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9 October 2025
Meet Us at the 22nd National Symposium on Heavy Flavor Physics and CP Violation, 24–28 October 2025, Beijing, China


Conference: The 22nd National Symposium on Heavy Flavor Physics and CP Violation
Date: 24–28 October 2025
Location: Beijing, China

MDPI will be attending the 22nd National Symposium on Heavy Flavor Physics and CP Violation, which will be held from 24 to 28 October 2025, as an exhibitor. We welcome researchers from various backgrounds to visit our booth and share their latest ideas with us.

This session of the conference is co-hosted by Central China Normal University, Yantai University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Lanzhou University, Tsinghua University, Nanjing Normal University, and Peking University, and organized by Peking University.

Since its first edition in 2002, this series of seminars has been successfully held for twenty-one sessions. With the goal of reviewing and summarizing the phased achievements in the fields of flavor physics and CP violation, as well as promoting exchanges and cooperation among peers across the country, the conference focuses on the following core topics: B physics and charm physics, CP violation, relevant quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations, hadron structure, neutrino physics, new physics phenomenology, and experimental research on heavy flavor physics at BESIII, LHCb, Belle-II, ATLAS, CMS, and future colliders.

The 22nd National Symposium on Heavy Flavor Physics and CP Violation will be held from 24 October to 28 October 2025, at the Xijiao Hotel, Beijing. We warmly welcome you to join us in Beijing, China, as we work together to promote the collective advancement of domestic research levels in the field of heavy flavor physics and CP violation.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:

  • Symmetry;
  • Physics;
  • Universe.

If you are planning to attend this conference, please do not hesitate to start an online conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person at the booth and answering any questions that you may have. For more information, please visit https://indico.ihep.ac.cn/event/26275/.

2 October 2025
MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #27 - OASPA 2025, COUNTER 5.1, UK Summit in London, MDPI at the Italian Senate

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 at OASPA 2025: Embracing the Complexity of Open Access

From 22 to 24 September, I joined the OASPA 2025 Annual Conference in Leuven, Belgium, where the theme, “Embracing the Complexity – How do we get to 100% Open Access?” tackled the hard questions about the future of scholarly communication.

With MDPI a longstanding member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) and Platinum sponsor of the conference, I was invited to present and participate in important discussions on how we can continue to move the needle in Open Access (OA) publishing.

From 50% to 100% Open Access

Last year’s OASPA conference celebrated a major milestone – reaching 50% of global research outputs published as OA. But, as noted during the conference, this was the “easy” part. The challenge ahead is much tougher: how do we take OA from 50% to 100%? For many academics and institutions, OA is still relatively new, and thus it is essential for us to continue educating people as to what OA is, how it works, and why it matters.


Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) presenting at OASPA’s 2025 Annual Conference in Leuven, Belgium.

MDPI’s perspective

At MDPI, we are fully committed to this. As a 100% OA publisher, our growth is inseparable from the success of OA itself. In many ways, MDPI is a byproduct of the global adoption of OA, and we play an important role in helping to advance it further.

I had the opportunity to share MDPI’s perspective in the panel discussion entitled: "Hello from the other side: views from fully Open Access journals using APCs," alongside industry colleagues from PLOS, eLife, AOSIS, and Frontiers.

Instead of giving a standard presentation, I highlighted aspects of MDPI that the audience might not be aware of. I also presented on the opportunities and challenges facing publishers that are already fully OA, the importance of diverse models in achieving 100% OA, and why OA is the baseline while Open Science is the future.

 Recognizing Gold OA

As part of the panel, I had undertaken to make some bold and provocative statements. I therefore emphasized a point that is sometimes overlooked: we didn’t reach 50% OA without Gold OA – it accounts for more than half of all OA publications today. And we certainly won’t reach 100% OA without it.

“By educating the community and working together, we can continue to take Open Science to the next level”


“When people speak about Gold OA and MDPI, they should ‘put some respek on our name.”

MDPI is a leader in Gold OA and has been a driver of this progress at scale.

While Gold OA and MDPI are sometimes slighted, both deserve recognition for their contributions to advancing Open Science globally.

I closed my presentation with a reminder that the good we do is sometimes overlooked, and that when people speak about Gold OA and MDPI, they should "put some respek on our name."

I’m pleased to have seen attendees sharing positive experiences with MDPI, reminding us that we bring real value to the OA movement and deserve a stronger reputation. We also engaged in constructive conversations about various topics, including cost transparency.

A few themes that I took away from the conference:

  • Quality and integrity matter as much as access. OA publishers must not lose sight of research integrity, inclusivity, and sustainability while pursuing 100% OA.
  • Global collaboration is essential. Policies, funding models, and infrastructure differ around the world, and we will need cross-border collaboration to make OA a truly global reality.
  • Open Science is the bigger story. OA is just the first step – the future lies in open data, open peer review, research reproducibility, etc.

“MDPI’s scale allows us to better support authors, reinvest in communities, and push Open Science forward”

How we communicate MDPI’s role

For us at MDPI, this is also a reminder of how we communicate externally. When we tell our story, we shouldn’t forget to start with the bigger picture – Open Science and Open Access. Then we connect it to MDPI, our journals, services, and initiatives, exemplifying the fact that we are part of a mission larger than ourselves.


MDPI colleagues Clàudia Aunós (Society Partnerships), Marta Colomer (External Affairs), Stefan Tochev (CEO), and Nikola Paunovic (Scilit), at OASPA’s 2025 Annual Conference in Leuven, Belgium.

The journey to 100% OA will not be simple. But by educating the community and working together, we can continue to take Open Science to the next level.

Impactful Research

MDPI becomes COUNTER 5.1 compliant across 480+ Journals

I’m pleased to share that MDPI has officially become COUNTER 5.1 compliant and has joined the COUNTER Registry.

For those who might not be familiar with it, COUNTER provides international standards for tracking and reporting how research is being used. By becoming COUNTER 5.1 compliant, MDPI can now deliver credible, comparable, and transparent usage reports across our entire journal portfolio.

“MDPI is showing that they want to be measured against the same yardstick as other publishers”

Why is this important?

Because usage statistics aren’t just numbers: they’re powerful tools that help our authors, institutions, and consortia understand the real impact of their research. With COUNTER compliant reports, our institutional partners can now make more informed decisions about publishing agreements, funding allocations, and the long-term value of Open Access.

In practical terms, MDPI will now provide Platform, Title, and Item Reports, with standardized usage views available at the institute and consortium level. These reports cover usage from January 2024 onwards and will be updated monthly. Institutions will be able to access them via SuSy, or automatically through the COUNTER API.

