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17 December 2024
Over 100 German Universities Partner with MDPI in New National Agreement


More than 100 German universities and research institutions have entered into a national agreement with MDPI. The publication agreement negotiated by ZB MED comes into effect on 1 January 2025 and is valid until the end of 2026. Joining the consortium is still possible until the beginning of 2025. We are delighted by the high level of interest this agreement has already garnered, reflecting the strong demand for accessible and cost-effective open access publishing solutions among German research institutions.

This new cooperation aims to make scientific gold open access publishing more affordable and less administratively burdensome for researchers in Germany. The agreement includes substantial discounts on article processing charges (APCs) for corresponding authors from participating institutions. It offers flexible payment options, including centralized invoicing or individual payment of fees by researchers or their institutions. Additionally, the agreement features a flat-fee model that enables institutions to precisely plan expenses and optimize their library budgets.

"MDPI can look back on over a decade of successful partnerships with German research institutions," says Peter Roth, MDPI Head of Publishing. "The new agreement marks another milestone in the long-standing co-operation between MDPI and the German scientific community. It emphasizes our commitment to developing up-to-date and inventive solutions for the diverse needs of scientific institutions to promote open research for the benefit of researchers."

Petra Labriga, Head of Strategic License Management at ZB MED, highlighted the agreement's significance: "As one of the world's leading Gold OA publishers, MDPI plays a central role in the German publishing landscape. We are particularly pleased that we were able to achieve considerable potential cost savings for scientific institutions and their authors at a national level through our negotiations."

The partnership reflects a common goal of advancing the idea of open access and supporting researchers in making their scientific excellence internationally visible.

"We would like to thank the ZB MED consortium team for their excellent collaboration," added Adrian Stefan Zamfir, MDPI Institutional Partnership Manager for the DACH region. "We are delighted that this agreement will give even more researchers in Germany access to our tried-and-tested and reliable publication platform."

Franziska Fischer (right), Commercial Director at ZB MED, an Peter Roth (left), Head of Publishing at MDPI, celebrate the signing of the new national open access agreement between MDPI and the ZB MED Consortium.

Peter Roth (center) joined ZB MED's Lea Carolina Schindler, Petra Labriga, Franziska Fischer, and Jonathan Lehmann in Cologne, Germany, on 13 December 2024 to sign the agreement.

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About ZB MED

ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences is an infrastructure and research centre for life science information and data. Its aim is to support and strengthen research for people and the environment: from medicine to biodiversity and environmental protection.

The work of ZB MED is orientated towards the strategic guidelines:

  • Research + Networking: We conduct research together with the regionally, nationally, European and globally networked research community.
  • Data science: We enable data analyses and generate new knowledge through research.
  • Access to information: We provide sustainable access to information, literature and data as a central information infrastructure.
  • Open + FAIR: We promote open and reproducible science in line with open science and FAIR principles.
  • Knowledge and skills transfer: We actively impart knowledge, competences and skills.

More information at www.zbmed.de.

About MDPI

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, MDPI is one of the world's leading open access publishers with a current portfolio of more than 440 journals in all scientific disciplines. MDPI‘s goal is to advance open science worldwide through greater transparency, efficiency and collaboration. To date, more than 3.7 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 800 academic institutions and 180 scientific societies worldwide, which benefit from a wide range of MDPI services and products.

17 December 2024
Article Layout and Template Revised for Future Volumes

We are pleased to announce a series of updates to our template, aimed at improving the readability and overall aesthetics of our publications. These changes have been meticulously designed to enhance the user experience and ensure consistency across all our publications. The updated template will be available for download from the Instructions for Authors page.

The following updates will be applied to articles published in the 2025 volumes, starting on 24 December 2024:

  • Main text: The line spacing has been increased to improve the readability of publications;
  • Header and footer: The link to the journal website will be removed, as a hyperlink has been integrated into the journal logo. Additionally, the DOI link will be moved from the left-hand side to the right-hand side, and both the header and footer will be slightly raised to achieve a better balance;
  • Left information bar: The information provided here has been rearranged for better organization; the CC-BY logo will be removed;
  • Font size: The font size used for the abstract, keywords, and first-level headings will be increased.

Furthermore, MDPI journals will continue to use article numbers. This approach enables us to maintain a rapid and efficient production process by being able to define pagination as soon as a paper is accepted.

We hope that the new version of the template will provide users with a better experience and make the process more convenient.

Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions or suggestions.

6 December 2024
MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #18 - MDPI UK, Basel Job Fair, CETEF'24

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.

In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.


Opening Thoughts

MDPI’s First UK Summit Held in Manchester

On 29 November, we hosted our first annual MDPI UK Summit, bringing together over 30 Chief Editors and Editorial Board Members (EBMs) to discuss MDPI’s mission, achievements, and collaborations in the UK.

Throughout the day we had talks from several members of MDPI, roundtable discussions on the peer-review process and upholding research integrity, and an engaging presentation from the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of MDPI journal Mathematics, Francisco Chiclana, about his involvement with the Research Excellence Framework.

“This was a great first summit for MDPI UK and received excellent feedback”

 In the following I highlight some of the sessions and the discussion topics covered in each session.

Session 1: Opening Speech and Introduction to MDPI

I shared an overview of MDPI’s mission, achievements, and commitment to quality. The Q&A touched on key topics such as perception and reputation management, expanding our arts and humanities portfolio, and funding challenges for open access (OA) in the UK.

A takeaway from this session was that in 2025, we will circulate a mini annual report to all editors, helping them understand MDPI’s mission and achievements beyond the context of their specific journals.

Session 2: MDPI and the Research Excellence Framework (REF)
Prof. Francisco Chiclana (EiC of Mathematics) highlighted MDPI’s role in REF, its purpose, and future directions.

Session 3: Editorial Process, Ethics, and Research Integrity
Dr. Giulia Stefenelli presented on the various editorial roles and responsibilities, quality metrics, and procedures for dealing with misconduct. The Q&A centred on AI in publishing, institutional roles in research integrity, and better data management practices.

Session 4: Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP)
Becky Castellon presented on IOAP benefits, including MDPI’s partnership with JISC, which includes more than 60 UK institutions, and highlighted the advantages of pure OA over transformative agreements.

Session 5: Round Table Discussion
Colleagues from our MDPI Manchester office Jaime Anderson and Dr. Michael O’Sullivan, along with colleagues from our Basel office Damaris Critchlow and Giulia Stefenelli, discussed innovations in peer review, challenges in maintaining scientific integrity, and future solutions.

Session 6: MDPI PR and the Voice of the Customer
I recapped our customer satisfaction drivers, including speed and editorial support. I also spoke about tackling misinformation about OA and MDPI in general, and outlined a way forward for us all to participate in advocating for open science.

