Announcements

9 January 2026
MDPI’s Newly Launched Journals in December 2025


We have expanded our open access portfolio with eight new journals and three journal transfers, all publishing their inaugural issues in December 2025. These additions span physical sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, environmental and Earth sciences, medicine and pharmacology, and public health and healthcare. We extend our sincere thanks to the Editors-in-Chief, Associate Editors, and Editorial Board Members who are shaping these journals’ direction. All journals uphold 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.

New Journals

Founding Editor-in-Chief(s)

Journal Topics (Selected)

Dr. Elisa Felicitas Arias,

Université PSL, France

Editorial | view inaugural issue

atomic clocks; time and frequency metrology; GNSS systems; relativity and relativistic timekeeping; fundamental physics in space |

view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. José F.F. Mendes,

University of Aveiro, Portugal

Editorial | view inaugural issue

complex systems; network science; nonlinear dynamics and chaotic behaviour; information theory and complexity; computational complexity |

view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. Roberto Morandotti,

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique—Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (INRS), Canada

Editorial | view inaugural issue

light generation; light sources and applications; light control and measurement; human responses to light; lighting design |

view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. Savvas A. Chatzichristofis,

Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus

Editorial | view inaugural issue

generative AI and large language models in education; multimodal and embodied AI; personalization and adaptive systems; assessment, feedback, and academic integrity; learning analytics |

view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. Jon Andoni Duñabeitia,

Universidad Nebrija, Spain

Editorial | view inaugural issue

cognitive psychology; cognitive neuroscience; psycholinguistics; applied linguistics; experimental psychology |

view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. Caiwu Fu,

Wuhan University, China;

Prof. Dr. Longxi Zhang,

Peking University, China

Editorial | view inaugural issue

cultural practices; cultural theory; cultural policy; cultural heritage; transregional and transnational cultural flows|

view journal scope | submit an article

Dr. Ghassem R. Asrar,

iCREST Environmental Education Foundation, USA

Editorial | view inaugural issue

biosphere interactions, processes, and sustainability; ecosystem science and dynamics; biodiversity conservation; global change and environmental adaptation; biogeochemical cycles |

view journal scope | submit an article

Dr. Giuseppe Mulè,

University of Palermo, Italy

Editorial | view inaugural issue

cardiorenal syndromes; chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease; cardiorenalmetabolic syndrome; hypertension and diabetes in relation to the abovementioned syndromes; diagnostic techniques |

view journal scope | submit an article

Transferred Journals

Editor-in-Chief

Journal Topics (Selected)

Prof. Dr. Peter Matt,

Lucerne Cantonal Hospital (LUKS), Switzerland

Editorial | view first issue

cardiology; cardiovascular and aortic surgery; cardiovascular anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology; congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiology;

cardiovascular regenerative and reparative medicine |

view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. Oana Săndulescu,

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania;

National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals”, Romania

Editorial | view first issue

infectious diseases across clinical and public health domains; epidemiology of communicable diseases; clinical microbiology and applied virology; vaccinology and immunization; host–pathogen interactions and immunity |

view journal scope | submit an article

Dr. Roxana Elena Bohiltea,

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania

Editorial | view first issue

public health; disease prevention; screening and early detection; lifestyle interventions and health education; digital and innovative prevention |

view journal scope | submit an article

We would like to thank everyone who has supported the development of open access publishing. If you would like to create more new journals, you are welcome to send an application here, or contact the New Journal Committee (newjournal-committee@mdpi.com).

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