleous et al. on the effects of soil nutrient availability and ground-level ozone on Japanese larch and the role of soil microbes has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Forestry Research and is now online here.

• A new paper by Agathokleous et al. on the quantitative characteristics of ozone-induced hormesis in plants has been accepted for publication in Environmental Research and is now online here.​ 

• A new Feature Research paper by Kitao et al. on the light energy partitioning under stress has been accepted for publication in Climate and is now online here.​ 

• A new Discussion paper by Saitanis and Agathokleous has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment and is now online here.​ 

• A new Research paper by Harayama et al.  by has been accepted for publication in Proceedings of the Royal Society B and is now online here.​ Press release by Kyoto University was published here, and from the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute here.

• Evgenios has been appointed full-time Professor at the Institute of Ecology, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), China (relocated in April 2019).

• Evgenios has received the mdpi Forests 2019 Travel Award.

• A Commentary paper by Agathokleous et al.  has been accepted for publication in Dose-Response and is now available online here.

• An invited Perspective paper by Agathokleous and Calabrese  has been accepted for publication in Global Food Security and is now online here.​ Free access until April 25, 2019, here

• An invited Opinion paper by Agathokleous et al.  has been accepted for publication in Trends in Plant Science and is now online here.​

2018​

• A new Research paper by Agathokleous et al.  on the interactive effects of ozone and ammonium sulfate on cauliflower plants and insect herbivores has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment and is now online here.

• A new Research paper by Kita et al.  on the survival rate and shoot growth of grafted Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii var. japonica) has been published by Silvae Genetica (link here).

• A new Commentary paper by Agathokleous et al. on the regulatory science of the US EPA regarding dose-response analysis has been accepted for publication in Environmental Pollution and is now online here.

• A new Review paper by Agathokleous et al., on the role of melatonin in plants and animals, has been accepted for publication in Chemico-Biological Interactions. The accepted version is now online here

• The Research paper by Araminiene et al. on the trends of ozone metrics and their relationships with forest health in Lithuania, in Science of the Total Environment, is now online. Link here

• A new Research paper by Calabrese et al.  on the estimation of the range of the hormetic stimulatory response has been accepted for publication in Environmental Research. The paper is now online here

• A new Research paper by Kitao et al.  showing sustained growth reduction in forest-floor seedlings of Sakhalin fir associated with previous-year springtime photodamage after a winter cutting of canopy trees has been accepted for publication in European Journal of Forestry Research and is now online here. 

• A new Commentary paper by Agathokleous et al. on the response of root/shoot ratio to stress is now online. Download here.

• A new Research paper by Araminiene et al. on the trends of ozone metrics and their relationships with forest health in Lithuania has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment.

• The Commentary paper by Agathokleous et al. (2018) on the dual action of abscisic acid is featured in the Editor's Choice column of Botany. Read the comments by the Editor-in-Chief Prof. Christian Lacroix, Ph.D, here

• A new Research paper by Kita et al. has been accepted for publication by Silvae Genetica (see Publications).

• A new Forum paper by Calabrese and Agathokleous has been published online by Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. Redirect here

• A chapter by Koike et al. has been published in the Springer book The Leaf:  A Platform for Performing Photosynthesis, Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration 44 (eds. Adams WW and I. Terashima). Link here

• A new Review paper in Environmental Pollution by Agathokleous et al., assessing hormetic dose response induced by lanthanum in plants, has been released online (see Publications). 

• A new research paper by Abu ElEla et al., investigating enzyme modifications by ozone in insects, has been published by Environmental Science and Pollution Research (see Publications). [Access to a full-text view-only version here]

• Evgenios has received two Publons Peer Review Awards 2018 as one of the top 1 per cent of peer reviewers in Plant and Animal Science and in Environment/Ecology.

• Evgenios has been invited to author an article for the journal Global Food Security.

• A new Review paper by Agathokleous et al. has been published by Journal of Forestry Research. Free access here

• A new Review paper by Agathokleous et al. has been published by Environment International showing hormetic responses of plants to common human and veterinary antibiotics (see Publications). 

