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Publications Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Publications 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 Publications format

Publications is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Research Data Management Practices, Academic Publishing and Open Access. Over its lifetime it has published 597 papers, which have received 10,603 citations.

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

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Publishes research inscientometrics and bibliometrics research Research Data Management Practices Academic Publishing and Open Access Scientific Computing and Data Management Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
ISSN2304-6775
Citation impact (2-yr)3.95
h-index42
i10-index205
Article processing charge$1,515
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Publications per year

8
2014
20
2015
34
2016
27
2017
50
2018
67
2019
53
2020
58
2021
52
2022
52
2023
49
2024
68
2025

Citation impact of Publications by publication year

110
2014
419
2015
710
2016
528
2017
693
2018
1.5K
2019
948
2020
3.4K
2021
584
2022
809
2023
265
2024
240
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Publications

Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus: The Titans of Bibliographic Information in Today’s Academic World

Raminta Pranckutė · 12 Mar 2021

Nowadays, the importance of bibliographic databases (DBs) has increased enormously, as they are the main providers of publication metadata and bibliometric indicators universally used both for research assessment practices and for performing daily tasks. Because the reliability of these tasks firstly depends on the data source, all users of the DBs should be able to…

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Exploratory Bibliometrics: Using VOSviewer as a Preliminary Research Tool

Andrew Kirby · 20 Feb 2023

This paper explores ways in which open access bibliometric software can be used to undertake exploratory research and to generate new avenues of inquiry. It takes as its focus VOSviewer, a freely available software package used to construct and display bibliometric relationships between a variety of variables. Beginning with published examples, the paper proceeds to…

Digital Literacy and Higher Education during COVID-19 Lockdown: Spain, Italy, and Ecuador

Santiago Tejedor, Laura Cervi, Ana Pérez-Escoda et al. · 6 Nov 2020

Digital literacy constitutes the basis for citizenship in order to be effective and efficient in the 21st Century in professional and personal lives. The set of skills and competences integrating digital literacy are expected to be guaranteed in higher education. During the lockdown globally imposed for the COVID-19 pandemic, educational systems worldwide had to face…

The Science of Literature Reviews: Searching, Identifying, Selecting, and Synthesising

Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, Sulaiman Olusegun Atiku, Cherley C. Du Plessis · 6 Jan 2023

The ability to conduct an explicit and robust literature review by students, scholars or scientists is critical in producing excellent journal articles, academic theses, academic dissertations or working papers. A literature review is an evaluation of existing research works on a specific academic topic, theme or subject to identify gaps and propose future research agenda.…

Ten Hot Topics around Scholarly Publishing

Jonathan Tennant, Harry Crane, Tom Crick et al. · 13 May 2019

The changing world of scholarly communication and the emerging new wave of ‘Open Science’ or ‘Open Research’ has brought to light a number of controversial and hotly debated topics. Evidence-based rational debate is regularly drowned out by misinformed or exaggerated rhetoric, which does not benefit the evolving system of scholarly communication. This article aims to…

Publications template — frequently asked questions

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