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We are now recruiting Reviewer Board Members (RBMs) for the journal Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073). If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, do not hesitate to contact the Energies Editorial Office (energies@mdpi.com).

Energies is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal on the topic of energy engineering and research. Energies was launched in 2008 and the journal is indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, Ei Compendex, and other relevant databases. The 2020 Impact Factor of Energies is 3.004 and CiteScore is 4.7.

The benefits of joining our Reviewer Board are as follows:

• For each review, you will receive a discount voucher that can be used for reducing the article processing charge (APC) of a future submission to any MDPI journal;
• You may publish one paper per year with a 20% discount after standard peer-review in Energies;
• You will be considered for the journal’s outstanding reviewer award;
• You will receive a personalized reviewer certificate;
• You will have the ability to adjust your review frequency based on your schedule in our system;
• You can verify and showcase your peer review and editorial contributions for our journal.

We are now recruiting Special Issue Guest Editors (GEs) for the "Nuclear Energy" Section (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/sections/Nuclear_Energy) of the journal Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073). If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, please do not hesitate to contact Section Managing Editor Mr. Stephen Wang (email: stephen.wang@mdpi.com).

Today, nuclear energy accounts for over 10% of global energy generation and the number of nuclear reactors deployed continues to grow steadily. However, if nuclear energy is to remain a sustainable energy source, innovations must be made. Therefore, this section covers the design and operation of present and future nuclear power plants, as well as related technologies. It provides a forum to discuss and present recent R&D results, technologies, and best practices relating to nuclear power plants for both fission and fusion technologies. Accepted papers can include small modular reactors designs, technologies, and operation. Research results on advanced and innovative nuclear fuel cycles are also welcome.

Reactor core analysis methods/codes/tools, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty quantification, artificial intelligence technique applications, and multiphysics analysis through linkage with other research areas are also included in the section topics. The crucial and decisive factors enabling the sustained long-term operation, safety, and profitability of nuclear systems are addressed; this can be achieved through applying optimum management strategies and understanding the ways in which safety-relevant systems, structures, and components perform and their impact on plant availability, reliability, and performance. Additionally, experimental and numerical analyses of nuclear systems are a key topic of the section.

The “Nuclear Energy” Section addresses the role of nuclear energy in future electricity markets, which may feature a high presence of renewables and other variable sources as well as inexpensive peaking capacity. The technologies considered in this section will enable nuclear power systems to realize optimal performances in a sustainable manner. In fact, one additional purpose of this section is to review and debate the sustainability dimensions of nuclear power based on the latest understanding of nuclear plant technologies, economic costs, climate change, and other externalities. The central goal of this section is to show that nuclear energy can contribute to mankind’s development in a clean and green way. 

Scope

• Advanced nuclear systems (including space nuclear reactors);
• Nuclear fuel cycles;
• Nuclear fusion and fission technologies;
• Nuclear power plants (including SMR) design and operation;
• Nuclear power plants economics;
• Nuclear power plants integration with the grid;
• Nuclear reactor engineering;
• Nuclear reactor physics;
• Nuclear safety and security;
• Nuclear batteries;
• Radiation detection and protection systems;
• Sustainability of nuclear energy systems.

Energies is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal on the study of energy engineering and research. Energies was launched in 2008 and has published more than 12,000 articles in various formats (including articles, reviews, communications, etc.). The journal is indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, Compendex, and other relevant databases. The 2020 Impact Factor of Energies is 3.004.

The duties and benefits of serving as a Guest Editor are as follows:

• Re-defining the title and scope of a Special Issue;
• Making decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted based on the reports we collect;
• Promoting the Special Issue and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences.

Guest Editorship: 2–3 editors in a team. This should balance the workload for the editors and enable an internal discussion in case any controversial issues arise. Moreover, as the Guest Editors have different research networks, their cooperation would broaden the coverage of potential authors, thereby increasing the influence of the Special Issue. Once your proposal has been approved, you can start organizing a team. The Publisher and the Editor-in-Chief will review these co-editors to ensure that they meet the journal’s editorial requirements. We encourage teams to include editors from multiple institutions and locations. This diversity reduces potential conflicts of interest and helps the Special Issue reach a wider audience.

If you are interested in editing a Special Issue, please contact us before 31 December 2021. To propose or request further information, please contact the Energies Editorial Office (energies@mdpi.com). We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Founded in 1996, MDPI was one of the first fully Open Access publisher. Over 25 years MDPI has grown to become the largest Open Access publisher globally, publishing over 160,000 articles across more than 350 journals in 2020. At the core, MDPI was founded in response to a pressing need of fast publication and inclusion. The scholar was set at the centre of the publication process for the first time. Acting as a service provider, rather than a product provider, MDPI exists to help scientists achive their objective to disseminate research results. At MDPI, we believe scientists deserve a better service from the publishing world.

