Announcements

MDPI will be participating in the upcoming 3rd International Conference on Mathematical Modelling in Mechanics and Engineering. The conference will bring together leading academic scientists and researchers to share their experience and research results on various aspects of mathematical modelling in mechanics and engineering. 

This conference offers an interdisciplinary platform for presenting and discussing the most recent innovations, theories, and algorithms, as well as practical challenges and solutions in the fields of classical mechanics, solid and fluid mechanics, computational mechanics, biomechanics, applied mathematics and physics, structural mechanics and engineering. 

Topics:

• General Mechanics;
• Solid and Fluid Mechanics;
• Computational Mechanics;
• Nonlinear Mechanics;
• Biomechanics;
• Mechanics of Machines and Mechanisms;
• Control and Robotics;
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering;
• Civil Engineering;
• Materials Engineering;
• Wave Propagation in Mechanical Systems and Metamaterials;
• Applied Mathematics and Physics;
• Artificial Intelligence in Engineering;
• Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Engineering Problems. 

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:

• Mathematics;
• Axioms;
• Applied Mechanics;
• Dynamics;
• Fluids;
• Foundations;
• Fractal and Fractional;
• AppliedMath;
• Computation. 

If you are planning to attend the above conference, we warmly invite you to visit our booth and engage with our representatives. We look forward to meeting you in person and assisting with any questions or queries that you may have. For more details about the conference, please visit the official website.

Dynamics (ISSN 2673-8716) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that covers the broad field of all dynamic phenomena associated with physics. Dynamics is presently indexed in prominent databases such as ESCI (Web of Science), Scopus, EBSCO, and DOAJ. The journal currently holds a CiteScore of 1.8, which corresponds to a Q2 ranking in the “Mathematics” category, and an Impact Factor of 1.1, ranking Q3 in the JCR. We are currently seeking experts to join our Editorial Board and help guide the journal’s development.

Editorial Board Members will hold the position for two years with the possibility of renewal for a second term.

Application eligibility:

• Researchers who have completed their doctorate/PhD degree;
• Researchers who have a strong and impactful portfolio of publications in the field of dynamic phenomena associated with physics;
• Researchers who are currently (at the time of application) a senior lecturer, associate professor, or professor in academia;
• Researchers who are active and engaged in their community (e.g., experienced at presenting at academic conferences or involved in professional organizations).

Benefits of being Editorial Board Members include the following:

• A certificate recognizing you as an Editorial Board Member;
• Travel grants are offered to Editorial Board Members who make significant contributions to the journal;
• The opportunity to publish one paper per year free of charge in our journal and potential discounts for authors who are invited by you to submit papers;
• Organizing or promoting your own conferences using our SciForum platform;
• An expanded research network providing new insights, collaborations, and opportunities for future research projects.

Responsibilities of Editorial Board Members include the following:

• Pre-screening and making decisions on new submissions related to their research interests;
• Setting up at least one Special Issue during their term or supervising Special Issues on a topic pertaining to their research field;
• Helping to garner suitable expert authors and inviting young scholars to join as Guest Editors or reviewers;
• Providing input or feedback regarding the journal’s policies;
• Helping to promote the journal among their peers or at conferences;
• Attending Board meetings to suggest strategies for the journal’s development;
• Reviewing at least four manuscripts per year;
• Overseeing Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material prior to the launch of Special Issues.

To apply for this position, recommend potential candidates, or request further information, please contact the Dynamics Editorial Office via dynamics@mdpi.com with the following two files attached:

• A full academic CV;
• A short cover letter that details your interest and enthusiasm for this position.

We look forward to welcoming new members to help shape the future of Dynamics.

Conference: 2nd International Symposium on AI and Fluid Mechanics
Date: 31 August–3 September 2026
Location: Chania, Greece

MDPI will be attending the 2nd International Symposium on AI and Fluid Mechanics (AIFLUIDs) as an exhibitor. The conference will be held from 31 August to 3 September 2026. We welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas with us.

Fluid mechanics has been explored by experimental, theoretical, and traditional computational methods. Recently, there has been a resurgence of data-driven and machine learning methods to provide an improved understanding and control of fluid flows. At the same time, novel approaches of solving fluid flow conservation equations based on AI techniques are under development. The inclusion of more than 300 participants from all over the world that had participated in the inaugural event is a testament to the rapidly growing interest in AI-driven approaches in fluid dynamics. Participants come from a range of backgrounds, including universities, research centres, and industry and corporations, reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of this field.

