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The Section “Nanofabrication and Nanomanufacturing” of Nanomaterials is recruiting Editorial Board Members. You can check the existing Editorial Board Members by visiting the following link:  https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/sectioneditors/nanofabrication_nanomanufacturing.

The main responsibilities of Section Editorial Board Members are as follows:

1. Perform pre-review checks for new submissions. Only novel submissions with good presentation will be granted a chance for peer review;
2. Make recommendations based on review reports. If there is a rejection, review the report received for a submission;
3. Make final decisions when the review process is complete;
4. Propose SI topics in this direction, and edit SIs you are interested in. Assist the Section’s EiC on the management of SIs in the section;
5. Promote the Section via conferences or your own network;
6. Discuss and suggest improvements to our section's development with the section’s Editor-in-Chief.

Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal published monthly online by MDPI. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, communications, and short notes relevant to any field of study that involves nanomaterials, concerning their science and application. It is abstracted and indexed by SCIE, Scopus, and other databases. The IF for Nanomaterials for 2019 was 4.324. For more information about this section, or publishing in Nanomaterials, please see the section’s webpage:

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/sections/nanofabrication_nanomanufacturing.

To apply for this position, recommend potential candidates, or request further information, please contact Ms. Alisa Si (alisa.si@mdpi.com) at the Nanomaterials Editorial Office.

The Section “Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” of Nanomaterials is recruiting Editorial Board Members. You can check the existing Editorial Board Members by visiting the following link:

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/sectioneditors/environmental_nanoscience_nanotechnology.

The main responsibilities of Section Editorial Board Members are as follows:

1. Perform pre-review checks for new submissions. Only novel submissions with good presentation will be granted a chance for peer review;
2. Make recommendations based on review reports. If there is a rejection, review the report received for a submission;
3. Make final decisions when the review process is complete;
4. Propose SI topics in this direction and edit Special Issues that you are interested in. Assist the Section’s EiC on the management of SIs in the Section;
5. Promote the Section via conferences or your own network;
6. Discuss and suggest improvements for the Section's development with the Section’s Editor-in-Chief.

Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal published monthly online by MDPI. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, communications, and short notes relevant to any field of study that involves nanomaterials, concerning their science and application. It is abstracted and indexed by SCIE, Scopus, and other databases. The IF for Nanomaterials for 2019 was 4.324. For more information about this Section and publishing in Nanomaterials, please see the Section’s webpage: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/sections/environmental_nanoscience_nanotechnology.

To apply for this position, recommend potential candidates, or request further information, please contact Ms. Colleen Zhang (colleen.zhang@mdpi.com) from the Nanomaterials Editorial Office.

Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991; IF:4.324) is recruiting Editorial Board Members for the Section “Energy and Catalysis”. You can check the existing Editorial Board Members by visiting the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/sections/energy_catalysis.

The main responsibilities of Section Editorial Board Members are as follows:

1. Make a brief check before peer review when submissions are received in this Section, and make the final decision as to whether a paper is acceptable or not (after peer review and author's revision);
2. Promote this Section on social media, at conferences, and recommend senior scholars;
3. Propose hot topics in this field, and choose to edit a Special Issue on a topic related to your research;
4. Assist the Editor-in-Chief on the Section’s development and contribute to the success of this Section.

The Section “Energy and Catalysis” aims to publish original and high-quality research, communications, articles, and review articles in the areas of nanoparticle design, synthesis and mechanistic aspects, modeling, and catalytic application of nanomaterials, with a particular focus on energy, biomass, and sustainable chemical processes.

To apply for this position, recommend potential candidates, or request further information, please contact Riven Yang (riven.yang@mdpi.com) in the Nanomaterials Editorial Office.

Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991; CODEN: NANOKO; IF:4.324) is recruiting Editorial Board Members for the Section “Nanophotonics Materials and Devices” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/sections/nanophotonics_characterization_modelling_nanodevices).

The main responsibilities of a Section Editorial Board Member are as follows:

1) Promoting this Section on social media, at conferences, and among your acquaintances;

2) Supervising the quality of the papers in this Section;

3) Acting as a/recommending a Guest Editor for a Special Issue on a topic related to your research interests;

4) Supporting the Section’s development.

The Section "Nanophotonics Materials and Devices" publishes original high-quality research, communications, articles, and review articles in the broad areas of physics, chemistry, and engineering of nanomaterials and their interactions with light leading to devices with photonics applications. It will consider manuscripts that deal with topics ranging from the design, creation, and experimental measurements of nanomaterials with novel and potentially useful optical properties to the testing and applications of nanophotonic devices. This Section is concerned with both fundamental and applied studies related to the interactions between nanomaterials and light. All manuscripts submitted for publication under this Section will be reviewed by expert Section Editors and undergo a rigorous peer-review process. Our goal is to publish high-quality, high-impact research in the area of nanomaterials and nanostructures for photonics applications.