I’d like to highlight and thank Becky Castellon, our Institutional Partnerships Manager, who has played a key role in driving this project forward. Becky captured it perfectly when she said: "Through these usage reports, our global research community can access trustworthy data about how their work is being used and accessed

This information is often vital for reviewing publishing partnership agreements and for making informed decisions about future funding allocations."

We also received encouraging feedback from Tasha Mellins-Cohen, Executive Director at COUNTER Metrics:

"We’re delighted to see born-OA publishers engaging with COUNTER. Our normalised usage metrics are relied on as the basis for credible return-on-investment calculations by libraries worldwide. By adopting the COUNTER standard, MDPI is showing that they want to be measured against the same yardstick as other publishers."

For MDPI, this milestone is another step in our commitment to transparency, trust, and impact. By adopting COUNTER’s standards, we’re not just aligning with best practice; we’re ensuring that Open Access publishing is measured on the same terms as traditional publishing, proving its value in concrete and globally recognized ways.

This is an important milestone for MDPI, but more importantly for the researchers, librarians, and institutions we serve. Transparency builds trust, and COUNTER compliance helps us show the global reach and influence of Open Access publishing in the clearest way possible.


Inside Research


Lin Li (Publisher, MDPI), Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI, Prof. Chengkuo Lee (Editor-in-Chief, AI Sensors), and Constanze Schelhorn (Head of Indexing) at restaurant in Basel, Switzerland.

Welcoming Prof. Lee (EiC of AI Sensors) to Basel

On 11 September, we welcomed Prof. Dr. Chengkuo Lee, Editor-in-Chief of our new journal AI Sensors, to our Basel office. Prof. Lee is a high profiled researcher (h-index 104, 37,000+ citations), a longtime collaborator with MDPI (25 published articles), and has already chaired several AI Sensors (AIS)-related conferences with us, including the recent event in Kuala Lumpur, where AI Sensors held its first editorial board meeting.


Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) showing Special Issue reprint books as part of a tour of MDPI’s Basel office.

Every journal has a story

During his visit, we exchanged ideas on how to build the journal’s identity and impact. A key takeaway that I shared was that every journal has a story: its vision, its purpose, and the community it brings together.

That story is what connects with readers and authors, beyond metrics alone.

I encouraged everyone working on journals to reflect: What is the story of your journal? And how can you bring that story to the forefront in how you communicate about it?

How MDPI supports new journals


Constanze Schelhorn (Head of Indexing, MDPI) presenting on the MDPI indexing process at the company’s headquarters in Basel.

We also shared with Prof. Lee how MDPI supports journals through our Institutional Open Access Program, indexing expertise, and the work of our Journal Relationship Specialists.

Launching a new journal is ambitious, but with our strong track record (93% Scopus and 87% Web of Science acceptance rates in 2024), Prof. Lee felt confident that AI Sensors will find its place in the scholarly landscape.

Having spent some hours together, it’s clear that Prof. Lee is not only an Editor-in-Chief but also an ambassador for MDPI. His leadership and collaboration reflect the mission MDPI by which MDPI lives: accelerating Open Access and advancing Open Science.

Special thanks to Constanze Schelhorn (Head of Indexing), Ting Leng (JRS, Managing Editor, AI Sensors), Lin Li (Publisher, AI Sensors), Aimar Xiong (Publisher), and Christian Eberhard (Office Administrator, Basel), for organizing and hosting the meeting.

Coming Together for Science

Highlights from the MDPI UK Summit in London

I was pleased to be back in the UK in September, supporting our Manchester team in hosting their first MDPI Summit in London. This day-and-a-half private event brought together 25 Chief Editors and Associate Editors to exchange knowledge, learn about latest developments at MDPI, and engage in discussions on advancing Open Science. The program included MDPI and guest presentations, and Q&A sessions.

Why these summits matter

Our Summits provide a platform to:

  • Share updates on the latest developments at MDPI, our editorial processes, research integrity practices, and indexing.
  • Highlight collaborations with institutions and societies in the region.
  • Offer external perspectives from guest speakers.
  • Create space for Chief Editors to share their insights, ask questions, network, and help shape MDPI’s path forward.

These gatherings are more than updates: they improve our relationships with Chief Editors, who serve not only as leaders of their journals but also as ambassadors for MDPI within the research community. We often hear that this type of event is unique, something many other publishers do not provide. It shows that we care and are willing to go the extra mile to recognize and engage our key collaborators.

MDPI and the UK: Key facts

  • With over 80,000 publications, the UK is MDPI’s eighth-largest contributor.
  • MDPI is the fourth-largest publisher in the UK, accounting for 11% of the country’s 89,526 Open Access publications in 2024.
  • We collaborate with more than 4,000 active UK Editorial Board Members, 48% of whom have an H-index above 26. This includes 49 Editors-in-Chief and 74 Section Editors-in-Chief.
  • MDPI maintains over 1,000 IOAP agreements worldwide, with 63 from the UK.

“We are willing to go the extra mile to recognize and engage our key collaborators”

Agenda highlights:

  • MDPI Overview, Open Access, and UK Collaboration – Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI)
  • MDPI Editorial Process – Dr. Michael O’Sullivan (Scientific Quality Advisor Lead, MDPI)
  • Research Integrity and Publication Ethics – Daisy Fenton (Research Integrity Specialist, MDPI)
  • Institutional Partnerships – Becky Castellon (Institutional Partnerships Manager, MDPI)
  • Promoting and Developing Your Journal – Prof. Fabio Tosti (Editor-in-Chief of NDT)
  • Indexing to Impact – Dr. Michael O’Sullivan (Scientific Quality Advisor Lead, MDPI)
  • Engaging our Academic Community – Jaime Anderson Anderson (UK Operations Manager, MDPI)
  • Closing Remarks – Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI)


MDPI colleagues Stefan Tochev (CEO), Jaime Anderson Anderson (UK Operations Manager), Dr. Michael O’Sullivan (Scientific Quality Advisor Lead), Becky Castellon (Institutional Partnerships Manager), Daisy Fenton (Research Integrity Specialist) at the MDPI UK 2025 Summit in London.

Thank you!

A special thank-you to the Manchester team and all colleagues behind the scenes who made this Summit a success. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. We look forward to building on this momentum with future Summits in Europe and beyond.


Closing Thoughts


Dr. Giulia Stefenelli (Scientific Communications Lead, MDPI) and Stefan Tochev (CEO, MDPI) participating in a press conference at the Italiane Senate in Rome to promote the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Medicine (ICEM)

MDPI at the Italian Senate: Promoting Environmental Medicine and Open Science

On 16 September, Dr. Giulia Stefenelli (Scientific Communications Lead) and I had the honour of participating in a press conference at the Italian Senate in Rome, organized by the Italian Society of Environmental Medicine (SIMA) to promote the upcoming 2nd International Conference on Environmental Medicine (ICEM) (20–21 November 2025).

