Mdpi Journals Meaning

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Youcan speed up the publishing process by responding to requests for action as soon as you can. However, we know that authors have multiple responsibilities as researchers, and we aim to be flexible as part of our high-quality publishing service experience.

Sometimes, delays occur when waiting for feedback from reviewers and Academic Editors. As an academic publisher, we rely on members of the research community to make important decisions about author submissions.

However, MDPI carries out most of the publishing steps, from submission to online publication. Our dedicated in-house team completes the administrative work. They offer high-quality administrative support and allow Academic Editors to instead focus on the scientific quality of the manuscripts. Any delays from us are extremely short, allowing MDPI to maintain high publishing speeds.

Publishing times also differ depending on the journal. This is because authors, reviewers, and Academic Editors in different fields of research have their own needs and expectations. In general, social sciences journals have slightly more time-consuming publishing processes than natural sciences journals.

We expect to receive revisions within 5 days (for minor revisions) or within 10 days (for major revisions). This is inclusive of weekends and holidays. If you cannot return the edited manuscript and/or responses within the agreed time, you can get in touch with the Assistant Editor, who may be able to grant you an extension.

Language and layout edits, including typography, abbreviations, image quality, and referencing order edits have been made by the Editorial Office for you to review and confirm. This is your very last chance to edit the paper.

We have a 24-hour window for this step. However, we will allow extra time if you need it. Please contact the Assistant Editor if you require an extension. Otherwise, we will send all co-authors a daily reminder.

This stage refers to an internal process. Every MPDI manuscript is converted into different formats, ready for publication. This takes around 24 working hours, but can vary depending on staff schedules.

We hope that this breakdown helped you to understand your manuscript status. If you have any questions specific to your paper, please reach out to the Assistant Editor assigned to your manuscript. You can find their details on SuSy.

Hello,

Due to various reasons, like national holidays or annual leave, there can be certain delays in responses and backlogs. Please continue trying to get in contact directly with the journal. I hope this helps to answer your question.

Please get in contact with the journal you are publishing with and explain your situation in detail; you can find their email on the journal homepage (elect...@mdpi.com) . They should be able to help resolve your issue.

Dear editor, can I withdraw my manuscript after it has been accepted? After the revision, the reviewer pointed out that there were still areas for improvement in the article, but the editor agreed to accept it. We would like to provide readers with higher quality research.

Dear Jenny,

I have requested a waive of APC, they said they have no waive by this time and I even requested them to shift it to another section journal of MDPI which has less fee like and there is no response. what do you suggest?

Good day,

Please continue to wait for a response from the journal as they are the ones who can make changes presently. If you want to speak with someone, you can email the journal specifically or the assistant editor handling your manuscript. Hope this helps.

Hello Jennyknowles,

I have submitted a manuscript to foods journal and it is under review process. They requested me to confirm the article processing charge. I also requested them to waive the fee as there is a fee waiver for authors from developing countries unfortunately they said by now we have no waive of fee. Again I request them to shift it to another section journal of MDPI which has less fee and there is no response. What do you suggest to me? Thanks

Unfortunately, we are unable to assist you in this matter. Rejected by publisher can be for any number of different reasons, you will need to wait for the editorial office to get back to you. Hope this helps.

The journal can be contacted directly at sustain...@mdpi.com, but if you have already communicated with the editor and the editorial office, you may just need to wait for an answer as there might be delays in answers due to general communication with other parties.

Unfortunately, we are unable to assist you as we do not have access to your manuscript or database. We encourage you to reach out to the Managing Editor of the journal (listed on the journal website) who will be able to provide you with clear guidance on how to address any outstanding issues. Hopefully they are able to provide you with more details than the Assistant Editor handling your submission. Hope this helps.

I have submitted my respond to my review to round (2nd revision) on 5th of September.

So far I havent received any respond.

I got the response to my 1st review in 9-10 working days .

May I know the reasons or should I wait any longer.

I will be thankful for your kind response.

Regards

Hello Usman,

Unfortunately, we are unable to give you a reason for this. It seems to be approximately the same amount of time as the first round, so we encourage you to be patient and the journal will reach out to you shortly. Hope this helps.

Your assistant editor can give you more information on the specifics, but you should wait until all the review are back and a decision is made before you start working on your revisions. Hope this helps.

We are writing to inform you that we will not be able to process your

submission further. Submissions sent for peer-review are selected on the

basis of discipline, novelty and general significance, in addition to the

usual criteria for publication in scholarly journals. Therefore, our decision

is not necessarily a reflection of the quality of your work.

May I know the reason for this automatic message, as we submitted manuscript on July 28, 2023 and Rejection mail on August 05, 2023. Why MDPI cannot provide a fair review process for manuscripts having scientific merit as in message itself one place it is telling significance and other place it is telling we are not questioning the quality of work. I suggest this automatic message should be re-written.

All manuscripts that are rejected during the application process receive this email. Manuscripts often are reviewed by an editor who makes the decision to accept or reject submissions. If you wish to have more specific information, please contact the journal as we are unable to assist you with this. Hope this helps.

My manuscript is in the peer review process (review report; round 1) and now the manuscript has already been revised. I need the information to resubmit the revised manuscript. I have not found the resubmitted thumb on Susy. Thank you

Please reach out to the journal you have submitted to for information you might need. You assistant editor will be happy to assist you with this matter. You should be able to resubmit the article to them directly as well if there are issues with Susy. Hope this helps.

Hello, My two friends submitted their manuscripts in two different journals in MDPI. Guest editors accepted their abstracts in pre-submission and the editorial office invited them to proceed with the full submission. But after submission, manuscripts were rejected. What is this matter?

Hello Asim,

Unfortunately, we are unable to assist you with this as we do not have any of the necessary information for the journals. You will need to reach out to the respective journals and ask them directly. Hope this helps.

We encourage you to reach out to the journal (sen...@mdpi.com) or speak with the assistant editor assigned to your manuscript for further information. Unfortunately, we do not have access to the submission system and are unable to further assist you in this matter. We hope that this information helps.

Two reviewers thought it was great, the other reviewer rejected it and from the comments, it is clear they have missed the point of the article, and some of their comments made no sense (maybe a translation error?). There have been 2 rounds of review and we appear to have reached an impasse.

Sustainability have now rejected my article and I have had no opportunity to respond to the reviewer who suggested improvement. Is it normal for sustainability to reject articles against the recommendations of peer review? I submitted the article in March.

My question is this. My article has been rejected and I have not been able to respond to the minor improvements. Is it normal for sustainability to ignore 4 positive reviews and reject an article based on one short, unclear review? Thanks for helping me understand the process. I have already contacted the team at sustainability but no one has responded:

Hello ED,

Apologies on the delay. Unfortunately, the decision making process is not something that we can speak to as we do not have any of the information available to us. If you have reached out to the journal and there has been no response, you could try reaching out the journal manager (their information should be on the website for the journal) and be sure to CC both the assistant editor and the journal to ensure maximum visibility. If this does not work, please reach out to us again via bl...@mdpi.com and provide your manuscript ID so that we can attempt to reach out to the journal.

Hello, again Katherine,

energies-2275340

Sorry, no outcome yet from the journal. Still Pending Decision. I see in the comments (here) other people have concerns with the Editorial office of Energies journal. No response from them at all.

Would you please direct me to whom I should contact since no luck with the editorial office?

Kind Regards,

Mohammad

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