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Acceptance rates

A brief follow up to the MDPI / Frontiers deep dive

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James Butcher
May 15, 2026
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Hello fellow journalologists,

On Wednesday I sent you newsletter that assessed the recent performance of MDPI and Frontiers. If you missed it, you can read it here:

MDPI and Frontiers: 2025 in review

MDPI and Frontiers: 2025 in review

James Butcher
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May 13
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One of the take-home messages was that acceptance rates have fallen for both MDPI and Frontiers in recent years.

Yesterday, I crunched the numbers in more detail, which I want to quickly share …

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