This was a great first summit for MDPI UK and received excellent feedback from our EiCs, SEiCs, and EBMs. A BIG thank-you to our Manchester team (pictured below) and everyone else involved in organizing this event. Their hard work and dedication are much appreciated!

Impactful Research

MDPI and UK Publications

The UK is an important market for MDPI, ranking ninth in total submissions to MDPI and eighth in total MDPI publications, with over 72,200 publications to date. As at October 2024, there were more than 3,600 EBMs from the UK, 48% of whom have an H-index above 26. We also have 46 EiCs, and 63 SEiCs in the UK, some of whom joined us in Manchester for the UK Summit.

The UK is a strong advocate of OA publishing, with nearly three quarters of all articles in 2023 published on open access platforms. The country enjoys a large academic market, producing high-quality papers, and is home to some of the world’s top universities. Among MDPI’s 825 IOAP agreements, over 60 of these are in the UK, facilitated through our partnership with JISC.

“The UK is a strong advocate of OA publishing”

 Visit to MDPI’s Manchester Office

Last week, I visited our Manchester office to see the expanding office space, connect with our staff, and present at the MDPI UK Summit held in Manchester.

Throughout the day, I met with various teams to better understand their work and discuss their future development plans in greater depth. Hearing from group leads about the progress we have made and the challenges we face offered many valuable insights. I also had the chance to connect personally with members of the content team. It’s great to see how this young and ambitious team is coming together.

I also took the opportunity to address the entire office about the role of MDPI UK within the wider company. During this session, I answered questions about growth and public relations initiatives. Giulia Stefenelli joined us to address questions about the role of AI in MDPI’s future.

Jaime Anderson (Office Manager) and the Manchester team have done a great job of growing the office since its establishment in 2019. Today, it has around 150 staff members across various departments, including English editing, editorial services, marketing and communications, and IOAP. The team is highly active in local marketing initiatives, such as author training sessions, scholar visits, and conferences.

For more information and updates on our Manchester office, follow MDPI UK on LinkedIn.

Inside MDPI

Basel Job Fair

In November, the HR team from our Basel office connected with over 300 young professionals at the Basel Job Fair 2024. This is my biased opinion, of course, but we had the best branded booth and merchandise, which drew a lot of attention from young talent wanting to learn about current and future job opportunities at MDPI.

Our HR team also helped review CVs on the spot, providing advice on how to improve them and making a positive impression on the future workforce in Basel.

This is a reminder that MDPI is not only focused on supporting young researchers but that we also recruit and develop young talent. We have seen MDPI HR do this really well throughout all of our offices, from Asia Pacific to Europe and North America.

HR plays an important role in our growing company, helping us meet our recruitment targets as well as providing support for local teams, guidance on management and best practices, a safe space for employees, and brand recognition for MDPI, among many other things.

“MDPI is not only focused on supporting young researchers: we also recruit and develop young talent”

This is a quick appreciation post to all HR staff working to support MDPI and our colleagues, cultivating talent and supporting careers at every stage. Thanks HR staff, keep up the great work!

Coming Together for Science

Pharmaceuticals 2024 – Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences Towards a Healthy Life (The 20th Anniversary)

I am pleased to share that the Pharmaceuticals 2024 – Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences Towards a Healthy Life took place from 27 to 29 November 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. It was chaired by Prof. Dr. Amelia Pilar Rauter from the Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; Dr. Alfredo Berzal Herranz from Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra (IPBLN) CSIC, Spain; and Prof. Dr. Mary Jane Meegan from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

The conference took place in Casa Convalescència, a part of the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site. The three-day event included three plenary sessions and eight invited speakers, from eight countries, and 29 selected talks. Of the presentations on site, there were 32 posters and 29 oral presentations.

The main goal of the ‘Pharmaceuticals 2024’ international conference was to cover the newest technologies and research areas including medicinal chemistry, natural products, organic synthesis, radiopharmaceuticals, pharmacology, toxicology, and biomolecular and glycosciences, in a meeting that brought together experts to present their latest findings on combatting infection, inflammation, pain, and neurodegeneration, to mention just a few of the topics that were discussed.

“The main goal of ‘Pharmaceuticals 2024’ was to cover the newest technologies and research areas”

20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals

The year 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Pharmaceuticals – a journal dedicated to medicinal chemistry and related drug sciences, which is published monthly online by MDPI. To honour this milestone, we are reflecting on our past accomplishments and embarking on an exciting new chapter. This celebration is also one of the reasons why we organized the conference Pharmaceuticals 2024. With an Impact Factor of 4.3 and a CiteScore of 6.1, the journal is covered in Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, PMC, Embase, CAPlus/SciFinder, and other databases. Pharmaceuticals has published over 6,000 papers from more than 37,000 authors. More than 10,000 reviewers have reviewed for it at least once.

20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals: The Video

This video captures the experiences of the conference chairs, honorary guests and committee members of the conference.

 

Thank you to our partnering societies

A special thank-you is due to our partnering societies the Spanish Society Of Medicinal Chemistry (SEQT) and the Spanish Society For Biochemistry And Molecular Biology (SEBBM) for their support of the Pharmaceuticals 2024 conference. I am also pleased to report that we presented two awards, sponsored by the journal Pharmaceuticals, including the Best Presentation Award and the Best Oral Presentation Award, recognizing the contributions of our participants.

Closing Thoughts

Presenting at the 4th Central European Technology Forum

I visited Krakow, Poland in November to participate in the 4th Central European Technology Forum (CETEF’24), which took place on 18 and 19 November.

CETEF is an international conference that has been jointly organized since 2014 by the Polish Chamber of Commerce for Advanced Technologies (IZTECH) and the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations, with the support of the European Parliament and the European Commission, in cooperation with universities, research institutes and the high-tech industry. The 2024 event focused on presentation to advance the European science and technology agenda for 2025–2030.

MDPI participated as a key publishing sponsor. We had an exhibition booth and held two key presentations during the conference. On Monday, I presented MDPI’s vision, purpose, and achievements.

On Tuesday, Dr. Giulia Stefenelli shared how MDPI supports advancements in high technology and energy transition, highlighting our portfolio, services, tools and initiatives for promoting progress and interdisciplinary collaboration.

We received positive feedback from scientists and government representatives in attendance.

A big thank-you goes to our colleagues from the Krakow office for their support in organizing our participation and managing the MDPI booth.

Special thanks are owing to Weronika Gorka-Kumik, Igor Matic, Vincent Di, Agnieszka Rydz, Ksenia Shubenkova, Anna Krakowka and Klaudia Kasprowicz.

