Good communication is fundamental to scientific research. With over 20 years’ experience in publishing and research communication, MDPI understands how crucial good writing is. For this reason, we have launched the MDPI Writing Prize. It aims to promote clear, high quality prose that powerfully communicates key scientific concepts. We invite you to participate in this year’s edition.
The competition is open to non-native English speakers who are Ph.D. students or postdoctoral fellows at a research institute.
Essays of up to 1000 words are invited on the following topic:
“My work and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals”
1st prize (one winner): 500 CHF and certificate
2nd prizes (two winners): 250 CHF and certificate
3rd prizes (three winners): 100 CHF and certificate
Submissions should be made via email to englishediting@mdpi.com with the subject line “MDPI writing prize 2020”. Entries will be judged by the MDPI English Editing Department and evaluated on grammar and spelling, content and overall presentation. The following should be included in the submission email:
‐ Author name
‐ Author affiliation, including address
‐ Name, address, and email address of supervisor: PhD supervisor, principal investigator, line manager, or equivalent.
‐ Title of your essay
Submission Deadline: 15 November 2020
Winner Announcement: 30 November 2020
About the Organizer
MDPI (www.mdpi.com) is a publisher of over 200 scholarly open access journals covering all disciplines. It also offers author services, including English editing, to academic authors (https://www.mdpi.com/authors/english). MDPI aims to support the rapid communication of the latest research through journals, conferences, and other services to the research community.