To apply for this position, recommend potential candidates, or request further information, please contact Ms. Greta Zhang (greta.zhang@mdpi.com) in the Nanomaterials Editorial Office.

The Section “2D and Carbon Nanomaterials” of Nanomaterials is recruiting Editorial Board Members. You can check the existing Editorial Board Members by visiting the following link: 

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/sectioneditors/2D_carbon_nanomaterials.

The main responsibilities of Section Editorial Board Members are as follows:

1) Promoting this Section on social media, at conferences, and among your acquaintances;

2) Supervising the quality of the papers in this Section;

3) Acting as a/recommending a Guest Editor for a Special Issue on a topic related to your research interests;

4) Supporting this Section’s development.

The Section “2D and Carbon Nanomaterials” aims to publish original research and review articles on the fabrication, the characterization, the physical and chemical properties, and the applications of two-dimensional (2D) and carbon nanomaterials.

All manuscripts submitted for publication under this Section will be reviewed by expert Section Editors and will undergo a rigorous peer-review process. Our goal is to publish high-quality, impactful research on the synthesis, manipulation, characterization, properties, and applications of 2D and carbon nanomaterials. We consider both experimental and theoretical works, as well as simulation studies, preferably supported by experimental evidence.

To apply for this position, recommend potential candidates, or request further information, please contact Ms. Kristine Zhang (kristine.zhang@mdpi.com) or the Nanomaterials Editorial Office (nanomaterials@mdpi.com).

The Section “Solar Energy and Solar Cells” of Nanomaterials is recruiting Editorial Board Members. You can check the existing Editorial Board Members by visiting the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/sectioneditors/Solar_Energy_Solar_Cells. The main responsibilities of Section Editorial Board Members are as follows:

1. Perform pre-review checks for new submissions. Only novel submissions with good presentation will be granted a chance for peer review;
2. Make recommendations based on review reports; if there is a rejection, review the report received for a submission;
3. Make final decisions when the review process is complete;
4. Propose SI topics in this direction, and edit SIs you are interested in. Assist the Section’s EiC on the management of SIs in the Section;
5. Promote the Section via conferences or your own network;
6. With the Section’s Editor-in-Chief, discuss and suggest improvements to our Section's development.

Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal published monthly online by MDPI. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, communications, and short notes relevant to any field of study that involves nanomaterials, concerning their science and application. It is abstracted and indexed by SCIE, Scopus, and other databases. The IF for Nanomaterials for 2019 was 4.324. For more information about this Section, publishing in Nanomaterials, please see the Section’s webpage:

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/sections/Solar_Energy_Solar_Cells

To apply for this position, recommend potential candidates, or request further information, please contact Ms. Nora Pang (nora.pang@mdpi.com) in the Nanomaterials Editorial Office.

Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991; CODEN: NANOKO; IF:4.324) is recruiting Editorial Board Members for the section “Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/sections/synthesis_interfaces_nanostructures).

The main responsibilities of the Section Editorial Board Members are as follows:

1) Promoting this section on social media, at conferences, and among your acquaintances;

2) Supervising the quality of the papers in this section;

3) Acting as a/recommending a Guest Editor for a Special Issue on a topic related to your research interests;

4) Supporting section development.

The section “Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures” aims to publish manuscripts dealing with the chemistry of interfaces, reporting on phenomena such as adsorption, reactions, films, forces, measurement techniques, charge transfer, electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, energy production, and storage, as well as discussing systems presenting interfacial regions (including nanoparticles, colloids, emulsions, surfactants, proteins, and polymers). Contributions dealing with nanostructures (organic, inorganic, and hybrid) are expected to focus not only on the synthesis and fabrication of nanostructures but also on their properties and applications. Papers concerning the fundamentals and processing techniques relating to the synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications of nanostructures belong in this section. Theoretical and computational manuscripts dealing with interfacial phenomena as well as nanostructures are welcome.

To apply for this position, recommend potential candidates, or request further information, please contact the Nanomaterials Editorial Office (nanomaterials@mdpi.com).

MDPI Books recently released Book Builder, a new online tool to conveniently arrange, design and produce an eBook from any content published in MDPI journals. Book Builder offers two functions: on the one hand (1) Selections, available to every registered user of MDPI; on the other hand (2) Special Issue Reprints, which can be used exclusively by Guest Editors of Special Issues.