Below is a photo with the President of the Polish Chamber of Commerce conference (centre), along with MDPI colleagues Giulia Stefenelli, Weronika Gorka-Kumik, and Igor Matic (left to right).

“This year’s event focused on ideas and proposals to advance the European science and technology agenda for 2025–2030”

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

4 December 2024
685 MDPI Editors Named Highly Cited Researchers in 2024


We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the 685 Editorial Board Members of our journals – from 39 different countries and territories – who have been recognized as Highly Cited Researchers for 2024 by Clarivate. This distinction highlights their exceptional scientific achievements and significant contributions, which transcend academic boundaries to advance global knowledge, sustainability, security, and well-being.

Clarivate's annual Highly Cited Researcher™ list identifies the most influential scientists of the past decade, whose work has had a profound and widespread impact across various scientific and social science disciplines. Their impactful papers rank among the top 1% by citations in one or more of the 21 fields analyzed within the "Essential Science Indicators," marking them as leaders in their respective domains.

"Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research," according to Clarivate. In 2024, a total of 6,886 Highly Cited Researcher designations were awarded to 6,636 individuals.

The following is a list of MDPI's Editorial Board Members named Highly Cited Researchers in 2024. We congratulate them for their achievement and their contributions to advancing knowledge in their respective fields.


Abate, Antonio
Abbate, Antonio
Aguilera, Ruth V.
Ahmed, Warish
Ahn, Myung-Ju
Ambretti, Simone
Anasori, Babak
Andersson, Dan I.
Annabi, Nasim
Antinori, Spinello
Arbabi, Amir
Ariga, Katsuhiko
Astruc, Didier
Bajpai, Vivek K.
Balaj, Leonora
Balsamo, Gianpaolo
Bando, Yoshio
Banks, William A.
Barnes, Peter J.
Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S.
Barros, Lillian
Bashir, Ali Kashif
Basit, Abdul W.
Bassetti, Matteo
Batley, Jacqueline
Battino, Maurizio
Benediktsson, Jon Atli
Bjarnsholt, Thomas
Blaschke, Thomas
Blay, Jean-Yves
Blumwald, Eduardo
Blunt, John W.
Bonomo, Robert A.
Bourke, Paula
Boyd, Robert W.
Boyer, Cyrille
Bruyere, Olivier
Bu, Wenbo
Bush, Ashley I.
Byrd, John C.
Cabeza, Luisa F.
Cai, Baoping
Cai, Lei
Cai, Xingjuan
Cambria, Erik
Cao, Guozhong
Cao, Xingzhong
Carvalho, Andre F.
Chan, Jasper Fuk-Woo
Chan, Timothy A.
Chao, Dongliang
Chen, Bin
Chen, Bo
Chen, Chaoji
Chen, Fahu
Chen, Hualan
Chen, Jun
Chen, Kunsong
Chen, Lidong
Chen, Lingxin
Chen, Mou
Chen, Peng
Chen, Qianwang
Chen, Shaowei
Chen, Shuai
Chen, Shuangming
Chen, Xiangyu
Chen, Xiao
Chen, Xiaobo
Chen, Xu
Chen, Yimin
Chen, Yulin
Cheng, Gong
Cheng, Huanyu
Cheng, Laifei
Cheng, Qiang
Chiclana, Francisco
Choi, Wonyong
Choi, Young Hae
Chowdhary, Anuradha
Clevers, Hans
Collins, Maurice N.
Cortes, Javier
Cortes, Jorge
Cottin, Vincent
Creutzig, Felix
Crommie, Michael F.
Cuadrado, Antonio
Cui, Yi
Dai, Hongjie
Dai, Shifeng
Daiber, Andreas
Davis, Steven J.
Davis, Thomas P.
Dawson, Ted M.
de Vries, Rory D.
de Vries, Wim
Deng, Xiangzheng
Desneux, Nicolas
Ding, Aijun
Ding, Jianxun
Dokmeci, Mehmet Remzi
Dolgui, Alexandre
Dou, Shi Xue
Dragicevic, Tomislav
Du, Bo
Du, Qian
Du, Yonghua
Duan, Xidong
Dufresne, Alain
Dummer, Reinhard
Ebi, Kristie L.
Edwards, David
Enjuanes, Luis
Fabbro, Doriano
Facchetti, Antonio
Fan, Junliang
Fan, Kelong
Fan, Xiulin
Fang, Chuanglin
Fang, Jingyun
Fang, Yongjin
Fasano, Alessio
Felser, Claudia
Feng, Xuning
Ferdinandy, Péter
Filippi, Massimo
Flavian, Carlos
Fortino, Giancarlo
Fowler, Michael
Franceschi, Claudio
Fu, Gengtao
Fu, Yongshuo
Fujita, Hamido
Gagaoua, Mohammed
Gai, Francesco
Gaisford, Simon
Galano, Annia
Galluzzi, Lorenzo
Galvano, Fabio
Gao, Huijun
Gao, Huile
Gao, Junkuo
Gao, Peng
Garbe, Claus
Garcia, Hermenegildo
Gasbarrini, Antonio
Genevet, Patrice
Geng, Yong
Gerdts, Gunnar
Geschwind, Daniel H.
Ghaffari, Roozbeh
Ghamisi, Pedram
Giampieri, Francesca
Gobbetti, Marco
Godos, Justyna
Gogotsi, Yury
Golding, Nick
Gong, Jinlong
Gong, Peng
Gotor, Cecilia
Govindan, Kannan
Grancini, Giulia
Grant, William B.
Graus, Francesc
Green, Douglas R.
Greenberg, Dan
Grigoriev, Igor
Grosso, Giuseppe
Gu, Zhanjun
Guan, Cao
Gueimonde, Miguel
Gui, Guan
Guo, Hengyu
Guo, Jianping
Guo, Jinghua
Guo, Song
Guo, Zaiping
Gutzmer, Ralf
Győrffy, Balázs
Haase, Dagmar
Hagger, Martin S.
Han, Buxing
Han, Fudong
Han, Heesup
Hanes, Justin
Hao, Junnan
He, Bao-Jie
He, Chi
He, Debiao
He, Hongwen
He, Jiaqing
He, Jr-Hau
He, Ping
He, Xiangming
He, Xijun
He, Zhili
Heinrich, Michael
Heneka, Michael Thomas
Henry, Brandon Michael
Herrera, Francisco
Herrera-Estrella, Luis
Hilal, Nidal
Hong, Danfeng
Hossain, Ekram
Hu, Enyuan
Hu, Jin-Song
Hu, Wenbin
Hu, Xiaosong
Huang, Bo
Huang, Haitao
Huang, Hongwei
Huang, Jianping
Huang, Qing
Huang, Yan
Huang, Yu
Hubacek, Klaus
Hwang, Jinsoo
Italiano, Antoine
Iwata, Hiroji
Izzo, Angelo A.
Jaiswal, Amit K.
Jankovic, Joseph
Jelezko, Fedor
Jeon, Byong-Hun
Ji, Jian
Ji, Xiaobo
Ji, Xiaoyuan
Jiang, Lei

