Tag Archives: MDPI
Infertility: More Research Urgently Required
Infertility is something that impacts people around the world. Defined as an inability to get pregnant despite regularly trying to conceive, its effects are numerous and devastating. Globally, 15% of reproductive-aged couples struggle with infertility. More research on infertility is urgently required. MDPI journals, such as Cells and Journal of Clinical Medicine, have many opportunities […]
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Near the end of September, MDPI released a new functionality: the commenting and endorsement system. It allows researchers to endorse and recommend articles among each other – enabling ‘likes’ and ‘shares’ to infiltrate the academic sphere. Why an endorsement system? The commenting and endorsement system stems from the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), […]
More InfoFeatured Journal of the Month
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website section, Featured Journal of the Month! Every month from now on, we will pick one of our journals, and use this section to put it in the spotlight! We’ll provide you with facts about the journal and its history, interesting highlights or news and upcoming […]
More Info2015 Highlights
Before we get into the full swing of 2016, after our Top 10 series of last year’s Most Downloaded and Most Cited papers, we want to share with you our highlights of 2015. See some of our most important milestones below – more detailed information about our performance last year will be available in our 2015 Annual Report, to […]
More InfoTop 10 Most Cited Papers Published in 2015
2015 was a very successful year for MDPI and our journals. To show you why, here is the second part of our Top 10 series – this time looking at the 10 Most Cited Papers Published in 2015! 1. The Multifaceted Role of Curcumin in Cancer Prevention and Treatment Muthu K. Shanmugam, Grishma Rane, Madhu […]
More InfoQ&A II: Published Papers
Here is the second post in our series responding to questions from authors, editors and readers of MDPI journals, all raised during open access week. If you have further feedback or questions you would like to share with us, you can do so at anytime by visiting our Feedback Corner. The following covers questions about published papers. […]
More InfoQ&A I: Authors, Submission and Peer-Review
We always enjoy opportunities to get direct face-to-face feedback from authors and readers, and the recent open access week was an excellent opportunity. We were asked a number of interesting questions that we thought would merit a wider audience. This post kicks off a short series including a selection of the best questions. We are […]
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As a way to encourage and inspire further scientific research and investigation, MDPI journals regularly offer awards to young scientists. There are various categories, for example Young Investigator and Junior Scientist Travel Awards. These are used to sponsor assistant professors, junior scientists, postdoctoral researchers and PhD students to attend various conferences. We still have some […]
More InfoOpen Access Week 2015
In case you missed it, the 8th International Open Access week took place last week, 19–25 October 2015. MDPI was involved and presented at events in universities Zurich, Mainz and Beijing.
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