• A new Review paper in Science of the Total Environment by Agathokleous et al. has been released online (see Publications). 

• A new Review paper in Environmental Pollution by Sicard et al. has been released online (see Publications).

• Evgenios has been invited by the Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, to give a guest presentation on "Novel methodologies for forest health and ecological services sustainability" at the international conference "Forest and Health", 1-6 August 2018, Harbin, China.

• Evgenios has been invited to author an article for the journal Trends in Plant Science​.

• Evgenios has received the mdpi Agronomy 2018 Travel Award.

• A new Review paper in Environmental Research by Agathokleous et al. has been released online.

• Evgenios has been assigned Associate Editor, for subjects related to forest soil,  forest and global climate change, in the Journal of Forestry Research (IF=0.774). 

• A new Research paper in Scientific Reports by Kitao et al. has been released online (see Publications).

• A new Commentary paper in Environmental Pollution by Agathokleous et al. has been released online (see Publications).

• A new Commentary paper in Dose-Response by Agathokleous and Kitao has been released online (see Publications).

• A new Research paper in Environmental Pollution by Agathokleous et al. has been released online (see Publications).

• A new Review paper in Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment by Agathokleous et al. has been released online (see Publications).

• A new Commentary paper in Environmental Pollution by Agathokleous et al. has been released online (see Publications).

• A new  paper by Abu ElEla et al. has been released online by Environmental Science & Pollution Research (see Publications). 

• A new Commentary paper by Agathokleous, Kitao and Calabrese has been accepted for publication by Environmental Pollution (see Publications). 

• A new Commentary paper by Agathokleous and Kitao has been accepted for publication by Dose-Response journal (see Publications). 

• Evgenios is included in the Editorial Board of the mdpi journal Climate.

• A new paper by Kitao et al. has been published by Scientific Reports (lsee Publications).

• Evgenios has received the prestiguous Outstanding New Investigator Award from the International Dose-Response Society

2017

• A new paper by Agathokleous has been published by Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. This paper is included in the Virtual Special Issue "Critical reviews and trends in ecotoxicology and environmental safety." This virtual special issue is dedicated to critical overviews, latest advances and expert opinions on trends in the field of ecotoxicology and environmental safety. [see Publications]

• A new paper by Kitao et al. has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports (see Publications).

• Evgenios presented his research at the 3rd Asian Air Pollution Workshop and the 28th IUFRO conference for Specialists in Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts on Forest Ecosystems: “Actions for Sustainable Forest Ecosystems under Air Pollution and Climate Change” held in Tokyo from 20 to 26 October, 2017.

• Evgenios has received two Publons Peer Review Awards 2017 as one of the top 1 per cent of peer reviewers in Environmental Science and in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. With the support of  Web of Science, Wiley, Catalyst Grant and Wolters Kluwer.

• Evgenios presented his research at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress held in Freiburg from 18 to 22 September, 2017.

• A new paper by Agathokleous et al. has been accepted for publication in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (see SCI Publications).

• A new paper by Wang et al. has been accepted for publication in Science of the Total Environment (see Publications).

• A new paper by Agathokleous et al. has been accepted for publication in Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment (see Publications).

• Evgenios is deputy coordinator of the newly established IUFRO Working Party 7.01.09 Ground-level ozone.

• A new paper by Agathokleous et al. has been released online by Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Free view-only version here. 

• Evgenios presented his research at the 2nd Int. Conf. on Environmental Pollution and Health, held in Guangzhou from 12 to 14 May, 2017.​

• A new paper by Agathokleous (2017) has been published by Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (see SCI Publications). This paper is included in the Virtual Special Issue "Critical reviews and trends in ecotoxicology and environmental safety." This virtual special issue is dedicated to critical overviews, latest advances and expert opinions on trends in the field of ecotoxicology and environmental safety.

• Evgenios is in the scientific committee of the 2nd Int. Conf. on Ozone and Plant Ecosystems which will be held in Florence in May 2018.

• A new paper by Sugai et al. has been accepted for publication in Photosynthetica (see SCI Publications).