The International Open Access Week (Open Access Week), founded by the SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) Alliance and student partners in 2008, has been successfully running for 13 years. As an advocate and pioneer of open access publishing, MDPI actively responds to the call of International Open Access Week. This year’s theme of “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity” highlights the Recommendation’s call for equitable participation from all authors and readers.

For the last 25 years, MDPI has been committed to disseminating open research. Here is a video showing MDPI’s Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Diversity for More than 25 Years.

International Open Access Week is an important opportunity to catalyze new conversations, create connections across and between communities that can facilitate this co-design, and advance progress in the building of more equitable foundations for opening knowledge—discussions and actions that need to be continued, year in and year out. MDPI has always aimed to provide professional and efficient publishing services to scholars around the world.

Our mission is to make scientific research accessible to everyone; this year, we interview and hold discussions with open science ambassadors on how to build an equal and inclusive environment for open science. Academic editors help us collaborate with more institutions to advocate for open access ideas.

Read our anniversary blog post: "Sharing 'Collective Human Knowledge': The Benefits of Open Access Publication"

Besides this, our scientific community is a key driver of our success and MDPI’s remarkable growth. Despite the pandemic, we have prepared online conferences and workshops to gather scholars from different communities.

The Basel Sustainable Publishing online forum provides an equal opportunity for stakeholders and researchers from multi-cultural environments to exchange ideas and eliminate barriers to participation.

Conference date: 25 October 2021, online
Conference website: https://bspf2021.sciforum.net/
Main topics: MDPI discusses the current dilemma of open access science from various perspectives such as governments, libraries, and publishers, and related measures on how to change the status quo of discrimination from a global perspective.

We aim to support equality, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in scholarly communications. We collaborate with universities and key laboratories and have scholarly communications with researchers, teachers, and students on open access workshops.

• 25 October 2021
  Energies journal and Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• 28 October 2021
  Machines journal and State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University

• 29 October 2021
  Processes journal and Beijing Institute of Technology

• 29 October 2021
  Coatings journal and Wuhan University of Technology

MDPI is committed to providing open access and high-quality publishing services for scholars and promoting rapid dissemination of academic achievements. We hope to promote the practices and policies of open access publishing and diversify the dissemination of academic achievements.

We are now recruiting Special Issue Guest Editors (GEs) for the "Energy Economics and Policy" Section (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/sections/energy_economics_policy) of the journal Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073). If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor Mr. Stephen Wang (email: stephen.wang@mdpi.com).

Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (governments, industry groups, businesses) addresses issues of energy development, production, distribution, and consumption. This section also provides a forum for communicating recent advances in energy policy; the economic and innovation aspects of the economics and policy of energy supply, trading, delivery, and consumption; combining expertise in innovation theory; energy system organizations and institutions; and the wider policy and regulatory context of energy. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Energy finance and energy markets
  • Economic models;
  • Costs and pricing of renewable resources (oil, natural gas, etc.);
  • Power transmission;
  • Business models;
  • Carbon/electricity markets.
• Energy demand and supply
  • Energy demand management;
  • Energy supply chain management;
  • Energy supply security and reliability;
  • Analysis and forecasting of electric power/natural gas/coal/fuels/petroleum products.
• Sustainable energy transition
  • Decarbonization;
  • Innovation challenges in the energy sector and its industries;
  • Transition in energy systems, electricity, and energy infrastructure;
  • Renewable energy sources;
  • Energy justice and wellbeing.
• Energy and environmental economics/policy
  • Emissions trading (SO₂, CO₂);
  • Carbon sequestration and storage;
  • Lifecycle carbon assessment;
  • Renewable resource assessment;
  • Climate change mitigation and adaptation;
  • Regulatory changes and innovations.
• Energy policy
  • Energy policy-making (bioenergy, climate, etc.);
  • Emerging policy issues;
  • Energy law and regulation.
• Energy generation, storage, distribution and use
  • Energy cost and affordability;
  • Energy efficiency;
  • Energy use in critical industries;
  • New and emerging technologies influencing energy production or consumption.
• Relationships between energy and economic development
  • Energy and national development;
  • Energy and urban development;
  • Economic growth and sustainable energy production (electricity/coal/household, etc.).

Energies is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal on the study of energy engineering and research. Energies was launched in 2008 and has published more than 12,000 articles in various formats (including articles, reviews, communications, etc.). The journal is indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, Compendex, and other relevant databases. The 2020 Impact Factor of Energies is 3.004.

The duties and benefits of serving as a Guest Editor are as follows:

• Re-defining the title and scope of a Special Issue;
• Making decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted based on the reports we collect;
• Promoting the Special Issue and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences.

