Academic Publishing Workshop at the 4th Microbiology Symposium Summary

MDPI Spain took part in the 4th Microbiology Conference, conducting an Academic Publishing Workshop and presenting the microbiology journal cluster. The event was organized by the Microbiology Section of the Catalan Society of Biology.

The goal of this meeting was to create a gathering point for the entire Catalan scientific community working in the field of microbiology, enabling us to get to know each other, exchange experiences, establish contacts, and promote scientific synergies and collaborations.

Date: 2 December 2025
Venue: Prat de la Riba Hall, IEC
Organizer: Microbiology Section of the Catalan Society of Biology

MDPI Speaker:

Dr. Jesús García Cano graduated from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, obtained a master’s degree from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and obtained his PhD degree at the Universidad de C.-La Mancha in biochemistry, molecular biology and biomedicine. He joined MDPI in February 2020 working as an Assistant Editor of IJMS and Viruses, in which he soon adopted the Quality Check position and moved into the roles of Section Managing Editor and Journal Relations Specialist in a wide selection of molecular sciences journals (SynBio, BioChem, JPM, Receptors) and others such as EJIHPE. Besides his editorial roles, he also worked as a Group Leader and Conference Representative, and he is currently the Office Manager in the company’s Barcelona office.