This symposium offers a timely and unique opportunity to exchange ideas, showcase new research, and foster collaboration. AIFLUIDs aspires to become the premier global forum dedicated to artificial intelligence and data-driven methods in the field of fluid mechanics. We believe that AIFLUIDs will play a key role in advancing benchmark datasets, validating machine learning models, and shaping the future of computational methods in fluid mechanics.

The following open access journals will be represented:

• Fluids;
• Dynamics;
• Physics;
• AI for Engineering;
• Modelling;
• AppliedMath.

If you are planning to attend this conference, please do not hesitate to start an online conversation with us. 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 website: https://www.aifluids.net/.

Cluster Introduction:
Engineering physics is a broad and interdisciplinary field that connects fundamental physical principles with real-world engineering systems and applications. It focuses on understanding, modeling, and controlling physical processes across multiple scales, bridging core areas of physics with advanced engineering design and technology development. Research in Engineering Physics spans a wide range of topics, including applied physics, plasma physics, thermodynamics and thermal science, fluid mechanics, quantum systems and quantum technologies, nonlinear dynamics, magnetism and the study of magnetic materials. By integrating theoretical physics, computational modeling, and experimental techniques, this field supports innovation in energy systems, advanced materials, photonics, aerospace, micro- and nano-scale devices, and emerging quantum and plasma-based technologies.

MDPI’s cluster of journals in engineering physics is dedicated to advancing research across these interconnected and rapidly developing areas. Each journal in the cluster provides a peer-reviewed platform for original research articles, theoretical developments, advanced simulations, and innovative experimental studies. Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary approaches that combine physics-based modeling with engineering applications, including applied physics, plasma science, thermofluid systems, quantum and computational physics, nonlinear dynamics, and magnetism. By promoting open access publishing and encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration, the cluster aims to accelerate the dissemination of high-impact research and foster innovation ranging from fundamental physical understanding to practical engineering solutions across diverse science and technology domains.

The six participating journals are as follows:

• AppliedPhys (ISSN 3042-6553) focuses on the application of physical science and technology. AppliedPhys is led by Editors-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Mauro Tonelli (Department of Physics, University of Pisa, Lungarno Antonio Pacinotti, 43, 56126 Pisa, PI, Italy) and Prof. Dr. Yi Zhang (National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China);
• Dynamics (ISSN 2673-8716) focuses on the broad field of all dynamic phenomena associated with physics. Dynamics is led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Christos Volos (Laboratory of Nonlinear Systems, Circuits & Coplexity (LaNSCom), Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece);
• Fluids (ISSN 2311-5521) focuses on all aspects of fluid and its applications, including mathematical modeling, numerical simulation, and experiments. Fluids is led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. D. Andrew S. Rees (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK);
• Magnetism (ISSN 2673-8724) focuses on magnetism and its related fields. Magnetism is led by Editor-in-Chief Dr. Gerardo F. Goya (Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain);
• Plasma (ISSN 2571-6182) focuses on all aspects of plasma science, such as plasma physics, plasma chemistry and space plasma. Plasma is led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Andrey Starikovskiy (NEQLab, Lewes, DE 19958, USA);
• Quantum Reports (ISSN 2624-960X) focuses on quantum science. Quantum Reports is led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Lajos Diósi (1. Wigner Research Center for Physics, H-1121 Budapest, Hungary; 2. Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary).

Journal	Launch Year	Impact Factor (2025)	CiteScore (2025)	First Decision (Median Days)	Acceptance to Publication (Median Days)	APC (CHF)
	2025	-	-	18	7	1000
	2021	1.1	1.8	15.3	4.1	1200
	2016	2.1	4.1	17	2.9	1800
	2021	1.2	2.3	24.3	5.7	1200
	2018	3.1	3.9	17.5	3.7	1400
	2019	1.8	2.7	20.3	3.5	1400

MDPI’s Mission and Values:
As a pioneer of academic open access publishing, MDPI has been serving the scientific community since 1996. Our mission is to foster scientific exchange in all forms and across all disciplines. MDPI’s guidelines for disseminating open science are based on the following values and guiding principles:

• Open access—All of our content is published in open access and distributed under a Creative Commons License, providing free access to science and the latest research, allowing articles to be freely shared and their content reused with proper attribution;
• Timeliness and efficiency—Publishing the latest research through thorough editorial work, ensuring that authors receive a first decision in under 32 days and that papers are published within 7–10 days upon acceptance;
• Simplicity—Offering user-friendly tools and services in one place to enhance the efficiency of our editorial process;
• High-Quality Service—Supporting scholars and their work by providing a range of options, such as journal publication at mdpi.com, early publication at preprints.org, and conferences on sciforum.net, all aimed at maximizing the positive impact of research;
• Flexibility—Adapting and developing new tools and services to meet the changing needs of the research community, driven by feedback from authors, editors, and readers;
• Rooted in Sustainability—Ensuring the long-term preservation of published papers and supporting the future of science through partnerships, sponsorships, and awards.