Guest Editorship: 2–3 editors in a team. This should balance the workload for the editors and enable an internal discussion in case any controversial issues arise. Moreover, as the Guest Editors have different research networks, their cooperation will broaden the coverage of potential authors, thereby increasing the influence of the Special Issue. Once your proposal has been approved, you can start organizing a team. The Publisher and the Editor-in-Chief will review these co-editors to ensure that they meet the journal’s editorial requirements. We encourage teams to include editors from multiple institutions and locations. This diversity reduces potential conflicts of interest and helps the Special Issue reach a wider audience.

If you are interested in editing a Special Issue, please contact us before 31 December 2021. To propose or request further information, please contact the Energies Editorial Office (energies@mdpi.com). We look forward to hearing from you soon.

We are now recruiting Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for the “Thermal Management” Section (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/sections/thermal_management) of the journal Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073). If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, please do not hesitate to contact Section Managing Editor Ms. Gillian Yang (email: gillian.yang@mdpi.com). 

Energies is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal on the study of energy engineering and research. Energies was launched in 2008 and has published more than 12,000 articles in various formats (including articles, reviews, communications, etc.). The journal is indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, Compendex, and other relevant databases. The 2020 Impact Factor of Energies is 3.004. 

Energies Editorial Board Members will receive a number of benefits, including the following: 

• Publishing one paper free of charge per year in Energies, and a potential discount for additional papers you invite;
• A recognition certificate as an Editorial Board Member of Energies;
• Energies will offer additional sponsorships for conferences organized by Editorial Board Members;
• Travel grants of CHF 500 per year for conferences that you attend or organize. 

The responsibilities of Editorial Board Members include the following: 

• Supervising the editorial process, including prescreening submissions and making final decisions on whether to accept or reject papers;
• Contributing your work and inviting three papers to Energies (the Editorial Office will prepare the list of potential authors and the invitation template);
• Choosing to edit a Special Issue on a topic related to your research, or recommending potential topics and Guest Editors;
• Promoting Energies and published papers among your peers or at conferences that you attend or organize (through materials such as flyers or business cards, which can be designed and shipped to your office). 

If you have any questions, suggestions, or recommendations, please do not hesitate to let us know. We look forward to working with you on this promising journal.

We are now recruiting Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for the Section “Geo-Energy” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/sections/geo_energy) of Energies (ISSN: 1996-1073). If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, please do not hesitate to contact Section Managing Editor Ms. Gillian Yang (email: gillian.yang@mdpi.com). 

Energies is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal on the study of energy engineering and research. Energies was launched in 2008 and has published more than 12,000 articles in various formats (including articles, reviews, communications, etc.). The journal is indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, Compendex, and other relevant databases. The 2020 Impact Factor of Energies is 3.004. 

Energies Editorial Board Members will receive a number of benefits, including the following: 

• Publishing one paper free of charge per year in Energies, and a potential discount for additional papers you invite;
• A recognition certificate as an Editorial Board Member of Energies;
• Energies will offer additional sponsorships for conferences organized by Editorial Board Members;
• Travel grants of CHF 500 per year for conferences that you attend or organize. 

The responsibilities of Editorial Board Members include the following: 

• Supervising the editorial process, including prescreening submissions and making final decisions on whether to accept or reject papers;
• Contributing your work and inviting three papers to Energies (the Editorial Office will prepare the list of potential authors and the invitation template);
• Choosing to edit a Special Issue on a topic related to your research, or recommending potential topics and Guest Editors;
• Promoting Energies and published papers among your peers or at conferences that you attend or organize (through materials such as flyers or business cards, which can be designed and shipped to your office). 

If you have any questions, suggestions, or recommendations, please do not hesitate to let us know. We look forward to working with you.

MDPI will be attending the 21st Chinese Zeolite Conference (21 CZC), hosted by the Chinese Zeolite Association and China University of Petroleum, which will be held from 27 to 30 September 2021 in Qingdao, China. The conference will be held at the International Conference Center of China Railway Qingdao World Expo City. More than 1500 delegates are expected to attend.

The theme of this conference is “Porous Materials and Future Energy”. The conference aims to show the latest progress in the field of zeolite and porous material in China and discuss the responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges in zeolite and related porous functional material chemistry in the new era of energy reform and sustainable development. We also aim to further promote the development and achievements of zeolite science and technology.

The main topics of the conference include: the synthesis, modification, and characterization of porous zeolite materials; host-guest chemistry and functional materials; adsorption, separation, and diffusion performances; porous material catalysis and chemical processes; theoretical calculations and simulations of porous material properties, structures, and applications.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Molecules;
• Separations;
• Energies;
• Crystals;
• Materials;
• Membranes;
• Inorganics;
• Sustainability;
• Sustainable Chemistry;
• Symmetry;
• Reactions.

