Spotlight on J
J is a journal that has previously been cloaked in mystery. With a title that’s only one letter long, it raises eyebrows across the board. Let’s take a look at this journal and why it has such a short name.
J: a brief history
J is relatively young compared to MDPI’s other journals. Its very first editorial was published in 2018.
This editorial proposed that the journal would just be called J, for “journal”.
It was so-called because of its wide-ranging nature. Absolutely anything could be published in the journal, from “Alternative Approaches to the Search for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments” to “Good Things in Small Packages? Evaluating an Economy of Scale Approach to Behavioral Health Promotion in Rural America”.
In 2020, the scope of J was redefined and narrowed to include the following categories:
- Biology and Life Sciences;
- Chemistry and Materials Science;
- Computer Science and Mathematics;
- Engineering;
- Environmental Sciences;
- Earth Sciences;
- Medicine and Pharmacology;
- Physical Sciences;
- Public Health and Healthcare.
But although the scope has been adjusted, its reach is still exceedingly wide, and the name “J” still complements its variability.
The Journal’s Uniqueness
Never before or since at MDPI has there ever been such a diverse journal. In this way, it represents a significant notion in open access publishing that still has the potential to be further explored.
Having a journal called “journal” emphasises its wide-ranging nature. Absolutely anything could be published in the journal, from “Alternative Approaches to the Search for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments” to “Good Things in Small Packages? Evaluating an Economy of Scale Approach to Behavioral Health Promotion in Rural America”.
As well as involving papers from a wide range of disciplines, it also includes papers which, in themselves, involve the interconnectivity of several different topics. It therefore represents a space wherein papers covering multiple different disciplines can be published freely and easily.
The papers in J are breaking new ground, in fields and disciplines that haven’t even been defined yet, creating new and innovative categories of research.
Some words on J
Felix Wu, former Managing Editor of the journal, described J as “a multidisciplinary journal, with a diversified scope, which means it can include more subjects than normal journals. J can offer more interdisciplinary publications to the research community.”
Thinking of submitting your manuscript to J?
If you’re not sure which journal to submit to, this journal is a great option. It has a wide range of Special Issues in different scientific disciplines.
Manuscripts for J should be submitted online at susy.mdpi.com. The submitting author, who is generally the corresponding author, is responsible for the manuscript during the submission and peer-review process. To submit your manuscript, register and log in to the submission website. Once you have registered, click here to go to the submission form for J. All co-authors can see the manuscript details in the submission system, if they register and log in using the e-mail address provided during manuscript submission.
What’s next?
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*This article has been updated from its November 2021 release.
i am in need to publish public health is
Hi Jyoti. Thanks for the comment.
The section ‘Public Health & Healthcare‘ covers this topic in J journal.
As well as this, the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) always has plenty of space for public health research. Take a look at their open Special Issues, to see if the scope matches your research interest.
Hi, Katherine Bosworth
I need to publish on civil engineering issues, what is the procedure and I’m supposed to do
SCI indexed journal Q1
Hello Lin,
To publish in CivilEng, you’ll want to review the guidelines and submit the manuscript through our system at the provided link. There are also further details on the website regarding requirements. For further questions, please feel free to reach out to the journal’s editorial office at civileng@mdpi.com.
Respected Katherine Bosworth
I want to publish on Medical imaging issues, what is the procedure suggest .
SCI indexed journal Q1
Hi Oleiwi, thanks for reaching out.
The MDPI journals Symmetry, Sensors, and Journal of Clinical Medicine are all ranked in CiteScore Q1. They frequently provide research publication space for medical imaging manuscripts.
Take a look at what they’ve currently got open. You can submit by clicking the ‘Submit’ button at the top of the journal webpage(s).
Hello Katherine
I want to submit entomology(Taxonomy) research paper can I?
Hi Waheed, thanks for the comment.
Yes! The MDPI journals Arthropoda and Taxonomy both have spaces for more research. You can start by visiting the journal webpages. Once you have found an outlet (e.g., Special Issue) for your paper, you can click the ‘Submit’ button at the top of the page.
iam interested
Hi Suwarsit. Thanks for reaching out!
You can submit your work to J by visiting the submission page on SuSy.
You can also get in touch with the journal’s Editorial Office. You can access it from the left-hand side of the journal webpage.
I want to publish on public health issues, what is the procedure suggest please.
Hello Suman, thank you for the comment.
Firstly, you need to choose which journal to submit to. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health publishes research in the scope of public health issues. Or, you can view a full list of MDPI journals.
Once you have found a relevant section within the journal to submit to, you can click the ‘Submit’ button below the journal’s logo. There, you can upload your manuscript.