About Diversity
Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818) is an international and interdisciplinary journal of science and technology concerning diversity concept and application, diversity assessment and diversity preservation. Its topics cover biodiversity, molecular diversity, physical and physicochemical diversity, cultural diversity, religious diversity, political diversity, etc. It publishes reviews, regular research papers and short notes in the regular issues. Related news and announcements are also published. Our aim is to both social scientists and natural scientists to publish as much as possible their theoretical and experimental details, there is no restriction on the length of the papers. If there are computation and the experiment, the details must be provided so that the results may be reproduced. There are in addition three unique features:
- Manuscripts regarding research proposals and research ideas will be particularly welcomed.
- Comments on any related papers published in this journal and other journals can be published as short letters.
- Electronic files regarding the full details of the calculation and experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, will be deposited as supplementary material.
Subject Areas
- general aspects of diversity assessment: mathematical models and computational methods
- multiculturalism, political diversity, tolerance, cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
- biodiversity, ecosystems and diversity index
- theoretical relation of diversity and other concepts such as entropy, information, complexity, self-organization, stability, reversibility and spontaneity, etc.
- diversity and molecular evolution, biological evolution and biocultural and social evolution
- diversity preservation strategies (both natural science and social science)
- studies on the related international treaties, laws, agreements and plans for preservation projects
- use of the concept of diversity in thermodynamics, climate research, materials science, physical chemistry and engineering sciences
Book Reviews
Authors and publishers are encouraged to send review copies of their recent related books to Dr. Shu-Kun Lin, MDPI Center, Kandererstrasse 25, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland. Received books will be listed first as "Books Received", then offered to the scholarly community for preparing reviews.
Announcement and Advertisement
Announcements regarding academic activities such as conferences are published for free. Advertisement can be either published or placed on the pertinent website. Contact e-mail address is diversity@mdpi.org.