Announcements

MDPI will be attending the 2024 Asian Plant Pathology Congress and Annual Academic Meeting of the Chinese Society of Plant Pathology in Changchun, China, which will take place from 3 to 7 August 2024. In order to strengthen academic exchange and promote the high-quality development of phytopathology in the country, we celebrate the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Phytopathology Society. It is hosted by the Chinese Phytopathology Society and organized by Jilin Agricultural University, Jilin University, the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Jilin Agricultural Technology Extension Station, and other units. The topics of the conference include plant pathogenic oomycetes, plant virology, plant pathogenic bacteriology, plant pathogenic nematology, plant disease control, etc.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:

• Agronomy (leading);
• Life (leading);
• Agriculture;
• Plants;
• Pathogens;
• IJPB;
• IJMS;
• CIMB;
• JoF;
• Seeds.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to engage with us at our booth #B09. Our delegates look forward to meeting you and answering any questions that you may have.

MDPI will be attending The 2024 Chinese Biophysics Congress,which will be held by the Biophysical Society of China from 25 to 28 July 2024, in Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

The Chinese Biophysics Congress is the largest-scale and high-level academic event in the field of biophysics in China. Prof. Tao Xu, the chairman of the Chinese society of Biophysics, will be the chair of the organizing committee. The main theme is “Biophysics and Human Health”, focusing on the latest research progress and development trend of biophysics and related research fields.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• IJMS;
• Life;
• CIMB;
• Physiologia;
• Biophysica.

If you plan on attending this conference, please stop by our booth #C17 and speak 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 link: https://www.bsc.org.cn/2024/.

Conference: Plant Genomics in China XXII
Organization: Genetic Society of China
Date: 19–22 August 2024
Place: Haikou, Hainan, China

MDPI journals will be attending Plant Genomics in China XXII as exhibitors. This meeting will be held in Haikou, Hainan, China, from 19 to 22 August 2024.

In order to fully demonstrate the latest achievements and progress in the field of plant genome research and promote the in-depth research of plant genomics in the country and the rapid development of the agricultural biotechnology industry, the 23rd National Congress is scheduled to be held in Haikou, Hainan, from August 19 to 22, 2024. The conference will invite experts, scholars and outstanding young scientists at home and abroad who have made outstanding achievements in plant genomics-related fields and have important academic influence to give academic reports. The language of the conference report is English. The organizing committee invites domestic and foreign colleagues and graduate students from relevant universities and research institutes to participate in this conference. This conference is the largest high-level academic event in the field of genetics research in China. This conference invites famous scholars, experts, young talents and entrepreneurs in the field of genetics to conduct in-depth exchanges.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Plants;
• Genes;
• International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS);
• Life;
• Biomolecules;
• Current Issues in Molecular Biology (CIMB);
• International Journal of Plant Biology (IJPB);
• Agronomy;
• BioTech.

If you will be attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have.

MDPI will be attending the 46th Congress of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular biology (46th SEBBM Congress), which will be held from 3 to 6 September 2024 in A Coruña, Spain.

The 46th SEBBM Congress will enjoy a wide range of plenary conferences, symposia, including the Hispanic-Luso Scientific Symposium and the Scientific Symposium of Education, meetings of the scientific groups of SEBBMs, poster sessions and the commercial exhibition of collaborating companies. We will be able to enjoy satellite activities such as the Research Initiation Course in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Professional Development Forum for Young Researchers, and the activities of Biochemistry in the city, with exhibitions, scientific–artistic shows, round tables and scientific workshops.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:

• Cells;
• Biomolecules;
• CIMB;
• IJMS;
• Biomedicines;
• Organoids;
• Biology;
• BioTech;
• Biologics;
• Diagnostics;
• Medicina;
• BioMedInformatics;
• JMP;
• Genes.

If you are planning to attend the above conference, we encourage you to visit our booth and speak to our representatives. We are eager to meet you in person and assist you with any queries that you may have.

For more information about the conference, please visit the official website at https://congresos.sebbm.es/coruna2024/.

Five new journals covering multiple subjects have launched their inaugural issue in June 2024. We are excited to be able to share with you the newest research rooted in the value of open access.

