A pioneer in scholarly, open access publishing, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has supported academic communities since 1996. Based in Basel, Switzerland, MDPI has the mission to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines.
Our 539 diverse and open access journals, including 530 peer-reviewed journals and 9 conference journals, are supported by more than 295,000 academic experts who share our mission, values, and commitment to providing high-quality service for our authors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is freely available and all content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Land is an international, cross-disciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal on land system science, landscape, soil and water, urban study, land–climate interactions, water–energy–land–food (WELF) nexus, biodiversity research and health nexus, land modelling and data processing, ecosystem services, multifunctionality and sustainability, and is published monthly online by MDPI.
Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851) is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal that provides an advanced forum for the exchange of ideas, methods, and information concerning life in urban areas. It publishes high-quality original articles, reviews, research notes, short communications, etc.
The primary aim of this journal is to encourage scientists to publish their theoretical and empirical research relating to urban development, planning, expansion, living conditions and well-being, and sustainability. Therefore, the journal has no restrictions on the length of manuscripts, provided that the text is concise and comprehensive. Full experimental details must be provided in order for the results to be reproduced.
Water (ISSN 2073-4441) is an international and interdisciplinary open-access journal covering all aspects of water, including water science, technology, management and governance. It publishes original research papers, critical reviews, data descriptor and short communications. There is no restriction on the maximum length of the papers.
Full methodical and/or experimental details must be provided for research articles. We encourage scientists to publish their research in as much detail as possible. Computed data or files regarding the full details of the experimental procedure or model set-up, if unable to be published as part of the main manuscript, can be deposited as supplementary material.
Recycling (ISSN 2313-4321) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles, critical reviews, research notes, and short communications in the area of waste re-utilization, waste management technologies, resource recycling policy, and resource recycling practices. It provides an international online forum for research and studies on recycling, resource recovery, and waste utilization across many industries, including glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics.
We encourage scientists to publish experimental, theoretical, and applied research relating to innovative processes, tools, and methodologies to enable important resource recycling. In addition, articles relating to the evaluation of the recycling process together with inter-connected issues (socio-cultural, political, economic, and legal considerations) related to recycling are also invited.