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Inventions Template

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About the Inventions format

Inventions is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Microgrid Control and Optimization, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Smart Grid Energy Management. Over its lifetime it has published 972 papers, which have received 12,498 citations.

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

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Publishes research inMicrogrid Control and Optimization Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Smart Grid Energy Management Advanced Battery Technologies Research Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
ISSN2411-5134
Citation impact (2-yr)3.13
h-index47
i10-index321
Article processing charge$1,624
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing here"Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
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Papers published in Inventions per year

1
2015
25
2016
39
2017
80
2018
73
2019
67
2020
101
2021
128
2022
157
2023
120
2024
113
2025

Citation impact of Inventions by publication year

12
2015
261
2016
810
2017
2.2K
2018
2.1K
2019
1.8K
2020
1.6K
2021
1.4K
2022
1.2K
2023
607
2024
279
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Inventions

Internet of Things in Smart Grid: Architecture, Applications, Services, Key Technologies, and Challenges

Alireza Ghasempour · 26 Mar 2019

Internet of Things (IoT) is a connection of people and things at any time, in any place, with anyone and anything, using any network and any service. Thus, IoT is a huge dynamic global network infrastructure of Internet-enabled entities with web services. One of the most important applications of IoT is the Smart Grid (SG).…

A Review of Current Methods in Microfluidic Device Fabrication and Future Commercialization Prospects

Bruce K. Gale, Alexander R. Jafek, Christopher Lambert et al. · 28 Aug 2018

Microfluidic devices currently play an important role in many biological, chemical, and engineering applications, and there are many ways to fabricate the necessary channel and feature dimensions. In this review, we provide an overview of microfabrication techniques that are relevant to both research and commercial use. A special emphasis on both the most practical and…

A Review of Methane Gas Detection Sensors: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives

Tahani Rahil Aldhafeeri, Manh‐Kien Tran, Reid Vrolyk et al. · 6 Jul 2020

Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is a significant contributor to global warming and climate change. It is a harmful greenhouse gas with an impact 28 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period. Preventing methane leakage from transmission pipelines and other oil and gas production activities is a possible solution to reduce…

Wearable E-Textile Technologies: A Review on Sensors, Actuators and Control Elements

Carlos Diogo Alves da Costa Gonçalves, Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, João Gomes et al. · 6 Mar 2018

Wearable e-textiles are able to perform electronic functions and are perceived as a way to add features into common wearable textiles, building competitive market advantages. The e-textile production has become not only a research effort but also an industrial production challenge. It is important to know how to use existing industrial processes or to develop…

Review of Fuel Cell Technologies and Applications for Sustainable Microgrid Systems

Daniel Akinyele, Elijah Olabode, Abraham Amole · 19 Aug 2020

The shift from centralized to distributed generation and the need to address energy shortage and achieve the sustainability goals are among the important factors that drive increasing interests of governments, planners, and other relevant stakeholders in microgrid systems. Apart from the distributed renewable energy resources, fuel cells (FCs) are a clean, pollution-free, highly efficient, flexible,…

Inventions template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Inventions format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Inventions 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 Inventions use?
Inventions 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. Inventions 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Inventions?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Inventions 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 Inventions template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Inventions format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Inventions?
Inventions - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Inventions PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Inventions template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Inventions template cost?
You can start writing in the Inventions template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Inventions PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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