Funders Push for a Full Transition to Open Access: Plan S
In a bid to push forward the transition to fully open access publishing, a number of funders have come together under the banner of cOAlition S and put forward an initiative called Plan S. Originating in Europe and led by Robert-Jan Smits of the European Council, Plan S puts forward conditions for open access publishing. The key message is the […]
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The second World Sustainability Awards were presented during the 7th World Sustainability Forum in Beijing, China on 19 September 2018. These awards recognized the winners’ outstanding contribution to sustainability and were evaluated by a selected committee consisting of seven members. Dr. Mathis Wackernagel and Dr. Zhifu Mi were the joint recipients of the 2nd World […]
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It is now a little over four years since MDPI first started to offer an option for open peer review, as announced on this blog and in the journal Life. We have recently taken a look at the popularity of this feature, the results of we found very encouraging. In short, a large percentage of papers […]
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MDPI is often at the forefront of innovation in digital publishing. This time, it was Christine Cormack Wood (CCW) from Crossref who wished to highlight one of our platforms, Scilit, in an interview with Martyn Rittman and Bastien Latard. Scilit is a comprehensive, free database for scientists. It uses a new method to collate data […]
More InfoLearn about MDPI’s Institutional Open Access Program
In a fast-changing Open Access environment, research institutions and libraries are adjusting their workflows and taking on additional administrative and advocacy work. MDPI’s Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP) helps institutions and researchers manage the transition to Open Access publishing. According to Nikoleta Kiapidou, Institutional Engagement Coordinator at MDPI, “the IOAP is MDPI´s way of working […]
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The Future of Publishing: MDPI Contributes to Transparency and Community Engagement, Enabling Post-Publication Peer Review (PPPR) With its innovative, multidisciplinary journal Sci (2018), MDPI now offers the opportunity for post-publication peer-review (PPPR). As an open access publisher, MDPI responds to calls for more transparency regarding peer review processes amongst academic publishers. Previously, MDPI has launched […]
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#mdpicoatings Special Issue "Road Surface Performance: Skid Resistance, Noise, and Rolling Resistance" is online now! We look forward to your submission. mdpi.com/journal/coatin… #surface #materials #Engineering #roads #modeling #science pic.twitter.com/LWgOI5th4R
#Phenology-Based #Mapping of an Alien #InvasiveSpecies Using #TimeSeries of #Multispectral #Satellite Data: A Case-Study with Glossy Buckthorn in Québec, Canada by Joanie Labonté, Guillaume Drolet, et al. 👉mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/6… #remotesensing #Landsat8 pic.twitter.com/ZRcbqIYurb
#mdpicoatings Improvement of Corrosion Resistance for Gray Cast Iron in Palm Biodiesel Application Using Thermoreactive Diffusion Niobium Carbide (NbC) Coating @UNALOficial @UnColombia @UniversidadECCI mdpi.com/2079-6412/8/6/… #surface #Engineering #materials #science pic.twitter.com/4aRpNB2uP8
The Impact of Pan-Sharpening and #SpectralResolution on Vineyard Segmentation through #MachineLearning by Eriita G. Jones, Sebastien Wong, et al. 👉mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/6… #imagefusion #deeplearning #remotesensing pic.twitter.com/8qmBy1H25I
Very unusual paper. a staggering 94% of adolescents met the screen time component of the 24-hr movement guidelines. Its unfortunate that the data is from only one high school in 🇨🇳 & the authors don't offer an explanation for this finding @MDPIOpenAccess mdpi.com/679630
Full Article: mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/3…. twitter.com/ACAM_ORG/statu…
#MachineLearning Algorithms to Predict Forage Nutritive Value of In Situ Perennial Ryegrass Plants Using #Hyperspectral #Canopy Reflectance Data by Chaya Smith, Senani Karunaratne, et al. 👉mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/6… #remotesensing pic.twitter.com/WT9luY0Zbl
#SUSInterestingPaper #education Are We Training in Sustainability in Higher Education? Case Study: Education Degrees at the University of Salamanca; José Manuel Muñoz-Rodríguez,Fermín Sánchez-Carracedo,Ángela Barrón-Ruiz,Sara Serrate-González mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/1… #competencies
Nuevo artículo publicado: "The Importance of Supporting Student Autonomy in Physical Education Classes to Improve Intention to Be Physically Active" mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/1…
#mdpientropy "A New Feature Extraction Method Based on Improved Variational Mode Decomposition, Normalized Maximal Information Coefficient and Permutation Entropy for Ship-Radiated Noise" mdpi.com/1099-4300/22/6… #ship-radiated noise #featureextraction #permutationentropy pic.twitter.com/8UZPlR0Yay
The worldwide prevalence rate of ME/CFS is likely over 65 million patients - Prof Maureen Hanson & colleague Arnaud Germain have published a clarification of this statement. They refer to several epidemiological studies & extrapolated a 0.86% prevalence... tinyurl.com/yancq3wm
Antidiabetic Properties of Curcumin II #Nutrition via twinybots.ch mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/1…
#vision "Effects of Spatial Frequency Filtering Choices on the Perception of Filtered Images " mdpi.com/2411-5150/4/2/… youtube.com/watch?v=sXkoxv…
📢 New Special Issue Open for Submissions: Recent Advances in MXenes: From Fundamentals to Applications ✏️ Guest edited by Dr. Christopher E. Shuck from Drexel University in USA 🔗 mdpi.com/journal/molecu… 📌 #MXene #MAXPhase #Synthesis #EnergyStorage pic.twitter.com/GiHiQ7tm05
📢 New Special Issue Open for Submissions: Azobenzene and Applications: From Catalysis to Biology ✏️ Guest edited by Dr. Estelle Léonard and Dr. Muriel Billamboz 🔗 mdpi.com/journal/molecu… 📌 #Azobenzenes #AzoLigands pic.twitter.com/npQXGW7ttU
Our most recent Household Air Pollution paper has just been published - evidence of increased acute respiratory infection risk among children <5yrs exposed to wood compared to charcoal cooking fuel in #Uganda @airqualitynews @ajitsingh528 @ProfNeilThomas mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/1…
Alterations of the gut microbiota may led to altered mucosal immune responses. The customization of microbe-targeted therapies is therefore considered to support current therapies in IBD management, although the path isn't straightforward ow.ly/UXd530qM3Es pic.twitter.com/MWUva3FDnv
Blood-based infrared spectroscopy test has the potential to detect endometrial cancer with 83% accuracy. mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/5… #bloodspectroscopy #fingerprint #specificproteins #lipids #biomolecules
#mdpifoods Read the latest article: "Common Plant-Derived #Terpenoids Present Increased Anti-#Biofilm Potential against #Staphylococcus Bacteria Compared to a Quaternary Ammonium Biocide". More details at: mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/6/… pic.twitter.com/Ats4ElvJmL
Current Challenges in Chronic Bronchial Infection in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease bit.ly/2UbrTYZ #hvhebron #pneu [Text complet] @JCM_MDPI