Announcements

15 June 2023
Meet Us at the Annual Meeting of American Psychological Association 2023 (APA 2023), 3–5 August 2023, Washington DC, USA


MDPI will attend the Annual Meeting of American Psychological Association 2023 (APA 2023) as an exhibitor. This meeting will be held in Washington DC, USA, from 3 to 5 August 2023.

The Annual Meeting of American Psychological Association is organized by the American Psychological Association annually. The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 146,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. APA 2023 will provide in-person engagement with psychology professionals (practitioners, researchers, scientists, academicians, students, and others) who seek solutions to the work challenges that they face within the field.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

  • Behavioral Sciences;
  • J. Intell.;
  • EJIHPE;
  • Healthcare;
  • JCM;
  • Social Sciences;
  • Psychoactives;
  • Psych;
  • Children;
  • Psychiatry International.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us at our booth #244. 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 https://convention.apa.org/.

28 March 2023
10th Anniversary of the Journal of Intelligence


The Journal of Intelligence (J. Intell. ISSN: 2079-3200) launched in 2013 with a mission to offer an Open Access journal that moves forward the study of human intelligence, including the basis and development of intelligence, its nature in terms of structure and processes, and its correlates and consequences, in addition to the measurement and modeling of intelligence. Join us in looking back at the journal’s history and celebrating this milestone of our journal.  To view full anniversary website, please see here.

28 March 2023
Journal of Intelligence 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award—Winner Announced

The journal editorial team of the Journal of Intelligence (J. Intell., ISSN: 2079-3200) would like to express sincere gratitude to all reviewers for their excellent work for the journal. We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Intelligence 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award has been granted to Dr. Florian Schmitz from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. It is important for the journal that outstanding scholars such as Dr. Schmitz help us to evaluate submissions.

13 March 2023
MDPI’s Newly Launched Journals in December 2022

As a leading open access publisher, MDPI provides scholars with a high-quality and rich academic exchange platform by continuously expanding into new and exciting research areas.

In December 2022, MDPI launched five new journals, covering multiple subjects such as life sciences, biology, medicine and pharmacology, social sciences and humanities. These new journals are being edited by established scholars across the world.

Journal

Founding Editor-in-Chief

Journal Topics (Selected)

Prof. Dr. Fabio Gresta, University of Messina, Italy| Editorial | view inaugural issue

grass/forage/turf production; grassland management; pasture monitoring; grazing and livestock; grass agro-ecosystems| view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. Christos G. Athanassiou, University of Thessaly, Greece| Editorial | view inaugural issue

pesticides; fungicides; herbicides; fertilizers; soil conditioners| view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. Stephen H. Safe, Texas A&M University, USA| Editorial | view inaugural issue

receptor structure; receptor function; receptor signaling; receptor expression and regulation; receptor interactions with drugs| view journal scope | submit an article

Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde, University of Mons-UMONS, Belgium| Editorial | view inaugural issue

drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; preclinical and clinical research; marketed drugs; intellectual property and regulatory affairs| view journal scope | submit an article

Prof. Dr. Heather Kanuka, University of Alberta, Canada| Editorial | view inaugural issue

higher education; tertiary education; policy and practice in higher education; educational leadership in higher education; educational administration and management in higher education| view journal scope | submit an article

If you are interested in creating more open access journals with us to publish cutting-edge research, please send your journal proposal application to newjournal-committee@mdpi.com.

7 March 2023
Displaying Co-Authors’ Email Addresses on the Webpage of Published Papers

MDPI is pleased to announce that we now display the co-authors’ email addresses in addition to the corresponding author’s email address on the webpage of published papers, protected by Captcha. For more information about this change, please visit the journal’s instructions for authors page. 

We believe this change will facilitate academic discussions and advance our cause of open science and research. The corresponding authors are responsible for communicating with their co-authors and indicating in our system (https://susy.mdpi.com/) if co-authors would prefer for their email addresses not to be displayed.

