MDPI

Games Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Games in one click — DocuGuru applies the official MDPI template with numbered references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Games format

Games is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Game Theory and Applications, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation. Over its lifetime it has published 895 papers, which have received 6,199 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Games 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Publishes research inExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies Game Theory and Applications Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Auction Theory and Applications Game Theory and Voting Systems
ISSN2073-4336
Citation impact (2-yr)0.69
h-index32
i10-index172
Article processing charge$1,515
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Games per year

13
2014
36
2015
38
2016
52
2017
114
2018
50
2019
75
2020
103
2021
76
2022
75
2023
56
2024
66
2025

Citation impact of Games by publication year

112
2014
493
2015
466
2016
362
2017
1.1K
2018
359
2019
590
2020
480
2021
188
2022
170
2023
78
2024
23
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Games

Evolutionary Game Theory: A Renaissance

Jonathan Newton · 24 May 2018

Economic agents are not always rational or farsighted and can make decisions according to simple behavioral rules that vary according to situation and can be studied using the tools of evolutionary game theory. Furthermore, such behavioral rules are themselves subject to evolutionary forces. Paying particular attention to the work of young researchers, this essay surveys…

Can We Predict the Winner in a Market with Network Effects? Competition in Cryptocurrency Market

Neil Gandal, Hanna Hałaburda · 7 Jul 2016

We analyze how network effects affect competition in the nascent cryptocurrency market. We do so by examining early dynamics of exchange rates among different cryptocurrencies. While Bitcoin essentially dominates this market, our data suggest no evidence of a winner-take-all effect early in the market. Indeed, for a relatively long period, a few other cryptocurrencies competing…

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Adaptive Dynamics

Åke Brännström, Jacob Johansson, N. V. Festenberg · 24 Jun 2013

Adaptive dynamics is a mathematical framework for studying evolution. It extends evolutionary game theory to account for more realistic ecological dynamics and it can incorporate both frequency- and density-dependent selection. This is a practical guide to adaptive dynamics that aims to illustrate how the methodology can be applied to the study of specific systems. The…

A Choice Prediction Competition for Market Entry Games: An Introduction

Ido Erev, Eyal Ert, Alvin E. Roth · 14 May 2010

A choice prediction competition is organized that focuses on decisions from experience in market entry games (http://sites.google.com/site/gpredcomp/ and http://www.mdpi.com/si/games/predict-behavior/). The competition is based on two experiments: An estimation experiment, and a competition experiment. The two experiments use the same methods and subject pool, and examine games randomly selected from the same distribution. The current introductory…

Pairwise Comparison Dynamics and Evolutionary Foundations for Nash Equilibrium

William H. Sandholm · 1 Dec 2009

We introduce a class of evolutionary game dynamics — pairwise comparison dynamics — under which revising agents choose a candidate strategy at random, switching to it with positive probability if and only if its payoff is higher than the agent’s current strategy. We prove that all such dynamics satisfy Nash stationarity: the set of rest…

Games template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Games format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Games template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official MDPI format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Games use?
Games uses Numbered (MDPI) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Games 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Games?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Games document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Games template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Games format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Games?
Games - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Games PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Games template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Games template cost?
You can start writing in the Games template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Games PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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