Jiang, Lianzhou
Jiang, Shibo
Jiang, Yuji
Jiang, Yuyan
Jiang, Zhongyi
Jiao, Licheng
Jin, Hailing
Jin, Yuanxiang
Jin, Zhengyu
Jin, Zhong
Jing, Qingshen
Kalantar-zadeh, Kourosh
Kamal, Mohammad Amjad
Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino
Kang, Xudong
Kang, Zhenhui
Karagiannidis, George K.
Karki, Rajendra
Karniadakis, George Em
Kataoka, Kazunori
Katritch, Vsevolod
Kawi, Sibudjing
Kepp, Oliver
Khademhosseini, Ali
Kiessling, Fabian
Kim, Jong Seung
Kim, Jong-Hoon
Kim, Sung-Bae
Kim, Sunghwan
Kirkwood, John M.
Kivshar, Yuri
Klein, Christian
Klenk, Hans-Peter
Koh, Lenny
Kong, Baohua
Krause, Robert
Kroemer, Guido
Kudo, Masatoshi
Kumar, Anil
Kumar, Prashant
Kumar, Sudhir
Kurths, Juergen
Kurzrock, Razelle
Kyrpides, Nikos C.
La Vecchia, Carlo
Lam, Tommy Tsan-Yuk
Lan, Ke
Lancellotti, Patrizio
Landi, Francesco
Landi, Marco
Lavie, Carl J.
Lee, Chengkuo
Lee, Jin-Wook
Lee, Pooi See
Lehmann, Johannes
Lei, Yaguo
Li, Bing
Li, Chunzhong
Li, Dawei
Li, Dongfang
Li, Dongsheng
Li, Jingchao
Li, Jing-Feng
Li, Jinghong
Li, Linlin
Li, Meng
Li, Neng
Li, Ning
Li, Shutao
Li, Xiang
Li, Xuecao
Li, Yaping
Li, Yat
Li, Yong
Li, Yonghui
Li, Yurui
Liang, Hanfeng
Liang, Shuquan
Lin, Jun
Lin, Yi
Lin, Yuehe
Lippi, Giuseppe
Liu, Chengmei
Liu, Feng
Liu, Hong
Liu, Hongyu
Liu, Jian-Kui (Jack)
Liu, Meilin
Liu, Min
Liu, Shujuan
Liu, Xianhu
Liu, Xiaoping
Liu, Xuejun
Liu, Yu
Loh, Xian Jun
Long, Guankui
Long, Hualou
Long, Ying
Lu, Jianquan
Lu, Junling
Lu, Nanshu
Lu, Shun
Lu, Yingying
Lugato, Emanuele
Lund, Henrik
Luo, Jie
Luo, Jingshan
Luo, Yangchao
Luo, Zisheng
Lutolf, Matthias P.
Lv, Wei
Lyons, Timothy W.
Ma, Chao
Ma, Tianyi
Ma, Yanming
Mahmood, Nasir
Mahmoudi, Morteza
Mandalà, Mario
Mao, Jianfeng
Mao, Like
Martin-Belloso, Olga
Martinez, Luis
Mateos, Maria Victoria
Mathiesen, Brian Vad
Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof
McCauley, Darren
Mei, Lin
Melenhorst, Jan Joseph
Melero, Ignacio
Meyerholz, David K.
Miao, Song
Miroshnichenko, Andrey E.
Mittler, Ron
Montagne, Axel
Moreau, Philippe
Mu, Shichun
Muhammad, Khan
Mulligan, Mark J.
Mumtaz, Shahid
Nauen, Ralf
Nemeroff, Charles B.
Niaura, Raymond S.
Nussinov, Ruth
Oganov, Artem R.
Oh, Deog Hwan
O'Reilly, Eileen M.
Ouyang, Minggao
Ozcan, Aydogan
Pacher, Pal
Pan, Anlian
Pan, Anqiang
Pan, Caofeng
Pan, Genxing
Pan, Xiaoqing
Parati, Gianfranco
Peng, Qiang
Peng, Qing
Peng, Shushi
Perlin, David S.
Perlman, Stanley
Petruzzelli, Antonio Messeni
Peyrin-Biroulet, Laurent
Pitt, Bertram
Pöhlmann, Stefan
Polasky, Stephen
Pommier, Yves
Poor, H. Vincent
Portincasa, Piero
Potenza, Marc N.
Prinsep, Michele R.
Pu, Hongbin
Pu, Kanyi
Putnik, Predrag
Qi, Jianping
Qiang, Yujie
Qin, Yuanwei
Qiu, Jieshan
Qu, Xiaogang
Ragauskas, Arthur J.
Ramkissoon, Haywantee
Ran, Jingrun
Rao, Zhonghao
Ren, Jinsong
Rengel, Zed
Rezania, Shahabaldin
Rho, Junsuk
Riahi, Keywan
Ribeiro-Soriano, Domingo
Richardson, Paul G.
Rignot, Eric
Robert, Caroline
Rocca, Maria A.
Rodriguez-Manas, Leocadio
Rojas, Orlando J.
Rojo, Teofilo
Rossolini, Gian Maria
Saad, Walid
Saif, Linda J.
Saliba, Michael
Sander, Chris
Saso, Luciano
Scaldaferri, Franco
Schafer, Alexandra
Schatzberg, Alan F.
Schwab, Matthias
Scolyer, Richard A.
Scorrano, Luca
Scott, Stuart A.
Serruys, Patrick W.
Shao, Minhua
Shao, Shuai
Shao, Zongping
Shen, Guozhen
Shen, Liyin
Shen, Zexiang
Shi, Kai
Shi, Pei-Yong
Shi, Peng
Shi, Yi
Shin, Hyeon Suk
Shin, Su Ryon
Siano, Pierluigi
Simões, Manuel
Simpson, Richard J.
Sing, Swee Leong
Singh, Vijay P.
Skouta, Rachid
Smagghe, Guy

