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Announcements
7 July 2025
Engineering Multidisciplinary Editorial Board Meeting Held in Singapore on 19 May 2025

MDPI Singapore successfully hosted its first in-person Engineering Multidisciplinary Editorial Board Meeting on 19 May 2025.
We are deeply thankful for the enthusiastic participation and strong support of our Editorial Board Members (EBMs). It was a valuable opportunity to connect face-to-face and discuss the future development of the engineering subject area. We would like to invite everyone to jointly review the content of this meeting, and we look forward to welcoming even more EBMs to our future gatherings.
The meeting kicked off with a light icebreaker, where participants introduced themselves and shared their academic backgrounds and experience with MDPI. This was followed by a brief overview of MDPI’s presence in the engineering field—showcasing our journals, performance statistics, and outreach activities.
Discussions then focused on ways to grow and enhance MDPI’s engineering portfolio. Topics included the following:
- Strategies to attract high-quality submissions.
- Improving journals’ visibility.
- Enhancing author support and increasing submission success rates.
- Strengthening the role and engagement of EBMs.
- Identifying emerging research topics.
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We wrapped up with an open sharing session, where EBMs reflected on their experiences working with MDPI and offered thoughtful suggestions for improvement. Their ideas were insightful and sparked some great conversations.
We are truly grateful to all attendees for their time, ideas, and commitment. Collaborating with such passionate scholars is an honor, and we look forward to working closely together to elevate research excellence in the engineering field.
Journals our EBMs are affiliated with:
- Applied Sciences;
- Aerospace;
- Bioengineering;
- JMMP.
4 July 2025
Meet Us at the 2025 Chinese Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 18–21 July 2025, Changsha, China

Conference: 2025 Chinese Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Date: 18–21 July 2025
Location: Changsha, China
MDPI will be attending the 2025 Chinese Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, which will be held from 18 to 21 July 2025 in Changsha, China.
The Chinese Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics is the largest and most comprehensive academic event in the field of mechanics in China. The conference covers a wide range of fields, including solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, dynamics and control, computational mechanics, experimental mechanics, biomechanics, explosion mechanics, and cutting-edge interdisciplinary mechanics directions. The conference aims to provide a platform for academic exchange among experts, scholars, engineering technicians, and students in the field of mechanics, involving basic research, applied research, and engineering practice. Such efforts will aid in promoting the development of the mechanics discipline and its applications in engineering and science.
The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:
If you are planning to attend the above conference, we encourage you to visit our booth and speak to our representatives. We are eager to meet you in person and assist you with any queries that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the official website: https://cctam2025.cstam.org.cn/?bust=1741698466612&sid=337&mid=85&v=100#.
4 July 2025
MDPI’s Newly Launched Journals in June 2025
Six new journals covering a range of subjects launched their inaugural issues in June 2025. We are excited to be able to share with you the newest research rooted in the value of open access. We are pleased to present the latest research and to make it accessible to all.
We extend our sincere thanks to all the Editorial Board Members for their commitment and expertise. Each journal is dedicated to upholding strong editorial standards through a thorough peer review process, ensuring impactful open access scholarship.
Please feel free to browse and discover more about the new journals below.
Journal | Founding Editor-in-Chief | Journal Topics (Selected) |
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Prof. Dr. Chang-Pu Sun, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Beijing, China; Computational Science Research Center, China Editorial | View inaugural issue |
quantum information and phenomena; condensed matter physics and statistical physics; atomic, molecular, and optical physics; computational physics and mathematical methods View journal scope | Submit an article |
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Prof. Dr. Hualiang Lin, Sun Yat-sen University, China; Prof. Dr. Jose L. Domingo, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain Editorial | View inaugural issue |
green and organic food; green infrastructures; green exercise; environmental impact of the healthcare sector; effects of climate change on human health | View journal scope | Submit an article |
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Prof. Dr. Francesco Veglio, University of L’Aquila, Italy Editorial | View inaugural issue |
ultra-pure substances; water purification; air purification; gas purification; inorganic chemical purification; purification technologies View journal scope | Submit an article |
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Prof. Dr. Junxing Zheng, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Editorial | View inaugural issue |
computer-aided design and engineering; artificial intelligence and machine learning; building information modeling (BIM) and digital twins; robotics and automation in construction; smart sensors and Internet of Things (IoT); intelligent control systems and facilities management View journal scope | Submit an article |
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Prof. Dr. Assunta Di Vaio, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy Editorial | View inaugural issue |
sustainability, managerial, and biodiversity accounting; carbon management accounting; corporate social responsibility; artificial intelligence and disclosure View journal scope | Submit an article |
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Prof. Dr. Changjun Liu, Sichuan University, China Editorial | View inaugural issue |
bioeffects of electromagnetic waves; electromagnetic science and engineering; microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz technologies; metamaterials and metasurfaces; communication, sensing, and networks; energy, power, and sustainable applications; quantum and emerging technologies; artificial intelligence and advanced fabrication View journal scope | Submit an article |
3 July 2025
Meet Us at the 2025 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2025), 14–18 July 2025, Hangzhou, China

We will attend the 2025 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2025), which will take place in Hangzhou, China, from 14 to 18 July 2025.