By adhering to these values and principles, MDPI remains committed to advancing scientific knowledge and promoting open science practices.

Selected Topic and Special Issues:

“Recent Advances in Dynamic Phenomena—3rd Edition”
Guest Editor: Dr. Christos Volos
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2026

“10th Anniversary of Fluids—Recent Advances in Fluid Mechanics”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. D. Andrew S. Rees
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026

“Beyond Conventional Magnetism: Modeling, Simulation, and Experiment”
Guest Editors: Dr. Roberto Zivieri and Dr. Israa Medlej
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026

“Processes in Atmospheric-Pressure Plasmas—2nd Edition”
Guest Editor: Dr. Dariusz Z. Korzec
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 September 2026

“Quantum Computing: Latest Advances and Prospects”
Topic Editors: Prof. Dr. Mingxing Luo, Prof. Dr. Ming Li and Dr. Xue Yang
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027

Selected Articles:

“Bridging the Gap Between Extreme Environments and Precision Measurements: Recent Progress in Megagauss Physics”
by Shojiro Takeyama
AppliedPhys 2026, 2(2), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/appliedphys2020006

“Generalized Miller Formulae for Quantum Anharmonic Oscillators”
by Maximilian T. Meyer and Arno Schindlmayr
Dynamics 2025, 5(3), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/dynamics5030034

“The Impact of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) in Engineering: Recent Advances and Applications”
by Rui A. Lima
Fluids 2025, 10(2), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids10020041

“Altermagnetism and Altermagnets: A Brief Review”
by Rupam Tamang, Shivraj Gurung, Dibya Prakash Rai, Samy Brahimi and Samir Lounis
Magnetism 2025, 5(3), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetism5030017

“Hybrid Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor: Production of Reactive Oxygen–Nitrogen Species in Humid Air”
by Dariusz Korzec, Florian Freund, Christian Bäuml, Patrik Penzkofer, Oliver Beier, Andreas Pfuch, Klaus Vogelsang, Frank Froehlich and Stefan Nettesheim
Plasma 2025, 8(3), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/plasma8030027 

“Improving the Solving of Optimization Problems: A Comprehensive Review of Quantum Approaches”
by Deborah Volpe, Giacomo Orlandi and Giovanna Turvani
Quantum Rep. 2025, 7(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/quantum7010003

Our portfolio of journals available for publishing up-to-date research in immediate open access format has been further expanded. In June 2026, eleven new journals released their inaugural issues and two transferred journals released their first issue as part of MDPI, covering the subjects of environmental & earth sciences, chemistry & materials science, public health & healthcare, engineering, medicine & pharmacology, and biology & life sciences. 

We extend our gratitude to the Editors-in-Chief, Associate Editors, and Editorial Board Members who will shape the future course of these new journals. Each journal is dedicated to upholding strong editorial standards through a thorough peer review process, enabling impactful open access scholarship. 

Please feel free to browse and discover more about the new journals below. 

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

Peer review is the invisible foundation of academic progress. The 2025 MDPI Top Reviewers are some of the key experts who helped build it.

We are honored to recognize 1000 individuals from our global community of 210,000 reviewers across 67 countries and territories—chosen for their commitment to rigorous, constructive peer review and the consistency of their contributions throughout 2025.

The Top Reviewers provided constructive and impartial feedback that makes research stronger and more impactful, and we are grateful for it.

The names of these reviewers are listed below in alphabetical order by first name:

(Note: we respected all privacy preferences, with part of nominees opting for limited attribution.)

MDPI will be attending the Goldschmidt 2026 Conference, held in Montréal, Canada, from 12 to 17 July 2026. Goldschmidt is the foremost annual international conference on geochemistry and related subjects, organized by the European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society. The meeting brings together more than 3,500 researchers to discuss groundbreaking science. Goldschmidt 2026 will provide a fantastic networking opportunity for sponsors and exhibitors, with access to the leading geochemists, key academic purchasers, and graduate students in both a professional and vibrant social setting. If you are attending the conference, please visit our booth #109; our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions you may have.