This is an important event for MDPI, as we are the exclusive publishing partner for ICEM and have recently launched a new journal with SIMA, further building our presence both in Italy and within this important field of research.

Why this matters

  • The promotion of ICEM has received extensive national media coverage (more than 15 mentions in major Italian outlets; see links below).
  • The press conference brought together leading policymakers, academics, and Nobel Laureates to emphasize the impact of environmental exposures and epigenetics on human health.
  • We were introduced to government ministries, university rectors, and influential stakeholders, which helps us bolster MDPI’s visibility and reputation in Italy.

Highlights

Nobel Laureate Sir Richard Roberts joined the discussion, underlining the importance of environmental medicine in shaping future health outcomes. Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. Tong Zhu (Peking University) will also speak at the November conference.

Institutional representatives included the Italian Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, the Italian Undersecretary for Health, and senior officials from the World Health Organization.

In my closing remarks, I highlighted that:

“Over the past five years, about 65% of research published in Italy has been Open Access, compared to an average of 55% worldwide.”

Italian research ranked seventh among the top 20 countries in average citations during this period, reflecting its strong international influence. Not only is Italy producing a high volume of research; it is also producing research of outstanding quality.

MDPI’s role

This event was not only about promoting ICEM but also about showcasing MDPI’s commitment to Open Access and our ability to connect scientific publishing with leading academic, medical, and policy institutions.

As Giulia Stefenelli noted:

“This event was highly relevant for MDPI, as it not only showcased our strong commitment to OA but also emphasized our role in advancing important fields such as Environmental Medicine.”

Learn more

This moment at the Italian Senate shows how MDPI can connect publishing with science, policy, and society to help advance both Open Science and environmental health research on a global stage.

In Rome with Sir Richard Roberts (photo left) and Prof. Giuseppe Novelli (EiC of MDPI journal COVID).

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

1 October 2025
2024 MDPI Top 1000 Reviewers


We are honored to recognize the 2024 MDPI Top 1000 Reviewers—scholars whose exemplary commitment to rigorous and constructive peer review is vital in upholding the highest standards of academic publishing.

Selected from a distinguished pool of 215,000 reviewers from 65 countries and regions worldwide, these honorees stand out for their exceptional expertise, diligence, and dedication to advancing research through timely and thoughtful reviews. Their constructive and impartial feedback ensures the publication of high-quality, impactful research, while their timely reviews facilitate swift revisions and faster publication of innovative work.

Peer review is the invisible foundation of academic progress. With gratitude and respect, we celebrate these 1000 scholars who made that foundation stronger in 2024. We respected all privacy preferences, with part of nominees opting for limited attribution.

The names of these reviewers are listed below in alphabetical order by first name:

