This venue
Sensors, Sustainability, IJMS, and many other MDPI journals share this layout. Draft in the general format, then check that journal’s author instructions for the title and reference style before you submit.
Most journals are single-blind. Studies with people or animals need an ethics statement. Say where the data are, even when you created no new data.
Length
Write it as a full journal article. Article type, graphical abstract, and supplementary files follow the journal you are submitting to.
Review
Submit in the MDPI system. Fill in authors as that journal asks, and say what each person did.
Typesetting
One column. References are numbered in order of appearance. If that journal wants author–year, follow its author instructions.
Before you write
- Journal name checked against that title’s author instructions.
- Numbered references, or author–year if that journal asks.
- Where the data are, and what each author did.
- Ethics statement for people or animals, or a note that it does not apply.
Official pages
Summarized from public calls (as of 2026-09). Always match the CFP you are submitting to.
FAQ
- Do I typeset the final version?
- No. This page is for drafting. MDPI typesets after acceptance.
- vs Elsevier?
- Use this page for an MDPI journal. Use the Elsevier page for an Elsevier journal.
- Is every MDPI journal the same?
- The layout is shared. Length, and numbered vs author–year references, follow the journal you submit to.
