We hope that this questionnaire will help us to understand your preferences regarding selecting journals.

Machines is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal on machinery and engineering that is published monthly online by MDPI .

-Single-blind/open peer review, professional and righteous Editorial Board, high quality, and efficient editorial service.

-Rapid publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 16 days after submission.

-Instructions for authors can be found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/machines/instructions.

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* 1. How many papers did you publish in 2021?

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* 2. Do you have a plan to contribute a paper to Machines in 2022?

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* 3. Would you be interested in participating in the following 10th anniversary events?

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* 4. We were wondering if you could recommend any outstanding scientists/scholars in your field, or if you woul be interested in leading an honorary Special Issue.

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* 5. Are you a member of any society? We plan to collaborate with more societies and would appreciate it if you could recommend some.

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* 6. Are there any upcoming conferences that you plan to attend or conferences at which you think Machines should be promoted (including online events)? If yes, please list the conferences' names and websites below.

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* 7. We are pleased to announce that the 1st International Electronic Conference on Machines and Applications (IECMA 2021) for the journal Machines, chaired by Prof. Dr. Antonio J. Marques Cardoso, Prof. Dr. Dan Zhang, and Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Carbone, will be held online from 15 to 30 September 2022. The participation as well as “attendance” of this online conference is free of charge. Would you be interested in joining this conference?

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* 8. Is there anything more we could do to improve the status and reputation of Machines?

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