Abbas Yazdinejad

Hanane Boutaj

Ophir Freund

Abdessamad Belhaj

Hany H. Arab

Oscar De Lucio

Abdolreza Jamilian

Hao Zang

Otilia Manta

Abdul Waheed

Hatem Amin

Panagiotis D. Michailidis

Abiel Aguilar-González

Henry Alba

Panagiotis Simitzis

Adina Santana

Hiroyuki Noda

Paola Prete

Aditya Velidandi

Hitoshi Tanaka

Paolo Trucillo

Adrian Stancu

Horst Lenske

Patricia Kara De Maeijer

Adriana Borodzhieva

Hossein Azadi

Patrícia Pires

Adriana Cristina Urcan

Houlin Yu

Paulo Schwingel

Adriano Bressane

Huaifu Deng

Pavel Loskot

Agbotiname Imoize

Huamin Jie

Pedro García-Ramírez

Agustin L. Herrera-May

Hugo Lisboa

Pedro Pablo Zamora

Ahmed Arafa

Igor L. Zakharov

Pedro Pereira

Ahmet Cagdas Seckin

Igor Litvinchev

Pei-Hsun Wang

Ailton Cesar Lemes

Igor Vujović

Pellegrino La Manna

Akash Kumar

Ildiko Horvath

Petar Ozretić

Akihiko Murayama

Ilya A. Khodov

Petko Petkov

Alain E. Le Faou

Ilya Zavidovskiy

Petr Komínek

Alain Massart

Imran Ali Lakhiar

Petras Prakas

Alejandro Plascencia

Ines Aguinaga-Ontoso

Petro Pukach

Aleksandar Ašonja

Ioan Hutu

Petru Alexandru Vlaicu

Aleksandra Głowacka

Ioan Petean

Phil Chilibeck

Aleksandra Nesić

Irena M. Ilic

Pia Lopez-Jornet

Alessio Ardizzone

Isaac Lifshitz

Pietro Geri

Alessio Faccia

Ismael Cristofer Baierle

Pingfan Hu

Alexander E. Berezin

I-Ta Lee

Piotr Cyklis

Alexander Lykov

Itzhak Aviv

Piotr Gauden

Alexander Robitzsch

Iustinian Bejan

Piotr Gawda

Alexandre Landry

Ivan Matveev

Pradeep Kumar Panda

Alexey Chubarov

Ivan Pavlenko

Pradeep Varadwaj

Alexey Morgounov

Ivana Mitrović

Presentación Caballero

Alexis Rodríguez

Iyyakkannu Sivanesan

Pu Xie

Alfredo Silveira De Borba

Jacek Abramczyk

Qingchao Li

Ali Hashemizdeh

Jacques Cabaret

Qinghua Qiu

Alison De Oliveira Moraes

Jaime A. Mella-Raipán

Qingwei Chen

Aliyu Aliyu

Jaime Taha-Tijerina

Radoslaw Jasinski

Alok Dhaundiyal

James Chun Lam Chow

Radu Racovita

Álvaro Antón-Sancho

James Chung-Wai Cheung

Rafael Galvão De Almeida

Amit Ranjan

James O. Finckenauer

Rafael Melo

Amritlal Mandal

Jan Cieśliński

Rafal Kukawka

Ana Isabel Roca-Fernández

Ján Moravec

Rafał Watrowski

Ana Tomić

Jarbas Miguel

Raffaele Pellegrino

Anas Alsobeh

Jaroslav Dvorak

Rajender Boddula

Anastasios Karayiannakis

Jarosław Przybył

Ralf Hofmann

Andre Luiz Costa

Jasenka Gajdoš Kljusurić

Ran Wang

Andrea Bianconi

Jasmina Lukinac

Ranko S. Romanić

Andrea Sonaglioni

Jawad Tanveer

Ratna Kishore Velamati

Andrea Tomassi

Jean Carlos Bettoni

Rebecca Creamer

Andrés Fernando Barajas Solano

Jennie Golding

Reggie Surya

Andrés Novoa

Jerzy Chudek

Rehan Siddiqui

Andreu Comas-Garcia

Jhih-Rong Liao

Renato Maaliw

Andrew Lane

Jiachen Li

Reuven Yosef

Andrew Lothian

Jianzhu Liu

Ricardo García-León

Andrew Sortwell

Jiaquan Yu

Richard Murray

Andrius Katkevičius

Jibing Chen

Robert Boyd

Andromachi Nanou

Jie Gao

Robert H. Eibl

Andrzej Kielian

Jie Hua

Robert James Crammond

Andrzej Kozłowski

Jill Channing

Robert Oleniacz

Andrzej Zolnowski

Jinfeng Li

Roberto Passera

Ángel Josabad Alonso-Castro

Jinle Xiang

Rodolpho Fernando Vaz

Ángel Llamas

Jinliu Chen

Rodrigo Galo

Angelo Ferlazzo

Jinyao Lin

Roger E. Thomas

Angelo Marcelo Tusset

Jinyu Hu

Roger W. Bachmann

Anil K. Meher

Jiří Remr

Rogério  Leone Buchaim

Animesh Kumar Basak

Jiying Liu

Roman Trach

Anita Silvana Ilak Peršurić

João Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro

Roman Trochimczuk

Anna Kharkova

Joao Pessoa

Romil Parikh

Anna Lenart-Boroń

Joaquim Carreras

Romina Fucà

Anna Piotrowska

John Adams Sebastian

Ronald Nelson

Anne Anderson

John Van Boxel

Rosie Yagmur Yegin

Antiopi-Malvina Stamatellou

Jonathan Puente-Rivera

Roxana Lucaciu

Antonia Kondou

Jordi-Roger Riba

Rui Sales Júnior

Antonio Miguel Ruiz Armenteros

Jorge De Andres-Sanchez

Rui Vitorino

Anusorn Cherdthong

Jorge Guillermo Diaz Rodriguez

Ruo Wang

Aram Cornaggia

Jorge Luis Zambrano-Martinez

Ryoma Michishita

Ariana Saraiva

José F. Fontanari

Sabina Necula

Ariel Soares Teles

José Felipe Orzuna-Orzuna

Sabina Umirzakova

Aristeidis Karras

José Francisco Segura Plaza

Said EL-Ashker

Arnaud Dragicevic

José Luis Díaz

Saïf Ed-Dı̂n Fertahi

Artem Obukhov

José Luis Rivera-Armenta

Salvatore Romano

Arvind Kumar Shukla

Jose M. Miranda

Sándor Beszédes

Arvind Negi

Jose M. Mulet

Santiago Lain

Athanasios A. Panagiotopoulos

Jose Navarro-Pedreño

Sara Black Brown

Augustine Edegbene

José Pedro Cerdeira

Sarat Chandra Mohapatra

Aunchalee Aussanasuwannakul

Jouni Räisänen

Sarunas Grigaliunas

Aurel Maxim

Jui-Yang Lai

Saša Milojević

Barbara Symanowicz

Juliana Fernandes

Sawsan A. Zaitone

Bartosz Płachno

Julio Plaza Díaz

Scott E. Hendrix

Bela Kocsis

Juliusz Huber

Seong-Gon Kim

Benedetto Schiavo

Jun Liu

Sergii Babichev

Bernhard Koelmel

Junyu Chen

Sergio Da Silva

Bhupendra Prajapati

Karan Nayak

Sérgio Felipe

Bierng-Chearl Ahn

Karel Allegaert

Sergio Guzmán-Pino

Bo Zhou

Katarina Aškerc Zadravec

Seyed Kourosh Mahjour

Bohong Zhang

Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka

Seyed Masoud Parsa

Bonface Ombasa Manono

Katarzyna Peta

Shedrach Benjamin Pewan

Bozhidar Stefanov

Katarzyna Tandecka

Shehwaz Anwar

Brach Poston

Katherine Bussey

Shengwen Tang

Byeong Yong Kong

Katsuya Ichinose

Shih-Lin Lin

Caio Sampaio

Kazuharu Bamba

Shilong Li

Caius Panoiu

Kazuhiko Kotani

Shing-Hwa Liu

Caiyun Wang

Kazuhiko Nakadate

Shu Yuan

Calin Mircea Gherman

Keigi Fujiwara

Shuohong Wang

Camelia Delcea

Keith Rochfort

Shuolin Xiao

Cardellicchio Angelo

Kenneth Waters

Shuping Wu

Carlos Alberto Ligarda Samanez

Keren Dopelt

Sihui Dong

Carlos Almeida

Kira E. Vostrikova

Sławomir Rabczak

Carlos Balsas

Kit Leong Cheong

Sojung Kim

Carlos López-de-Celis

Konstantinos Vergos

Songli Zhu

Carlos Marcuello

Koyeli Girigoswami

Soonhee Hwang

Carlos Pascual-Morena

Krzysztof R. Karsznia

Soo-Whang Baek

Carlos Torres-Torres

Krzysztof Szwajka

Soufiane Haddout

Casey Watters

Krzysztof Wołk

Sousana Papadopoulou

Castillo Castillo

Kumar Ganesan

Spiros Paramithiotis

Changmin Shi

Lan Lin

Spyridon Kaltsas

Chao Chen

László Radócz

Srecko Stopic

Chao Gu

Laurent Donzé

Srinivasan Sathiyaraj

Chao Zhang (China)

Lei He

Stefano Mancin

Chao Zhang (Singapore)

