MDPI Books

17/06/2026

Your PhD thesis deserves a global audience.

MDPI Books publishes defended doctoral theses as open access books — with a permanent ISBN and DOI, hardback on Amazon, and indexing across major academic databases.

No external peer review required. Your institution already handled that.

Who can apply: → Defended within the last 5 years → Institutionally validated thesis → Any field, any institution worldwide

Publication starts from CHF 2,000.

Want to develop your thesis into a full peer-reviewed monograph instead? We offer that pathway too.

Find out more and submit your proposal: https://brnw.ch/21x3pUS

Enquiries: [email protected]

11/06/2026

Choosing the right publication format can shape your research career. 📖

Journal articles move fast — perfect for staying at the cutting edge in STEM. Monographs go deep, giving humanities and social science researchers the space to explore complex questions over time.

Not sure which is right for you? Our latest blog breaks it all down, from peer review timelines to open access options.

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When comparing monographs vs journal articles, there are key differences for authors interested in publishing to consider. But what are they?

10/06/2026

Violence in Nigeria isn't just a security crisis. It's a governance story, an economic story, and a human story.

Non-State Actors and Violence in Nigeria brings together empirical research and interdisciplinary theory to explain how weak institutions have allowed armed groups to redraw the country's political and socioeconomic landscape — and what that means for democracy and development across the continent.

Free to download and read → https://brnw.ch/21x3edu

07/05/2026

A History of Doors in Sri Lankan Architecture 🚪

Have you ever stopped to think about the doors you pass through every day?

Dr. Nishan Rasanga Wijetunge's new Open Access book, "Ge Dora―Timeless Thresholds: Glimpses of Sri Lanka's Domestic Doors Through History", takes us on a journey through Sri Lankan architecture, from colonial influences to political independence, told through the doors that witnessed it all.

Over two decades, Wijetunge photographed 66 doors across Sri Lanka's towns and villages, capturing three pivotal centuries of history. Each door, he says, is a silent sentinel to the island's rich architectural legacy.

📖 Read the full blog post: https://brnw.ch/21x2gYw
📘 Download the book for free: https://brnw.ch/21x2gYv

What is the cultural significance of doors in Sri Lankan architecture? "Ge Dora―Timeless Thresholds" answers this unaddressed question.

14/04/2026

Leadership and leadership development in numerous contexts (e.g., healthcare, organizations, and sport) have received a particularly large amount of interest from scholars and practitioners around the world. More recent approaches (e.g., ethical leadership, servant leadership, and empowering leaders...

10/04/2026

How do you find the right academic book when thousands are being published open access every year?

That's the challenge DOAB was built to solve. The Directory of Open Access Books is a free, community-led discovery service that indexes peer-reviewed books, helping researchers, librarians, and students find trusted content without wading through endless publisher libraries.

At MDPI Books, we're a bronze sponsor of DOAB and proud to have our titles indexed there. Our latest blog explains how DOAB works, why scholarly trust matters more than ever, and what a 30% rise in open access book requests in 2026 tells us about where the field is heading.

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09/04/2026

This Special Issue Reprint is a published collection of articles which together celebrate the multi-disciplinary work conducted in the field of marine biotoxins. These toxins are produced naturally by many different species of microalgae, macroalgae, and bacteria. This Reprint includes work focusing...

08/04/2026

A decade of insight, still relevant today.

We’re looking back at a milestone in the MDPI Books library: "Forty Years of Heel Prick Screening in the Netherlands." Published in 2016, this book was our very first title and remains a definitive record of a public health program that has changed lives for generations.

From its roots in the 1960s to its full implementation, the history of neonatal screening is a testament to what happens when science meets public policy.

As we continue to grow our collection, we are proud to host foundational works that provide a roadmap for future medical breakthroughs.

Explore the book that started our journey: https://brnw.ch/21x1q0R

27/03/2026

What makes us human? That's the question at the heart of both the humanities and social sciences and it's why these disciplines matter more than ever.

From literature and philosophy to economics and psychology, these fields shape how we understand history, navigate complex societies, and build a more ethical world.

At MDPI Books, we're proud to support researchers working at this intersection. Our Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities competition offered one researcher full editorial support and a complete waiver of book processing charges, making research freely available to all through open access.

Explore our growing catalogue of SSAH publications 👇
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Monographs are the cornerstone of academic publishing. Here, we explain what a monograph is, their scholarly importance, and how to write one.