Serving as a leading conference in the field of intelligent mechatronic systems, AIM 2025 is committed to advancing diversity in the technology industry, promoting a culture of inclusion and equity, and welcoming, engaging, and rewarding all who contribute to the field. It will bring together experts and researchers from around the world to exchange views on cutting-edge research outcomes and future developments.
The following open access journals will be represented at the event:
- Machines;
- Inventions;
- Robotics;
- Electronics;
- Designs;
- Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing;
- Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications;
- Hardware;
- Energies;
- Applied Sciences;
- Automation;
- Technologies.
If you plan to attend this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have!
For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://www.aim2025.org/index.html.
2 July 2025
Welcoming New Early Career Editorial Board Members of Applied Sciences

Applied Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3417) is pleased to add the following researchers to the 2025 Early Career Editorial Board and congratulates them on becoming part of the journal’s community.
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Name: Dr. Vito Ricotta |
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Name: Dr. Fabio Salmeri |
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Name: Dr. Danilo D’Andrea |
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Name: Dr. Ana Lúcia de Pereira Neves Messias |
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Name: Dr. Valentino Vellone |
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Name: Dr. Haibin Wang |
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Name: Dr. Dimitrios A. Dragatogiannis |
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Name: Dr. Dandan Peng |
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Name: Dr. Giuseppe Battiato |
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Name: Dr. Manuel Rodríguez Martín |
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Name: Dr. Dmitry Portnikov |
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Name: Dr. Jakub Krzysztof Grabski |
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Name: Dr. Michael Di Gioacchino |
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Name: Dr. Giuliana Milluzzo |
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Name: Dr. Raquel Filipa da Costa Viveiros |
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Name: Dr. Jose Antonio Gonzalez Delgado |
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Name: Dr. Maria Ponticelli |
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Name: Dr. Rachele Lamioni |
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Name: Dr. Edyta Małachowska |
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Name: Dr. Wei Li |
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Name: Dr. Claudia Naldi |
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Name: Dr. Darina Dupláková |
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Name: Dr. Vittorio Solina |
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Name: Dr. Christopher Brown |
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Name: Dr. Ester Scotto di Perta |
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Name: Dr. Aljaž Medič |
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Name: Dr. Lorusso Angelo |
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Name: Dr. Federico Gusella |
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Name: Dr. Ruben Filipe Pereira da Silva |
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Name: Prof. Dr. Alberto Cerezo-Narváez |
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Name: Dr. Salvatore Verre |
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Name: Dr. Anuj Pokle |
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Name: Dr. Andrea Basso Peressut |
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Name: Dr. Joel de Jesus |
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Name: Dr. Ana Filipa Cruz Esteves |
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Name: Dr. Pedro Jesús Cabrera Santana |
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Name: Dr. Antonio Fabozzi |
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Name: Dr. Laura Pompei |
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Name: Dr. Serena Lima |
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Name: Dr. Enrique Rosales Asensio |
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Name: Dr. Josep Gomez-Soriano |
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Name: Dr. Javier Rodríguez Martín |
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Name: Dr. Koji Enoki |
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Name: Dr. Grazia Leonzio |
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Name: Dr. Daniel Sánchez-García |
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Name: Dr. Carlo De Benedictis |
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Name: Dr. Francesco Scotto di Luzio |
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Name: Dr. Antonio Laezza |
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Name: Dr. Leonardo Bianchi |
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Name: Dr. Andrea Sambri |
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Name: Dr. Behdad Dasht Bozorg |
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Name: Dr. Aleksandra Bojarczuk |
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Name: Dr. Nuno Miguel Pires Alves Amaro |
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Name: Dr. Fernanda Vilarinho |
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Name: Dr. Sotirios Oikonomou |
