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1 October 2025
2024 MDPI Top 1000 Reviewers

We are honored to recognize the 2024 MDPI Top 1000 Reviewers—scholars whose exemplary commitment to rigorous and constructive peer review is vital in upholding the highest standards of academic publishing.
Selected from a distinguished pool of 215,000 reviewers from 65 countries and regions worldwide, these honorees stand out for their exceptional expertise, diligence, and dedication to advancing research through timely and thoughtful reviews. Their constructive and impartial feedback ensures the publication of high-quality, impactful research, while their timely reviews facilitate swift revisions and faster publication of innovative work.
Peer review is the invisible foundation of academic progress. With gratitude and respect, we celebrate these 1000 scholars who made that foundation stronger in 2024. We respected all privacy preferences, with part of nominees opting for limited attribution.
The names of these reviewers are listed below in alphabetical order by first name:
Abbas Yazdinejad |
Hanane Boutaj |
Oscar De Lucio |
Abdessamad Belhaj |
Hany H. Arab |
Otilia Manta |
Abdolreza Jamilian |
Hao Zang |
Panagiotis D. Michailidis |
Abdul Waheed |
Hatem Amin |
Panagiotis Simitzis |
Abiel Aguilar-González |
Henry Alba |
Paola Prete |
Adina Santana |
Hiroyuki Noda |
Paolo Trucillo |
Aditya Velidandi |
Hitoshi Tanaka |
Patricia Kara De Maeijer |
Adrian Stancu |
Horst Lenske |
Patrícia Pires |
Adriana Borodzhieva |
Hossein Azadi |
Paulo Schwingel |
Adriana Cristina Urcan |
Houlin Yu |
Pavel Loskot |
Adriano Bressane |
Huaifu Deng |
Pedro García-Ramírez |
Agbotiname Imoize |
Huamin Jie |
Pedro Pablo Zamora |
Agustin L. Herrera-May |
Hugo Lisboa |
Pedro Pereira |
Ahmed Arafa |
Igor L. Zakharov |
Pei-Hsun Wang |
Ahmet Cagdas Seckin |
Igor Litvinchev |
Pellegrino La Manna |
Ailton Cesar Lemes |
Igor Vujović |
Petar Ozretić |
Akash Kumar |
Ildiko Horvath |
Petko Petkov |
Akihiko Murayama |
Ilya A. Khodov |
Petr Komínek |
Alain E. Le Faou |
Ilya Zavidovskiy |
Petras Prakas |
Alain Massart |
Imran Ali Lakhiar |
Petro Pukach |
Alejandro Plascencia |
Ines Aguinaga-Ontoso |
Petru Alexandru Vlaicu |
Aleksandar Ašonja |
Ioan Hutu |
Phil Chilibeck |
Aleksandra Głowacka |
Ioan Petean |
Pia Lopez-Jornet |
Aleksandra Nesić |
Irena M. Ilic |
Pietro Geri |
Alessio Ardizzone |
Isaac Lifshitz |
Pingfan Hu |
Alessio Faccia |
Ismael Cristofer Baierle |
Piotr Cyklis |
Alexander E. Berezin |
I-Ta Lee |
Piotr Gauden |
Alexander Lykov |
Itzhak Aviv |
Piotr Gawda |
Alexander Robitzsch |
Iustinian Bejan |
Pradeep Kumar Panda |
Alexandre Landry |
Ivan Matveev |
Pradeep Varadwaj |
Alexey Chubarov |
Ivan Pavlenko |
Presentación Caballero |
Alexey Morgounov |
Ivana Mitrović |
Pu Xie |
Alexis Rodríguez |
Iyyakkannu Sivanesan |
Qingchao Li |
Alfredo Silveira De Borba |
Jacek Abramczyk |
Qinghua Qiu |
Ali Hashemizdeh |
Jacques Cabaret |
Qingwei Chen |
Alison De Oliveira Moraes |
Jaime A. Mella-Raipán |
Radoslaw Jasinski |
Aliyu Aliyu |
Jaime Taha-Tijerina |
Radu Racovita |
Alok Dhaundiyal |
James Chun Lam Chow |
Rafael Galvão De Almeida |
Álvaro Antón-Sancho |
James Chung-Wai Cheung |
Rafael Melo |
Amit Ranjan |
James O. Finckenauer |
Rafal Kukawka |
Amritlal Mandal |
Jan Cieśliński |
Rafał Watrowski |
Ana Isabel Roca-Fernández |
Ján Moravec |
Raffaele Pellegrino |
Ana Tomić |
Jarbas Miguel |
Rajender Boddula |
Anas Alsobeh |
Jaroslav Dvorak |
Ralf Hofmann |
Anastasios Karayiannakis |
Jarosław Przybył |
Ran Wang |
Andre Luiz Costa |
Jasenka Gajdoš Kljusurić |
Ranko S. Romanić |
Andrea Bianconi |
Jasmina Lukinac |
Ratna Kishore Velamati |
Andrea Sonaglioni |
Jawad Tanveer |
Rebecca Creamer |
Andrea Tomassi |
Jean Carlos Bettoni |
Reggie Surya |
Andrés Fernando Barajas Solano |
Jennie Golding |
Rehan Siddiqui |
Andrés Novoa |
Jerzy Chudek |
Renato Maaliw |
Andreu Comas-Garcia |
Jhih-Rong Liao |
Reuven Yosef |
Andrew Lane |
Jiachen Li |
Ricardo García-León |
Andrew Lothian |
Jianzhu Liu |
Richard Murray |
Andrew Sortwell |
Jiaquan Yu |
Robert Boyd |
Andrius Katkevičius |
Jibing Chen |
Robert H. Eibl |
Andromachi Nanou |
Jie Gao |
Robert James Crammond |
Andrzej Kielian |
Jie Hua |
Robert Oleniacz |
Andrzej Kozłowski |
Jill Channing |
Roberto Passera |
Andrzej Zolnowski |
Jinfeng Li |
Rodolpho Fernando Vaz |
Ángel Josabad Alonso-Castro |
Jinle Xiang |
Rodrigo Galo |
Ángel Llamas |
Jinliu Chen |
Roger E. Thomas |
Angelo Ferlazzo |
Jinyao Lin |
Roger W. Bachmann |
Angelo Marcelo Tusset |
Jinyu Hu |
Rogério Leone Buchaim |
Anil K. Meher |
Jiří Remr |
Roman Trach |
Animesh Kumar Basak |
Jiying Liu |
Roman Trochimczuk |
Anita Silvana Ilak Peršurić |
João Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro |
Romil Parikh |
Anna Kharkova |
Joao Pessoa |
Romina Fucà |
Anna Lenart-Boroń |
Joaquim Carreras |
Ronald Nelson |
Anna Piotrowska |
John Adams Sebastian |
Rosie Yagmur Yegin |
Anne Anderson |
John Van Boxel |
Roxana Lucaciu |
Antiopi-Malvina Stamatellou |
Jonathan Puente-Rivera |
Rui Sales Júnior |
Antonia Kondou |
Jordi-Roger Riba |
Rui Vitorino |
Antonio Miguel Ruiz Armenteros |
Jorge De Andres-Sanchez |
Ruo Wang |
Anusorn Cherdthong |
Jorge Guillermo Diaz Rodriguez |
Ryoma Michishita |
Aram Cornaggia |
Jorge Luis Zambrano-Martinez |
Sabina Necula |
Ariana Saraiva |
José F. Fontanari |
Sabina Umirzakova |
Ariel Soares Teles |
José Felipe Orzuna-Orzuna |
Said EL-Ashker |
Aristeidis Karras |
José Francisco Segura Plaza |
Saïf Ed-Dı̂n Fertahi |
Arnaud Dragicevic |
José Luis Díaz |
Salvatore Romano |
Artem Obukhov |
José Luis Rivera-Armenta |
Sándor Beszédes |
Arvind Kumar Shukla |
Jose M. Miranda |
Santiago Lain |
Arvind Negi |
Jose M. Mulet |
Sara Black Brown |
Athanasios A. Panagiotopoulos |
Jose Navarro-Pedreño |
Sarat Chandra Mohapatra |
Augustine Edegbene |
José Pedro Cerdeira |
Sarunas Grigaliunas |
Aunchalee Aussanasuwannakul |
Jouni Räisänen |
Saša Milojević |
Aurel Maxim |
Jui-Yang Lai |
Sawsan A. Zaitone |
Barbara Symanowicz |
Juliana Fernandes |
Scott E. Hendrix |
Bartosz Płachno |
Julio Plaza Díaz |
Seong-Gon Kim |
Bela Kocsis |
Juliusz Huber |
Sergii Babichev |
Benedetto Schiavo |
Jun Liu |
Sergio Da Silva |
Bernhard Koelmel |
Junyu Chen |
Sérgio Felipe |