Lei Huang

Subhadeep Das

Chellapandian Maheswaran

Leonard-Ionut Atanase

Sumedha Nitin Prabhu

Cheonshik Kim

Leonardo Henrique Dalcheco Messias

Sushant K. Rawal

Chia Hung Kao

Leonie Brummer

Svetoslav Todorov

Chiachung Chen

Levon Gevorkov

Szymon Janczar

Chiara Cinquini

Li Fu

Tadeusz Kowalski

Chieh-Chih Tsai

Lidija Hauptman

Tadeusz Sierotowicz

Christian Rojas

Lin-Fu Liang

Taha Koray Sahin

Chu Zhang

Ling Yang

Tahir Cetin Akinci

Chuanyu Sun

Lingli Deng

Takuo Sakon

Chun-Wei Yang

Ljubica Kazi

Tamara Lazarević-Pašti

Claudia Bita-Nicolae

Lotfi Boudjema

Tao Zhang

Constant Mews

Louis Moustakas

Taras P. Pasternak

Cristian Vacacela Gomez

Luca Ulrich

Tarek Eldomiaty

Cristiano Matos

Luis Adrian De Jesús-González

Taro Urase

Cristian-Valeriu Stanciu

Luis Alfonso Díaz-Secades

Tenzer Robert

Cristóbal Macías Villalobos

Luis Filipe Almeida Bernardo

Thawatchai Phaechamud

Dalia Calneryte

Luis Nestor Apaza Ticona

Thomas Michael

Daniel Hernandez-Patlan

Luis Puente-Díaz

Tiberiu Harko

Daniele Ritelli

Luiz Antonio Alcântara Pereira

Timea Claudia Ghitea

Daniel-Ioan Curiac

Łukasz Rakoczy

Timothy John Mahony

Daniil Olennikov

Łukasz Szeleszczuk

Timothy Omara

Daodao Hu

Maciej Kruszyna

Tomasz Hikawczuk

Daqin Guan

Magdalena Jaciow

Tomasz M. Karpiński

Daria Chudakova

Maha Nasr

Tomasz Trzepiecinski

Daria Mottareale-Calvanese

Maharshi Bhaswant

Triantafyllos Didangelos

Dariusz Dziki

Maksim Zavalishin

Tsvetelin Zaevski

Dariusz Gozdowski

Małgorzata Jeleń

Ulrich J. Pont

David Kieda

Man Fai Leung

Vadim Kramar

David Luviano-Cruz

Manickam Minakshi

Vagner Lunge

Da-Zhi Sun

Marcel Sari

Valério Monteiro-Neto

Debra Wetcher-Hendricks

Marcello Iasiello

Van Giap Do

Demin Cai

Marco Limongiello

Van-An Duong

Dennis Dieks

Marco Zucca

Vanni Nicoletti

Deokho Lee

Marconi Batista Teixeira

Vasilios Liordos

Deyu Li

Marcos Vinícius Da Silva

Vedran Mrzljak

Diego Romano Perinelli

Marek Cała

Vicente Romo Pérez

Dimitris Tatsis

Maria G. Ioannides

Victor-Alexandru Briciu

Dirceu Ramos

Maria João Lima

Viktor V. Brygadyrenko

Dmitrii Pankin

Maria Kantzanou

Vinícius Silva Belo

Dmitriy Yambulatov

Maria Leonor Abrantes Pires

Violeta Popovici

Dmitry Kultin

Mariana Buranelo Egea

Viorel Dragos Radu

Dongwei Di

Mariana Magalhães

Viswas Raja Solomon

Dorota Formanowicz

Marija Strojnik

Viviani Oliveira

Dragan Marinkovic

Marijn Speeckaert

Vlad Rotaru

Drazenko Glavic

Marina G. Holyavka

Vladica Stojanović

Duguleana Mihai

Marina Gravit

Volodymyr Hrytsyk

Dušan S. Dimić

Mario Cerezo Pizarro

Volodymyr Ponomaryov

E Terasa Chen

Mario Ganau

Waldemar Studziński

Edoardo Bucchignani

Mariusz Ptak

Wanming Lin

Eduard Zadobrischi

Marlen Vitales-Noyola

Waseem Jerjes

Edwin Villagran

Marta Forte

Wei-Chieh Lee

Eitan Simon

Martha Rocío Moreno-Jimenez

Weiming Fang

Elena Chitoran

Marwan El Ghoch

Weiren Luo

Elena Marrocchino

Marzena Włodarczyk-Stasiak

Weiwei Jiang

Elisabeta Negrău

Massimiliano Schiavo

Wenan Yuan

Elisavet Bouloumpasi

Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali

Wenguang Yang

Elochukwu Ukwandu

Mateusz Rozmiarek

Wenluan Zhang

Emil Smyk

Matt Smith

Wiesław Przygoda

Emilio Bucio

Matteo Riccò

Wilian Paul Arévalo Cordero

Emmanouil Karampinis

Matthias Müller

Wilian Pech-Rodríguez

Ericsson D. Coy-Barrera

Mauro Lombardo

Wislei R. Osório

Eugeniusz Koda

Md. Ataur Rahman

Wi-Young So

Ewa Chomać-Pierzecka

Md. Biddut Hossain

Wojciech Sałabun

Ewa Tomaszewska

Meisam Abdollahi

Wojciech Zabierowski

Ezhaveni Sathiyamoorthi

Meng-Hwan Lee

Xiaofei Du

Fabio Corti

Meng-Yao Li

Xiaolong Ji

Fahmi Zairi

Meysam Keshavarz

Xiaomin Xu

Fanzhi Kong

Michael Eisenhut

Xiaoshuang Ma

Fasih Ullah Haider

Michael Gerlich

Xiaoying Liu

Fayez Tarsha-Kurdi

Mihaela Brindusa Tudose

Xiao-Yong Wang

Fekete Mónika

Mihaela Niculae

Xinming Zhang

Felipe Jiménez

Mihaela Tinca Udristioiu

Xinqiao Liu

Feng Wen

Mihaela Toderaş

Xinqing Xiao

Ferdinando Di Martino

Mihai Crenganis

Xuechen Zheng

Fernanda Tonelli

Mika Simonen

Xueming Zhang

Fernando Lessa Tofoli

Milan Toma

Xuezhen Wang

Fernando Viadero-Monasterio

Miloš Lichner

Xuguang Cai

Fethi Ouallouche

Milos Seda

Yair Wiseman

Flavio Arroyo

MIloš Zrnić

Yang Xu

Flor H. Pujol

Min Xia

Yangwon Lee

Florin Dumitru Bora

Mina Tadros

Yanhong Peng

Florin Nechita

Mingming Ge

Yao Ni

Francesco Di Bello

Mingren Shen

Yaoxiang Li

Francesco Galluzzo

Mircea Neagoe

Yasushige Shingu

Francisco Haces Fernandez

Mirela-Fernanda Zaltariov

Yaswanth Kuthati

Francisco Rego

Mirjana Ljubojević

Yaxin Liu

Francisco Solano

Mirko Stanimirović

Ygor Jessé Ramos

Frédéric Muttin

Mirza Pojskić

Yi Xu

Fredrick Eze

Modesto Pérez-Sánchez

Yifan Zhao

Gabriel Milan

Mohammad Ali Sahraei

Yih Jeng

Gabriel Zazeri

Mohammad Javad Maghsoodi Tilaki

Yiyang Chen

Galina Ilieva

Mohammad Qneibi

Yoichi Shiraishi

Gary Van Vuuren

Mohammed Gamal

Yong Hwan Kim

Gennadiy Kolesnikov

Mohammed Sayed

Yongqi Yin

George E. Mustoe

Mounia Tahri

Young-joo Ahn

George Lazaroiu

Muhammad Ahsan Asghar 

Yousi Fu

George Xiroudakis

Muhammad N. Mahmood

Yuan Meng

Georgiy Gamov

Muhammad Syafrudin

Yuefei Zhuo

Gerald Cleaver

Muhammed Yildirim

Yugang He

Ghassan Ghssein

Murilo E. C. Bento

Yuliia Trach

Gian Mario Migliaccio

Muthuraj Arunpandian

Yuliya Semenova

Giancarlo Trimarchi

Narcis Eduard Mitu

Yuri Jorge Peña-Ramirez

Gianmarco Ferrara

Naser Alsharairi

Yuri Konstantinov

Giovanni Tesoriere

Natale Calomino

Yusheng Xiang

Giuseppe Brunetti

Natanael Karjanto

Yutaka Ohsedo

Giuseppe Di Martino

Nataša Nastić

Zaihua Duan

Giuseppe Losurdo

Naveed Ahmad

Zelaya-Molina Lily Xochilt

Giuseppina Uva

Nebojsa Pavlovic

Zenon Pogorelić

Glauber Cruz

Neli Milenova Vilhelmova