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Name: Dr. Radu Ciprian Racovita |
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Name: Dr. Natalia Casado Navas |
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Name: Dr. Kazimierz Krzywicki |
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Name: Dr. Luca Davoli |
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Name: Dr. Michele Beccaria |
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Name: Dr. Wei Han |
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Name: Dr. Carlos Cruz |
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Name: Dr. Marcin Wojnakowski |
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Name: Dr. Tiziano Dalla Mora |
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Name: Dr. Silvia Morales de la Rosa |
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Name: Prof. Dr. Domenico Rossi |
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Name: Dr. Rubén Maderuelo-Sanz |
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Name: Dr. Giovanni Ciatto |
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Name: Dr. Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco |
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Name: Dr. Elmo Benedetto |
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Name: Dr. Man-Fai Leung |
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Name: Dr. Yanan Huang |
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Name: Dr. Matteo Magelli |
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Name: Dr. Juan Jesús Ruiz Aguilar |
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Name: Dr. Konstantinos Mattas |
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Name: Dr. Haoxuan Dong |
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Name: Dr. Paul John Clifford Hughes |
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Name: Dr. Alexandr Ceasovschih |
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Name: Dr. Javier Gene-Morales |
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Name: Dr. Diego Lopergolo |
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Name: Dr. Mafalda Laranjo |
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Name: Dr. Francesco Falcetelli |
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Name: Dr. Giovanni Magno |
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Name: Dr. Ning Liu |
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Name: Dr. Feng Liu |
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Name: Dr. Usuk Jung |
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Name: Dr. Dario Autovino |
2 July 2025
Meet Us at the 2025 International System Dynamics Conference, 3–7 August 2025, Boston, USA

MDPI will be attending the 2025 International System Dynamics Conference in Boston, USA, which will take place from 3 to 7 August 2025. The International System Dynamics Conference (ISDC) unites global minds with a shared passion for System Dynamics and systems thinking. Now celebrating its 43rd year, the ISDC stands as a beacon for interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration, attracting a diverse audience from business, academia, philanthropy, and more.
The following MDPI journals will be represented:
- Systems;
- Administrative Sciences;
- Applied Sciences;
- Dynamics;
- Electronics;
- Knowledge;
- Modelling;
- Processes;
- Forecasting.
If you are attending the conference, please feel free to visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://systemdynamics.org/conference.
2 July 2025
MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #24 - 2024 Impact Factor & CiteScore, MDPI Summits France & USA, Tu Youyou Award

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.
In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.
Opening Thoughts
MDPI’s 2024 Impact Factor Highlights
For those of our readers who are new to academic publishing, you may have heard some news in June around the Impact Factor release. Every year, typically in June, Clarivate releases its annual Journal Citation Reports (JCR), which include Journal Impact Factors (JIF). This metric is widely used in academic publishing to reflect the average number of citations received by recent articles in each journal.
While Impact Factor is just one of many indicators of journal influence, it remains a major milestone for authors, editors, and publishers. It’s used to assess journal visibility, researcher recognition, and scholarly reach. Throughout our international meetings and events, it’s clear that the Impact Factor is something many of our authors and editorial board members care about, as it can influence where they choose to submit an article and the funding they receive for their research.
“These results reflect the trust that the scholarly community places in MDPI”
MDPI’s 2024 Impact Factor Highlights
- 298 MDPI journals received a Journal Impact Factor.
- 60 journals earned their first-ever Impact Factor
- To put this in perspective: MDPI’s 60 new journal acceptances into the Web of Science was the second highest number of any publisher in 2024, behind Elsevier and ahead of Springer Nature. Our 87% acceptance rate for journals submitted to Web of Science shows the strength of our editorial process and our proven ability to develop journals aligned with Clarivate’s 24 evaluation criteria.
- Notably, Textiles, Mathematics, International Journal of Neonatal Screening, Smart Cities, Systems, and Pharmaceutics ranked in the top 10% in their respective categories, highlighting their growing influence and prestige within their academic fields. This shows that high-quality indexing goes beyond visibility; it upholds credibility and trust.
- 193 MDPI journals are now ranked in the top 50% (Q1/Q2) of their subject categories.