We would like to express our deepest appreciation to all the Editorial Board Members and each journal will ensure its high-quality output using excellent editorial and rigorous peer review processes, to ensure that the articles achieve high impact and visibility.

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

Journal	Founding Editor-in-Chief	Journal Topics (Selected)
	Prof. Dr. Marco Ranucci, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Italy | Editorial | view inaugural issue	anaesthetic medications; blood and fluid management; pain management; critical care; critical illness | view journal scope | submit an article
	Dr. Giovanni E. Cacciamani, University of Southern California, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue	surgical/procedural complications; complications; perioperative adverse events; postoperative adverse events | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr.  Gassan Hodaifa, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain | Editorial | view inaugural issue	laboratory management; laboratory safety; protective equipment; laboratory problems and challenges; laboratory Innovation | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr. Jan S. Suchodolski, Texas A&M University, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue	companion animals health and disease; veterinary care and nutrition; genetics and genomics; behavior and welfare; human-animal relations | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr. Pierfrancesco De Paola, University of Naples Federico II, Italy | Editorial | view inaugural issue	real estate appraisal; economic and financial valuation of real estate projects; sustainable real estate; housing and urban economics | view journal scope | submit an article

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

MDPI will be attending the 31st International Carbohydrate Symposium (ICS2024), which will be held from 14 to 19 July 2024 in Shanghai, China.

ICS2024 will follow the convention of the previous ICS symposiums to provide a global forum for researchers engaging in all aspects of carbohydrates. Besides classical topics on carbohydrate chemistry, chemical glycobiology, and glycobiology, the current developments of carbohydrates and glycotechnologies in the fields of the diagnosis and therapy of diseases, nutrients and cosmetics, agriculture and biofuels, and materials will be highlighted. ICS2024 will reflect the state-of-art as well as future trends of the glycosciences and forge communication and corporations between glycoscientists from various areas and disciplines.

The following topics will be covered:

• Glycochemistry;
• Glycobiology;
• Carbohydrate drugs;
• Sugar vaccines;
• Carbohydrate materials.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the symposium:

• Nutrients;
• IJMS;
• Molecules;
• Nutraceuticals;
• Foods;
• Biomolecules;
• Marine Drugs;
• Vaccines;
• CIMB;
• BioChem;
• Applied Sciences;
• Antibodies.

If you are planning to attend the above conference, we encourage you to visit our booth and speak to our representatives. We are eager to meet you in person and assist you with any queries that you may have.

For more information about the conference, please visit the official website at https://ics2024.casconf.cn/.

MDPI will attend the ASHG Annual Meeting 2024, held in Denver, Colorado, USA, from 5 to 9 November 2024.

The ASHG Annual Meeting is the largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition in the world. Held in the fall, it provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge science in all areas of human genetics. Highlights include invited symposia; abstract-driven plenary, platform, and poster sessions; education/trainee workshops; and career opportunities and networking events.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Genes;
• IJMS;
• Biomedicines;
• Diagnostics;
• Cancers;
• Biomolecules;
• Humans;
• Applied Biosciences;
• DNA;
• Cardiogenetics;
• Vaccines;
• Life;
• Epigenomes;
• Biology;
• CIMB;
• JCDD;
• ncRNA;
• Diseases;
• BioMed;
• Biomedinformatics.

If you plan on attending this conference, please stop by our booth #1058 and speak 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 link: https://www.ashg.org/meetings/2024meeting/.

Conference: the CRS 2024 Annual Meeting and Expo (CRS 2024)
Date: 8–12 July 2024
Location: Bologna, Italy

This conference will be the 51st annual conference of the Controlled Release Society. The annual CRS conference is the most important one in the pharmaceutics field. The main topics of the conference include Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery, Immuno Delivery, Oral Delivery, Skin and Mucosal Delivery, Ocular Delivery, Bioengineering, Gene Delivery and Gene Editing, Alternative Methods to Animal Testing, Long-Acting Drug Delivery Formulations, Delivery to the Nervous System, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Models in Pharmaceutical Technologies.

