Meet Us at the 9th MDPI Guest Editor Club | Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Session, 19 October 2026

The MDPI Guest Editor Club Webinar Series brings together Guest Editors to exchange ideas and showcase research published through Special Issues. This session focuses on research in social sciences, arts and humanities, discusses publication quality, and features the insights of a Guest Editor through the experience sharing of four experienced Guest Editors in the subject.

Date: 19 October 2026
Time: 13:00 CEST | 7:00 EDT | 19:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 853 0813 6682
Webinar Secretariat: webinar@mdpi.com
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/GEClub-9-ssah

Program:

Speaker/Presentation	Time in CEST	Time in EDT
MDPI Host Webinar Introduction	1:00–1:05 p.m.	7:00–7:05 a.m.
Dr. Olga Ivanova Preparing a Special Issue on Experimental Psycholinguistics	1:05–1:25 p.m.	7:05–7:25 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Andrea Borowczak Top 10 Tips for Guest Editing with Education Sciences	1:25–1:45 p.m.	7:25–7:45 a.m.
Dr. Sara Fiorentino Guest Editing across Cultural Heritage Research: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Interdisciplinary Special Issues	1:45–2:05 p.m.	7:45–8:05 a.m.
Dr. Gillian Dooley The Challenges and Rewards of Editing Special Issues in the Humanities	2:05–2:25 p.m.	8:05–8:25 a.m.
Dr. Cathrine Linnes Behind the Special Issue: Lessons Learned as a Guest Editor in Hospitality and Tourism Research	2:25–2:45 p.m.	8:25–8:45 a.m.
Q&A Session	2:45–3:00 p.m.	8:45–9:00 a.m.
MDPI Host Closing of Webinar	3:00 p.m.	9:00 a.m.

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Webinar Speakers:

Dr. Olga Ivanova, International Center for Spanish Language, University of Salamanca, Spain;
Prof. Dr. Andrea Borowczak, School of Teacher Education, University of Central Florida, USA;
Dr. Sara Fiorentino, Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna, Italy;
Dr. Gillian Dooley, College of Human Sciences and Culture, Flinders University, Australia;
Dr. Cathrine Linnes, Department of Computer Science and Communication, Østfold University of Applied Sciences, Norway.