- What does this mean, and why is it important? Journals are ranked by quartiles within their field, based on their Impact Factor. Q1 represents the top 25% of journals in their category, Q2 the next 25%, and so on. Being in Q1 or Q2 shows that a journal is performing well relative to other journals in its category. Authors and institutions often look at quartile rankings when choosing where to publish – it’s an important indicator of visibility and recognition, within its respective category.
- 116 of our previously ranked journals increased their Impact Factor.
- 14 MDPI journals achieved an Impact Factor of 5.0 or higher, suggesting a high degree of influence and visibility.
These results reflect our staff's hard work: from our editorial and production teams to our indexing, communications, and data teams, and beyond. This also reflects the trust that the scholarly community places in MDPI, reinforcing the message that when researchers publish with MDPI, they publish with impact.
Open Access with Impact
As the leading fully open access publisher, our journals have received a total of 18.4 million citations in the Web of Science by the end of 2024, reflecting the growing reach and engagement of research published with MDPI. We are committed to making scientific research freely accessible to everyone, everywhere. With the support of more than 4.2 million contributing authors, we’re proud to support the global shift toward open access.
Further Reading
If you’d like to better understand how journals get indexed and why Impact Factors matter, please read this recent interview with Dr. Constanze Schelhorn (Head of Indexing). It gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the role our indexing team plays in supporting journal indexing and visibility.
You can also read our official news announcement shared last week: MDPI Journals in the 2024 Journal Citation Reports.
Thank you to everyone, from our authors and reviewers to our editors and internal teams, who contributed to the progress of our journal indexing in 2024. We’re continuing to build journals that are recognized and trusted across disciplines.
Impactful Research
MDPI Journals See Continued Growth in 2024 CiteScore Results
Continuing our indexing updates, I’m pleased to share that MDPI has achieved strong results in the latest CiteScore metrics, released on 5 June by Scopus. These results reflect the collective efforts of our editors, reviewers, authors, and internal teams, with their dedication to quality and visibility in scientific publishing. You can read the full announcement here.
2024 Highlights:
- 322 MDPI journals received a CiteScore (up from 274 last year).
- 283 journals (88%) are ranked in Q1 or Q2 of their subject categories.
- 237 journals (85%) saw an increase in their CiteScore compared to last year.
- 48 journals received a CiteScore for the first time.
- 39 journals are now placed in the top 10% of their subject areas.
“This growth highlights our commitment to supporting open, trusted science”
What is CiteScore and how is it measured?
CiteScore metrics are developed by Elsevier as an alternative to the Impact Factor. They measure the citation impact of journals and can be accessed freely on Scopus. The metric represents the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in a journal. If you’re interested in learning more about citation metrics and how we use them, check out this blog post.
Why is this important?
These results show the growing recognition for, and impact of, MDPI journals across disciplines. CiteScore rankings help researchers, institutions, and funders assess where high-quality work is being published. This growth improves our journals’ positioning in the publishing landscape and highlights our commitment to supporting open, trusted science.
Inside MDPI
Highlights from the MDPI USA Summit in Boston (5–6 June)
With several Summits already behind us, I think this is a good time to reflect on the purpose of these Summits.
Why do we organize MDPI Summits?
These one-and-a-half-day, invite-only gatherings are designed to improve our relationships with Chief Editors who lead our journals and are respected voices in their fields. The Summits aim to:
- Share MDPI’s values, achievements, editorial practices, and local market collaborations.
- Collect feedback on MDPI operations and journal practices.
- Empower Chief Editors to confidently represent MDPI beyond the Summit.
While Chief Editors know their journals well, these events help them better understand MDPI. We want them to be ambassadors for our brand. The aim is for them to walk away informed, engaged, and equipped to share positively about MDPI.
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About the Boston Summit
Held on 5–6 June, our first USA Summit gathered over 25 Chief Editors to learn more about MDPI’s activities and collaborations in the USA. The program included presentations, Q&A, and a panel discussion.
Agenda Highlights:
Moderated by Summer Huggard (Operations Manager [Toronto], MDPI), the program featured:
- MDPI Overview and USA Collaboration – Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI)
- AI in Publishing and MDPI's Actions – Feichi Lu (Junior Data Scientist, MDPI)
- MDPI Editorial Process and Research Integrity – Dr. Giulia Stefenelli (Scientific Communications Lead, MDPI)
- Panel Discussion – Stefan, Feichi, Giulia, Claudia
- Society Partnerships – Dr. Clàudia Aunós (Society Partnerships Senior Manager, MDPI)
- Voice of the Customer and Closing Remarks – Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI)
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MDPI & the USA: Facts and Figures
- With over 216,000 publications, the USA is MDPI’s second-largest contributor after China.
