Why is MDPI a reliable source?

MDPI is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). MDPI takes the responsibility to enforce a rigorous peer-review together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure to add high quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication.

Is everything on MDPI peer-reviewed?

All articles published by MDPI are peer-reviewed and assessed by our independent Editorial Boards, and MDPI staff are not involved in decisions to accept manuscripts.

What are the benefits of MDPI?

Is MDPI indexed in PubMed?

The following list shows 88 MDPI journals that are currently covered in PubMed. A complete list of journals published by MDPI is also available.

Is MDPI predatory or not?

Predatory-Reports.com

On the 23 Feb 2023 (and updated on 12 Apr 2023), Predatory Reports added all of the journals published by MDPI to their list of predatory journals. At the time of writing (29 Apr 2023), MDPI's portfolio of journals comprises 426 journals.

MDPI Editorial and Peer-review Process

What is the rejection rate for MDPI journals?

Under half of the submissions are accepted

Overall, 381,100 submissions were received in 2020, for which the rejection rate was 57%. Not all papers are appropriate for the journal, collection or Special Issue to which they have been submitted, and not all submitted research reflects MDPI's core values.

Is MDPI a respected journal?

The publishing model of MDPI and Frontiers has resonated with thousands of researchers. The two publishers offer a high likelihood of acceptance and speedy publication in well-ranked journals, typically coupled with peer recognition (and pressure) when publishing in guest-edited collections.

Is MDPI a high impact journal?

The MDPI journals include the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , which published about 17,000 articles last year. In 2022, it had a Web of Science journal impact factor of 4.614, in the top half of all journals in the field of public health.

Is 2.7 a good Impact Factor?

In general, an impact factor of 10 or higher is considered remarkable, while 3 is good, and the average score is less than 1.

How reliable is MDPI?

A survey published in 2022 asked Hungarian researchers for their perception of MDPI journals. Those Hungarian researchers generally felt MDPI journals were sufficiently prestigious to be worth publishing in, being indexed in major databases and having reasonable Journal Impact Factor.

What is MDPI in research?

MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) was founded in May 2010 as an operating company for the journals by Dr. Shu-Kun Lin and Dietrich Rordorf.

What are the benefits of MDPI reviewer?

Benefits of Being a Reviewer for MDPI

A discount voucher code entitling you to a discount on the article processing charge (APC) of a future submission to any MDPI journal. A personalized reviewer certificate. Included in the journal's annual acknowledgment of reviewers.

Is MDPI a scholarly source?

MDPI Publication Ethics Statement

MDPI takes the responsibility to enforce a rigorous peer-review together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure to add high quality scientific works to the field of scholarly publication.

What does MDPI stand for?

Timeline. Explore 25 years of serving scientists worldwide. 1996. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) is officially founded and registered in Basel, Switzerland, in June 1996 by Dr. Shu-Kun Lin to promote and preserve chemical compounds.

What is MDPI predatory journal?

MDPI journals have been included in the list of predatory journals. It was about time. predatoryreports.org. List of all MDPI predatory journals (*Updated) MDPI as a publisher of open-access scientific journals was spun off from the Molecular Diversity Preservation International organization.

Are all MDPI journals paid?

Everyone can freely access and download the full text of all articles published with MDPI: readers of open access journals, i.e., mostly other researchers, do not need to pay any subscription or pay-per-view charges to read articles published by MDPI.

Is MDPI Scopus or SCI?

Sci is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on all research fields published quarterly online by MDPI. Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions. High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, and other databases.

What are the alternatives to MDPI journals?

MDPI's competitors and similar companies include Research Square, Salem Media Group, Wiley, Cengage Group, SAGE Publishing, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Nature Research.

What is the most reputable journal?

Which MDPI journals were removed from Web of Science?

“Web of Science just removed the MDPI flagship. journal International Journal of Environmental. Research and Public Health (IJERPH) from their lists. This means IJERPH has no more an Impact Factor.

What is MDPI reference style?

MDPI's style for citations and references lists are widely based on the style used by the American Chemical Society. Please refer to the ACS Style Guide [1], or enquire with a journal's editorial office, if you have any questions regarding preparation of citations and references lists.

Is it OK to publish in MDPI?

Many reputable researchers also publish their work in MDPI journals. The truth, though, is, that most of them (especially those with h-index) have their APC waived. So they publish for free. I know some few good journals that are not indexed by the Web of Science database.

Does MDPI reject papers?

Rejections occur at various stages: Desk rejection (rejection upon submission) Rejection before peer review by the Academic Editor. Rejection after peer review.

Is it free to publish in MDPI?

Authors pay a one-time Article Processing Charge (APC) to cover the costs of peer review administration and management, professional production of articles in PDF and other formats, and dissemination of published papers in various venues, in addition to other publishing functions.