Open Data

Dear Colleagues,

We are facing a true data deluge, and research data management is opening the door to exciting transformations in the global scientific communication system.  However, while increasing access to research data can help researchers validate and build upon hypotheses, discoveries, and observations, many are the challenges that scientists, research institutions, funders, libraries, technology developers, and society in general, meet in order to make the most of these new opportunities. This Special Issue of Publications aims to provide a thorough overview of current activities to support open data from different perspectives and players, as well as a platform to share experiences, good practices and policies, and identify new relevant issues in this domain.

In terms of the genre, contributions can be articles, research reports, case studies, or reviews of relevant literature. All submissions will undergo the journal's regular peer-review process and editorial procedures.

Ms. Isabel Bernal
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Publications is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.