Bhupendra Prajapati |
Karan Nayak |
Sergio Guzmán-Pino |
Bierng-Chearl Ahn |
Karel Allegaert |
Seyed Kourosh Mahjour |
Bo Zhou |
Katarina Aškerc Zadravec |
Seyed Masoud Parsa |
Bohong Zhang |
Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka |
Shedrach Benjamin Pewan |
Bonface Ombasa Manono |
Katarzyna Peta |
Shehwaz Anwar |
Bozhidar Stefanov |
Katarzyna Tandecka |
Shengwen Tang |
Brach Poston |
Katherine Bussey |
Shih-Lin Lin |
Byeong Yong Kong |
Katsuya Ichinose |
Shilong Li |
Caio Sampaio |
Kazuharu Bamba |
Shing-Hwa Liu |
Caius Panoiu |
Kazuhiko Kotani |
Shu Yuan |
Caiyun Wang |
Kazuhiko Nakadate |
Shuohong Wang |
Calin Mircea Gherman |
Keigi Fujiwara |
Shuolin Xiao |
Camelia Delcea |
Keith Rochfort |
Shuping Wu |
Cardellicchio Angelo |
Kenneth Waters |
Sihui Dong |
Carlos Alberto Ligarda Samanez |
Keren Dopelt |
Sławomir Rabczak |
Carlos Almeida |
Kira E. Vostrikova |
Sojung Kim |
Carlos Balsas |
Kit Leong Cheong |
Songli Zhu |
Carlos López-de-Celis |
Konstantinos Vergos |
Soonhee Hwang |
Carlos Marcuello |
Koyeli Girigoswami |
Soo-Whang Baek |
Carlos Pascual-Morena |
Krzysztof R. Karsznia |
Soufiane Haddout |
Carlos Torres-Torres |
Krzysztof Szwajka |
Sousana Papadopoulou |
Casey Watters |
Krzysztof Wołk |
Spiros Paramithiotis |
Castillo Castillo |
Kumar Ganesan |
Spyridon Kaltsas |
Changmin Shi |
Lan Lin |
Srecko Stopic |
Chao Chen |
László Radócz |
Srinivasan Sathiyaraj |
Chao Gu |
Laurent Donzé |
Stefano Mancin |
Chao Zhang (China) |
Lei He |
Subhadeep Das |
Chao Zhang (Singapore) |
Lei Huang |
Sumedha Nitin Prabhu |
Chellapandian Maheswaran |
Leonard-Ionut Atanase |
Sushant K. Rawal |
Cheonshik Kim |
Leonardo Henrique Dalcheco Messias |
Svetoslav Todorov |
Chia Hung Kao |
Leonie Brummer |
Szymon Janczar |
Chiachung Chen |
Levon Gevorkov |
Tadeusz Kowalski |
Chiara Cinquini |
Li Fu |
Tadeusz Sierotowicz |
Chieh-Chih Tsai |
Lidija Hauptman |
Taha Koray Sahin |
Christian Rojas |
Lin-Fu Liang |
Tahir Cetin Akinci |
Chu Zhang |
Ling Yang |
Takuo Sakon |
Chuanyu Sun |
Lingli Deng |
Tamara Lazarević-Pašti |
Chun-Wei Yang |
Ljubica Kazi |
Tao Zhang |
Claudia Bita-Nicolae |
Lotfi Boudjema |
Taras P. Pasternak |
Constant Mews |
Louis Moustakas |
Tarek Eldomiaty |
Cristian Vacacela Gomez |
Luca Ulrich |
Taro Urase |
Cristiano Matos |
Luis Adrian De Jesús-González |
Tenzer Robert |
Cristian-Valeriu Stanciu |
Luis Alfonso Díaz-Secades |
Thawatchai Phaechamud |
Cristóbal Macías Villalobos |
Luis Filipe Almeida Bernardo |
Thomas Michael |
Dalia Calneryte |
Luis Nestor Apaza Ticona |
Tiberiu Harko |
Daniel Hernandez-Patlan |
Luis Puente-Díaz |
Timea Claudia Ghitea |
Daniele Ritelli |
Luiz Antonio Alcântara Pereira |
Timothy John Mahony |
Daniel-Ioan Curiac |
Łukasz Rakoczy |
Timothy Omara |
Daniil Olennikov |
Łukasz Szeleszczuk |
Tomasz Hikawczuk |
Daodao Hu |
Maciej Kruszyna |
Tomasz M. Karpiński |
Daqin Guan |
Magdalena Jaciow |
Tomasz Trzepiecinski |
Daria Chudakova |
Maha Nasr |
Triantafyllos Didangelos |
Daria Mottareale-Calvanese |
Maharshi Bhaswant |
Tsvetelin Zaevski |
Dariusz Dziki |
Maksim Zavalishin |
Ulrich J. Pont |
Dariusz Gozdowski |
Małgorzata Jeleń |
Vadim Kramar |
David Kieda |
Man Fai Leung |
Vagner Lunge |
David Luviano-Cruz |
Manickam Minakshi |
Valério Monteiro-Neto |
Da-Zhi Sun |
Marcel Sari |
Van Giap Do |
Debra Wetcher-Hendricks |
Marcello Iasiello |
Van-An Duong |
Demin Cai |
Marco Limongiello |
Vanni Nicoletti |
Dennis Dieks |
Marco Zucca |
Vasilios Liordos |
Deokho Lee |
Marconi Batista Teixeira |
Vedran Mrzljak |
Deyu Li |
Marcos Vinícius Da Silva |
Vicente Romo Pérez |
Diego Romano Perinelli |
Marek Cała |
Victor-Alexandru Briciu |
Dimitris Tatsis |
Maria G. Ioannides |
Viktor V. Brygadyrenko |
Dirceu Ramos |
Maria João Lima |
Vinícius Silva Belo |
Dmitrii Pankin |
Maria Kantzanou |
Violeta Popovici |
Dmitriy Yambulatov |
Maria Leonor Abrantes Pires |
Viorel Dragos Radu |
Dmitry Kultin |
Mariana Buranelo Egea |
Viswas Raja Solomon |
Dongwei Di |
Mariana Magalhães |
Viviani Oliveira |
Dorota Formanowicz |
Marija Strojnik |
Vlad Rotaru |
Dragan Marinkovic |
Marijn Speeckaert |
Vladica Stojanović |
Drazenko Glavic |
Marina G. Holyavka |
Volodymyr Hrytsyk |
Duguleana Mihai |
Marina Gravit |
Volodymyr Ponomaryov |
Dušan S. Dimić |
Mario Cerezo Pizarro |
Waldemar Studziński |
E Terasa Chen |
Mario Ganau |
Wanming Lin |
Edoardo Bucchignani |
Mariusz Ptak |
Waseem Jerjes |
Eduard Zadobrischi |
Marlen Vitales-Noyola |
Wei-Chieh Lee |
Edwin Villagran |
Marta Forte |
Weiming Fang |
Eitan Simon |
Martha Rocío Moreno-Jimenez |
Weiren Luo |
Elena Chitoran |
Marwan El Ghoch |
Weiwei Jiang |
Elena Marrocchino |
Marzena Włodarczyk-Stasiak |
Wenan Yuan |
Elisabeta Negrău |
Massimiliano Schiavo |
Wenguang Yang |
Elisavet Bouloumpasi |
Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali |
Wenluan Zhang |
Elochukwu Ukwandu |
Mateusz Rozmiarek |
Wiesław Przygoda |
Emil Smyk |
Matt Smith |
Wilian Paul Arévalo Cordero |
Emilio Bucio |
Matteo Riccò |
Wilian Pech-Rodríguez |
Emmanouil Karampinis |
Matthias Müller |
Wislei R. Osório |
Ericsson D. Coy-Barrera |
Mauro Lombardo |
Wi-Young So |
Eugeniusz Koda |
Md. Ataur Rahman |
Wojciech Sałabun |
Ewa Chomać-Pierzecka |
Md. Biddut Hossain |
Wojciech Zabierowski |
Ewa Tomaszewska |
Meisam Abdollahi |
Xiaofei Du |
Ezhaveni Sathiyamoorthi |
Meng-Hwan Lee |
Xiaolong Ji |
Fabio Corti |
Meng-Yao Li |
Xiaomin Xu |
Fahmi Zairi |
Meysam Keshavarz |
Xiaoshuang Ma |
Fanzhi Kong |
Michael Eisenhut |
Xiaoying Liu |
Fasih Ullah Haider |
Michael Gerlich |
Xiao-Yong Wang |
Fayez Tarsha-Kurdi |
Mihaela Brindusa Tudose |
Xinming Zhang |
Fekete Mónika |
Mihaela Niculae |
Xinqiao Liu |
Felipe Jiménez |
Mihaela Tinca Udristioiu |
Xinqing Xiao |
Feng Wen |
Mihaela Toderaş |
Xuechen Zheng |
Ferdinando Di Martino |
Mihai Crenganis |
Xueming Zhang |
Fernanda Tonelli |
Mika Simonen |
Xuezhen Wang |
Fernando Lessa Tofoli |
Milan Toma |
Xuguang Cai |
Fernando Viadero-Monasterio |
Miloš Lichner |
Yair Wiseman |
Fethi Ouallouche |
Milos Seda |
Yang Xu |
Flavio Arroyo |
MIloš Zrnić |
Yangwon Lee |
Flor H. Pujol |
Min Xia |
Yanhong Peng |
Florin Dumitru Bora |
Mina Tadros |
Yao Ni |
Florin Nechita |
Mingren Shen |
Yaoxiang Li |
Francesco Di Bello |
Mircea Neagoe |
Yasushige Shingu |
