Selected Papers from the 4th International Online Conference on Diversity: Biodiversity of Animals, Plants and Microorganisms (IOCDV 2026)

Dear Colleagues,

The 4th International Online Conference on Diversity: Biodiversity of Animals, Plants and Microorganisms (IOCDV 2026), sponsored by the MDPI open access journal Diversity, will be held online from 4 to 6 November 2026. This event will enable researchers in the science of biodiversity to present their research and exchange ideas with their colleagues without the need for travel. All proceedings will be published on the conference homepage in an open access format.

Through this event, we aim to cover the following topics:

• marine diversity;
• animal diversity;
• plant diversity;
• microbial diversity and culture collections;
• chemical biodiversity and chemical ecology;
• biodiversity conservation;
• biogeography and macroecology;
• phylogeny and evolution;
• biodiversity loss and dynamics;
• mesophotic ecosystems diversity;
• invasive species and diversity.

The conference will be completely free of charge, both to attend and for scholars to upload and present their latest work on the conference platform.

For selected papers presented at the conference, authors are invited to submit their extended versions to this Special Issue of the journal Diversity, with a 20% discount on publication fees. Submitted papers should be extended to the size of regular research or review articles, with at least a 50% extension in new results. All submitted papers will undergo our standard peer-review procedure. Accepted papers will be published in open access format in Diversity and presented on the Special Issue website. There are no page limitations for this journal.

Prof. Dr. Michael Wink
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Diversity is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2100 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.