Are Mdpi journals reputable?

In my very personal opinion MDPI is an reputable publisher, but their journals are not first-class. I did a review for them once, and the peer review process was smooth. Also, I knew the field of the reviewed paper very well, so I guess they selected me as a reviewer carefully.

Is Mdpi peer reviewed?

The MDPI Editorial Process. MDPI operates a rigorous peer-review process. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the academic quality of the publication process, including acceptance decisions, approval of Guest Editors and special issue topics, and new Editorial Board members.

Is Mdpi paid journal?

MDPI publishes all its journals in full open access, meaning unlimited use and reuse of articles, in addition to giving credit to the authors. All our articles are published under a Creative Commons (CC BY) license. are published free of charge. Here is a breakdown of how our APCs are used.

How do I publish on Mdpi?

Submission Process Manuscripts for Publications should be submitted online at susy.mdpi.com. The submitting author, who is generally the corresponding author, is responsible for the manuscript during the submission and peer-review process.

What does Mdpi stand for?

Molecular Diversity Preservation International

Where is Mdpi located?

Switzerland

Is Impact Factor 5 GOOD?

The higher the impact factor, the more highly ranked the journal. The top 5% of journals have impact factors approximately equal to or greater than 6 (610 journals or 4.9% of the journals tracked by JCR). Approximately two-thirds of the journals tracked by JCR have a 2017 impact factor equal to or greater than 1.

Is Mdpi a predatory publisher?

Standing for Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, MDPI is no stranger to controversy. In 2014, the company was named to Jeffrey Beall’s infamous list of predatory publishers. Despite these ongoing questions, MDPI has flourished as a publisher, and authors have flocked to their journals.

Is Mdpi a sci Journal?

Sci | An Open Access Journal from MDPI.

Which is better SCI or Scopus?

The citation rates (CPP) of each of the articles identified were found to be higher for all years in the SCI database than in SCOPUS. The articles in the analysis on the same topic had a citation rate of 12 citations per article in SCI, and only 8 citations per article in SCOPUS.

Is Hindawi predatory?

An interesting example is Hindawi, an Egyptian publisher once considered predatory that improved its practices and standards over time. Beall also lists common practices indicative of low-quality but not necessarily predatory journals.

How do I find SCI journals?

To check if your manuscript is indexed in the ISI Web of Science, you can log on to the following url http://mjl.clarivate.com/. Once you log in you can simply search by the full journal name or the ISSN number. The search result will show if your target journal is indexed in SCI, SCI-E, or ESCI.

What is the difference between SCI and SSCI?

SCI stands for Science Citation Index, a multidisciplinary citation index. Likewise, SSCI stands for Social Science Citation Index, which covers 3,000+ academic journals across 57 disciplines in the social sciences. Those journals indexed by SCI and SSCI are described as the world’s leading journals.

What is Scopus q1 q2 q3 q4?

There are four quartiles: Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4. Q1 is occupied by the top 25% of journals in the list; Q2 is occupied by journals in the 25 to 50% group; Q3 is occupied by journals in the 50 to 75% group and Q4 is occupied by journals in the 75 to 100% group.

Is Scopus good?

I would say that it is the best indexing platform amongst the available databases. In comparison to Web of Science, Scopus covers wide range of journals and conference proceedings.

How do I get Scopus indexing?

Title evaluation processCheck the current Scopus title lists to be sure it’s not already indexed: Journals list.Read the board’s statement: A General Introduction to Scopus and the Work of the Content Selection & Advisory Board.Review the selection criteria below.Then use the Scopus Title Suggestion Form.

What does an H index mean?

The h index is a metric for evaluating the cumulative impact of an author’s scholarly output and performance; measures quantity with quality by comparing publications to citations. The h index corrects for the disproportionate weight of highly cited publications or publications that have not yet been cited.

Is an h index of 10 good?

Hirsch reckons that after 20 years of research, an h index of 20 is good, 40 is outstanding, and 60 is truly exceptional. In his paper, Hirsch shows that successful scientists do, indeed, have a high h-index. A simple example is that Nobel prize winners in physics all have high h-indices (84% had an h of at least 30).