Zhang Ying

Glenn Morrison

Nguyen Dinh-Hung

Zhanni Luo

Gloria Cerasela Crisan

Nguyen Quoc Khuong

Zhao Ding

Gordana Wozniak-Knopp

Nicola Magnavita

Zhengmao Li

Gordon Alderink

Nicoleta Dospinescu

Zhengwei Huang

Grazia Giuseppina Politano

Nicoletta Cera

Zhidong Zhou

Grigorios L. Kyriakopoulos

Nidhi Puranik

Zhijun Li

Grzegorz Woroniak

Nikita Osintsev

Zhixiong Lu

Grzegorz Zieliński

Nikita V. Martyushev

Zhizhong Zhang

Guadalupe Gabriel Flores-Rojas

Nikola Stanisic

Zhong-Gao Jiao

Guangnian Xiao

Nilakshi Barua

Zia Muhammad

Guanxi Yan

Nobuo Funabiki

Žiga Laznik

Guoyou Zhang

Octavian Vasiliu

Zigmantas Gudžinskas

Gustavo Henrique Nalon

Oguzhan Der

Zishan Ahmad

Hai-yu Ji

Oimahmad Rahmonov

Zivan Gojkovic

Hamza Faraji

Olga Morozova

Zoran Mijić

Hamza Sohail

Onur Dogan

Zsuzsanna Bacsi

30 September 2025
Nobel Prize — The Science Behind the Prize


Nobel Prizes are the world’s most prestigious recognition of scientific breakthroughs, honoring discoveries that push the boundaries of knowledge and reshape entire fields. They bring into the public eye researchers whose work might otherwise remain known only within specialized circles.

For many, winning a Nobel Prize is a surreal experience. Laureates often describe a mix of joy, humility, reflection, and gratitude for the teams and collaborators whose contributions made the achievement possible. Behind every Nobel-winning idea lies years of careful, incremental work—a process that often goes unseen.

When Prof. Steven Weinberg won the Nobel Prize in Physics in October 1979, his wife Louise, a legal scholar, reminded him to keep doing the ordinary hard work of science, joking: “Now you have to write some unimportant papers.” True to form, Weinberg continued to push the boundaries of our understanding of the Universe, showing that curiosity and dedication extend far beyond the moment of recognition (Hofmann 2025: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/17/6/840).

Discover the science behind the world’s most transformative ideas

Over the years, dozens of Nobel laureates have published their work with MDPI, entrusting our open access journals to disseminate their findings to a global audience. As of 2024, more than 40 laureates have contributed over 115 articles across 35 journals, ranging from pioneering research on microRNAs and mRNA therapeutics, to fundamental insights in theoretical physics, and advances in structural biology.

We regularly spotlight how Nobel Prize–winning research intersects with the contributions of our authors. This not only celebrates the achievements of the laureates, but also underscores the role of open access in ensuring that transformative science reaches the widest possible audience.

On this page, we invite you to explore selected works by Nobel laureates within the MDPI portfolio, and to join us in celebrating the global impact of their ideas.


The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. MDPI sincerely invites you to explore research in a related field.

 

 

The Science Behind the Prize: 2025 Nobel Physiology or Medicine Roundtable
6 October 2025, 03:30 pm (CEST)
You are welcome to watch the recording here!



The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit. MDPI sincerely invites you to explore research in a related field.

 

 

The Science Behind the Prize: 2025 Nobel Physics Roundtable
7 October 2025, 02:30 pm (CEST)
You are welcome to watch the recording here!




The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks. MDPI sincerely invites you to explore research in a related field.

 

 

24 September 2025
Meet Us at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Chinese Astronomical Society, 31 October–4 November 2025, Xiamen, China


Conference: 2025 Annual Meeting of the Chinese Astronomical Society
Date: 31 October–4 November 2025
Location: Xiamen, China

MDPI will be attending the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Chinese Astronomical Society as an exhibitor, welcoming researchers from diverse backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas.

The theme of this annual conference is as follows: Deepen exchanges and cooperation, pool the wisdom of the academic community, highlight innovative research, establish a talent hub, showcase China's astronomical “strengths”, and promote the development of astronomy disciplines at Xiamen University and the development of astronomy in Fujian Province.

The annual conference consists of the main conference and 9 sub-conferences: 1. Radio Astronomy Sub-conference; 2. Sun and Planets Sub-conference; 3. Stars and Galaxies Sub-conference; 4. Instruments and Time-Frequency Sub-conference; 5. Astronomy Instruments and Space Measurement Sub-conference; 6. High Energy Sub-conference; 7. Galaxies and Universe Sub-conference; 8. Astronomy History, Education and Popularization Sub-conference; and 9. Artificial Intelligence and Astronomical Big Data Sub-conference.

The following open access journals will be represented at the conference:

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 that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://2025casmeeting.casconf.cn/.

24 September 2025
Meet Us at the 1st International Conference on Modern Mathematical Physics, 30 October–3 November 2026, Hangzhou, China


We would like to invite you to attend the 1st International Conference on Modern Mathematical Physics, organized by MDPI’s Modern Mathematical Physics (ISSN: 3024-5034), Symmetry (ISSN: 2073-8994, IF: 2.2) and Mathematics (ISSN: 2227-7390, IF: 2.2 ). This event will take place from 30 October to 3 November 2026 in Hangzhou, China.

Honorary Chair:

  • Prof. Dr. Changpu Sun, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Beijing, China.

