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12 September 2026
MDPI Webinar | MDPI Topic Editor Club 2026—Social Sciences & Humanities Session, 15 September 2026
MDPI warmly invites you to the MDPI Topic Editor Club 2026 webinar series. This global platform connects worldwide Topic Editors, featuring emerging research themes, practical editorial experience sharing and academic communication. MDPI Topics are interdisciplinary thematic paper collections published across multiple MDPI journals. Led by professional Topic Editor teams and supported by MDPI’s efficient open access publishing workflow, they facilitate academic collaboration and help research reach broader global audiences.
Focusing on “Social Sciences & Humanities”, this session brings together Topic Editors to showcase editorial work, discuss the successes and challenges of topic development, and share innovative strategies for building high-impact topics. It offers a great chance for peer learning and cross-disciplinary collaboration to advance open access research in this field.
We welcome your participation in the MDPI Topic Editor Club 2026 and look forward to your insights and questions during the live Q&A session.
Date: 15 September 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CEST | 8:00 a.m. EDT | 8:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 810 9965 7427
Landing Page: https://sciforum.net/event/MTEC2026-SSH
Register now for free!
Program:
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Time in CEST | Time in EDT | Time in CST Asia |
| Ms. Hristina Banic | MDPI Introduction | 2:00–2:10 p.m. | 8:00–8:10 a.m. | 8:00–8:10 p.m. |
| Dr. Liliya Roberts | Reviewer, Teacher, or Co-Author | 2:10–2:30 p.m. | 8:10–8:30 a.m. | 8:10–8:30 p.m. |
| Dr. Janika Leoste | Developing an Interdisciplinary MDPI Topic: EdTech and Industry 5.0 | 2:30–2:50 p.m. | 8:30–8:50 a.m. | 8:30–8:50 p.m. |
| Ms. Hristina Banic | Introduction of MDPI Topics | 2:50–3:10 p.m. | 8:50–9:10 a.m. | 8:50–9:10 p.m. |
| Q&A Session | 3:10–3:25 p.m. | 9:10–9:25 a.m. | 9:10–9:25 p.m. | |
| Ms. Hristina Banic | Closing of Webinar | 3:25–3:30 p.m. | 9:25–9:30 a.m. | 9:25–9:30 p.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Register anyway and we’ll let you know when the recording is available to watch.
Webinar Speakers:
- Dr. Liliya Roberts, University Maryland Global Campus, Adelphi, USA;
- Dr. Janika Leoste, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia.
Relevant Topics:
“EdTech and Industry 5.0: Digital Transformation, Sustainability and Innovation”
Topic Editors: Slavko Rakić, Janika Leoste, Nenad Medic, Branko Andjic and Jianhua Yang
Manuscript submission deadline: 1 May 2027
“Bridging Socio-Economic Inequalities in Health: Addressing Access Gaps in Low-Income and Vulnerable Populations”
Topic Editors: Hossein Zare, Mojgan Azadi and Liliya Roberts
Manuscript submission deadline: 31 July 2027
