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17 August 2016
MDPI is Attending the 252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition
We are pleased to announce that MDPI will be attending the 252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition (21-25 August, 2016) representing the following open access journals:
Molecules
Materials
Marine Drugs
IJMS
Polymers
Applied Sciences
Membranes
Metabolites
Pharmaceuticals
Biomolecules
Symmetry
If you are also attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth (Booth 411) and meet our representatives.
Conference details:
ACS - American Chemical Society Fall Meeting 2016
21-25 August, 2016
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch St
Philadelphia
PA 19107
USA
10 August 2016
Institutional Membership established with the University of Texas at Austin, USA, the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland and the University of Granada and the Compultense University of Madrid, Spain
We are pleased to announce that the following institutions have joined MDPI's institutional membership program in August 2016:
- University of Texas at Austin, USA
- Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
- University of Granada, Spain
- Compultense University of Madrid, Spain
Authors affiliated with these institutions will benefit from a 10% discount on the article processing charges.
Additional details can be found on our institutional membership page.
18 July 2016
Institutional Membership established with Louisiana State University and Florida State University, USA, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, University of Rostock, Germany, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland and Southeast University, China
We are pleased to announce that the following institutions have joined MDPI's institutional membership program in July 2016:
- Louisiana State University, USA
- Florida State University, USA
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
- University of Rostock, Germany
- AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
- Southeast University, China
Authors affiliated with these institutions will benefit from a 10% discount on the article processing charges.
Additional details can be found on our institutional membership page.
12 July 2016
MDPI Moving to New Office Location in Basel (Switzerland) in August 2016
As of 20 August 2016, MDPI's new address in Basel will be:
MDPI AG
St. Alban-Anlage 66
CH-4052 Basel
Switzerland
Telephone and fax numbers remain unchanged.
St. Alban-Anlage 66 was built from 1947 to 1948 and initially the home of the "Bühler AG", a book printing business.
For more information about this building, see: https://www.mdpi.com/about/headquarters
21 June 2016
"Behind the Scenes of Academic Publishing—A Publisher's Perspective" - MDPI's Lecture at the University of Basel
From the 15-16 September, 2016, MDPI will run a course on Academic Publishing at the University of Basel.
In this two day workshop, MDPI will look in detail at the role performed by academic journal publishers and how they interact with academics. Ethical dimensions, what happens when problems occur and how the publisher coordinates all aspects of the submission process will also be covered.
For more detailed information about the program, trainers and registration please visit the course webpage.
14 June 2016
2015 Impact Factors Released
We are pleased to report the 2015 Journal Impact Factors in the latest Journal Citation Reports® Science Edition, published by Thomson Reuters in June 2016. Twenty out of 25 journals have seen an increase in their Impact Factor and two journals (Crystals and IJGI) received a first Impact Factor. Coatings was recently added to SCIE and will receive its first Impact Factor in next year’s JCR.
