MDPI Introduction and Editorial Procedure

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1 MDPI Introduction and Editorial Procedure Central South University Lynn Huang 8 November 2017

2 MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) 曼迪匹艾 ( 北京 / 武汉 ) 科技服务有限公司 MDPI was launched by Dr. Shu-Kun Lin, who received his Ph.D. from ETH in Zürich (Organic Chemistry). First journal Molecules Launched in Open Access Model in We are a publisher of Open Access, scientific, peer-reviewed journals ( 开放获取, 同行评审 ) 2

3 MDPI Offices and Employees 500+ employees in 2016; 5 offices in Basel, Beijing, Wuhan, Barcelona, Belgrade Office in San Francisco in under preparation 3

4 - Full Open Access Publisher - Our mission is to promote the open scientific exchange through scholarly open access journals and many scientific communication projects 通过开放获取学术期刊及相关学术交流平台促进科学交流 4

5 Mission and Values Experience in publishing (20 余年开放获取出版经验 ) Excellent Service to Academics ( 作者好评率超 99%) Quality and Ethics Efficiency Credibility Timely Publication First decision is provided in 28 days; papers are published 5-7 days after acceptance. Excellent Service 99% of our authors would publish in an MDPI journal again. 5

6 articles staff journals , , , , , , ,000 MDPI Development Trends

7 MDPI Figures 172 open access journals 90 journals indexed in Web of Science 268,300+ unique academic authors 15,700+ academic editors 125,616 peer-review reports received in ,800+ articles published since foundation of MDPI in ,870,600+ monthly page views and article downloads 23,568 articles published in

8 MDPI Journals 170+ Journals o 29 SCIE covered journals o 63 ESCI (Web of Science) o 40 PubMed/PMC o 61 Scopus o 13 EI 84% Content Indexed in Web of Science 95,800+ papers published 8

9 MDPI SCIE Journals 9

10 MDPI in the Open Access Market PeerJ 1% CopernicusOUP 5% 1% BMJ 0% Karger 1% SAGE 1% elife 1% AOSIS 1% Frontiers 13% No. 1 Springer Nature 26% AIP 1% Hindawi 12% No. 2 PLoS 17% No. 3 MDPI 16% Distribution of OA Articles in 2016 Source: Sciforum statistics; sciforum.net/statistics 10

11 Public Relations and Outreach 特刊实体书 预印本提交平台 电子会议平台 学术论文数据库 ( 内含八千万学术论文 ) Scifeed 11

12 Public Relations and Outreach User Profiles and Network Activity (Planned) 用户资料管理社交网络创建 ( 筹备中 ) 文件网上共享 Online File Sharing Discussion Groups 网上讨论组 Journal & Publisher Statistics Conference Hosting 学术期刊和出版社数据统计 Public Commenting on Papers 组织电子会议 学术文章在线评论 12

13 MDPI APC (Article Processing Charges) MDPI 916CHF Source: Inside elife: Setting a fee for publication, September

14 Benefits of MDPI Institutional Membership 10% discount on APCs ( 出版费有折扣 ) Panel for librarian( 方便课题组统计发表数据 ) Do not forget to choose when submission ( 投稿时注意选择 ) 14

15 Institutional Membership Program 会员合作项目 10% discount on APCs ( 出版费折扣 ) No joining fee, no hidden terms ( 无会员申请费等其他费用 ) More than280 member institutions 50% EU, 12% USA, 12% China, 5% Switzerland 15

16 MDPI Editorial Procedure

17 Submission Pre-check Peer-review Editor decision Reject MDPI editors Revise authors reviewers external editor Peer Review Minor/ Major Accept Production Copy editing 1 English editing Assigned editor check Editorial cross-check Proof-reading Assigned editor check XML->LaTeX-> PDF XML QC Word/LaTeX- >XML Final copy-editing Managing Editor approval Update LaTeX/XML layout editor English editor Publication conversion editor PDF editor Invoicing billing dept. website editor

18 Submission Submission Follow the journal s instructions: Reviewer Recommendation Relevant background; Publication record; Ph.D. degree; Native English speaker. Cover letter; Full manuscript: Word/Latex. 18

19 Peer review: Pre-check MDPI editors External editor Submission Pre-check Journal scope suitability Novelty of the content Background of author(s): Official account Tables and figures: Completed, Permission References: Timespan English Manuscript type Plagiarism (ithenticate; 19

20 Peer Review Submission Pre-check Peer-review Single blind At least 2-3 valid review reports Accept Minor Revision Major Revision Reject Review time: 1 or 2 weeks 20

21 Decision review Editor decision Reject Minor/ Major Accept External editors make decision(s) based on all review reports (and revised manuscripts) independently Overall scientific quality of the paper The English of the paper 21

22 Revision Revise Minor/ Major Accept Download latest version Point-by-point responses Highlight changes or track changes Provide rebuttal when needed Incorporate rebuttal into revised version Inform editorial office for authorship change 22

23 Production Production Copy editing 1 English editing Assigned editor check Editorial cross-check Proof-reading Assigned editor check XML->LaTeX-> PDF XML QC Word/LaTeX- >XML Final copy-editing Managing Editor approval Update LaTeX/XML layout editor English editor Publication conversion editor PDF editor Invoicing billing dept. website editor 23

24 Proofreading Copy editing 1 English editing Assigned editor check Editorial cross-check Proof-reading Pay attention to authors names, s, affiliations Acknowledgements: funding information Author s contribution Conflict of Interests 24

25 Publication Promotion Twitter LinkedIn Researchgate Mendley Weibo Wechat 25

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