16 February 2023
Increasing Visibility for Preprints.org – Clarivate adds the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science

On 9 February 2023, Clarivate, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics, added the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science platform, streamlining the research process by allowing researchers to locate and link to preprints alongside other trusted content in the database.

The Preprint Citation Index will act as a bridge to connect cutting-edge preprints with peer-reviewed journal articles published within the Web of Science Core Collection. Alerts can be easily set to monitor new research across several repositories and authors will also be able to include preprints on their Web of Science Research Profile to more accurately display their various research outputs.

As of its launch, the Preprint Citation Index will provide nearly two million preprints from various repositories, including MDPI’s own Preprints.org.

MDPI's Preprints Platform – Preprints.org

To advance Open Science and the fast dissemination of research, MDPI offers researchers a free multidisciplinary preprint platform. Preprints.org accepts submissions from all research areas and offers authors high visibility, permanent archiving, article-level Metrics and immediately citable content by assigning a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to all preprints.

During submission to any MDPI journal, authors have the option to share their research as a preprint. After an initial screening, the manuscript is available online in 48 hours or less. Once online, preprints can be downloaded, shared, commented on, and cited, providing authors maximum visibility.

We invite you to join the ranks of the over 100k researchers using Preprints.org and share your research.

For more information, please visit Preprints.org.

8 February 2023
Journal of Intelligence | Notable Papers in the Field of Creativity

“Intelligence and Creativity: Mapping Constructs on the Space-Time Continuum”
by Giovanni Emanuele Corazza and Todd Lubart
J. Intell. 2021, 9(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence9010001
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/9/1/1

“A Reappraisal of the Threshold Hypothesis of Creativity and Intelligence”
by Selina Weiss, Diana Steger, Ulrich Schroeders and Oliver Wilhelm
J. Intell. 2020, 8(4), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence8040038
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/8/4/38

“The Relationship between Intelligence and Divergent Thinking—A Meta-Analytic Update”
by Anne Gerwig, Kirill Miroshnik, Boris Forthmann, Mathias Benedek, Maciej Karwowski and Heinz Holling
J. Intell. 2021, 9(2), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence9020023
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/9/2/23

“How Is Intelligence Test Performance Associated with Creative Achievement? A Meta-Analysis”
by Maciej Karwowski, Marta Czerwonka, Ewa Wiśniewska and Boris Forthmann
J. Intell. 2021, 9(2), 28; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence9020028
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/9/2/28

“Serial Order Effect in Divergent Thinking in Five- to Six-Year-Olds: Individual Differences as Related to Executive Functions”
by Honghong Bai, Paul P. M. Leseman, Mirjam Moerbeek, Evelyn H. Kroesbergen and Hanna Mulder
J. Intell. 2021, 9(2), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence9020020
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/9/2/20

“The Creativity Diamond—A Framework to Aid Creativity”
by Peter Childs, Ji Han, Liuqing Chen, Pingfei Jiang, Pan Wang, Dongmyung Park, Yuan Yin, Elena Dieckmann and Ignacio Vilanova
J. Intell. 2022, 10(4), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence10040073
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/10/4/73

“Developing Children’s Creativity and Social-Emotional Competencies through Play: Summary of Twenty Years of Findings of the Evidence-Based Interventions ‘Game Program’”
by Maite Garaigordobil, Laura Berrueco and Macarena-Paz Celume
J. Intell. 2022, 10(4), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence10040077
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/10/4/77

“Creativity and Artificial Intelligence—A Student Perspective”
by Rebecca Marrone, Victoria Taddeo and Gillian Hill
J. Intell. 2022, 10(3), 65; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence10030065
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/10/3/65

“Metacognition, Mind Wandering, and Cognitive Flexibility: Understanding Creativity”
by David D. Preiss
J. Intell. 2022, 10(3), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence10030069
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/10/3/69

“Being Intelligent with Emotions to Benefit Creativity: Emotion across the Seven Cs of Creativity”
by Daniel Sundquist and Todd Lubart
J. Intell. 2022, 10(4), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence10040106
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/10/4/106

22 December 2022
Special Issue Mentor Program

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the MDPI Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program will enable early career researchers (who must hold a Ph.D. in a related field) to experience editing a Special Issue in MDPI journals, under the mentorship of our experienced Editorial Board Members or other experienced scientists. The mentor program will provide an excellent opportunity for early career scientists to gain editorial experience, and to cultivate their ability to edit scientific research.

