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Metabolites Template

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About the Metabolites format

Metabolites is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Diet and metabolism studies, Gut microbiota and health. Over its lifetime it has published 6,747 papers, which have received 123,788 citations.

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

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Publishes research inMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Diet and metabolism studies Gut microbiota and health Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
ISSN2218-1989
Citation impact (2-yr)3.96
h-index116
i10-index3,254
Article processing charge$2,165
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
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Papers published in Metabolites per year

58
2014
39
2015
48
2016
66
2017
99
2018
322
2019
526
2020
895
2021
1.3K
2022
1.2K
2023
705
2024
834
2025

Citation impact of Metabolites by publication year

2.5K
2014
2.4K
2015
1.8K
2016
3K
2017
4.5K
2018
14.5K
2019
18.3K
2020
21.4K
2021
21.9K
2022
16.4K
2023
4.8K
2024
2.5K
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Metabolites

A Historical Overview of Natural Products in Drug Discovery

Daniel A. Dias, Sylvia Urban, Ute Roessner · 16 Apr 2012

Historically, natural products have been used since ancient times and in folklore for the treatment of many diseases and illnesses. Classical natural product chemistry methodologies enabled a vast array of bioactive secondary metabolites from terrestrial and marine sources to be discovered. Many of these natural products have gone on to become current drug candidates. This…

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NMR Spectroscopy for Metabolomics Research

Abdul‐Hamid Emwas, Raja Roy, Ryan T. McKay et al. · 27 Jun 2019

Over the past two decades, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has emerged as one of the three principal analytical techniques used in metabolomics (the other two being gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography coupled with single-stage mass spectrometry (LC-MS)). The relative ease of sample preparation, the ability to quantify metabolite levels, the…

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A Comprehensive Review on Medicinal Plants as Antimicrobial Therapeutics: Potential Avenues of Biocompatible Drug Discovery

Uttpal Anand, Nadia Jacobo‐Herrera, Ammar B. Altemimi et al. · 1 Nov 2019

The war on multidrug resistance (MDR) has resulted in the greatest loss to the world's economy. Antibiotics, the bedrock, and wonder drug of the 20th century have played a central role in treating infectious diseases. However, the inappropriate, irregular, and irrational uses of antibiotics have resulted in the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. This has resulted…

Software Tools and Approaches for Compound Identification of LC-MS/MS Data in Metabolomics

Ivana Blaženović, Tobias Kind, Jian Ji et al. · 10 May 2018

The annotation of small molecules remains a major challenge in untargeted mass spectrometry-based metabolomics. We here critically discuss structured elucidation approaches and software that are designed to help during the annotation of unknown compounds. Only by elucidating unknown metabolites first is it possible to biologically interpret complex systems, to map compounds to pathways and to…

Systems Biology and Multi-Omics Integration: Viewpoints from the Metabolomics Research Community

Farhana R. Pinu, David J. Beale, Amy M. Paten et al. · 18 Apr 2019

The use of multiple omics techniques (i.e., genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) is becoming increasingly popular in all facets of life science. Omics techniques provide a more holistic molecular perspective of studied biological systems compared to traditional approaches. However, due to their inherent data differences, integrating multiple omics platforms remains an ongoing challenge for many…

Metabolites template — frequently asked questions

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