Francesco Galluzzo |
Mirela-Fernanda Zaltariov |
Yaswanth Kuthati |
Francisco Haces Fernandez |
Mirjana Ljubojević |
Yaxin Liu |
Francisco Rego |
Mirko Stanimirović |
Ygor Jessé Ramos |
Francisco Solano |
Mirza Pojskić |
Yi Xu |
Frédéric Muttin |
Modesto Pérez-Sánchez |
Yifan Zhao |
Fredrick Eze |
Mohammad Ali Sahraei |
Yih Jeng |
Gabriel Milan |
Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki |
Yiyang Chen |
Gabriel Zazeri |
Mohammad Qneibi |
Yoichi Shiraishi |
Galina Ilieva |
Mohammed Gamal |
Yong Hwan Kim |
Gary Van Vuuren |
Mohammed Sayed |
Yongqi Yin |
Gennadiy Kolesnikov |
Mounia Tahri |
Young-joo Ahn |
George E. Mustoe |
Muhammad Ahsan Asghar |
Yousi Fu |
George Lazaroiu |
Muhammad N. Mahmood |
Yuan Meng |
George Xiroudakis |
Muhammad Syafrudin |
Yuefei Zhuo |
Georgiy Gamov |
Muhammed Yildirim |
Yugang He |
Gerald Cleaver |
Murilo E. C. Bento |
Yuliia Trach |
Ghassan Ghssein |
Muthuraj Arunpandian |
Yuliya Semenova |
Gian Mario Migliaccio |
Narcis Eduard Mitu |
Yuri Jorge Peña-Ramirez |
Giancarlo Trimarchi |
Naser Alsharairi |
Yuri Konstantinov |
Gianmarco Ferrara |
Natale Calomino |
Yusheng Xiang |
Giovanni Tesoriere |
Natanael Karjanto |
Yutaka Ohsedo |
Giuseppe Brunetti |
Nataša Nastić |
Zaihua Duan |
Giuseppe Di Martino |
Naveed Ahmad |
Zelaya-Molina Lily Xochilt |
Giuseppe Losurdo |
Nebojsa Pavlovic |
Zenon Pogorelić |
Giuseppina Uva |
Neli Milenova Vilhelmova |
Zhang Ying |
Glauber Cruz |
Nguyen Dinh-Hung |
Zhanni Luo |
Glenn Morrison |
Nguyen Quoc Khuong |
Zhao Ding |
Gloria Cerasela Crisan |
Nicola Magnavita |
Zhengmao Li |
Gordana Wozniak-Knopp |
Nicoleta Dospinescu |
Zhengwei Huang |
Gordon Alderink |
Nicoletta Cera |
Zhidong Zhou |
Grazia Giuseppina Politano |
Nidhi Puranik |
Zhijun Li |
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Nikita Osintsev |
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Nikola Stanisic |
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Oguzhan Der |
Zishan Ahmad |
Gustavo Henrique Nalon |
Oimahmad Rahmonov |
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Hai-yu Ji |
Olga Morozova |
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Hamza Faraji |
Onur Dogan |
Zsuzsanna Bacsi |
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15 October 2025
MDPI’s Newly Launched Journals in September 2025

Nine new journals covering a range of subjects launched their inaugural issues in September 2025. We are excited to be able to share with you the newest research rooted in the value of open access.
We extend our sincere thanks to all Editorial Board Members for their commitment and expertise. Each journal is dedicated to upholding strong editorial standards through a thorough peer review process, ensuring impactful open access scholarship.
Please feel free to browse and discover more about the new journals below.
Journal |
Founding Editor-in-Chief |
Journal Topics (Selected) |
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Prof. Dr. Joseph G. Grzywacz, San José State University, USA |
family formation and dynamics; family relationships; family diversity and structure; family processes; family challenges; global perspectives of family | |
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Prof. Dr. Chengkuo Lee, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
AIoT sensing technologies; distributed AI and federated learning; AI-enhanced edge analytics; sensor fusion in edge computing; low-power AI sensing; security and privacy in edge-AI systems; AI-driven optimization of IoT networks | |
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Prof. Dr. Steven Paul Nistico, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy |
aesthetics; reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery; dermatology; oral and maxillofacial surgery; surgical procedures; non-surgical procedures | |
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Prof. Dr. Mauro Tonelli, University of Pisa, Italy |
plasma physics and technology; atomic and molecular physics; nuclear physics; quantum physics and technology; dielectrics, ferroelectrics, and multiferroics; semiconductor physics and devices; engineering physics; material physics; biophysics| |
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Prof. Dr. Sergej M. Ostojic, University of Agder, Norway; |
biochemical research methods; biochemistry and molecular biology; cell biology; clinical and medicinal chemistry; clinical neurology; endocrinology and metabolism; medicine, general and internal; nutrition and dietetics; toxicology | |
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Prof. Dr. Michele Nappi, University of Salerno, Italy |
foundations and advancements in multimedia technologies; computational social media analytics; human–AI interaction in social contexts; multimedia understanding and generation for social insight; ethics, fairness, and privacy in multimedia systems | |
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Prof. Dr. Philippe Gorce, Toulon University, France |
ergonomic design and evaluation of workspaces, tools, and equipment; biomechanical analysis and ergonomic interventions for musculoskeletal health; cognitive workload assessment and management; human-computer interaction (HCI) and user experience (UX) research; ergonomic wearables; AI-driven ergonomic assessment tools; neuroergonomics | |
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Prof. Dr. Ronald Charles Sims, Utah State University, USA |
bioresources; bioproducts; bioenergy and biofuels; environmental protection; public health protection; biological waste treatment; biomass transformation; circular bioeconomy; bio-based materials and chemicals; bioresidues | |
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Prof. Dr. M. Jamal Deen, McMaster University, Canada |
device design and engineering; circuit design and system integration; applications and emerging technologies; materials and fabrication innovations; testing, reliability, and standards | |
We would like to thank everyone who has supported the development of open access publishing. If you would like to create more new journals, you are welcome to send an application here, or contact the New Journal Committee (newjournal-committee@mdpi.com).
