Submitting to MDPI journals
What we hold as MDPI’s house rules, and where each one was read. A journal’s own guide for authors always comes first: a rule here is used only where that guide is silent.
Journals
active in Scopus
House rules on record
all read on MDPI’s own pages
Last read
each rule carries its own date
Read on MDPI’s own author pages
Verified: MDPI states these for its journals. Only rules like these can count as a blocker in a check, and a journal’s own guide still comes first.
Reference format at submission
Any consistent format is accepted
Verified
Read on MDPI Style Guide, 16 September 2026.
“We do not expect authors to have strictly followed all of these guidelines when they submit their paper.”
Abstract length
200 words
Verified
Read on MDPI Style Guide, 16 September 2026.
“up to 200 words long with only one paragraph”
Declarations in the manuscript
Author contributions, Funding, Conflict of interest, Data availability
Verified
Read on MDPI Style Guide, 16 September 2026.
What the journal decides, not MDPI
These vary between MDPI journals, so we do not hold a house value for them. Your journal’s own guide for authors is where to look.
Reference style · Citation format · Abstract · Keywords, fewest · Keywords, most · Separate title page · Line numbering · Figure formats · Figure resolution, floor · Line art resolution · Greyscale resolution · Colour resolution · Cover letter · Figures in the manuscript
Journals in this family
European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research · International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power · Swiss Archives of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy · Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association · Oral — Health, Diseases, Therapies, and Technologies · Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease · Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications · Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing · Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology · International Journal of Translational Medicine · ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information · Acta Microbiologica Hellenica (Switzerland)
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