Song, Jibin
Song, Yanlin
Sood, Anil K.
Souto, Eliana B.
Speiser, Daniel E.
Stadler, Marc
Stephanopoulos, Gregory
Sternberg, Cora N.
Stoumpos, Constantinos C.
Su, Chao
Su, Dong
Sun, Cuixia
Sun, Fengchun
Sun, Guangyong
Sun, Jian
Sun, Litao
Sun, Xian
Sun, Zaicheng
Sun, Zhipei
Sureda, Antoni
Svenning, Jens-Christian
Tan, Chaoliang
Tang, Ben Zhong
Tang, Chuan-He
Tang, Chuyang
Tang, Dianping
Tang, Yawen
Tang, Yongbing
Tanzi, Rudolph E.
Tao, Yang
Teichmann, Sarah
Telenti, Amalio
Tian, He
Tian, He
Timsit, Jean-Francois
Tohge, Takayuki
Tran, Lam-Son Phan
Tress, Wolfgang
Trivedi, Pankaj
Tsao, Rong
Tsuda, Kenichi
Tukker, Arnold
Tung, Chen-Ho
van der Werf, Guido
Van Mierlo, Joeri
Vandenbroucke, Roosmarijn E.
Varsani, Arvind
Vatanen, Tommi
Verbeke, Kristin
Verpoorte, Robert
Vieta, Eduard
Vincent, Jean-Louis
Vinu, Ajayan
Vita, Antonio
Wagner, Wolfgang
Walters, William
Wan, Jiafu
Wanek, Wolfgang
Wang, Chunsheng
Wang, Dawei
Wang, Dongdong
Wang, Fang
Wang, Fayuan
Wang, Gongming
Wang, Guoxiu
Wang, Haihui
Wang, Huanting
Wang, John
Wang, Joseph
Wang, Lianzhou
Wang, Lihui
Wang, Qi
Wang, Qingsong
Wang, Rui
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Wang, Sibo
Wang, Tao
Wang, Wenguan
Wang, Yanbo
Wang, Yong
Wang, Yonghong
Wang, Yu
Wang, Zhiyu
Wang, Zhong Lin
Wang, Zhongrui
Wang, Zifa
Wang, Ziyun
Wang, Zuankai
Wedzicha, Jadwiga
Wei, Haotong
Wei, Leyi
Wei, Mingyang
Wei, Zhixiang
Wei, Zhongbao
Weiskirchen, Ralf
Weissleder, Ralph
Wen, Guanghui
Wenwu, Yu
Wesemael, Bas van
Witlox, Frank
Wu, Di
Wu, Haijun
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Wu, Jianzhong
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Wu, Tom
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Wu, Zhong-Shuai
Xia, Jianguo (Jeff)
Xia, Xinhui
Xia, Xiufang
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Zhu, Jun-Jie
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Zipfel, Stephan
Zou, Guoqiang
Zou, Ruqiang
Zoulim, Fabien
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5 November 2024
MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #17 - OA Week, Basel Open Day, Beijing Graphene Forum

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.

In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.


Opening Thoughts

Open Access Week: Forging the Future of Open Access through Global Reach and Collaboration

From 21 to 27 October, we celebrated International Open Access Week (OAW), highlighting the importance of making research accessible to everyone. This campaign reinforced our commitment to advancing open access (OA) and showcased how we are helping research communities worldwide adopt OA as their standard.

 

“OA publishing is now a cornerstone of global research”

Throughout the week, we featured MDPI’s efforts to support quality open research through blog posts on topics such as how Research Integrity Promotes OA Practices, our Preprints.org platform, and supporting societies with different OA models. These initiatives capture our commitment to making research more inclusive and accessible to all.

OA publishing is now a cornerstone of global research, with more researchers choosing OA over traditional paywalled models, and embracing new, community-driven models.

Benefits of Open Access and Open Research

  • Accelerated Discoveries: OA speeds up scientific progress by allowing immediate access to findings, enabling researchers to build on each other’s work faster.
  • Community-Led Innovation: Open research empowers communities to manage their own platforms, creating collaboration and shared knowledge.
  • Increased Visibility: OA broadens the reach of your research, leading to greater recognition, collaboration, and impact.
  • Cross-Disciplinary Connections: By removing financial and geographical barriers, OA unites diverse fields, sparking innovation across disciplines.

MDPI Singapore Celebrates Open Access Week

MDPI Singapore also hosted its first-ever OAW event at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, bringing together academics, researchers, and students to discuss the future of open scholarship. Conversations focused on the potential of new publishing models, alternative funding strategies, and the importance of communicating research to wider audiences.

As OA evolves, MDPI remains a committed partner in advancing open science and creating a transparent, inclusive research environment. For a full recap of the week’s highlights and resources, visit our campaign page.

Impactful Research

MDPI Connection to Nobel-Winning Protein Research

David Baker, an American biochemist, and Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper, two scientists from Google DeepMind, have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking advancements in better understanding the structure of proteins, the molecular engines of life’s processes.

One half of the prize was awarded to Professor David Baker from the University of Washington for his development of revolutionary protein design software enabling the creation of novel proteins for vaccines, nanomaterials, and sensors. Prof. Baker co-authored a 2016 paper in MDPI’s Toxins journal on protein-based therapeutics.

Meanwhile, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper received recognition for AlphaFold, the AI model that predicts protein structures from amino acid sequences, fulfilling a long-held scientific dream.

“We congratulate this year’s Nobel laureates for their groundbreaking contributions to the study of life”

 Nobel Prize Laureates Entrust MDPI with Their Research

As at October 2024, 45 Nobel laureates had contributed to more than 115 articles across

35 MDPI journals. The privilege of hosting the research of such contributors, who significantly influence the open access movement, resonates deeply with our editorial teams.

We are proud to list the names of Pierre Agostini, Hiroshi Amano, Werner Arber, Aaron Ciechanover, Robert H. Grubbs, Oliver Hart, Gerard ‘t Hooft, Michael Houghton, Harald zur Hausen, Katalin Karikó, Jean-Marie Lehn, Gérard Mourou, Ferid Murad, Shuji Nakamura, William Nordhaus, Kostya S. Novoselov, Giorgio Parisi, Charles M. Rice, Alvin E. Roth, Donna Strickland, K. Barry Sharpless, George F. Smoot, Anne L’Huillier, Drew Weissman, Kurt Wüthrich, Ada Yonath, Tomas Lindahl, Thomas C. Südhof, Stanley B. Prusiner, Roger Kornberg, Robert F. Engle, Richard J. Roberts, Ōmura Satoshi, Kenneth J. Arrow, John B. Goodenough, Jennifer Doudna, Hamilton Othanel Smith, Eric R. Kandel, Carlo Rubbia, Bernard Feringa, Barry J. Marshall, Anthony J. Leggett, Andrew Victor Schally, and David Baker.

Notable MRNA Published in Cells

On 7 October 2024, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

MicroRNAs are proving to be fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function. Some interesting papers about microRNA research are published in the MDPI journal Cells. I invite you browse through the notable papers related to microRNA research in Cells.

