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Our Mission

As the world’s leading open access publisher, we believe open science accelerates progress and serves the global good. Our mission is to empower researchers to share their findings openly and widely, making knowledge accessible to all.
”We remain focused on what matters most: delivering an efficient, high-quality publishing experience while driving Open Science forward, with reliable peer review at the heart of our commitment” - Stefan Tochev, CEO
Our Mission

Our Impact

At MDPI, we support research communities around the world in advancing knowledge and driving meaningful societal impact. As a trusted partner in the academic ecosystem, we are committed to upholding high standards of quality and research integrity.
The scholarly community is at the heart of everything we do. We listen, adapt, and evolve—guided by regular feedback from authors, reviewers, and research networks—to continually refine our platforms and publishing processes.
Beyond publishing journals across all disciplines, we promote open collaboration and the free exchange of ideas through a growing range of tools and services that support researchers at every stage of their journey.
Our Impact

Recent Highlights

News & Announcements

MDPI’s Newly Launched Journals in December 2025

9 January 2026

News & Announcements

Pets Accepted for Coverage in Scopus

26 December 2025

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Global Presence

MDPI is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and has a global presence with more than 8,500 employees across 22 offices in 13 countries. Of these, 5,500 are dedicated to editorial work, covering all areas of research and supporting the needs of our global research communities.

Office Locations
  • 21
    Offices
  • 12
    Countries
  • 8,500+
    Employees
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Our History

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MDPI was founded 1996 in Basel, Switzerland, by the chemist Dr. Shu-Kun Lin as a non-profit institute for the preservation of rare chemical compound samples. After successfully running several open access journals, including Molecules, Sensors and Entropy, MDPI developed into a leading open access publisher.

Dr. Shu-Kun Lin's original concept of MDPI was “from a researcher to the researchers”, and we have remained true to this idea.

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Career Opportunities

At MDPI, we empower scientists to share their work openly, driving solutions to real-world challenges and making a positive impact on communities worldwide.

We are looking for talented individuals from diverse backgrounds who are passionate about advancing open science and share our commitment.

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