14 October 2025
Prof. Michele Penza Appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “Environmental Sensing Sensors” in Sensors

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Michele Penza as the new Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “Environmental Sensing Sensors” in Sensors (ISSN: 1424-8220).
Michele Penza received his degree in physics in 1990 from the University of Bari, Italy. He first worked at CNRSM SCpA (Science & Technology Park) before joining ENEA in 2001 as a Junior Researcher (L3). From July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2024, he served as the Head of the Laboratory Functional Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Applications (headcount: 45 persons) at ENEA’s Brindisi Research Center. Since January 1, 2023, he has held the position of Prime Researcher (L2). Currently, he manages various research projects and teams in material science and technology, functional materials, sensors, and solid-state devices at the Brindisi Research Center, Italy.
Michele Penza holds the Italian National Scientific Qualification as a Full Professor in Experimental Physics of Matter (02/B1 - ASN 2021-23), valid from 6 February 2023 to 6 February 2035 (Ministry of University and Research Ministerial Decree n. 553/2021 dated on 26 February 2021 and MUR Ministerial Decree n. 589/2021 dated on 05 March 2021). He has been nominated as the World's Top 2% Most-Cited Scientist (2020-now) in Analytical Chemistry and Applied Physics as published by Scopus (Elsevier) and Stanford University.
Notable Roles and Achievements:
- Chair of the Pan-European Research Network for International Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST Action TD1105 EuNetAir, 2012-2016)—European Network on New Sensing Technologies for Air Pollution Control and Environmental Sustainability;
- Chairman of the European Sensor Systems Cluster (ESSC), launched by ECDGR in November 2014, to define a roadmap for sensors and sensor systems for Horizon 2020 calls;
- Coordinator of the EIT Raw Materials Hub – Regional Center Southern Italy (RCSI), 2019-2022;
- Invited Lecturer for the course “Advanced Materials Characterization: From Needs to Opportunities in Sustainability Applications” (6 CFD/30 hours) for the 39th Cycle PhD students in Nanotechnology at the Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Salento, Lecce (Italy), 2023-2024;
- Adjunct Professor at the University of Salento, Lecce (Italy), teaching the bachelor’s Program in engineering for Sustainable Industry, with a course on the Laboratory of Technologies for Sustainable Production (6 CFD/54 hours, Academic Year 2024-2025) at the Brindisi Teaching Pole.
Michele Penza manages research projects (regional, national, and international) and teams on material science, sensors, and solid-state devices in the Research Center of Brindisi, Italy. His research interests are in functional materials, sustainable materials, critical raw materials, advanced materials, nanostructured materials, sensor materials, gas sensors, portable sensor systems, sensors network for air quality monitoring, functional applications, environmental measurements and technologies, test and functional characterization of materials and devices, wearables, advanced coatings, piezoelectric materials, thermoelectric materials, thin films, multifunctional coatings, nanomaterials, sensing, surface characterization techniques, 2D materials, processing technologies, sustainable processing, carbon nanotubes, graphene and graphene oxide, materials processing, interfaces, metal oxides, smart materials, solid-state materials, nanostructures, nanotechnologies, sputtering, zinc oxide.
The following is a short Q&A with Prof. Michele Penza, who shared his vision for the journal with us, as well as his views on the research area:
1. Could you briefly introduce your main research areas and achievements?
My research interests are focused on materials science and engineering for chemical sensing and environmental monitoring, including sensor systems, devices, technologies, and measurements for sustainability applications. At this stage, my publication score consists of 180+ peer-reviewed publications, 3 book chapters, 12 special issues, 1 topical collection, 2 international reports, 150+ conference communications, including 40+ invited/keynote speakers, and 3 national patents. H-index (Sept 2025): 42 (Scopus); 41 (Web of Science); 49 (Google Scholar). Nr. Citations (Sept 2025): 5330+ (Scopus); 4550+ (Web of Science); 7800+ (Google Scholar). I have peer-reviewed 340+ manuscripts and 175+ editor decisions.
I am honored to be listed (2020-now) as the World's Top 2% Most-Cited Scientist in analytical chemistry and applied physics, as published by Elsevier and Stanford University.
My main career achievements include Prime Researcher (2023-now), Head of Laboratory Functional Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Applications (headcount: 45 persons) at ENEA—Brindisi Research Center (1 July 2015 - 30 June 2024), and now I am serving as a Direction Office Member at the Division Advanced Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing Industry in ENEA. Furthermore, I was engaged as Chair of the International Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action TD1105 EuNetAir (2012-2016)—European Network on New Sensing Technologies for Air Pollution Control and Environmental Sustainability—including 250+ researchers and scientists belonging to 150+ teams from 35+ Countries (Europe, USA, China, Australia, Russia, Ukraine, Morocco). Also, I have coordinated (2019-2022) the EIT Raw Materials Hub—Regional Center Southern Italy, devoted to the development of critical raw materials in the Mediterranean eco-system for eco-innovation and environmental sustainability. Moreover, my expertise has been useful as Chairman of the European Sensor Systems Cluster (ESSC), launched by EC DG R&I in November 2014, to define a roadmap for sensors and sensor systems for Horizon 2020 calls. Moreover, I have achieved the Italian National Scientific Qualification as a Full Professor in Experimental Physics of Matter (02/B1 - ASN 2021-23), valid from 6 February 2023 to 6 February 2035 (Ministry of University and Research Ministerial Decree n. 553/2021 dated on 26 February 2021 and MUR Ministerial Decree n. 589/2021 dated on 05 March 2021); and currently I serve as Adjunct Professor at University of Salento, Lecce (Italy), teaching the Bachelor’s Program in Engineering for Sustainable Industry, with a course on the Laboratory of Technologies for Sustainable Production (6 CFD/54 hours, Academic Year 2024-2025) at the Brindisi Teaching Pole.
Currently, I am engaged as an international expert reviewer of research projects funded by national and international research councils and agencies.
Finally, before appointment as Section Editor-in-Chief of “Environmental Sensing” in Sensors, I have also served as Associate Editor for MDPI journals (Sensors, Chemosensors) and other international publishers.
2. What appealed to you about the journal that made you want to take the role of Section Editor-in-Chief?
Sensors is a high-quality, open access and excellent journal with a high impact factor indexed in many important research archives to share knowledge on environmental sensors at the global level. My previous experience as Associate Editor of Sensors confirmed that the rigorous peer-review and relatively short timing of acceptance for publication are an optimal basis to corroborate our journal as a top magazine to host outstanding research on sensors for environmental monitoring, sustainability, resilience, and eco-innovation. These objectives will be pursued by thematic Special Issues and specific Topical Collections edited by outstanding scientists and excellent researchers to update the current state-of-the-art. Reviews and Research Articles will be continuously welcomed by rigorous peer review actions. Scientific Webinars, as online editions, will be supported and promoted by outstanding Invited Speakers from academia, research, and industry to inspire the sensor community, attract new Editorial Board Members, and disseminate ongoing Special Issues and Topics of the “Environmental Sensing” Section in Sensors.