MDPI will be attending the CRS 2024 Annual Meeting and Expo (CRS 2024). We welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas with us.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Pharmaceutics;
• Molecules;
• Pharmaceuticals;
• Future Pharmacology;
• Applied Biosciences;
• IJMS;
• Gels;
• BioMedInformatics;
• CIMB;
• JNT;
• Life;
• Biomolecules.

If you plan to attend this conference, please contact us online. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person at booth #29 and answering any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website:  https://2024crsannualmeeting.eventscribe.net/.

MDPI is pleased to announce the inclusion of 237 journals in the 2024 release of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and share the key results (see above).

This year, journals covered in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) received category ranks together with journals in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). Overall, 139 MDPI journals indexed in ESCI are included in the new unified rankings for the first time.

Enhanced Comparability of Data

According to Clarivate, "the creation of unified category rankings [provides] a simpler and more complete category view for the evaluation of journal performance. [...] The category-first approach simplifies journal performance assessment with a holistic view of all journals in each subject category."

We are thrilled to announce that 72% of our ranked MDPI journals (171 of 237) are above average, in Q1 or Q2. Twenty-nine of our journals received their first Impact Factor this year, accounting for more than 5% of the journals accepted into the Web of Science last year.

MDPI Journals Ranked in JCR

The following data includes all MDPI journals indexed in SCIE, SSCI, ESCI and AHCI.

Source: 2023 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports ^TM (Clarivate, 2024)

About MDPI

A pioneer in scholarly, open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. MDPI is leading the transition to open science by making more research free and accessible to everyone. Over 3.5 million researchers have entrusted MDPI with publishing their scientific discoveries. MDPI’s editorial process is bolstered by a network of dedicated reviewers, a team of 6000 professional, well-trained staff members, and an in-house article submission platform that was designed to ensure efficient processes within its 440 fully open access titles.

On UNESCO’s 2024 Oceans Day, MDPI encourages the scientific community to increase the accessibility of ocean research to accelerate ocean conservation.

Basel, Switzerland, June 7, 2024: MDPI, a leading open access (OA) publisher, is proud to announce its active support for World Oceans Day 2024, celebrated under UNESCO’s Ocean Decade framework. MDPI’s CEO, Stefan Tochev hopes that “the latest ocean research can be made freely accessible to help empower scientists and communities at large to save our oceans,” under UNESCO’s Ocean Decade until 2030.

Open Access: A Catalyst for Ocean Action

MDPI’s presence at the UNESCO Ocean Decade Conference 2024 highlights our unwavering commitment to using OA to advance ocean science, support research communities, and promote sustainable ocean management.

"Our involvement in the UNESCO Ocean Decade Conference underscores MDPI's commitment to the underfunded Ocean SDG. By promoting OA to scientific articles and books on SDGs, we aim to inspire critical actions," said Tochev. "Our initiatives, like the World Sustainability Award and Emerging Sustainability Award, further demonstrate our dedication to advancing sustainability.”

Showcasing MDPI’s Contributions to Ocean Research

Over the past three years, MDPI has published 30,000 papers focused on ocean research and related topics. Key MDPI journals contributing to this body of work include:

• Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (4.9k papers)
• Remote Sensing (2.6k papers)
• Sustainability (2k papers)
• International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) (1.7k papers)
• Marine Drugs (1.5k papers)
• Water (1.5k papers)

These publications highlight MDPI’s contributions to ocean science, reinforcing our role in the broader sustainability agenda by promoting blue innovation and economy.

Additionally, MDPI has launched Oceans, an international, peer-reviewed forum specifically aimed at publishing studies related to all branches of oceanography with an emphasis on the functioning of the ocean and the sustainable use of its resources and ecosystem services.

Affirming MDPI’s Commitment to Ocean Science

MDPI’s commitment to OA is pivotal in addressing critical global challenges, from climate change to ocean sustainability. Our efforts resonate with Outcome 4 of the UNESCO Ocean Decade action roadmap: an accessible ocean with open and equitable access to data, information, technology, and innovation. By aligning with UNESCO’s goals, MDPI continues to contribute to shaping a sustainable future for our oceans, reinforcing our position as a forward-thinking publisher dedicated to environmental stewardship and scientific excellence.

For more information, contact Rui Duarte at rui.duarte@mdpi.com or +41764313242.

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