Executive Chairs:

  • Prof. Dr. Haiqing Lin, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;
  • Prof. Dr. Xiwen Guan, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China;
  • Prof. Dr. Murray Batchelor, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

The topics of interest:

S1. Quantum Field Theory, String & Brane Theory, and Gravitation;
S2. Condensed Matter Physics and Statistical Physics;
S3. Quantum Information and Quantum metrology;
S4. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics;
S5. Nonlinear Dynamics and Computational Physics.

Important dates:

Deadline for abstract submission: 10 July 2026;
Notification of acceptance: 10 August 2026;
Deadline for Early Bird Registration: 25 August 2026;
Deadline for Covering Author Registration: 31 August 2026.

Guide for Authors:

To submit your abstract, please click on the following link:  https://sciforum.net/user/submission/create/1507.

To register for this event, please visit the following website: https://sciforum.net/event/ICMMP2026?section=#registration.

For details regarding abstract submission, poster submission, and publication opportunities, please refer to the “Instructions for Authors” Section: https://sciforum.net/event/ICMMP2026?section=#instructions.

For any enquiries regarding this event, please contact icmmp2026@mdpi.com.

We look forward to seeing you at the 1st International Conference on Modern Mathematical Physics.

16 September 2025
Meet Us at the 11th China LHC Physics Conference, 29 October–2 November 2025, Xinxiang, China


Conference: The 11th China LHC Physics Conference
Date: 29 October–2 November 2025
Location: Xinxiang, China

MDPI will be attending the 11th China LHC Physics Conference, which will be held from 29 October to 2 November 2025, as an exhibitor. We welcome researchers from various backgrounds to visit our booth and share their latest ideas with us.

The China LHC Physics Conference (CLHCP) is a significant national academic conference led by the High Energy Physics Division of the Chinese Physical Society. It focuses on the latest research progress in the frontiers of particle physics experiments and theories related to high energy and high precision.

Topics of the conference will include Higgs physics, electroweak physics, hadron physics and flavor physics, heavy ion physics, new physics beyond the Standard Model, detector and accelerator technology, and other important foundational research hotspots in high energy and high-precision particle physics. The conference aims to enhance communication and collaboration between theoretical physicists and experimental physicists in the frontiers of high energy, high precision, and experimental technology, promote the collective advancement of domestic research levels in the field of particle physics, enhance the international academic influence of related research work, and provide a platform for young scholars to engage in exchange and collaboration.

The 11th China LHC Physics Conference will be held at the Landison ICC Hotel Xinxiang, Henan Province. We warmly welcome you to join us in Xinxiang, China, as we work together to promote the collective advancement of domestic research levels in the field of particle physics.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:

  • Symmetry;
  • Axioms;
  • Physics;
  • Universe;
  • Instruments.

If you are planning to attend this conference, please do not hesitate to start an online conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person at the booth and answering any questions that you may have. For more information, please visit https://indico.ihep.ac.cn/event/26351/registrations/participants.

3 September 2025
Join Us at the MDPI at the University of Toronto Career Fair, 23 September 2025, Toronto, ON, Canada


Date: 23 September 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m
Location: The Chelsea Hotel, 33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto

MDPI is thrilled to announce our participation in the University of Toronto’s largest career fair, taking place at the St. George Downtown Campus. This exciting event brings together thousands of students, graduates, and professionals looking to connect with top employers and explore career opportunities.

We invite all attendees to visit the MDPI booth to discover how you can be part of one of the world’s leading open access academic publishers. Whether you are passionate about scientific research, editorial work, marketing, or supporting global innovation in publishing, we want to meet YOU!

What to expect at our booth:

  • Learn more about MDPI’s mission and global impact;
  • Explore exciting career opportunities in publishing, editorial, communications, and more;
  • Network with our team and ask questions about working at MDPI.

Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to take the next step, don’t miss this opportunity to connect with MDPI. Bring your resume, your curiosity, and your questions—we look forward to seeing you there!

For additional information on the Career Fair and Open MDPI positions, please visit the following links:

1 September 2025
MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #26 - CUJS, Head of Ethics, Open Peer Review, AIS 2025, Reviewer Recognition

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

Society of China University Journals (CUJS) visit to MDPI Basel

In August, we had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from the Society of China University Journals (CUJS) to our Basel headquarters. The visit was part of CUJS’s broader European tour, which included meetings with several major publishing organizations.

Purpose of the visit

The delegation’s stop in Basel involved an introductory meeting and knowledge-sharing with a view to identifying potential collaboration opportunities with MDPI. The CUJS team shared an overview of the Chinese scientific publishing landscape, including recent policy developments, and gave us insights into the journals and services they operate across China’s academic institutions.

MDPI presentations

We used the opportunity to introduce CUJS to MDPI’s mission, structure, and recent achievements. I presented on the latest developments at MDPI and our role in supporting global open access, addressing many follow-up questions from the delegation. Warm thanks are due to the following colleagues for their contributions to the session:

  • Liliane Auwerter (Conference Organizer, Scientific Officer and Sustainability Specialist) shared an overview of our editorial process, including the quality indicators we use to track peer-review performance.
  • Renato Merki (Publication Ethics Assistant) presented on behalf of our Research Integrity and Ethics team, emphasizing our commitment to responsible publishing.
  • Silvano Bonfatti (Product Manager) introduced the JAMS platform, highlighting how it supports efficient journal management for editors and publishers alike.
  • Aimar Xiong (Publisher, Section Managing Editor) and Giuliano Braccini (Office Manager) facilitated the meeting, offering clarity in response to specific questions, building the relationship during and beyond the meeting itself.

“Building relationships with organizations such as CUJS allows us to increase our visibility and reputation”

Why is this important?

China is one of the world’s largest producers of scientific research, with its universities and research institutes playing a key role in global scholarly publishing. Building strong relationships with influential organizations such as CUJS allows us to increase our visibility and reputation vis-à-vis the Chinese academic community, share best practices, learn from differing publishing models, and explore collaborations that have the potential to enhance the quality, reach, and diversity of our journals.

Looking ahead

It was a productive and friendly exchange that reflected our shared commitment to advancing scholarly communication and improving journal publishing practices. We value these visits, which allow us to create collaborations with stakeholders in the global academic community.

Our Basel office is a hub for hosting international delegations, partners, and collaborators. We look forward to creating more global connections that support our mission.

Impactful Research

Appointment of Dr. Tim Tait-Jamieson as Head of Publication Ethics

As part of our ongoing commitment to research integrity and publishing excellence, I am delighted to announce that we have appointed Dr. Tim Tait-Jamieson as Head of Publication Ethics.

