With over 35,000 views, this Special Issue published in @Energies_MDPI (ISSN 1996-1073) explores research on agriculture and rural areas in various energy processes. Read the free @BooksMDPI reprint: brnw.ch/21x6CDj #MDPI #OpenAccess #Energies #MDPIBooks #Research

As the leading fully Open Access publisher, MDPI’s staff engage with a global community of Editorial Board members, reviewers, and authors. This collaborative relationship enables MDPI to achieve its mission of advancing open science. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x6DmL

Ethicality serves as an end-to-end research integrity ecosystem, providing internal teams and Academic Editors with everything they need to assess and safeguard a manuscript’s ethical compliance. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x6AeB

MDPI is proud to collaborate with more than 200,000 reviewers each year and is committed to providing a rigorous and transparent peer review process for its entire portfolio of journals. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x6vct

The theme for International Open Access Week is ‘The Cost of Knowledge’. MDPI is explaining the costs of Open Access publishing to showcase all the services that APCs enable and the work it takes to achieve high standards. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x6qSh

The importance of preprints is gaining recognition, stemming from how quickly they can be circulated and feedback can be received. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x6n4L

Both UK and US English are commonly used across academic literature, and it is up to the personal preference of the author which one to use. Learn more about using UK or US English: brnw.ch/21x6aOP

The evolution of Open Access can be traced across four influential declarations which directly built on one another, rather than serving as separate, overlapping statements of the same idea. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x62CE

China's open science policies revolve around financially sustainable green Open Access with a focus on international collaboration through critical infrastructure development. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x5Svk

Through team expansion, improved screening tools, and fostering collaborative relationships with Editorial Board Members, MDPI is committed to preventing and addressing publication ethics breaches. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x5Lyn

MDPI plays a key role in fostering lasting connections and collaborations as it hosts and participates in many conferences throughout the year across the world. Learn more about the ways MDPI supports researchers through communication and collaboration: brnw.ch/21x5FDT

As a member of COPE, MDPI enforces a rigorous peer review process and strictly follows its ethical policies to ensure the publication of high-quality scientific works. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x5CnX

Individual reviewers are critical to ensure the integrity and credibility of all published work. To express its gratitude, MDPI continues to look for new avenues to celebrate the essential contributions of its reviewers. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x5BkM

The hard work of reviewers is not taken for granted at MDPI, and for this reason, MDPI holds three commitments that shape its collaboration with more than 200,000 reviewers in a year. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x5yvU

The scientific process is based on accessing and reusing previous material. Therefore, ambiguous or unclear user rights can slow down the research process and even hamper innovation. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x5wYV

Prepositions are words or phrases that are used to indicate relationships between sentence components. Learn more about using prepositions: brnw.ch/21x5v0B

Countries are implementing policies and mandates that are spreading Open Access around the world. We outline Open Access requirements, policies, and initiatives in countries around the world: brnw.ch/21x5lV3

We are pleased to announce that MDPI officially published its 2-millionth article this month! 📚🙌 Find out more about MDPI's journey to reaching this significant milestone: brnw.ch/21x5hJ8

Industry-wide retractions data from 2025 highlights rising ethical challenges including compromised peer review, paper mills, citation manipulation and cartels, and image and data manipulation. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x5fOe