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Workshop

MDPI Academic Publishing Workshop – Open Access, Peer Review & the Ethical Use of AI in Publishing?

Tuesday 14th July 2026
Time: 10:00 – 12:00 (BST)

MDPI is a publisher of fully peer-reviewed, open access journals with a focus on robust and rapid editorial processes. As a pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, MDPI aims to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. This free workshop is run by MDPI and open to students by invitation.

Our Academic Publishing Workshops offer valuable insights from our professional editorial teams and enable you to learn more about the world of open access publishing. We cover a range of essential topics with our presentations, aiming to demystify open access publishing and equip authors with the skills they need to
successfully publish their research.

Who can benefit?
Training is open to researchers at all stages in their career, as well as experts in the publishing industry.

We offer our training to:
Universities- Research institutes- Scientific and academic centers- Academic conferences and  workshops- Academic events and PhD days

Topics proposed:

  • Benefits of the open access publishing model
  • Publication ethics
  • Overview of MDPI‘s journals and service
  • MDPI’s Editorial Process
  • Latest academic updates

Join us to gain valuable insights from our professional editorial teams and learn about the world of open access publishing.

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