- In 2024, the USA ranked 2nd in total submissions and 2nd in total MDPI publications, with more than 28,200 publications.
- As of 2020, the cumulative number of authors from the USA until April 2025 was 352,099.
- As at April 2025, there are more than 12,035 active Editorial Board Members (EBMs) from the USA, with 55% having an H-index over 26.
- Among them, 96 serve as Editors-in-Chief (EiC) and 218 as section-Editors-in-Chief (SEiC)
- MDPI has more than 920 Institutional Open Access Program agreements worldwide, with over 130 from the USA.
A special thanks to our Toronto team, and everyone who worked behind the scenes to make this event run smoothly.
Coming Together for Science
Highlights from the MDPI France Summit in Paris (12–13 June)
We completed our first MDPI France Summit in Paris last week, and it was a special event. Attendees were engaged from beginning to end, remaining after hours to network and collaborate.
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Why a France Summit?
We chose to host a France Summit in view of the recent challenges MDPI has faced with the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). What we took away from the event is that our authors and editors very much appreciate and enjoy working with us, but we need to address the concerns raised by CNRS, around Article Processing Charges (APCs) and the funding of gold open access publications.
“Our authors and editors very much enjoy working with us”
Some of the claims made in the June 2023 interview with Alain Schuhl, the Deputy CEO for Science at the CNRS, are simply not factual. For example, they state that MDPI’s “average APC charges per article are now around the same as Springer Nature’s.” Here is the relevant passage, reproduced verbatim:
This is not accurate.
A recent preprint analysing APC data from Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, PLOS, MDPI, and Frontiers (2019–2023) shows that MDPI’s average APCs remain significantly lower than those of Springer Nature and several other major publishers.
The MDPI Summits are part of our outreach and communication efforts to address misconceptions and clarify MDPI’s position as one of the most accessible and affordable major gold open access publishers in the world.
Summit Overview
Held on 12–13 June, the France Summit gathered over 20 Chief Editors to learn more about MDPI’s activities and collaborations in France. Many of these editors are influential in their institutions and professional societies. Several also have connections to CNRS, which makes this an important opportunity to clarify how we operate and build trust through open and transparent communication and hopefully turn our editors into informed advocates of MDPI.
Summit Feedback
The feedback has been very positive, with most attendees completing the post-event survey and all rating the experience as Excellent or Good. A few highlights:
- “The whole thing was highly professional and, above all, provided quantified details that will allow us to better answer questions surrounding MDPI.”
- “The summit was an opportunity to meet personally various people directly engaged in the organization and policies of MDPI, which made it possible to clarify some important points concerning publishing with MDPI.”
- “Very well organized! A great opportunity to see all French MDPI partners and editors.”
Program Highlights:
Moderated by Miruna Adelina Nicolcioiu (Senior Conference Producer), the program featured:
- MDPI Overview and France Collaboration – Stefan Tochev (CEO)
- MDPI Editorial Process and Peer-Review Quality – Dr. Marta Colomer (Public Affairs Specialist)
- Institutional Partnerships and Open Access Funding Models – Becky Castellon (Institutional Partnerships Manager)
- AI in Publishing and MDPI's Actions – Daniele Raimondi (Data Scientist)
- Publication Ethics: Global Trends – Diana Cristina Apodaritei (Research Integrity Specialist)
- Closing Remarks – Stefan Tochev
- Panel Discussion – Diana, Becky, Prof. Dr. Patrick Da Cost, and Stefan
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MDPI & France: Facts and Figures
- With over 51,000 publications, France is MDPI's tenth-largest contributor, and fifth largest among EU countries after Italy, Spain, Germany, and Poland.
- As of 2020, the cumulative number of authors from France until April 2025 was 87,592.
- As at April 2025, there are more than 2,800 active Editorial Board Members (EBMs) from France, with 59% having an H-index over 26.
- Among them, 22 serve as Editors-in-Chief (EiC) and 61 as section-Editors-in-Chief (SEiC)
- In 2024, IJMS, JCM, and Molecules were the top three MDPI journals in terms of submissions from French-affiliated authors.