In this role, Tim will lead the development of our ethics strategy and oversee the continued growth of the Publication Ethics Department, which is based across our offices in Basel, Manchester, Belgrade/Novi Sad, and Cluj. Guided by the principles of effective prevention and efficient resolution, the department plays an essential role in ensuring the highest standards of integrity throughout our editorial processes.

Department focus

Working closely with internal teams and external partners, the Publication Ethics Department focuses on refining our policies, aligning our operations with international best practices, and addressing complex cases with fairness and transparency. This work is critical in supporting our editors, reviewers, and authors, reinforcing MDPI’s contribution to the global dialogue on research integrity.

“Research integrity is something to which we all contribute through our daily work at MDPI”

About Tim

Tim joined MDPI in 2021 and has held several roles within the Publication Ethics Department, most recently serving as Research Integrity Lead. Based in our Basel office, he brings a strong academic background, with a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and a proven track record of leadership in research integrity.

Research integrity is something to which we all contribute through our daily work at MDPI. I look forward to Tim’s leadership as we continue investing in the people, processes, and partnerships that uphold the trust and credibility of scholarly publishing.

Read more:

Inside MDPI

How and why MDPI offers Open Peer Review

At MDPI, we are committed to advancing openness and transparency in scholarly publishing. One area where we’ve taken a leadership role is peer review. Since 2014, MDPI has offered authors the option of open peer review, giving them the opportunity to publish reviewer comments alongside their papers. Each year, more authors are choosing this path, helping to build trust in the editorial process and provide valuable context for the research we publish.

Jack McKenna (Senior Content Specialist, MDPI) recently wrote an informative piece looking at the impact and importance of open peer review at MDPI. He highlights how this approach not only benefits readers but also gives well-deserved recognition to our reviewers, who generously dedicate their time and expertise to the academic community.

I encourage you to read this blogpost to see how MDPI is helping set standards for transparency in scholarly publishing.

Coming Together for Science

Recap of MDPI’s AIS 2025 Conference in Kuala Lumpur

Entering the month of August, we held The 2nd International Conference on AI Sensors and Transducers (AIS 2025) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

“AIS is quickly becoming a premier event in the field”

The second edition of AIS brought together 335 attendees from across Asia and beyond, including participants from China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. The event, chaired by Prof. Dr. Toshihiro Itoh (University of Tokyo), Prof. Dr. Sang-Woo Kim (Yonsei University), and Prof. Dr. Chengkuo Lee (National University of Singapore), continues to grow in reputation and has become an important platform for researchers and students to present their work, exchange ideas, and build international collaborations.

AIS is quickly becoming a premier event in the field, with participants highlighting its quality of service, its expanding academic network, and the value it delivers in the context of tightening research budgets in the region.

It was also excellent to see our new MDPI journal AI Sensors, which originated from a conference topic, host a successful launch party at the event.

Highlights from participant feedback:

  • Southeast University (China) sent a student delegation and considers AIS a regular fixture for Ph.D. students in need of international conference experience.
  • CAS Aerospace Information Research Institute sent a 10-member delegation and plans to further promote AIS internally.
  • Japanese researchers regard AIS as a must-attend event, placing it on a par with IEEE conferences and citing the benefits of networking and exchange.
  • Korean academics praised the organization and noted improved perceptions of MDPI among their institutions, viewing AIS as a strategic opportunity to deepen engagement in the region.

Award winners

We recognized the recipients of the Best Presentation, Best Scientist, Best Poster, and Best Student Paper awards, whose contributions set a standard for academic excellence. The full award announcement is available here.

Looking ahead

The 3rd International Conference on AI Sensors and Transducers will be held from 5 to10 August 2026 in Jeju, Korea. The General Chairs will be Prof. Inkyu Park (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Prof. Zhou Li (Tsinghua University), Prof. Xinge Yu (City University of Hong Kong), and Prof. Chengkuo Lee (National University of Singapore). We look forward to bringing together innovators, researchers and experts who are shaping the future at the intersection of sensors, sensing technology, transducers and artificial intelligence.

Thank you

Our conference team managed this event with great agility and professionalism and are already planning improvements to make the conference even more accessible. Special thanks to the National University of Singapore for their support, and to our entire conference team and collaborators for their dedication.

AIS is gaining momentum, and we look forward to supporting its role as a bridge between MDPI and the global academic community.

“Our conference team managed this event with great agility and professionalism”

Closing Thoughts

Recognizing our outstanding reviewers

As we close this edition of the newsletter, I would like to spotlight MDPI’s 2024 Outstanding Reviewer Awards, which showcase a group of winners whose contributions often go unseen but are essential to the integrity of scholarly publishing: our reviewers.

In 2024, more than 215,000 reviewers dedicated their time and expertise to MDPI journals. From this community, we are proud to recognize 356 recipients of the Outstanding Reviewer Awards, who went above and beyond by providing timely, thorough and constructive feedback.

These awards are not only a token of our appreciation but also a reflection of the values we stand for: rigor, fairness and collaboration in advancing science.

To explore the full list of awardees across disciplines, from life sciences to the humanities, please visit the following pages:

About MDPI Awards

To recognize the academic community, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. Serving as a source of recognition and inspiration, these awards help increase the influence of scholars who have been credited with outstanding achievements and are making a significant contribution to the advancement of their respective fields.

To explore more opening Outstanding Reviewer Awards, please click here.

To all our reviewers: thank you for being the foundation of trust that makes open access publishing possible!

Stefan Tochev
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG

29 August 2025
Meet Us at the International Symposium Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Halo Nuclei (HALO-40), 12–18 October 2025, Beijing, China


Conference: International Symposium Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Halo Nuclei
Date: 12–18 October 2025
Location: Beijing, China

The International Symposium Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Halo Nuclei (HALO-40) will be held in Beijing from October 12 to 18, 2025, and follows the highly successful 30th Anniversary Symposium held in 2015. It aims to celebrate four decades of scientific progress since the pioneering proposal of the neutron halo concept in 1987, a breakthrough initially inspired by the experimental discovery of anomalously large interaction cross-sections of 11Li in 1985.

This symposium will garner experts from across the globe to discuss the latest advancements and future directions in the study of halo nuclei and related topics. The main topics that will covered include the following:

  • Halo nuclei;
  • Nuclear structures approaching the dripline;
  • Reaction dynamics for exotic nuclei;
  • Advanced nuclear models for exotic nuclei;
  • Interdisciplinary frontiers related to exotic nuclei;
  • Facilities and instruments for exotic nuclei.

MDPI will be attending the International Symposium Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Halo Nuclei as an exhibitor. We welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas with us.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you are planning to attend this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about this event, please visit the following website: https://indico.pku.edu.cn/event/42/overview.


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