3. What are your expectations and suggestions for the future development of our Section and the journal?
My vision for Sensors is to consolidate its editorial position as the top global platform for outstanding research with multidisciplinary and innovative aspects, bridging academia and industry. I am engaged as Section Editor-in-Chief to expand the section scope to include emerging fields such as green and digital technologies for sustainable energy applications, AI-supported sensors development, IoT sensor-systems integration, novel electronic devices for environmental monitoring and measurements, and sustainable manufacturing, taking into account the highest standards of peer-review and open access. The topics and contents of the Section will be in line with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations (UN). With key involvement of leading scientists, senior experts, and early-stage researchers, I will push Sensors as a reference journal for shaping the future of environmental sensing technologies and measurements at a higher impact.
4. Do you have any suggestions for young researchers in this field?
The engagement of young researchers in Sensors is crucial for future sustainable development. They will be encouraged to attend webinars, participate as peer-reviewers, co-author excellent papers and reviews, author a thesis or dissertation in the field of applied sensors, environmental sensor technologies, and sustainable applications, and receive grants for best posters and/or best oral presentations should be awarded to boost their scientific interests in innovative environmental sensors. Gender balance between females and males will be supported as much as possible in all agendas of Sensors initiatives.
We wish Prof. Michele Penza every success in his new position, and we look forward to his contributions to the journal.
14 October 2025
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, 13 October 2025

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, observed annually on 13 October, highlights the urgent need to reduce vulnerabilities and build resilience in the face of natural and human-made hazards. This day underscores the importance of shifting from a focus on response to prevention and reminds us that reducing disaster risk is key to safeguarding lives, communities, and sustainable development.
We invite you to explore our selected articles, Special Issues, and journals, which examine topics such as disaster preparedness, climate adaptation, risk governance, and community resilience. We hope that the established journals at MDPI will provide a communication platform for innovative ideas addressing both current and emerging challenges in disaster risk reduction.

Engineering |
Environment & Earth Sciences |
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Social Science, Art and Humanities |
Business & Economics |
“A Bibliographic Analysis of Multi-Risk Assessment Methodologies for Natural Disaster Prevention”
by Gilles Grandjean
GeoHazards 2025, 6(3), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/geohazards6030041
“Coupling HEC-RAS and AI for River Morphodynamics Assessment Under Changing Flow Regimes: Enhancing Disaster Preparedness for the Ottawa River”
by Mohammad Uzair Anwar Qureshi, Afshin Amiri, Isa Ebtehaj, Silvio Jose Guimere, Juraj Cunderlik and Hossein Bonakdari
Hydrology 2025, 12(2), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12020025
“A Composite Tool for Forecasting El Niño: The Case of the 2023–2024 Event”
by Costas Varotsos, Nicholas V. Sarlis, Yuri Mazei, Damir Saldaev and Maria Efstathiou
Forecasting 2024, 6(1), 187-203; https://doi.org/10.3390/forecast6010011
“Flood Detection with SAR: A Review of Techniques and Datasets”
by Donato Amitrano, Gerardo Di Martino, Alessio Di Simone and Pasquale Imperatore
Remote Sens. 2024, 16(4), 656; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16040656
“Assessing Landslide Susceptibility along India’s National Highway 58: A Comprehensive Approach Integrating Remote Sensing, GIS, and Logistic Regression Analysis”
by Mukta Sharma, Ritambhara K. Upadhyay, Gaurav Tripathi, Naval Kishore, Achala Shakya, Gowhar Meraj, Shruti Kanga, Suraj Kumar Singh, Pankaj Kumar, Brian Alan Johnson and Som Nath Thakur
Conservation 2023, 3(3), 444-459; https://doi.org/10.3390/conservation3030030
“Assessing 40 Years of Flood Risk Evolution at the Micro-Scale Using an Innovative Modeling Approach: The Effects of Urbanization and Land Planning”
by Tommaso Lazzarin, Andrea Defina and Daniele Pietro Viero
Geosciences 2023, 13(4), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13040112
“Evaluation of Rainfall Erosivity in the Western Balkans by Mapping and Clustering ERA5 Reanalysis Data”
by Tanja Micic Ponjiger, Tin Lukic, Robert L. Wilby, Slobodan B. Markovic, Aleksandar Valjarevic, Slavoljub Dragicevic, Milivoj B. Gavrilov, Igor Ponjiger, Uros Durlevic, Misko M. Milanovic et al.
Atmosphere 2023, 14(1), 104; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14010104
Special Issues:
“Hydro-Meteorological Hazards: Causes, Impacts, and Mitigation Strategies” |
“Slope Stability Analyses and Landslide Risk Assessment Under Hydrodynamic Action” |
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“Advances in Earth Observation to Improve Flood Disaster Monitoring and Management (Second Edition)” |
“Seismological Research and Seismic Hazard & Risk Assessments” |
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“A Systematic Analysis of Influencing Factors on Wind Resilience in a Coastal Historical District of China”
by Bo Huang, Zhenmin Ou, Gang Zhao, Junwu Wang, Lanjun Liu, Sijun Lv, Bin Huang and Xueqi Liu
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(14), 8116; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15148116
“Building Damage Visualization Through Three-Dimensional Reconstruction and Window Detection”
by Ittetsu Kuniyoshi, Itsuki Nagaike, Sachie Sato and Yue Bao
Sensors 2025, 25(10), 2979; https://doi.org/10.3390/s25102979
“Leveraging 3D Printing for Resilient Disaster Management in Smart Cities”
by Antreas Kantaros, Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu, Konstantinos Brachos, Theodore Ganetsos and Nicole Petrescu
Smart Cities 2024, 7(6), 3705-3726; https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities7060143
“Urban Resilience Index for Critical Infrastructure: A Scenario-Based Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction in Road Networks”
by Seyed M. H. S. Rezvani, Maria Joao Falcao Silva and Nuno Marques de Almeida
Sustainability 2024, 16(10), 4143; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104143
“Enhancing Urban Resilience: Strategic Management and Action Plans for Cyclonic Events through Socially Constructed Risk Processes”
by Raul Perez-Arevalo, Juan Jimenez-Caldera, Jose Luis Serrano-Montes, Jesus Rodrigo-Comino, Kevin Theran-Nieto and Andres Caballero-Calvo
Urban Sci. 2024, 8(2), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8020043
“Widespread Coral Bleaching and Mass Mortality of Reef-Building Corals in Southern Mexican Pacific Reefs Due to 2023 El Niño Warming”
by Andres Lopez-Perez, Rebeca Granja-Fernandez, Eduardo Ramirez-Chavez, Omar Valencia-Mendez, Fabian A. Rodriguez-Zaragoza, Tania Gonzalez-Mendoza and Armando Martinez-Castro
Oceans 2024, 5(2), 196-209; https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans5020012
“Geomorphic Response of the Georgia Bight Coastal Zone to Accelerating Sea Level Rise, Southeastern USA”
by Randall W. Parkinson and Shimon Wdowinski
Coasts 2024, 4(1), 1-20; https://doi.org/10.3390/coasts4010001
“Impact of Vegetation Differences on Shallow Landslides: A Case Study in Aso, Japan”
by Hiroki Asada and Tomoko Minagawa
Water 2023, 15(18), 3193; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15183193
“Review of Methods for Seismic Strengthening of Masonry Piers and Walls”
by Ivan Hafner, Tomislav Kisicek and Matija Gams
Buildings 2023, 13(6), 1524; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13061524
Special Issues:
“Structural Health Monitoring and Smart Disaster Prevention” |
“Seismic Design and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete, Masonry and Steel Structures with Innovative Materials and Devices” |
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“Sustainable Flood Risk Management: Challenges and Resilience” |
“Smart Disaster Prevention, Risk Reduction and Post-Disaster Rescue in Civil Engineering” |
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“Public Support for Disaster Risk Reduction: Evidence from The Bahamas Before and After Hurricane Dorian”
by Barry S. Levitt and Richard S. Olson
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(4), 248; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14040248
“Impacts of Local Government Perceptions of Disaster Risks on Land Resilience Planning Implementation”
by Soyoung Kim, Simon A. Andrew, Edgar Ramirez de la Cruz, Woo-Je Kim and Richard Clark Feiock
Land 2024, 13(7), 1085; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13071085
“Monchique’s Innovation Laboratory—A Space for Dialogue and Knowledge Sharing to Foster Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction”
by Joana Dias, Guilherme Saad, Ana Soares, Maria Partidario, Isabel Loupa Ramos, Rute Martins and Margarida B. Monteiro
Fire 2024, 7(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7010001
“Two Decades of Integrated Flood Management: Status, Barriers, and Strategies”
by Neil S. Grigg
Climate 2024, 12(5), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12050067
Special Issues:
“Fire Safety and Emergency Evacuation” |
“Mitigating Flood Impact in Urbanized Spaces Through Sustainable Strategies” |
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10 October 2025
Sensors Webinar | Thermal Biosensing Methods, 22 October 2025

A message from the Webinar Chair:
If you are working on biosensors, you will already be familiar with a variety of established transducers using, for example, optical, electronic, electrochemical and microgravimetric techniques. In this webinar, we will introduce the principle of thermal biosensors, produced, for example, using the heat-transfer method (HTM), which employs temperature gradients and thermal currents to probe biomolecular interactions. In principle, this concept is rather simple: you will require a heat source and two thermometers, and you are ready to detect, for example, bacteria, virus particles or mutations in DNA. Of course, this does not work without bioreceptors, but when a suitable receptor is included, the HTM becomes sensitive to an incredibly broad range of biotargets. There are also receptor-free HTM applications, such as monitoring cell proliferation and evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobials at the cell-culture level.