Inside MDPI

Basel Open Day

On 21 October, we held the Basel Open Day at our headquarters, welcoming a group of journal Editors-in-Chief (EiC) and Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for a full-day workshop. The event featured presentations and discussions on MDPI’s latest editorial updates, data integrity policies, society collaborations, and local market insights.

The following MDPI journals were represented during the visit: Physics, Journal of Personalized Medicine (JPM), Sci, Remote Sensing, Animals, Cells, Buildings, Histories, Sensors, and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH).

This was a great opportunity to showcase our new office space while gathering feedback from leading journal stakeholders. To get everyone on the same page, we took 60 minutes for round-table introductions, which helped set a collaborative tone and ground us in MDPI’s mission of disseminating open science.

“This was a great opportunity to gather feedback from leading journal stakeholders”

The general feedback from the day highlighted positive developments around our editorial and ethics policies, as well as areas for improvement, including flexibility regarding reviewer deadlines. There was a genuine appreciation and push for our ongoing efforts to share more about MDPI, including company updates and promoting high-quality research through our blog, announcements, and social media channels, which we have been growing and expanding.

Our Basel Open Day was a positive experience, bringing together key journal stakeholders and gathering insights to guide MDPI’s continued engagement with the academic community. We look forward to hosting future events of this kind and welcoming more scholars to our headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.

Coming Together for Science

ncRNA 2024 Conference in Basel

I am pleased to share that we held Non-coding RNA World 2024: Exploring Mechanisms, Designing Medicines (ICM 2024) in Basel, Switzerland this past 7–9 October.

The three-day event attracted just over 100 attendees, including two Chairs, 10 invited speakers and two keynotes from Prof. Mauro Giacca and Prof. Ling-Ling Chen. Of the presentations on site, there were 35 posters and 44 oral presentations.

The overall feedback was positive, with people enjoying the intimate event and the unique activities offered, including a guided tour around Basel’s Old Town (a must-see for anyone visiting the city) and a memorable conference dinner.

It was cool to see the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine announced during the conference days. This was exciting for attendees, as the winners discovered a new class of RNA molecules (miRNAs). As one invited speaker put it, “It's exciting to be among fellows when something that important for the field is announced.”

“It's exciting to be among fellows when something that important for the field is announced”

Every attendee receives a conference survey, and I’m always pleased to see a high percentage of ‘Very Satisfied’ responses when asked about ‘treatment from conference personnel’. Kudos to our conference team for meeting our attendees’ needs. These events are a great opportunity for us to reach new audiences, as 92% of the respondents had never been to an MDPI conference, so I am thrilled to see us connecting with a new demographic of your researchers in the RNA field.

A special thank-you to our partnering societies The Epigenetics Society, The French Society of Genetics, LS2 / USGEB (Union of Swiss Societies for Experimental Biology), and The RNA Biology Group, as well as to our sponsors New England Biolabs and Arraystar for their support of the ncRNA 2024 conference. I am also pleased to report that we presented two awards, including the Best Presentation Award and two Best Poster Award, recognizing the contributions of our participants.

Upcoming In-Person Event

27–29 November 2024
Pharmaceuticals 2024 – Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences Towards a Healthy Life
Location: Barcelona, Spain

The discovery of new molecules, their properties, and actions to enhance human health and quality of life.

Find more upcoming MDPI events here.

Closing Thoughts

Beijing Graphene Forum 2024

I am pleased to share that we had a successful time at the Beijing Graphene Forum 2024, which drew around 1,000 attendees, including Konstantin Novoselov (2015 Nobel Prize in Physics) and other high-profile scholars in materials science and chemistry. It was a great opportunity to present MDPI on the big stage, with university presidents from institutions such as Peking University also in attendance.

I had the honour of awarding Prof. Zhongfan Liu, Chairman of the Chemical Science Committee, with a medal and presenting certificates to the members of the Chemical Science Committee; this is an important initiative to help expand MDPI’s journals and influence in China. These are highly respected scholars, and we enjoyed connecting with them over lunch as well.

“This is an important initiative to help expand MDPI’s journals and influence in China”

I also had the chance to speak about MDPI and open access, giving a five-minute speech during the opening ceremony and a 20-minute presentation at the close. MDPI hosted a sub-forum where both academic scholars and MDPI members shared insights, and we engaged with attendees at our MDPI booth.

This was a great opportunity to spotlight MDPI as the main publishing partner for the event, and I was proud to represent us on stage. We also met with scholars to discuss topics such as their publishing needs and institutional policies, open access, impact journals, and IOAP.

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

28 October 2024
Nutrients | Editor’s Choice Articles Published in 2022–2024


Editor’s Choice Articles are selected based on suggestions from Nutrients’ Academic Editors worldwide. The Editors select a small number of recently published articles that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are welcome to read the updated 2022–2024 Editor’s Choice Articles, a curated list of high-quality articles from Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643). The full list of Editor’s Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/editors_choice. The list of relevant papers can be seen below.

1. “Short-Chain Fatty-Acid-Producing Bacteria: Key Components of the Human Gut Microbiota
by William Fusco, Manuel Bernabeu Lorenzo, Marco Cintoni, Serena Porcari, Emanuele Rinninella, Francesco Kaitsas, Elena Lener, Maria Cristina Mele, Antonio Gasbarrini, Maria Carmen Collado et al.
Nutrients 2023, 15(9), 2211; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/9/2211
Cited by 140 | Viewed by 16820+

2. “Fermented Foods, Health and the Gut Microbiome
by Natasha K. Leeuwendaal, Catherine Stanton, Paul W. O’Toole and Tom P. Beresford
Nutrients 2022, 14(7), 1527; http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/7/1527
Cited by 132 | Viewed by 32334+

3. “Vitamin Supplementation and Dementia: A Systematic Review
by Victoria Gil Martínez, Ana Avedillo Salas and Sonia Santander Ballestín
Nutrients 2022, 14(5), 1033; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/5/1033
Cited by 42 | Viewed by 15263+

4. “Hesperidin: A Review on Extraction Methods, Stability and Biological Activities
by Krystyna Pyrzynska
Nutrients 2022, 14(12), 2387; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/12/2387
Cited by 118 | Viewed by 10866+

5. “Sleep Quality: A Narrative Review on Nutrition, Stimulants, and Physical Activity as Important Factors
by Monika Sejbuk, Iwona Mirończuk-Chodakowska and Anna Maria Witkowska
Nutrients 2022, 14(9), 1912; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/9/1912
Cited by 91 | Viewed by 34321+

6. “Intermittent Fasting and Metabolic Health
by Izzah Vasim, Chaudry N. Majeed and Mark D. DeBoer
Nutrients 2022, 14(3), 631; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/631
Cited by 85 | Viewed by 52256+