The following open access journals will be represented at the conference:

• Minerals (leading);
• Mining
• Atmosphere;
• Dynamics;
• Environments;
• Quaternary;
• Methane;
• Hydrology;
• Nitrogen;
• Earth.

Conference:  SigmaPhi 2026
Organization: European Physical Society
Date: 6–10 July 2026
Place: Kolymvari Chania, Crete, Greece

The conference covers the full spectrum of Statistical Physics through four major themes: Foundations and Theoretical Aspects, Applications to Physical Systems, Applications to Non-Physical Systems and Statistical Mechanics and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Topics include mathematical aspects and methods, formalism, rigorous results, exact solutions, connections with the methods of high energy physics, string theory, black-hole entropy, cosmological theories, quantum systems, soft condensed matter, liquid crystals, plasmas, fluids, surfaces and interfaces, disordered and glassy systems, percolation, spin glasses, structural glasses, applied networks, biophysics, genomics, environments, climate and earth models, artificial neural networks using physics principles, neural networks as spin systems, Hopfield models, Boltzmann machines and machine learning.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Entropy;
• Plasma;
• Fluids;
• International Journal of Topology (IJT);
• Surfaces;
• AppliedMath;
• Condensed Matter;
• Particles;
• Modern Mathematical Physics;
• Atoms;
• Symmetry;
• Fractal Fractional;
• Quantum Reports;
• Physics;
• Complexities;
• Dynamics;
• Magnetism;
• Foundations;
• Mathematics;
• Axioms.

If you attend this 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.

Impact Factors measure how often articles in scientific journals are cited—specifically, the average number of citations received in a given year by articles published in that journal over the previous two years, as tracked in the Web of Science. For researchers, the number answers a practical question: how often is work published in this journal being picked up and built upon?

The metric is assigned to the journal as a whole, not to individual articles. A high Impact Factor tells you something useful about a journal's place in its field; it tells you less about any single paper within it.

For a complementary, article-level view, MDPI lists an Altmetric score on each article page. Where the Impact Factor tracks academic citations, the Altmetric score captures broader online attention: how an article is being shared, discussed, and referenced beyond the journal literature. Together, they offer two different ways of asking the same question: is this research reaching people?

With 2025 CiteScores from Scopus published a few weeks ago, Clarivate has now released this year's Journal Impact Factors in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR).

254 MDPI Journals Saw a Rise in Impact Factor

This year's JCR include 330 MDPI journals across a wide range of disciplines. Of these, 231 journals are placed in the top 50% (Q1 or Q2) of their respective subject categories, a result that spans fields as different as materials science, public health, environmental studies, and mathematics. 78 journals hold a top-quartile position (Q1), and 33 journals have a JIF of 5.0 or above.

• 330 journals earned a Journal Impact Factor (JIF)
• 29 journals earned a first JIF
• 254 journals had an increase in JIF
• 71% of ranked journals are in Q1 or Q2

For the full metrics on any MDPI journal, visit our Web of Science journals overview page or a journal's individual statistics page.

29 MDPI Journals Received Their First Journal Impact Factor

A first Impact Factor is a confirmation for an emerging journal. It marks the point at which a journal has been publishing long enough, and cited broadly enough, to enter the formal record of scientific influence. For the research communities those journals serve, it signals that the work being published is being read and built upon.

This year, 29 MDPI journals received a Journal Impact Factor for the first time, across a range of emerging and established research areas. Each represents years of editorial development and peer review—recognized in 2026 for the first time in the JCR.

This is also part of a longer shift in how science gets indexed. When the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) launched in 2016, 24 MDPI journals were included. By 2024 that number had grown to over 200, reflecting a broader change in the visibility of open access publishing within major citation tracking systems, not just at MDPI but across the sector.

Open Access with Impact

MDPI journals have received a total of 25.2 million citations in Web of Science. That figure matters less as a measure of MDPI's reach and more as a measure of what happens when research is freely available: it gets found, read, and used. Open access is only meaningful if the work actually travels and citations are one indicator that it does.

More than 4.6 million authors have published with MDPI. That breadth, across disciplines, institutions, and geographies, is what makes open access at this scale worth doing.

Thank You to the MDPI Scholarly Community

These results belong to the people who do the actual work: the Editors-in-Chief who set the standards, the Editorial Board Members and reviewers who hold them, and the authors who choose open access for their research. The numbers in the Journal Citation Reports are the downstream effect of decisions made at the desk, in the review, and at submission. Thank you for making them.

Data: 2025 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports™ (Clarivate, 2026)