We are grateful to MDPI for organizing this webinar. Special thanks to today’s three speakers, who not only pioneered the basic HTM principle but also continue to advance it toward real-life applications in medical diagnostics, food safety and environmental monitoring.
I wish you all a pleasant and fruitful webinar.
Best regards,
Patrick Wagner, KU Leuven
Date: 22 October 2025 at 3:00 p.m. CEST | 9:00 a.m. EDT
Webinar ID: 854 7887 2355
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/Sensors-27?subscribe
Register now for free!
Program:
Speaker/Presentation | Time in CEST | Time in EDT |
Patrick Wagner (Chair) Thermal Biosensors—From Calorimeters to HTM and its Variants |
3:00–3:10 p.m. | 9:00–9:10 a.m. |
Bart van Grinsven DNA and Spaghetti: Finding Nice Things in Funny Data |
3:10–3:30 p.m. | 9:10–9:30 a.m. |
Marloes Peeters Can a Smart Thermometer Detect Heart Attacks? |
3:30–3:50 p.m. | 9:30–9:50 a.m. |
Ronald Thoelen Thermal Sensing Technologies for Advanced Biomedical and Microfluidic Applications |
3:50–4:10 p.m. | 9:50–10:10 a.m. |
Q&A Session | 4:10–4:25 p.m. | 10:10–10:25 a.m. |
Patrick Wagner Closing of Webinar |
4:25–4:30 p.m. | 10:25–10:30 a.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email outlining how to join this webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch.
Webinar Chair and Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Patrick Wagner, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Soft-Matter Physics and Biophysics Section, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan, Leuven, Belgium;
- Dr. Bart van Grinsven, Sensor Engineering Department, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands;
- Prof. Dr. Marloes Peeters, Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, School of Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;
- Prof. Dr. Ronald Thoelen, Institute for Materials Research (IMO), Hasselt University, Limburg, Belgium.
Relevant Special Issue:
“Feature Papers in Biosensors Section 2025”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Alexander Star, Prof. Dr. Spyridon Kintzios and Prof. Dr. Patrick Wagner
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025
If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact sensors@mdpi.com.
Sensors Webinar Secretariat
9 October 2025
Meet Us at the 17th International Conference on Signal Processing Systems, 24–26 October 2025, Chengdu, China

MDPI will be attending the 17th International Conference on Signal Processing Systems (ICSPS), which will be held from 24 to 26 October 2025, in Chengdu, China.
It is co-sponsored by IEEE and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China, hosted by National Key Laboratory on Blind Signal Processing of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China, and assisted by Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China; Southwest Jiaotong University, China and Biomedical Measurement Branch of Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering (CSBME), China.
The conference committee invites submissions of applied or theoretical research as well as of application-oriented papers on all the topics of ICSPS. Papers submitted to ICSPS 2025 will be subject to a double-blind peer review based on originality, contributions, presentation, relevance to conference, etc.
The following MDPI journals will be represented:
- Signals;
- Acoustics;
- AI;
- AppliedMath;
- Big Data and Cognitive Computing;
- Cryptography;
- Data;
- Electronics;
- IoT;
- Journal of Imaging;
- Network;
- Sensors;
- Telecom;
- Vibration;
If you plan on attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth and have 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: https://www.icsps.org/index.html.
9 October 2025
Meet Us at the 3rd International Conference on AI Sensors and Transducers, 2–7 August 2026, Jeju, South Korea

Following from our two previous successful editions, we invite you to submit your abstracts and participate in the 3rd International Conference on AI Sensors and Transducers, taking place from 2 to 7 August 2026 in Jeju, South Korea.
Organized by MDPI and the open access journals Sensors, Micromachines, AI Sensors, Micro, this in-person conference will once again bring together experts and participating researchers who will share insights and innovations in sensors, sensing technology, transducers and artificial intelligence.
Start Preparing Your Abstracts
Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your work to peers and leading experts in AI-enhanced sensing systems and transducers. We will be announcing the session topics at AIS 2026 soon.
Find out more about the instructions for authors: https://sciforum.net/event/AIS2026?section=#instructions.
Find out more about the publication opportunities available for authors: https://sciforum.net/event/AIS2026?section=#Publicationopportunities.
Please feel free to share the information about this conference to your colleagues and students.
We look forward to welcoming you in Jeju!
The Organizing Committee,
The 3rd International Conference on AI Sensors and Transducers (AIS 2026)
2 October 2025
MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #27 - OASPA 2025, COUNTER 5.1, UK Summit in London, MDPI at the Italian Senate

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.
In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.
Opening Thoughts
MDPI at OASPA 2025: Embracing the Complexity of Open Access
From 22 to 24 September, I joined the OASPA 2025 Annual Conference in Leuven, Belgium, where the theme, “Embracing the Complexity – How do we get to 100% Open Access?” tackled the hard questions about the future of scholarly communication.
With MDPI a longstanding member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) and Platinum sponsor of the conference, I was invited to present and participate in important discussions on how we can continue to move the needle in Open Access (OA) publishing.
From 50% to 100% Open Access
Last year’s OASPA conference celebrated a major milestone – reaching 50% of global research outputs published as OA. But, as noted during the conference, this was the “easy” part. The challenge ahead is much tougher: how do we take OA from 50% to 100%? For many academics and institutions, OA is still relatively new, and thus it is essential for us to continue educating people as to what OA is, how it works, and why it matters.
Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) presenting at OASPA’s 2025 Annual Conference in Leuven, Belgium.
MDPI’s perspective
At MDPI, we are fully committed to this. As a 100% OA publisher, our growth is inseparable from the success of OA itself. In many ways, MDPI is a byproduct of the global adoption of OA, and we play an important role in helping to advance it further.
I had the opportunity to share MDPI’s perspective in the panel discussion entitled: "Hello from the other side: views from fully Open Access journals using APCs," alongside industry colleagues from PLOS, eLife, AOSIS, and Frontiers.
Instead of giving a standard presentation, I highlighted aspects of MDPI that the audience might not be aware of. I also presented on the opportunities and challenges facing publishers that are already fully OA, the importance of diverse models in achieving 100% OA, and why OA is the baseline while Open Science is the future.
