Announcements

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Michael C. Georgiadis has been appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Energy Systems” Section in Processes (ISSN: 2227-9717). We look forward to his contribution to the continued success of the journal.

The following is a short Q&A with Prof. Dr. Michael C. Georgiadis, who shared his vision for the journal with us, as well as his views of the research area and open access publishing:

1. What appealed to you about the journal that made you want to take the role as its Section Editor-in-Chief?

Becoming an Editor-in-Chief of a scientific journal like Processes is an esteemed and influential role that appeals to many researchers for a variety of reasons. For me, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute significantly to the advancement of scientific knowledge in the energy systems engineering field and make a lasting impact on it. Moreover, I believe I will have the opportunity to contribute towards shaping the field by defining the direction and quality of scientific research contributions within their journal's scope.

2. What does the future of this field of research look like?

The future of energy systems research is expected to be dynamic, innovative, and driven by the urgent need to address pressing global challenges such as climate change, energy security, and sustainability. Some key trends and areas of focus that are likely to shape the future of energy systems research include renewable energy integration, energy storage and conversion, smart grids and energy management, energy markets optimization, decarbonization and electrification, demand-side management, energy efficiency, energy policies, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

3. What is your vision for the journal?

My vision for the open access journal Processes is for it to be a globally accessible, interdisciplinary platform that publishes high-quality research in the broad area of process and energy systems engineering and related disciplines. In my view, the journal should promote rigorous peer review, new research advancements, challenging industrial applications, and an engaged research community to advance knowledge and drive innovation in the process systems engineering field.

4. What do you think of the development of open access in the publishing field?

The development of open access in the energy systems field has had a transformative impact by increasing accessibility, promoting global collaboration, accelerating progress, and enhancing the visibility and impact of energy systems research. As open access continues to evolve, addressing energy and sustainability challenges and ensuring the continued availability of high-quality research will be crucial for its further development and success in the energy systems field.

We wish Prof. Dr. Michael C. Georgiadis every success both in his research and in the development of Processes.

Further details about the Editorial Board of Processes can be found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/processes/editors.

MDPI will be attending the 2023 International System Dynamics Conference (ISDC 2023) in Chicago, USA, which will take place from 23 to 27 July 2023. The International System Dynamics Conference is an annual event where people from all over the world interested in the practice of system dynamics and systems gather. Now in its 41st year, the conference is aimed at audiences across industries and academia. These conferences introduce newcomers to the field, keep practitioners aware of current developments in the field, and provide unparalleled networking opportunities. Participants come from businesses, universities, K-12 education, not-for-profit organizations, government, consulting, the healthcare sector, and beyond.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Systems;
• Processes;
• EJIHPE;
• Computation;
• ASI;
• Knowledge;
• Smart Cities;
• Social Sciences;
• Symmetry.

If you are attending the conference, please visit our booth. 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://systemdynamics.org/conference/.

We are pleased to inform you that Processes (ISSN: 2227-9717) has received an updated CiteScore of 4.7, an increase of 34% compared with the 2021 metric. The 2022 CiteScore™ was released recently, assessing the scientific influence of journals in the 2019 to 2022 period.

Processes’ CiteScore ranks as follows:

• Q2 (19 out of 56 journals) in the "Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)" category;
• Q2 (34 out of 68 journals) in the "Process Chemistry and Technology" category;
• Q3 (85 out of 153 journals) in the "Bioengineering" category.

For more journal statistics, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/processes/stats.

In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Processes (ISSN: 2227-9717), the Editorial Office has released Anniversary Special Issues. We welcome authors from all over the world to publish their papers in these Special Issues.

In recognition of our authors’ support, we are pleased to launch the Processes 2023 Best Paper Award for Anniversary Special Issues. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by an Award Committee which is composed of Editorial Board Members of Processes, officially chaired by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto.

Eligibility for the award:

• Open to all career levels;
• Only papers published in these Special Issues will be considered. Papers submitted after 30 November 2023 will not be eligible for this award.

Selection Criteria:

The paper will be selected by the journal’s Award Committee according to the following criteria:

• Scientific merit and broad impact;
• Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
• Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
• Clarity of presentation;
• Citations and downloads.

The prize:

There will be two winners this year, and each will receive the following:

• CHF 500;
• A chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Processes in 2024.

The winners will be selected and announced by 31 December 2023.

MDPI will be presenting at the 7th Scientific Meeting of Ph.D. Students at the UAB campus (JPhD2023). The event will be held at the Sala d'Actes Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, from 7 to 9 June 2023.

JPhD2023 aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge about scientific research from different fields, sharing of research works and communication among the Ph.D. students of the BNC-b in an academic and scientific environment.

MDPI Speaker

Dr. Gabriel Martínez Edo
Presentation theme: MDPI Open Access & Peer Review Process 

Dr. Gabriel Martínez Edo holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry (2013) and a master’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry (2015) from the IQS school of Engineering, Universitat Ramon Llull (Barcelona, Spain). He completed his Ph.D. (2020) in chemistry and chemical engineering at the same institution focusing on the use of nanomaterials as drug delivery systems.

He joined MDPI in June 2020 as Assistant Editor and Section Managing Editor for the journal Nanomaterials. In 2021, he was appointed Managing Editor of the journal Nanomanufacturing, a position he held until his recent appointment as Journal Relations Specialist.  

If you are also attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit: https://jphd.icmab.es/.

Relevant Journals:

A range of MDPI journals will be attending the 33rd European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE 2023). This meeting will be held in Athens, Greece, from 18 to 21 June 2023. 

The ESCAPE conference series accounts for essential and vital events that enjoy strikingly international audiences bringing together active members of the process systems engineering community worldwide. The series started in 1992. Since then, the events have been hosted by most European countries including twice in Greece in earlier years (Rhodos: 1996, Porto Carras: 2011). 

It is anticipated that this conference would attract a significant number of people from academia, research institutions, and industrial organizations. The symposium, including several networking activities, would cover the most up-to-date topics related to Process Systems Engineering. Presentations given by distinguished European and other world-renowned plenary and keynote speakers would offer a cutting-edge to the symposium. 

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Processes;
• Technologies;
• Digital;
• Computers. 

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us at our booth. 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://escape33-ath.gr/, or contact the Processes Editorial Office at processes@mdpi.com.

MDPI will be attending the 21st National Electrochemistry Conference, organized by the Chinese Society of Electrochemistry (CSE) and hosted by the Dalian University of Technology, which will be held from 22 to 25 May 2023, in Dalian, China. The conference will focus on the development of electrochemical science and comprehensively present the latest research progress and results achieved in electrochemistry in China in the new era. The aim is to promote the application of electrochemical science and technology in energy, environment, materials and other relevant fields, and to achieve the sustainable development of society.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Energies;
• Molecules;
• Coatings;
• IJMS;
• Batteries;
• Symmetry;
• Processes;
• Catalysts;
• Crystals;
• Minerals;
• Technologies;
• Electrochem;
• ChemEngineering;
• Analytica;
• Chemosensors.

If you plan on attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth (#55) and start a conversation 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: http://www.sciencemate.com/meeting/electrochem.

It is our sincere pleasure and great honor to announce the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Processes: Process Engineering—Current State and Future Trends (ECP2023) Live Session, organized by the MDPI open access journal Processes (ISSN: 2227-9717). It will be hosted online at https://ecp2023.sciforum.net/#program, on 23 May 2023, at 02:00 p.m. (CEST).

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.

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.

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.