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17 September 2025
MDPI Reviewer Club 2025 Webinar | Chemistry, Material and Physical Sciences Session, 18 September 2025
At MDPI, we recognize that peer review is the cornerstone of scientific progress. The integrity and quality of our journals rely on the careful evaluations of our reviewers. In 2024, more than 215,000 reviewers submitted over 1.2 million reports—a testament to the strength of our community.
The MDPI Reviewer Club series was created to honor this vital work and to provide a forum for sharing experiences, best practices, and fostering collaborations across the physical sciences.
We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming webinar—“MDPI Reviewer Club 2025 | Chemistry, Material and Physical Sciences Session”.
This session will spotlight peer review in chemistry, materials science, and physical sciences—fields where collaboration and precision are crucial for advancing innovation.
Session highlights:
- Peer Review in Astrophysical Journals;
- Advancing Knowledge Through Peer Review: A Perspective from Chemistry, Material and Physical Sciences;
- Key Aspects When Reviewing Manuscripts in the Battery Field.
With speakers’ consent, presentations will be recorded and shared on MDPI platforms to encourage ongoing dialogue.
This marks the only session of the MDPI Reviewer Club 2025 dedicated to chemistry, material and physical sciences. Each session offers fresh perspectives, cross-disciplinary learning, and a platform to celebrate our reviewers’ invaluable contributions.
Keywords: peer review, chemistry, materials science, physical sciences, nanomaterials, astrophysics, solid-state batteries, research integrity, scholarly evaluation, interdisciplinary collaboration
Date: 18 September 2025 | 1:00 p.m. CEST | 7:00 p.m. CST Asia | 7:00 a.m. EST
Webinar ID: 880 1591 5415
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/MRC2025-CMPSS
Register now for free!
Program:
| Speaker | Presentation | Time (CEST) | Time (CST Asia) |
| Mr. Cosmin Iulian Artan | Introduction | 1:00–1:10 p.m. | 7:00–7:10 p.m. |
| Dr. Patrizia Romano | Peer Review in Astrophysical Journals | 1:10–1:30 p.m. | 7:10–7:30 p.m. |
| Dr. Grazia Giuseppina Politano | Advancing Knowledge Through Peer Review: A Perspective from Chemistry, Material and Physical Sciences | 1:30–1:50 p.m. | 7:30–7:50 p.m. |
| Dr. Hiroyuki Ueda | Key Aspects When Reviewing Manuscripts in the Battery Field | 1:50–2:10 p.m. | 7:50–8:10 p.m. |
| Q&A Session | 2:10–2:35 p.m. | 8:10–8:35 p.m. | |
| Mr. Cosmin Iulian Artan | Closing of Webinar | 2:35–2:40 p.m. | 8:35–8:40 p.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording is available for viewing.Webinar Speakers:
- Dr. Patrizia Romano, National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF) – Brera Astronomical Observatory, Merate, Italy;
- Dr. Grazia Giuseppina Politano, Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Calabria, CS, Italy;
- Dr. Hiroyuki Ueda, Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), Deakin University, Australia.