Recognizing Gold OA
As part of the panel, I had undertaken to make some bold and provocative statements. I therefore emphasized a point that is sometimes overlooked: we didn’t reach 50% OA without Gold OA – it accounts for more than half of all OA publications today. And we certainly won’t reach 100% OA without it.
“By educating the community and working together, we can continue to take Open Science to the next level”
“When people speak about Gold OA and MDPI, they should ‘put some respek on our name.”
MDPI is a leader in Gold OA and has been a driver of this progress at scale.
While Gold OA and MDPI are sometimes slighted, both deserve recognition for their contributions to advancing Open Science globally.
I closed my presentation with a reminder that the good we do is sometimes overlooked, and that when people speak about Gold OA and MDPI, they should "put some respek on our name."
I’m pleased to have seen attendees sharing positive experiences with MDPI, reminding us that we bring real value to the OA movement and deserve a stronger reputation. We also engaged in constructive conversations about various topics, including cost transparency.
A few themes that I took away from the conference:
- Quality and integrity matter as much as access. OA publishers must not lose sight of research integrity, inclusivity, and sustainability while pursuing 100% OA.
- Global collaboration is essential. Policies, funding models, and infrastructure differ around the world, and we will need cross-border collaboration to make OA a truly global reality.
- Open Science is the bigger story. OA is just the first step – the future lies in open data, open peer review, research reproducibility, etc.
“MDPI’s scale allows us to better support authors, reinvest in communities, and push Open Science forward”
How we communicate MDPI’s role
For us at MDPI, this is also a reminder of how we communicate externally. When we tell our story, we shouldn’t forget to start with the bigger picture – Open Science and Open Access. Then we connect it to MDPI, our journals, services, and initiatives, exemplifying the fact that we are part of a mission larger than ourselves.
MDPI colleagues Clàudia Aunós (Society Partnerships), Marta Colomer (External Affairs), Stefan Tochev (CEO), and Nikola Paunovic (Scilit), at OASPA’s 2025 Annual Conference in Leuven, Belgium.
The journey to 100% OA will not be simple. But by educating the community and working together, we can continue to take Open Science to the next level.
Impactful Research
MDPI becomes COUNTER 5.1 compliant across 480+ Journals
I’m pleased to share that MDPI has officially become COUNTER 5.1 compliant and has joined the COUNTER Registry.
For those who might not be familiar with it, COUNTER provides international standards for tracking and reporting how research is being used. By becoming COUNTER 5.1 compliant, MDPI can now deliver credible, comparable, and transparent usage reports across our entire journal portfolio.
“MDPI is showing that they want to be measured against the same yardstick as other publishers”
Why is this important?
Because usage statistics aren’t just numbers: they’re powerful tools that help our authors, institutions, and consortia understand the real impact of their research. With COUNTER compliant reports, our institutional partners can now make more informed decisions about publishing agreements, funding allocations, and the long-term value of Open Access.
In practical terms, MDPI will now provide Platform, Title, and Item Reports, with standardized usage views available at the institute and consortium level. These reports cover usage from January 2024 onwards and will be updated monthly. Institutions will be able to access them via SuSy, or automatically through the COUNTER API.
I’d like to highlight and thank Becky Castellon, our Institutional Partnerships Manager, who has played a key role in driving this project forward. Becky captured it perfectly when she said: "Through these usage reports, our global research community can access trustworthy data about how their work is being used and accessed
This information is often vital for reviewing publishing partnership agreements and for making informed decisions about future funding allocations."
We also received encouraging feedback from Tasha Mellins-Cohen, Executive Director at COUNTER Metrics:
"We’re delighted to see born-OA publishers engaging with COUNTER. Our normalised usage metrics are relied on as the basis for credible return-on-investment calculations by libraries worldwide. By adopting the COUNTER standard, MDPI is showing that they want to be measured against the same yardstick as other publishers."
For MDPI, this milestone is another step in our commitment to transparency, trust, and impact. By adopting COUNTER’s standards, we’re not just aligning with best practice; we’re ensuring that Open Access publishing is measured on the same terms as traditional publishing, proving its value in concrete and globally recognized ways.
This is an important milestone for MDPI, but more importantly for the researchers, librarians, and institutions we serve. Transparency builds trust, and COUNTER compliance helps us show the global reach and influence of Open Access publishing in the clearest way possible.
Inside Research
Lin Li (Publisher, MDPI), Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI, Prof. Chengkuo Lee (Editor-in-Chief, AI Sensors), and Constanze Schelhorn (Head of Indexing) at restaurant in Basel, Switzerland.
Welcoming Prof. Lee (EiC of AI Sensors) to Basel
On 11 September, we welcomed Prof. Dr. Chengkuo Lee, Editor-in-Chief of our new journal AI Sensors, to our Basel office. Prof. Lee is a high profiled researcher (h-index 104, 37,000+ citations), a longtime collaborator with MDPI (25 published articles), and has already chaired several AI Sensors (AIS)-related conferences with us, including the recent event in Kuala Lumpur, where AI Sensors held its first editorial board meeting.
Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) showing Special Issue reprint books as part of a tour of MDPI’s Basel office.
Every journal has a story
During his visit, we exchanged ideas on how to build the journal’s identity and impact. A key takeaway that I shared was that every journal has a story: its vision, its purpose, and the community it brings together.
That story is what connects with readers and authors, beyond metrics alone.
I encouraged everyone working on journals to reflect: What is the story of your journal? And how can you bring that story to the forefront in how you communicate about it?
How MDPI supports new journals
Constanze Schelhorn (Head of Indexing, MDPI) presenting on the MDPI indexing process at the company’s headquarters in Basel.
We also shared with Prof. Lee how MDPI supports journals through our Institutional Open Access Program, indexing expertise, and the work of our Journal Relationship Specialists.
Launching a new journal is ambitious, but with our strong track record (93% Scopus and 87% Web of Science acceptance rates in 2024), Prof. Lee felt confident that AI Sensors will find its place in the scholarly landscape.
Having spent some hours together, it’s clear that Prof. Lee is not only an Editor-in-Chief but also an ambassador for MDPI. His leadership and collaboration reflect the mission MDPI by which MDPI lives: accelerating Open Access and advancing Open Science.
Special thanks to Constanze Schelhorn (Head of Indexing), Ting Leng (JRS, Managing Editor, AI Sensors), Lin Li (Publisher, AI Sensors), Aimar Xiong (Publisher), and Christian Eberhard (Office Administrator, Basel), for organizing and hosting the meeting.
Coming Together for Science
Highlights from the MDPI UK Summit in London
I was pleased to be back in the UK in September, supporting our Manchester team in hosting their first MDPI Summit in London. This day-and-a-half private event brought together 25 Chief Editors and Associate Editors to exchange knowledge, learn about latest developments at MDPI, and engage in discussions on advancing Open Science. The program included MDPI and guest presentations, and Q&A sessions.
Why these summits matter
Our Summits provide a platform to:
- Share updates on the latest developments at MDPI, our editorial processes, research integrity practices, and indexing.
- Highlight collaborations with institutions and societies in the region.
- Offer external perspectives from guest speakers.
- Create space for Chief Editors to share their insights, ask questions, network, and help shape MDPI’s path forward.
These gatherings are more than updates: they improve our relationships with Chief Editors, who serve not only as leaders of their journals but also as ambassadors for MDPI within the research community. We often hear that this type of event is unique, something many other publishers do not provide. It shows that we care and are willing to go the extra mile to recognize and engage our key collaborators.
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MDPI and the UK: Key facts
- With over 80,000 publications, the UK is MDPI’s eighth-largest contributor.
- MDPI is the fourth-largest publisher in the UK, accounting for 11% of the country’s 89,526 Open Access publications in 2024.
- We collaborate with more than 4,000 active UK Editorial Board Members, 48% of whom have an H-index above 26. This includes 49 Editors-in-Chief and 74 Section Editors-in-Chief.