Special thanks to our colleagues from Romanian offices for organizing this successful event.
Closing Thoughts
Richard DiMarchi and Rolf Müller Share the 2024 Tu Youyou Award
As we wrap up this month’s newsletter, I’d like to take a moment to recognize the winners of the 2024 Tu Youyou Award, presented by our journal Molecules. I am pleased to share that the 2024 Tu Youyou Award has been conferred upon Richard DiMarchi and Rolf Müller, in recognition of their significant contributions to natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry.
I invite you to read the editorial co-authored by the Tu Youyou Award Committee, which highlights the significance of the award and the remarkable impact of the recipients’ research.
A sincere thank-you to the 2024 Award Committee for their dedication and selection process, and congratulations once again to this year’s honourees. Your work exemplifies the kind of research MDPI is proud to support and amplify.
About the Tu Youyou Award For further information about the award and the winners, please visit the Tu Youyou Award website. |
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG
27 June 2025
Meet Us at ACS Fall 2025, 17–21 August 2025, Washington, DC, USA

Conference: ACS Fall 2025
Date: 17–21 August 2025
Location: Washington, DC, USA
MDPI will be attending ACS Fall 2025, which will be held from 17 to 21 August 2025 in Washington, DC, USA.
The Fall 2025 conference of the American Chemical Society (ACS) will be held in Washington, D.C., the center of global policy. As the largest international academic event in the field of chemistry, this session focuses on “Chemistry Powering Multidisciplinary Solutions”, addressing global challenges such as climate change, the public health crisis, and the energy transition, and promoting the strategic shift from basic research to industrial application. The core theme forums mainly include the following points:
- Breakthroughs in Energy Materials:
- Stability regulation of the solid electrolyte interface (SEI);
- Optimization of hydrogen production efficiency through photocatalytic water cracking (target > 15%);
- Pathways for enhancing the selectivity of carbon dioxide electrocatalytic conversion to C₂+ products.
- Life Sciences and Health:
- Clinical transformation of targeted protein degradation (PROTAC) technology;
- The application of single-cell metabolomics in the early diagnosis of cancer;
- AI-driven rational design of antimicrobial peptides.
- Sustainable Development Technologies:
- Development of plastic chemical recycling catalysts (depolymerization rate ≥ 95%);
- Trace pollutant adsorption based on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs);
- Alternative evaluation of green solvents in pharmaceutical processes (PMI index optimization).
The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:
- Molecules;
- Nanomaterials;
- Separations;
- Materials;
- Batteries;
- Polymers;
- Molbank;
- Organics;
- AppliedChem;
- Liquids;
- Reactions;
- Membranes;
- Colorants;
- Chemistry;
- Analytica;
- Coatings;
- Crystals;
- Electrochem;
- Applied Sciences;
- Catalysts;
- Sustainable Chemistry;
- Ceramics;
- C;
- CMD.
If you are planning to attend the conference, we encourage you to visit our booth and speak to our representatives. We are eager to meet you in person and assist you with any queries that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the official website: https://www.acs.org/events/fall.html.
23 June 2025
International Women in Engineering Day—“Together We Engineer”, 23 June 2025

International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), observed annually on 23 June, is a global initiative that celebrates the outstanding achievements of women in engineering while inspiring more young women to pursue engineering careers. Established in 2014 by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) in the UK, this observance has become a vital platform for advancing diversity and inclusion in the engineering profession.
Aligned with the 2025 theme, “Together We Engineer” and Goal 5 of the SDG Publishers Compact: Gender Equality, MDPI emphasizes the power of collective action to break down gender barriers and foster a more inclusive engineering culture. In this era of both challenges and opportunities, women engineers are driving technological innovation in unprecedented ways—from sustainable development solutions to AI ethics frameworks, their contributions are fundamentally reshaping our industry.
Join us in celebrating International Women in Engineering Day and supporting initiatives that empower women in STEM. Together, we can build a future where engineering innovation thrives through diversity, and where every aspiring engineer has equal opportunities to shape our world.
