MDPI Topic Editor Club 2026 | Medicine & Pharmacology Session, 27 October 2026
MDPI warmly invites you to the 2026 MDPI Topic Editor Club webinar series. This global platform connects worldwide Topic Editors, featuring emerging research themes, practical editorial experience sharing and academic communication. MDPI Topics are interdisciplinary thematic paper collections published across multiple MDPI journals. Led by professional Topic Editor teams and supported by MDPI’s efficient open access publishing workflow, they facilitate academic collaboration and help research reach broader global audiences.
Focusing on medicine and pharmacology, this session brings together Topic Editors to showcase editorial work, discuss the successes and challenges of Topic development, and share innovative strategies for building high-impact Topics. It offers a great chance for peer learning and cross-disciplinary collaboration to advance open access research in this field.
We welcome your participation in the 2026 MDPI Topic Editor Club, and look forward to your insights and questions during the live Q&A session.
Date: 27 October 2026 at 15:00 CET | 10:00 EDT
Webinar ID: 851 1564 3675
Landing page: https://sciforum.net/event/MTEC2026-MP
Register now for free!
Program:
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Speaker |
Presentation Title |
Time in CET |
Time in EDT |
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Ms. Cristina Georgiana Spelmezan |
MDPI Introduction |
15:00–15:10 |
10:00–10:10 |
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Dr. Donatella Rita Petretto |
From Mental Disorder to Pattern of Adaptation/Maladaptation |
15:10–15:30 |
10:10–10:30 |
|
Q&A Session |
15:30–15:40 |
10:30–10:40 |
|
|
Prof. Andreas Tsakalof |
How to Organise and Conduct Successful Thematic Topic Collection? |
15:40–16:00 |
10:40–11:00 |
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Q&A Session |
16:00–16:10 |
11:00–11:10 |
|
|
Ms. Cristina Georgiana Spelmezan |
Introduction of MDPI Topics |
16:10–16:30 |
11:10–11:30 |
|
Q&A Session |
16:30–16:40 |
11:30–11:40 |
|
|
Ms. Cristina Georgiana Spelmezan |
Closing of Webinar |
16:40–16:45 |
11:40–11:45 |
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Webinar Speakers:
- Dr. Donatella Rita Petretto, State University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy;
- Prof. Andreas Tsakalof, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece;
- Ms. Cristina Georgiana Spelmezan, MDPI.
Relevant Topics:
“Biomarkers of Disease: Discovery and Clinical Applications”
Edited by Andreas Tsakalof and Ioannis Kanakis
Manuscript submission deadline: 31 December 2026
“Psychopathology and Developmental Trajectories”
Edited by Donatella Rita Petretto, Carmelo Masala and Stefan Bogaerts
Manuscript submission deadline: 31 March 2027