- MDPI maintains over 1,000 IOAP agreements worldwide, with 63 from the UK.
“We are willing to go the extra mile to recognize and engage our key collaborators”
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Agenda highlights:
- MDPI Overview, Open Access, and UK Collaboration – Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI)
- MDPI Editorial Process – Dr. Michael O’Sullivan (Scientific Quality Advisor Lead, MDPI)
- Research Integrity and Publication Ethics – Daisy Fenton (Research Integrity Specialist, MDPI)
- Institutional Partnerships – Becky Castellon (Institutional Partnerships Manager, MDPI)
- Promoting and Developing Your Journal – Prof. Fabio Tosti (Editor-in-Chief of NDT)
- Indexing to Impact – Dr. Michael O’Sullivan (Scientific Quality Advisor Lead, MDPI)
- Engaging our Academic Community – Jaime Anderson Anderson (UK Operations Manager, MDPI)
- Closing Remarks – Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI)
MDPI colleagues Stefan Tochev (CEO), Jaime Anderson Anderson (UK Operations Manager), Dr. Michael O’Sullivan (Scientific Quality Advisor Lead), Becky Castellon (Institutional Partnerships Manager), Daisy Fenton (Research Integrity Specialist) at the MDPI UK 2025 Summit in London.
Thank you!
A special thank-you to the Manchester team and all colleagues behind the scenes who made this Summit a success. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. We look forward to building on this momentum with future Summits in Europe and beyond.
Closing Thoughts
Dr. Giulia Stefenelli (Scientific Communications Lead, MDPI) and Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) participating in a press conference at the Italiane Senate in Rome to promote the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Medicine (ICEM)
MDPI at the Italian Senate: Promoting Environmental Medicine and Open Science
On 16 September, Dr. Giulia Stefenelli (Scientific Communications Lead) and I had the honour of participating in a press conference at the Italian Senate in Rome, organized by the Italian Society of Environmental Medicine (SIMA) to promote the upcoming 2nd International Conference on Environmental Medicine (ICEM) (20–21 November 2025).
This is an important event for MDPI, as we are the exclusive publishing partner for ICEM and have recently launched a new journal with SIMA, further building our presence both in Italy and within this important field of research.
Why this matters
- The promotion of ICEM has received extensive national media coverage (more than 15 mentions in major Italian outlets; see links below).
- The press conference brought together leading policymakers, academics, and Nobel Laureates to emphasize the impact of environmental exposures and epigenetics on human health.
- We were introduced to government ministries, university rectors, and influential stakeholders, which helps us bolster MDPI’s visibility and reputation in Italy.
Highlights
Nobel Laureate Sir Richard Roberts joined the discussion, underlining the importance of environmental medicine in shaping future health outcomes. Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. Tong Zhu (Peking University) will also speak at the November conference.
Institutional representatives included the Italian Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, the Italian Undersecretary for Health, and senior officials from the World Health Organization.
In my closing remarks, I highlighted that:
“Over the past five years, about 65% of research published in Italy has been Open Access, compared to an average of 55% worldwide.”
Italian research ranked seventh among the top 20 countries in average citations during this period, reflecting its strong international influence. Not only is Italy producing a high volume of research; it is also producing research of outstanding quality.
MDPI’s role
This event was not only about promoting ICEM but also about showcasing MDPI’s commitment to Open Access and our ability to connect scientific publishing with leading academic, medical, and policy institutions.
As Giulia Stefenelli noted:
“This event was highly relevant for MDPI, as it not only showcased our strong commitment to OA but also emphasized our role in advancing important fields such as Environmental Medicine.”
Learn more
- Watch the full press conference (Radio Radicale)
- Giulia’s speech: 33:20 (in Italian)
- Stefan’s speech: 57:50 (in English)
- ICEM 2025 Conference Program
- Selected media coverage:
This moment at the Italian Senate shows how MDPI can connect publishing with science, policy, and society to help advance both Open Science and environmental health research on a global stage.
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In Rome with Sir Richard Roberts (photo left) and Prof. Giuseppe Novelli (EiC of MDPI journal COVID).
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30 September 2025
Meet Us at the 11th International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2025), 17–19 November 2025, Barcelona, Spain

It is with great pleasure that we announce the 11th International Symposium on Sensor Science to be held from 17 to 19 November 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, organized by the MDPI open access journal Sensors (IF: 3.5, ISSN: 1424-8220). As the latest edition of the historied conference series, this meeting aims to bring together top researchers, industry professionals, and leading experts from around the world to share their latest advancements, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations in the field of sensors.
Core domains of research will be covered by the following tracks:
- S1. 1D and 2D nanomaterial-based sensors;
- S2. Optical chemical sensors and biosensors;
- S3. Emerging trends in electrochemical sensors: from fundamentals to implantable technologies;
- S4. Electronic skin, flexible sensors, and wearables for physiological parameter monitoring;
- S5. Metal oxide-based gas sensors;
- S6. Physical sensors: from plasmonics to NEMS, MEMS, and resonators;
- S7. New trends in sensor and e-nose design and fabrication: from material discovery to modeling and data processing.
The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:
- Sensors;
- Chemosensors;
- Robotics;
- Biomechanics;
- Metrology;
- Micromachines;
- Biosensors;
- AI Sensors;
- Signals.
We invite you to visit MDPI’s booth (#3) to meet our representatives, explore our latest initiatives, and discuss potential collaborations. For more details about the conference, please visit the official website: https://sciforum.net/event/I3S2025.
We look forward to connecting with you in Barcelona!
30 September 2025
Nobel Prize — The Science Behind the Prize

Nobel Prizes are the world’s most prestigious recognition of scientific breakthroughs, honoring discoveries that push the boundaries of knowledge and reshape entire fields. They bring into the public eye researchers whose work might otherwise remain known only within specialized circles.
For many, winning a Nobel Prize is a surreal experience. Laureates often describe a mix of joy, humility, reflection, and gratitude for the teams and collaborators whose contributions made the achievement possible. Behind every Nobel-winning idea lies years of careful, incremental work—a process that often goes unseen.
When Prof. Steven Weinberg won the Nobel Prize in Physics in October 1979, his wife Louise, a legal scholar, reminded him to keep doing the ordinary hard work of science, joking: “Now you have to write some unimportant papers.” True to form, Weinberg continued to push the boundaries of our understanding of the Universe, showing that curiosity and dedication extend far beyond the moment of recognition (Hofmann 2025: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/17/6/840).
Discover the science behind the world’s most transformative ideas
Over the years, dozens of Nobel laureates have published their work with MDPI, entrusting our open access journals to disseminate their findings to a global audience. As of 2024, more than 40 laureates have contributed over 115 articles across 35 journals, ranging from pioneering research on microRNAs and mRNA therapeutics, to fundamental insights in theoretical physics, and advances in structural biology.
We regularly spotlight how Nobel Prize–winning research intersects with the contributions of our authors. This not only celebrates the achievements of the laureates, but also underscores the role of open access in ensuring that transformative science reaches the widest possible audience.
On this page, we invite you to explore selected works by Nobel laureates within the MDPI portfolio, and to join us in celebrating the global impact of their ideas.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 will be announced on October 6 at 11:30 am CEST (at the earliest), awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. MDPI sincerely invites you to explore research in a related field.
The Science Behind the Prize: 2025 Nobel Physiology or Medicine Roundtable
6 October 2025, 03:30 pm (CEST)
You are welcome to watch the recording here!
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 will be announced on October 7 at 11:45 am CEST (at the earliest), awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden. MDPI sincerely invites you to explore research in a related field.
The Science Behind the Prize: 2025 Nobel Physics Roundtable
7 October 2025, 02:30 pm (CEST)
You are welcome to watch the recording here!
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 will be announced on October 8 at 11:45 am CEST (at the earliest), awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden. MDPI sincerely invites you to explore research in a related field.