If you are also attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth (#B20). Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit https://www.chemsoc.org.cn/meeting/21czc/.

We are now recruiting Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for the Section “Energy and Climate Change” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/sections/Energy_Climate_Change) of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). If you are an active researcher in the field and passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor Mr. Charles Huang (email: charles.huang@mdpi.com). 

Energies is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal on the study of energy engineering and research. Energies was launched in 2008 and has published more than 12,000 articles in various formats (including articles, reviews, communications, etc.). The journal is indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, Compendex, and other relevant databases. The 2020 Impact Factor of Energies is 3.004. 

Benefits of Energies Editorial Board Members include the following: 

• Publishing one paper free of charge per year in Energies, and potential discount for additional papers you invite;
• A recognition certificate as an Editorial Board Member of Energies;
• Energies will offer additional sponsorships for conferences organized by Editorial Board Members;
• Travel grants of CHF 500 per year for conferences that you attend or organize. 

Responsibilities of Editorial Board Members include the following: 

• Supervising the editorial process, including prescreening submissions and making final decisions on whether to accept or reject papers;
• Contributing your work and inviting three papers to Energies (the Editorial Office will prepare the list of potential authors and the invitation template);
• Choosing to edit a Special Issue on a topic related to your research, or recommending potential topics and Guest Editors;
• Promoting Energies and published papers among your peers or at conferences that you attend or organize (through materials like flyers or business cards, which can be designed and shipped to your office). 

If you have any questions, suggestions, or recommendations, please do not hesitate to let us know. We look forward to working with you.

Rigorous peer-review is the cornerstone of high-quality academic publishing. Over 369,916 scholars served as reviewers for MDPI journals in 2020. We are extremely appreciative of all those who made a contribution to the editorial process in this capacity. At the beginning of every year, journal editorial offices publish a list of all reviewers’ names to express our gratitude. In addition, this year, the MDPI Top Reviewer Award was announced, to recognize the very best reviewers for their expertise and dedication, and their high-quality, and timely review reports. We are pleased to announce the following winners of the 2020 MDPI Top Reviewer Award:

• Adriana Burlea-Schiopoiu;
• Alban Kuriqi;
• Álvaro González-Vila;
• Alessandro Alaimo;
• Alexey Beskopylny;
• Alexander Yu Churyumov;
• Alberto Fernández-Isabel;
• Andrea Mastinu;
• Antonios N. Papadopoulos;
• Anton Rassõlkin;
• Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino;
• Arkadiusz Matwijczuk;
• Artur Słomka;
• Baojie He;
• Bartłomiej Potaniec;
• Bojan Đurin;
• Camilo Arturo Rodriguez Diaz;
• Carmelo Maria Musarella;
• Chiachung Chen;
• Chiman Kwan;
• Cristian Busu;
• Danil Pimenov;
• Dan-Cristian Dabija;
• Delfín Ortega-Sánchez;
• Demetrio Antonio Zema;
• Denis Butusov;
• Elena Lucchi;
• Gaurab Dutta;
• Livia Anastasiu;
• M. R. Safaei.

For more information about how to become a reviewer of MDPI journals, please see: www.mdpi.com/reviewers.

UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. In 2020 the SDG Publishers Compact was launched, aimed to inspire publishers and accelerate progress to achieve the 17 goals by 2030. Members of the programme are committed to support the publication of materials that will promote and inspire actions towards SDGs.

MDPI is an eager advocate of SDGs and has already been supporting the programme by creating Special Issues and publishing a series of books on SDGs prior to joining the Compact in 2021. MDPI's Sustainability Foundation initiated the World Sustainability Awards in 2016. We fully support UN's goals to promote sustainable actions that make the world a better place for all and, as part of its commitment, we will focus our actions on SDG10: Reduced Inequalities whilst promoting all 17 SDGs. For more details, please visit the programme’s website: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdg-publishers-compact/.

Joining this initiative was a unanimous decision. MDPI has in its core values the dissemination of science for all, breaking the wall between research access and under-represented members of the scientific community and the general population. To support this initiative further and continue to support under-represented scientists, MDPI will take a series of actions that will be announced once ready.

The first action MDPI takes is to nominate Dr. Liliane Auwerter as the coordinator of the programme. Dr. Auwerter studied Environmental Process Technology (UTFPR, Brazil), obtained her MSc degree in Water and Environmental Engineering (University of Surrey, UK) and in 2020 completed her PhD in self-healing low-friction materials for water transport (Imperial College London, UK), always focusing on diverse scientific projects that would potentially bring sustainability to industrial processes. As a student in Brazil, she engaged in volunteering activities focused on environmental education and took part in the Millennial Development Goals meetings held at the university.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Liliane Auwerter
Scientific Officer
liliane.auwerter@mdpi.com