Latest Announcements from MDPI

We are pleased to announce Dr. Gregor Wolbring as the new Editor-in-Chief of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698). Having published a paper in Societies and being currently the Guest Editor of two Special Issues for the journal, he is familiar with the journal and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, particularly in the fields of ability studies, sustainability studies, science and technology studies and disability studies. We look forward to his contribution and leadership of the journal. Societies is an open access sociology journal published quarterly by MDPI. It brings together the social sciences and humanities to enhance our scientific understanding of the social realm, from the past to the future. Further details can be found at the journal website.

It is with sadness that we announce the death of the Editor-in-Chief of Symmetry, Prof. Dr. Slavik Jablan. We were privileged to have him serve as Editor-in-Chief and are grateful for the many contributions he made to the journal, and the legacy his research has left to the academic world. We wish to express our deepest condolences to his family and colleagues.

Martyn Rittman, Ph.D.
Chief Production Editor, MDPI AG

We are pleased to announce that the following two universities have joined MDPI's institutional membership program:

• University of Osnabrück, Germany
• Ulster University, UK

Primary authors from the University of Osnabrück and Ulster University will benefit from a 10% discount on the article processing charges as of 1 March 2015.

Additional details can be found on our institutional membership page.

We are pleased to announce that the University of Cambridge has joined MDPI's institutional membership program. Primary authors from the University of Cambridge will benefit from a 10% discount on the article processing charges as of 1 March 2015.

Additional details can be found on our institutional membership page.

We are pleased to announce that the University of Potsdam has joined MDPI's institutional membership program. Primary authors from the University of Potsdam will benefit from a 10% discount on the article processing charges as of 1 March 2015.

Additional details can be found on our institutional membership page.

We are pleased to announce that TU Dresden has joined MDPI's institutional membership program. Primary authors from TU Dresden will benefit from a 10% discount on the article processing charges as of 1 February 2015.

Additional details can be found on our institutional membership page.

We are pleased to announce that Genes (ISSN 2073-4344) has been accepted for indexing in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Biological Abstracts and BIOSIS Previews. The coverage will start with volume 1(1), 2010. Genes will therefore be available in Web of Science soon.

Genes is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal which provides an advanced forum for studies related to genes, genetics and genomics. The editorial office particularly welcomes manuscripts regarding research proposals and research ideas.

The Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and Web of Science are Thomson Reuters products.

We are pleased to announce that Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417) has been accepted for indexing in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences, as well as Current Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology. The coverage will start with volume 1(1), 2011. Applied Sciences will therefore be available in Web of Science soon.

Applied Sciences provides an advanced forum on all aspects of applied natural sciences. It covers all aspects of applied biology, applied chemistry, applied physics, and applied engineering. The journal publishes reviews, research papers and communications. It encourages scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible; there is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Electronic files and software regarding the full details of the calculations or experimental procedures, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary electronic material.

The Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and Web of Science are Thomson Reuters products.

Citations of papers published in the journal Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426) are now searchable in PubMed. Further, the full-text versions of the papers are archived in PubMed Central.

PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals in PubMed Central, and online books. It is a free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Citations of papers published in the journal Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817) are now searchable in PubMed. Further, the full-text versions of the papers are archived in PubMed Central.

PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals in PubMed Central, and online books. It is a free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Pathogens is a new journal and publication fees are fully waived for papers submitted in 2014.

Citations of papers published in the journal Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X) are now searchable in PubMed. Further, the full-text versions of the papers are archived in PubMed Central.

PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals in PubMed Central, and online books. It is a free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

A consequence of our rising Impact Factor is a large increase in new submissions to Nutrients. Whilst it is pleasing to see so many high quality articles now being published, an accompanying increase in poorer quality submissions is placing a greater burden on our editorial system and causing frustration for authors, editors and reviewers alike, especially in cases where a manuscript is rejected after undergoing a full peer review. It is in the interest of all parties, therefore, that intending authors adhere to the journal’s Instructions to Authors and conventional standards of publication for original articles in their field of research (e.g. the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors proffer suitable standards for clinical research) and that the preliminary editorial evaluation of new submissions is sufficiently rigorous to ensure that sub-standard manuscripts do not proceed to peer review.

For the purpose of preliminary evaluation, keywords are used to direct manuscripts to editors with expertise in the relevant field of research. It is essential, therefore, that authors select keywords that appropriately reflect the content of their submission and that editors regularly review their own keywords to ensure that they accurately reflect their current expertise. In determining whether or not a manuscript should proceed to peer review, editors are asked to consider several criteria, including but not limited to the following: novelty of content; potential impact in the relevant field of research; standard of English usage; suitability for Nutrients. Where appropriate, limited feedback may be provided to authors if their manuscript is deemed unsuitable for peer review.

We thank you for your cooperation and continuing support of Nutrients.

Peter Howe & Jon Buckley
Joint Editors-in-Chief

Citations of papers published in the journal Life (ISSN 2075-1729) are now searchable in PubMed. Further, the full-text versions of the papers are archived in PubMed Central.

PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals in PubMed Central, and online books. It is a free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

We are pleased to announce the updated Impact Factors for the MDPI journals from the 2013 Journal Citation Reports® Science Edition (Thomson Reuters, 2014). Four MDPI open access journals received their first Impact Factors.

Journals with Updated Impact Factors

Journals with First Impact Factors

Citations of papers published in the journal Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X) are now searchable in PubMed. Further, the full-text versions of the papers are archived in PubMed Central.

PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals in PubMed Central, and online books. It is a free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Citations of papers published in the journal Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375) are now searchable in PubMed. Further, the full-text versions of the papers are archived in PubMed Central.

PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals in PubMed Central, and online books. It is a free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Citations of papers published in the journal Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425) are now searchable in PubMed. Further, the full-text versions of the papers are archived in PubMed Central.

PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals in PubMed Central, and online books. It is a free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Citations of papers published in the journal Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989) are now searchable in PubMed. Further, the full-text versions of the papers are archived in PubMed Central.

PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals in PubMed Central, and online books. It is a free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Citations of papers published in the Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983) are now searchable in PubMed. Further, the full-text versions of the papers are archived in PubMed Central.

PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals in PubMed Central, and online books. It is a free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

We are pleased to announce that the journal Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344) was recently selected to be included in SciVerse Scopus. Citations are expected to be available in Scopus within three to four months.

SciVerse Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and is published by Elsevier B.V. This means that the research you publish with Catalysts will be more visible than ever. Catalysts is an open access journal which provides an advanced forum for publishing novel research results related to catalysts and catalyzed reactions.

We are pleased to announce that Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352) was recently selected to be included in SciVerse Scopus.

SciVerse Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and is published by Elsevier B.V. This means that the research you publish with Crystals is now more visible than ever. Crystals is an open access journal that covers all aspects of crystalline material research, publishing reviews, regular research articles, and short communications.