Selections

In just a matter of a few clicks, all users are now able to assemble books from MDPI articles and receive instantaneous feedback in the form of a fully produced and compiled book (PDF), which can be downloaded or ordered as print copy. Selections can include any paper published with MDPI, picking and combining content from different journals and special issues.

This way, the user may for example choose to compile an ebook focusing around a particular topic, or assemble articles from a group of others.

We invite you to make yourself familiar with the new tool! The Book Builder can be found here: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book_builder.

Special Issue Reprints

The Book Builder allows Guest Editors of MDPI journals to create a reprint from a successfully completed Special Issue or Topical Collection in book format. If you are a Guest Editor for an MDPI journal, you can use the new tool  to create an PDF document which includes all articles published in the Special Issue as well as a book cover and table of contents.

For Special Issues containing a minimum of 5 articles, the Guest Editor can request its publication on the MDPI Book platform. Published reprints are assigned an ISBN and DOI.

In addition to the PDF copy of the Reprint Book, as a token of our gratitude, MDPI offers every Guest Editor one (1) complimentary print copy (via print-on-demand). All contributors benefit from a discount on orders of any additional print copies, to share with colleagues or libraries or others.

Why choose MDPI Books?

In line with our organization's values, MDPI Books publishes all content in open access, promoting the exchange of ideas and knowledge in a globalized world. MDPI Books encompasses all the benefits of open access—high availability and visibility, as well as wide and rapid dissemination. MDPI Books are distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License, meaning as an author you retain the copyright for your work. In addition, with MDPI Books you can complement the digital version of your work with a high-quality printed counterpart.

If you are interested in editing a book volume or series, or have a monograph manuscript to be considered for publication, please submit your proposal online and look at our Information for Authors.

Contact: Laura Wagner, MDPI Books Manager (email)

We are pleased to inform you that the 11th International Conference on Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy (ICAVS 11) will be held in Krakow, Poland, from 22 to 27 August 2021. The conference is dedicated to advances in all areas of vibrational spectroscopy and will provide an opportunity to discuss and exchange cutting-edge knowledge and ideas in vibrational spectroscopy.

We are delighted to invite you to participate in ICAVS 11. Poland will be hosting this prestigious event for the first time. Krakow is the former capital of Poland and is considered one of the most attractive and fashionable cities in Europe. Despite its volatile history, the city has survived largely intact, and today competes with some of Europe’s most beautiful cities. The medieval old town, which is on the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites, is the dynamic heart of Krakow, buzzing with students, residents, and tourists from all over the world. The key points of interest are the Main Market Square (the largest medieval square in Europe), Royal Castle Wawel, the Cloth Hall, the old Jewish district of Kazimierz, and many more. Krakow is also a strong academic and scientific center with several dozen institutions of higher education headed by the illustrious 700-year-old Jagiellonian University. It is also one of Poland’s most important economic centers and the economic hub of the Malopolska region. Krakow is now positioned as Europe’s Silicon Valley based on the large number of local and foreign hi-tech companies.

ICAVS 11 in Krakow will offer a unique opportunity for interesting and fruitful scientific interactions to all participants, providing them with memorable and pleasant experiences.

Depending on pandemic conditions at the time, the conference may be virtual. This decision will be made no later than 20 May 2021.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we would like to warmly invite scientists from all parts of the world to join us at ICAVS 11, and we look forward to welcoming you in Krakow in 2021!

Yours,

Malgorzata Baranska

Kamilla Malek

Katarzyna M. Marzec

In June of this year, MDPI will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its foundation. To mark this significant milestone, we have created a 25th Anniversary page on our website that evokes the development of our company over the past quarter-century.

MDPI has been a pioneer of Open Access publishing ever since the concept was first created.

In a wide-ranging interview, our CEO Delia Mihaila reflects on the company’s 25th anniversary and its contribution to the world of scientific publishing.

Delia considers how MDPI has evolved since starting life in 1996 as a visionary ‘project’ run out of an apartment in Basel, Switzerland, by Dr. Shu-Kun Lin. A chemist who was passionate about the long-term preservation of rare chemical sample, Dr. Lin was determined to help scholars publish their findings as quickly as possible and make their research results available to as wide a readership as possible worldwide. That determination remains unchanged 25 years later.

Today, MDPI is an international organization with over 4,000 employees based on three continents and in ten countries, and ranks among the world's top four academic publishers.

MDPI's mission is to accelerate access to new scientific research, delivering insight faster for researchers worldwide. Read more here about the company's remarkable success story and what the Open Access publishing model can offer the global scientific community.