About the journal
Challenges is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,400 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2078-1547
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,400 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 535
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- http://www.mdpi.com/journal/challenges/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2011-03-31
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,400 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
535
Most recent article
4 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
556
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
43
i10-index
192
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-10-01
- Added to DOAJ
- 2011-03-31
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 89%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
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- Urban Green Space and Health
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Green IT and Sustainability
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Green IT and Sustainability
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Astro and Planetary Science
Keywords (DOAJ)
- research collaboration
- prototypes
- grand challenges
- open consultation
- competitive solving
- intellectual resources
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