Engineering ● Actuators; |
Chemistry & Materials Science ● Applied Nano; |
Computer Science & Mathematics ● Software. Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities ● Challenges; |
Session 1: Breaking Barriers as Rising Stars | Session 2: Legacy Building Through Inclusive Leadership |
Date: 23 June 2025, 11:00 a.m. (CEST) Webinar ID: 834 2423 4697 Free to register for this webinar here! |
Date: 23 June 2025, 4:00 p.m. (CEST) Webinar ID: 835 3354 6710 Free to register for this webinar here! |
We are pleased to announce that the first Young Women in Engineering Award is open for nominations. This award was established to acknowledge the achievements of young women investigators in the field of engineering and to inspire young women to consider research and careers in engineering.
Nomination deadline: 30 November 2025.
Prize:
- CHF 1000;
- An electronic certificate;
- A voucher to waive the article processing charges (APCs) for one submission to a journal within the field of engineering (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
For more details about the award, please visit here. Please feel free to send the nomination letter to ywe-award@mdpi.com.
We are honored to interview several outstanding female scholars in engineering field to share their research journey and your insight into being a female engineer.
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Name: Dr. Teresa Donateo “Female engineers often bring a unique set of strengths to academic research, shaped by their life experiences and the challenges they routinely navigate. One particularly valuable strength is the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, a skill frequently sharpened through balancing professional responsibilities with personal commitments, such as motherhood.” Please read the full interview here. |
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Name: Dr. Jelena Svorcan “Females are generally very responsible, well organized, do not do everything at the last minute, and can very successfully deal with particular, tedious tasks. They perform well under pressure and are great as team leaders and teachers since they engage more with the younger colleagues, but can also be strict when necessary.” Please read the full interview here. |
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Name: Dr. Yong Wei Tiong “Female engineers often bring a collaborative, systems-oriented mindset that’s well-suited for complex interdisciplinary problems. They tend to approach problem-solving holistically and with strong communication skills, qualities essential for cross-functional research.” Please read the full interview here. |
“Artificial Intelligence for Non-Destructive Imaging in Composite Materials”
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by Abboy Verkuilen, Mirjam Zijderveld, Niels de Buck and Jenny Coenen
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“Probing Solid-Binding Peptide Self-Assembly Kinetics Using a Frequency Response Cooperativity Model”
by Taylor Bader, Kyle Boone, Chris Johnson, Cindy L. Berrie and Candan Tamerler
Biomimetics 2025, 10(2), 107; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10020107
“Fast Multi-Distance Time-Domain NIRS and DCS System for Clinical Applications”
by Marco Nabacino, Caterina Amendola, Davide Contini, Rebecca Re, Lorenzo Spinelli and Alessandro Torricelli
Sensors 2024, 24(22), 7375; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24227375
“Understanding the Effect of Carbon Nanotube Core Designs on Controlling Bandgaps and Wave Directionality in Cement”
by Nanziri Esther Kayondo and Shreya Vemuganti
Eng 2024, 5(3), 1811–1822; https://doi.org/10.3390/eng5030096
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by Noemi Schclar Leitão
Eng 2024, 5(3), 1673–1695; https://doi.org/10.3390/eng5030088
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Sensors 2024, 24(9), 2754; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24092754
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Actuators 2023, 12(10), 394; https://doi.org/10.3390/act12100394
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by Hung-Fu Chang and Supannika Koolmanojwong Mobasser
Software 2023, 2(3), 332–349; https://doi.org/10.3390/software2030016
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Appl. Nano 2025, 6(2), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/applnano6020008
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Nanomaterials 2024, 14(11), 932; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14110932
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20 June 2025
Young Women in Engineering Award—Open for Nominations

We are pleased to announce that the Young Women in Engineering Award is open for nominations. This award was established to acknowledge the achievements of young women investigators in the field of engineering and to inspire young women to consider research and careers in engineering. All the nominations will be assessed by an Award Evaluation Committee, and winners will be announced online on 8 March 2026.
Prizes:
- CHF 1000;
- An electronic certificate;
- A voucher to waive the article processing charges (APCs) for one submission to a journal within the field of engineering (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
Number of winners: 2.
Eligibility and requirements:
- This role is designated for female candidates;
- Must have received their Ph.D. no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2025;
- Must have produced groundbreaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of engineering;
- Must be nominated by senior scientists.
List of documents for nomination:
- Detailed curriculum vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
- Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
- Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.
Schedule:
Open for nominations: 23 June 2025;
Nomination deadline: 30 November 2025;
Winner announcement: 8 March 2026.
Nominations and contact:
All nomination materials and award-related communications must be submitted via our official email: ywe-award@mdpi.com.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your nominations.
Young Women in Engineering Award Team