7. “The Role of Diet in Prognosis among Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Dietary Patterns and Diet Interventions
by Carlota Castro-Espin and Antonio Agudo
Nutrients 2022, 14(2), 348; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/6/1150
Cited by 87 | Viewed by 16108+

8. “The Effect of Dietary Polyphenols on Vascular Health and Hypertension: Current Evidence and Mechanisms of Action
by Giuseppe Grosso, Justyna Godos, Walter Currenti, Agnieszka Micek, Luca Falzone, Massimo Libra, Francesca Giampieri, Tamara Y. Forbes-Hernández, José L. Quiles, Maurizio Battino et al.
Nutrients 2022, 14(3), 545; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/545
Cited by 70 | Viewed by 10303+

9. “The Role of Macronutrients, Micronutrients and Flavonoid Polyphenols in the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis
by Monika Martiniakova, Martina Babikova, Vladimira Mondockova, Jana Blahova, Veronika Kovacova and Radoslav Omelka
Nutrients 2022, 14(3), 523; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/523
Cited by 76 | Viewed by 13701+

10. “Plant-Based Dietary Patterns for Human and Planetary Health
by Joshua Gibbs and Francesco P. Cappuccio
Nutrients 2022, 14(8), 1614; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/8/1614
Cited by 74 | Viewed by 15614+

11. “The Role of Diet and Interventions on Multiple Sclerosis: A Review
by Panagiotis Stoiloudis, Evangelia Kesidou, Christos Bakirtzis, Styliani-Aggeliki Sintila, Natalia Konstantinidou, Marina Boziki and Nikolaos Grigoriadis
Nutrients 2022, 14(6), 1150; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/6/1150
Cited by 66 | Viewed by 12236+

12. “Malnutrition in Hospitalized Old Patients: Screening and Diagnosis, Clinical Outcomes, and Management
by Francesco Bellanti, Aurelio lo Buglio, Stefano Quiete and Gianluigi Vendemiale
Nutrients 2022, 14(4), 910; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/4/910
Cited by 69 | Viewed by 11872+

13. “Update on Anti-Inflammatory Molecular Mechanisms Induced by Oleic Acid
by Consuelo Santa-María, Soledad López-Enríquez, Sergio Montserrat-de la Paz, Isabel Geniz, María Edith Reyes-Quiroz, Manuela Moreno, Francisca Palomares, Francisco Sobrino and Gonzalo Alba
Nutrients 2023, 15(1), 224; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/1/224
Cited by 59 | Viewed by 12076+

14. “Plant-Based Alternative Products: Are They Healthy Alternatives? Micro- and Macronutrients and Nutritional Scoring
by Marcel Pointke and Elke Pawelzik
Nutrients 2022, 14(3), 601; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/601
Cited by 61 | Viewed by 10428+

15. “How Diet and Physical Activity Modulate Gut Microbiota: Evidence, and Perspectives
by Daniela Campaniello, Maria Rosaria Corbo, Milena Sinigaglia, Barbara Speranza, Angela Racioppo, Clelia Altieri and Antonio Bevilacqua
Nutrients 2022, 14(12), 2456; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/12/2456
Cited by 62 | Viewed by 8809+

16. “Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) Gene Polymorphisms Modify the Response to Vitamin D Supplementation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by Ricardo Usategui-Martín, Daniel-Antonio De Luis-Román, José María Fernández-Gómez, Marta Ruiz-Mambrilla and José-Luis Pérez-Castrillón
Nutrients 2022, 14(2), 360; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/2/360
Cited by 66 | Viewed by 6629+

17. “Vitamin D in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Implications
by Filippo Vernia, Marco Valvano, Salvatore Longo, Nicola Cesaro, Angelo Viscido and Giovanni Latella
Nutrients 2022, 14(2), 269; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/2/269
Cited by 62 | Viewed by 9442+

18. “The Role of Ketogenic Diet in the Treatment of Neurological Diseases
by Damian Dyńka, Katarzyna Kowalcze and Agnieszka Paziewska
Nutrients 2022, 14(23), 5003; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/23/5003
Cited by 55 | Viewed by 24411+

19. “Whey Protein, Leucine- and Vitamin-D-Enriched Oral Nutritional Supplementation for the Treatment of Sarcopenia
by Emanuele Cereda, Roberto Pisati, Mariangela Rondanelli and Riccardo Caccialanza
Nutrients 2022, 14(7), 1524; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/7/1524
Cited by 53 | Viewed by 13057+

20. “Time to Consider the “Exposome Hypothesis” in the Development of the Obesity Pandemic
by Victoria Catalán, Iciar Avilés-Olmos, Amaia Rodríguez, Sara Becerril, José Antonio Fernández-Formoso, Dimitrios Kiortsis, Piero Portincasa, Javier Gómez-Ambrosi and Gema Frühbeck
Nutrients 2022, 14(8), 1597; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/8/1597
Cited by 53 | Viewed by 8213+

21. “New Advances in Metabolic Syndrome, from Prevention to Treatment: The Role of Diet and Food
by Donatella Ambroselli, Fabrizio Masciulli, Enrico Romano, Giuseppina Catanzaro, Zein Mersini Besharat, Maria Chiara Massari, Elisabetta Ferretti, Silvia Migliaccio, Luana Izzo, Alberto Ritieni, et al.
Nutrients 2023, 15(3), 640; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3/640
Cited by 53 | Viewed by 12145+

22. “The Effects of Nutritional Interventions on the Cognitive Development of Preschool-Age Children: A Systematic Review
by Marina Roberts, Terezie Tolar-Peterson, Abby Reynolds, Caitlin Wall, Nicole Reeder and Gina Rico Mendez
Nutrients 2022, 14(3), 532; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/532
Cited by 48 | Viewed by 19255+

23. “Effects of Dietary Fibers on Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Gut Microbiota Composition in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review
by Valentina Vinelli, Paola Biscotti, Daniela Martini, Cristian Del Bo’, Mirko Marino, Tomás Meroño, Olga Nikoloudaki, Francesco Maria Calabrese, Silvia Turroni, Valentina Taverniti et al.
Nutrients 2022, 14(13), 2559; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/13/2559
Cited by 54 | Viewed by 9166+

24. “Vitamin D and Obesity/Adiposity—A Brief Overview of Recent Studies
by Imene Bennour, Nicole Haroun, Flavie Sicard, Lourdes Mounien and Jean-François Landrier
Nutrients 2022, 14(10), 2049; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/10/2049
Cited by 44 | Viewed by 6750+

25. “Magnesium and the Hallmarks of Aging
by Ligia J. Dominguez, Nicola Veronese and Mario Barbagallo
Nutrients 2024, 16(4), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16040496 - 9 Feb 2024
Cited by 6 | Viewed by 15251+

You are invited to view and submit relevant papers to the journal Nutrients at the following link:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients.

