26 March 2026
MDPI Releases Annual Report 2025

Scaling Open Access with Integrity

We have published the 2025 Annual Report, reflecting MDPI's continued commitment to rigorous, accessible, and impactful scholarly publishing. This year's theme—Scaling Open Access with Integrity—captures the progress made across publishing operations, research integrity, platforms, partnerships, and community engagement.

2025 Highlights

  • Received 669,000+ manuscript submissions—the highest in MDPI's history—while maintaining a rejection rate above 60%.
  • Recorded 44.3 million downloads of MDPI content.
  • Published 261,576 peer-reviewed open access articles across a journal portfolio of 500 titles.
  • Supported by 68,000+ Editorial Board Members and 209,000+ reviewers.
  • Grew global workforce by 26% to 8,350 staff across 22 offices, with continued investment in research integrity, editorial operations, and technology.
  • Completed a ground-up rebuild of MDPI.com and launched key upgrades to the submission system SuSy and editorial platform JAMS, improving the publishing experience for authors, editors, and institutions.
  • Expanded institutional partnerships to more than 1,000 IOAP agreements.
  • Held 60 conferences and virtual events, attracting more than 28,000 attendees.

We invite you to explore the full report. You can view the dedicated page or download the full report.

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