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Standards Template

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

Standards is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Quality and Management Systems, Quality and Supply Management, Digital Transformation in Industry. Over its lifetime it has published 179 papers, which have received 893 citations.

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

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Publishes research inQuality and Management Systems Quality and Supply Management Digital Transformation in Industry Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
ISSN2305-6703
Citation impact (2-yr)1.66
h-index15
i10-index30
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Maribor
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Papers published in Standards per year

1
1996
3
2001
14
2011
14
2021
34
2022
28
2023
14
2024
49
2025

Citation impact of Standards by publication year

9
1996
0
2001
2
2011
120
2021
384
2022
237
2023
52
2024
84
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Standards

Voluntary Sustainability Standards: State of the Art and Future Research

Axel Marx, Charline Depoorter, Ruth Vanhaecht · 4 Jan 2022

In this feature paper, we introduce voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) and canvas the research that has been conducted on VSS from different academic disciplines. We identify four main areas of research on VSS and explore them. First, we focus on research on the institutional design of VSS, which highlights the diversity among VSS. Next, we…

A Review of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Applications in Construction Management: 2016–2021

Andres Acero Molina, Yilei Huang, Yuhan Jiang · 3 Apr 2023

With the rapid advancement of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technologies in recent years, their uses have been increasingly adopted in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. To satisfy the needs of various types of construction projects, a considerable amount of research work has been performed to implement and refine the operations, safety, and accuracy of…

Current Ice Adhesion Testing Methods and the Need for a Standard: A Concise Review

Monika Bleszynski, Edward Clark · 12 Nov 2021

Ice accretion is a serious problem in cold climates, causing automobile and airplane accidents, as well as severe economic losses throughout various sectors. To combat these issues, many solutions have been developed, such as de-icing materials, which can delay or prevent the adhesion of ice to a surface through chemical, temperature, or physical means. To…

The Development Trend of the Occupational Health and Safety in the Context of ISO 45001:2018

Marek Šolc, Peter Blaško, Lenka Girmanová et al. · 2 Jul 2022

The main task of safety and health at work is to protect the most important thing we have, the health of each of us. Employers are able to anticipate and prevent risks by properly implemented occupational safety and health management systems. The basic task of the article is to describe the history of safety management…

Improving Indoor Air Quality through Standardization

John Saffell, Sascha Nehr · 3 Jul 2023

Human beings experience a large fraction of their exposure to air pollutants in indoor environments. Air pollution is a large environmental health risk, and exposure to ambient air pollution and indoor air pollution contribute equally to the total number of fatalities worldwide. Although legislative authorities have established limit values for ambient outdoor air and stack…

Standards template — frequently asked questions

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