16 October 2024
MDPI's Newly Launched Journals in September 2024

Five new journals covering a diverse range of subjects launched their inaugural issue in September 2024. Like other journals in MDPI’s portfolio, these journals are dedicated to sharing the latest research through open access, reflecting our commitment to making knowledge accessible to all.

We extend our sincere gratitude to the Editorial Board Members for their dedication to the launch and development of our new journals. Each journal will ensure its high-quality output via excellent editorial and rigorous peer-review processes so that the published articles achieve significant impact and broad visibility.

We invite you to explore and learn more about these new journals below.

Journal Founding Editor-in-Chief Journal Topics (Selected)
Prof. Dr. Nejat Düzgüneş, University of the Pacific, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue biological therapy and stem-cell therapy; drug therapy; chemotherapy; radiation and other nonsurgical therapeutic strategies | view journal scope | submit an article
Prof. Dr. Magda Tsolaki, Greek Federation of Alzheimer’s Disease, Greece; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece | Editorial | view inaugural issue surgical/procedural complications; complications; perioperative adverse events; postoperative adverse events | view journal scope | submit an article
Prof. Dr. Steven R. Fassnacht, Colorado State University, USA; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue ice as a mineral; atmospheric ice; sea ice; freshwater ice; ice sheets; ice caps and ice shelves | view journal scope | submit an article
Dr. Francisco Epelde, Hospital Universitari Parc Tauli, Spain; University Autonoma of Barcelona, Spain | Editorial | view inaugural issue hospital management; hospital facilities; hospital services; hospital risk management; health law | view journal scope | submit an article
Prof. Dr. Nicola Ferri, University of Padova, Italy | Editorial | view inaugural issue lipids in cells and whole organisms; lipid structure and function; lipid products and processes; dietary lipids and nutrition | view journal scope | submit an article

We wish to thank everyone who has supported the development of open access publishing. You are welcome to send an application here or contact the New Journal Committee ([email protected]) if you would like to create more new journals.

15 October 2024
MDPI Webinar | World Food Day Webinar 2024, 16 October 2024


In celebration of World Food Day 2024, MDPI is launching a special webinar to encourage researchers to unite, take action, and showcase how collective knowledge can address the pressing challenges of food security, sustainable agriculture, and resource management.

World Food Day, led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), aims to foster awareness about the importance of food security and the urgent need to eradicate hunger worldwide. In line with this mission, our upcoming webinar invites researchers and experts to discuss innovative solutions for achieving sustainable agriculture, improving resource management, and tackling food insecurity worldwide.

We are very much looking forward to seeing you at MDPI World Food Day Webinar 2024. Please find below an up-to-date outline of the presenters.

Date: 16 October 2024 at 01.30 p.m. CEST 7:30 a.m. EDT 7:30 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 835 7950 1147
Webinar Secretariat: [email protected]

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 will inform you when the recording is available.

Register now for free!

Speaker/Presentation Time in CEST Time in EDT
MDPI Introduction 1:30 p.m.–1:40 p.m. 7:30 a.m.–7:40 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Giorgia Spigno
Valorisation of Food Residues for the Food Industry: Opportunities and Challenges
1:40 p.m.–2:10 p.m. 7:40 a.m.–8:10 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Ramakrishnan Ramanathan
Technological Approaches for Reducing Food Waste
2:10 p.m.–2:40 p.m. 8:10 a.m.–8:40 a.m.
Q&A Session 2:40 p.m.–2:55 p.m. 8:40 a.m.–8:55 a.m.
Closing of Webinar 2:55 p.m.–3:00 p.m. 8:55 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

Keynote Speakers:

  • Prof. Dr. Giorgia Spigno, Department for Sustainable Food Process, Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy;
  • Prof. Dr. Ramakrishnan Ramanathan, Department of Management, College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

11 October 2024
Meet Us at the 21st Annual Meeting of CIFST, 2–4 November 2024, Chongqing, China


MDPI will attend the 21st Annual Meeting of CIFST, which will take place from 2 to 4 November 2024 at the Chongqing Yuelai International Convention Center, Chongqing, China.

The 21st Annual Conference of the China Society of Food Science and Technology, sponsored by the China Society of Food Science and Technology, has been jointly organized by Southwest University, the Sichuan Institute of Food Science and Technology and other units.

With the support and active participation of food workers at home and abroad, this conference has been growing in scale and influence, having become one of the largest and most influential annual scientific exchange platforms in the food industry in China.

Fully leveraging its leading role in innovation, the conference will promote industrial developments through scientific and technological innovation and support the creation of new quality productive forces. It will address people's growing needs for a better life and focus on the high-quality development of the industry, with interdisciplinary and comprehensive approaches. Integrating meetings, exhibitions, poster displays, student activities and other activities, this conference provides a platform for food science and technology circles, industries and government departments to exchange ideas, discuss the latest food science and cutting-edge technologies at home and abroad, promote the training of food science and technology talents, and encourage the development of the food industry and science and technology.

We welcome you to visit the MDPI booth, where you can have face-to-face exchanges with our representatives, learn more about our open access publishing services, and acquire gifts.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you plan to attend this conference, we invite you to visit our booth and converse with our delegates at the conference venue (Chongqing Yuelai International Convention Center, booth number #B18). We are excited to meet you in person and we will address any questions that you may have. For further details about the conference, please visit the following website: http://am.cifst.org.cn/index.html.

10 October 2024
Meet Us at the 64th International Conference on Bioscience of Lipids (ICBL 2024), 15–18 October 2024, Taipei, Taiwan


Conference:
The 64th International Conference on Bioscience of Lipids (ICBL 2024)
Organization: The Academy of Management
Place: National Biotechnology Park, Taipei, Taiwan
Booth IF: #3-4

MDPI journals will be attending ICBL 2024 as exhibitors. This meeting will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, from 15 to 18 October 2024.

The International Conference on Bioscience of Lipids (ICBL) is the foremost academic forum in the world today for the presentation and discussion of the latest developments and discoveries regarding the chemical, biological, nutritional, and clinical aspects of lipids. Founded by Nobel Laureates Sune Bergström, Christian de Duve, and Konrad Bloch, the spirit of ICBL is to provide a friendly and intellectually stimulating environment where the latest discoveries and ideas on lipid science can be freely discussed and where young and established researchers alike can gather to initiate new collaborations and build long-lasting friendships.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you will be attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://www.icbl2024.tw/.

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