Diversity | Special Issue Mentor Program

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative, the Diversity Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program will provide an opportunity for early career scientists to enhance their editing, networking, and organizational skills and to work closely with our journal to gain more editorial experience. Early career scientists with novel ideas for new Diversity Special Issues will act as Guest Editors under the mentorship of an experienced scientist; this mentor could be a member of the Editorial Board of Diversity (ISSN: 1424-2818), from other well-established research institutes or laboratories, etc.

Early Career Scientist’s Responsibilities:

• Providing a CV, including a list of publications;
• Proposing a Special Issue title and a short introduction;
• Writing a brief promotion plan for the Special Issue;
• Writing an editorial for the online Special Issue;
• Reviewing and making decisions for submissions under the mentorship of our editorial board members.

Mentor’s Responsibilities:

• Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
• Co-editing the Special Issue with younger scholars and performing quality control of the publications in the SI;
• Providing suggestions to younger scholars if they have any doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
• Organizing video calls with young scholars and the office regularly to discuss problems and improvement suggestions for the Special Issue.

Certificates and Awards:

After the Special Issue closes, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the mentors, and the younger scholars will be prioritized as candidates for the Diversity Young Investigator Awards in future editions.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Diversity Editorial Office (diversity@mdpi.com), and we will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, Diversity will continue to welcome all Special Issue proposals focusing on hot research topics.

Diversity Editorial Office