MDPI Expands Partnership with ResearchGate to Include 100 Scholarly Journals

ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and MDPI, the world’s largest open access publisher and a pioneer in open access publishing, are pleased to announce an extension of their successful partnership. Following a year-long pilot involving 10 MDPI journals utilizing ResearchGate’s Journal Home offering, the partnership will now expand to include 100 MDPI scholarly journals.

Building on the initial success, this extended collaboration will boost the reach and visibility of MDPI’s open access content among ResearchGate’s global community of over 25 million researchers.

Through this partnership, a large share of MDPI's 1.5 million version-of-record research and review articles will be made available on ResearchGate, including complete archive material and all newly published articles. These journals will benefit from: dedicated journal profiles across ResaerchGate's platform, representation on all associated article pages and touchpoints within the ResearchGate network and automatic updates for authors, simplifying content management for authors and providing valuable insights into readership and citations.

This collaboration exemplifies both MDPI and ResearchGate’s shared commitment to supporting the global research community by ensuring that open research is widely discoverable and accessible.

Stefan Tochev, CEO of MDPI, emphasized the impact of the partnership:
"The pilot program with ResearchGate exceeded our expectations, providing a valuable service for our authors while increasing the discoverability of their work. This expanded agreement underscores our mutual dedication to empowering the academic community and amplifying the reach of open access content."

Sören Hofmayer, Chief Strategy Officer at ResearchGate, shared his enthusiasm for the expansion:
"We are delighted to deepen our collaboration with MDPI. Extending the Journal Home offering to 100 journals highlights the success of our partnership and its benefits for researchers and publishers alike. We’re excited to continue working together to enhance the visibility of open access research and foster greater engagement across the scientific community."

This partnership extension reinforces MDPI’s role as a leader in open access publishing and showcases ResearchGate’s innovative approach to supporting scholarly communication. The expanded agreement sets a strong foundation for future collaboration and innovation in the dissemination of research.

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ResearchGate media: Mathias Astell (email)

About ResearchGate

ResearchGate is the professional network for researchers. Over 25 million researchers use researchgate.net to share and discover research, build their networks, and advance their careers. Based in Berlin, ResearchGate was founded in 2008. Its mission is to connect the world of science and make research open to all.
For more information, please visit: ResearchGate’s website.

About MDPI

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, MDPI is one of the world's leading open access publishers with a current portfolio of more than 450 journals in all scientific disciplines. MDPI‘s goal is to advance open science worldwide through greater transparency, efficiency and collaboration. To date, more than 3.9 million researchers have published their results in MDPI journals. The editorial process is overseen by a large network of dedicated reviewers and editors and supported by more than 6500 MDPI employees. MDPI currently works with over 900 academic institutions and 190 scientific societies worldwide, which benefit from a wide range of MDPI services and products.