Updated Impact Factors for Journals in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
Journal | 2015 Impact Factor | Details | Category Rank |
Applied Sciences | 1.726 | Link | 83/163 (Q3) in ‘Chemistry, Multidisciplinary’; 129/271 (Q2) in ‘Materials Science, Multidisciplinary’; 64/145 (Q2) in ‘Physics, Applied’ |
Atmosphere | 1.221 | Link | 66/84 (Q4) in ‘Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences’ |
Catalysts | 2.964 | Link | 53/144 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Physical’ |
Energies | 2.077 | Link | 43/88 (Q2) in ‘Energy & Fuels’ |
Entropy | 1.743 | Link | 25/79 (Q2) in ‘Physics, Multidisciplinary’ |
Forests | 1.583 | Link | 19/66 (Q2) in ‘Forestry’ |
Genes | 3.242 | Link | 60/165 (Q2) in ‘Genetics & Heredity’ |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) | 2.035 | Link | 101/225 (Q2) in ‘Environmental Sciences’ |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) | 3.257 | Link | 110/289 (Q2) in ‘Biochemistry & Molecular Biology’; 51/163 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Multidisciplinary’ |
Marine Drugs | 3.345 | Link | 13/59 (Q1) in ‘Chemistry, Medicinal’ |
Materials | 2.728 | Link | 63/271 (Q1) in ‘Materials Science, Multidisciplinary’ |
Metals | 1.574 | Link | 18/73 (Q1) in ‘Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering’; 145/271 (Q3) in ‘Materials Science, Multidisciplinary’ |
Micromachines | 1.295 | Link | 30/56 (Q3) in ‘Instruments & Instrumentation’ 63/83 (Q4) in ‘Nanoscience & Nanotechnology’ |
Minerals | 1.468 | Link | 9/21 (Q2) in ‘Mining & Mineral Processing; 14/29 (Q2) in ‘Mineralogy’ |
Molecules | 2.465 | Link | 24/59 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Organic’ |
Nanomaterials | 2.690 | Link | 64/271 (Q1) in ‘Materials Science, Multidisciplinary’; 36/83 (Q2) in ‘Nanoscience & Nanotechnology’ |
Nutrients | 3.759 | Link | 16/78 (Q1) in ‘Nutrition & Dietetics’ |
Polymers | 2.944 | Link | 20/85 (Q1) in ‘Polymer Science’ |
Remote Sensing | 3.036 | Link | 5/28 (Q1) in ‘Remote Sensing’ |
Sensors | 2.033 | Link | 36/75 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Analytical’; 16/27 (Q3) in ‘Electrochemistry’; 12/56 (Q1) in ‘Instruments & Instrumentation’ |
Sustainability | 1.343 | Link | 146/225 (Q3) in ‘Environmental Sciences’; 22/29 (Q4) in ‘Green & Sustainable Science & Technology’ |
Symmetry | 0.841 | Link | 31/63 (Q2) in ‘Multidisciplinary Sciences’ |
Toxins | 3.571 | Link | 16/89 (Q1) in ‘Toxicology’ |
Viruses | 3.042 | Link | 14/33 (Q2) in ‘Virology’ |
Water | 1.687 | Link | 33/85 (Q2) in ‘Water Resources’ |
Journals with First Impact Factors
Journal | 2015 Impact Factor | Details | Category Rank |
Crystals | 2.075 | Link | 13/26 (Q2) in ‘Crystallography’ |
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information | 0.651 | Link | 45/49 (Q4) in ‘Geography, Physical’; 26/28 (Q4) in ‘Remote Sensing’. |
14 June 2016
2015 Impact Factor Released for Molecules – 2.465
We are pleased to inform you that the new Impact Factor of Molecules has been released. According to the Journal Citation Reports® published by Thomson Reuters in June 2016, the new Impact Factor is 2.465, and the 5-Year Impact Factor is 2.749.
Molecules now ranks 24/59 (Q2) in the category ‘Chemistry, Organic’ and thus remains one of the highest ranking Open Access journals in the field.
Evolution of Impact Factor, Citations and Publications for Molecules:
26 May 2016
Institutional Membership established with University of Bremen, Germany, Koç University, Turkey, IIASA, Austria and Jilin University and Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS, China
We are pleased to announce that the following institutions have joined MDPI's institutional membership program in May 2016:
- Unversity of Bremen, Germany
- Koç University, Turkey
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
- Jilin University, China
- Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Authors affiliated with these institutions will benefit from a 10% discount on the article processing charges.
Additional details can be found on our institutional membership page.
23 May 2016
Institutional Membership Established with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden and the South China University of Technology, Beijing University of Technology and Southern Medical University, China
We are pleased to announce that the following institutions have joined MDPI's institutional membership program in April and May 2016:
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- South China University of Technology, China
- Beijing University of Technology, China
- Southern Medical University, China
Authors affiliated with these institutions will benefit from a 10% discount on the article processing charges.
Additional details can be found on our institutional membership page.
27 April 2016
Submit an Abstract to the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry
The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry is now open and ready to receive abstracts.
Organized and sponsored by the MDPI journal Pharmaceuticals, the conference will be held online from November 1-30 and will allow you to share your recent results with scientists of academic and industrial groups from all over the world.
For more information about the conference and how to submit an abstract, please click here.