The mentee’s responsibilities include:

  • Proposing a Special Issue title and assisting the mentor in preparing a summary (around 200–400 words) and 3–10 keywords describing the background, importance, and goal of the Issue;
  • Writing a brief promotion plan for the Special Issue;
  • Preparing a list of scholars who may be interested in the Issue and personally e-mailing invitations on behalf of Guest Editors;
  • Writing an editorial for the online Special Issue together with the mentor.

The mentor’s responsibilities include:

  • Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
  • Performing editorial control of the Special Issue and quality control of the publications, both of which must be carried out in a timely manner;
  • Providing suggestions to younger scholars if they have any doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
  • Organizing video calls with young scholars and the Editorial Office regularly to discuss problems and improvement suggestions for the Special Issue;
  • Making and submitting decisions regarding submissions with the assistance of mentees.

Certificates and awards:
After the Special Issue closes, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the mentors and early career researchers.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Editorial Office of a journal you choose, and we will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail. The full list of MDPI journals is as follows: https://www.mdpi.com/about/journals.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, we will continue to welcome all Special Issue proposals focusing on hot research topics.

14 December 2022
"Thanks a Million!" – One Million Articles Published in MDPI Journals

MDPI has just become the first open access (OA) publisher to reach the milestone of one million articles published. That is one million articles freely available to all, to circulate and build upon! We are proud to share this special moment with the global scientific community.

This landmark has been reached thanks to the immeasurable support of more than 600,000 expert reviewers, 66,000 editorial board members and 6700 hard-working colleagues across MDPI’s global offices.

Within more than 25 years of publishing, our journals received 2.1 million manuscripts and generated 4.6 million peer review reports to get to one million papers published.

1 Million Infographic

Reaching the milestone of one million articles published reinforces our mission to remove any existing barriers and to make scientific research accessible to all. Since its inception, MDPI’s goal has been to create reliable processes to make science open. This is a path towards facilitating the dissemination of novel insights in scientific communities.

Regular feedback from authors and reviewers shows that our service is greatly appreciated and needed. At the same time, the feedback helps us identify areas for further improvement.

As it stands, a significant share of published research findings remain closed access. More than half of the content published with the most well-known legacy publishers stays behind a paywall, and that is not including articles published in hybrid OA journals, or made available months or years after publication.

A new policy announced by the US administration in August 2022 requires that, as of January 2026, all US federally funded research be made freely and immediately available after publication. While the new policy does not mandate articles be published under an open access license, it is aligned with the open access movement in removing all barriers to research. Similarly, some of the most advanced research institutions in the world intend to have all funded research articles published in open access by 2025.

MDPI is proud to be the leading agent of the transition to open access.

"Thanks a Million" to all the contributors!

8 December 2022
MDPI Sustainability Foundation: New Look and Nominations for the 2023 Sustainability Awards Now Open

We are pleased to announce that the website of the MDPI Sustainability Foundation has been revamped! For the past couple of months, our UX UI team and front-end developers have been working hard to launch the website in time for the opening of the Sustainability Awards nominations.

The website is not the only thing that has had a remodeling. Indeed, the format of the Emerging Sustainability Leader Award (ESLA) has been updated. ESLA is now a competition open to individual researchers or start-ups founded by researchers under the age of 35. Nominee applications will go through 2 rounds of selection until the final 3 are decided. The finalists will then be invited to give pitch presentations during the Award Ceremony to win either first place (10,000 USD) or runner-up (2 x 5000 USD).

The World Sustainability Award, on the other hand, remains the same: a total prize money of 100,000 USD is up for grabs by senior individual researchers or groups of researchers from the international research community.

Nominations for both the World Sustainability Award and the Emerging Sustainability Leader award are now open! Check out our new website for more information on how to nominate.

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