MDPI Filter

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Tired of manually sifting through academic search results to identify or avoid MDPI publications? MDPI Filter is here to streamline your literature review process!

  What does MDPI Filter do?

MDPI Filter enhances your research workflow by giving you clear control over how publications from the publisher MDPI appear in your browser. Whether you're conducting broad literature searches or diving deep into specific articles, our extension helps you quickly identify and manage MDPI content.

   Key Features:

🔍 Smart Search Result Filtering:
▶️ Highlight or Hide: Choose to either prominently highlight MDPI-published articles or completely hide them from your search results on major academic platforms.
▶️ Supported Search Engines: Works seamlessly with Google, Google Scholar, PubMed, Europe PMC and more.
▶️ NCBI API Integration: Utilizes the NCBI API for accurate identification of MDPI articles, even when direct links aren't obvious.

🎨 Universal In-Page Citation Styling:
▶️ Clear Visual Cues: Once you open any academic article online (from any publisher!), MDPI Filter automatically styles citations linked to MDPI journals.
▶️ Reference Lists / Bibliographies: MDPI entries in reference lists are clearly outlined and marked, making them stand out.
▶️ Inline Footnotes: Numerical or author-year inline citations/footnotes pointing to MDPI papers are visually distinguished (e.g., colored red).
▶️ "Cited By" & "Similar Articles" Sections: MDPI papers appearing in "Cited By" or "Similar Articles" sections on journal websites are also styled for easy identification.

💡 Interactive Popup Overview:
▶️ Quick Counts: The extension icon shows a badge with the number of MDPI references detected on the current page.
▶️ Detailed List: Click the toolbar icon to open a popup that lists all identified MDPI references.
▶️ Scroll-to-Reference: Conveniently click on any reference in the popup list to instantly scroll to its location within the document.

   Why Install MDPI Filter?

⏳ Save Time: Reduce the manual effort of checking each search result or citation for its publisher.
🎯 Focused Research: Tailor your literature view to your specific needs, whether that involves focusing on MDPI content or excluding it.
💡 Enhanced Awareness: Gain a better understanding of the publishing landscape as you browse.
✅ Easy to Use: Intuitive controls and clear visual feedback make it simple to get started.

🎓 MDPI Filter is designed for researchers, students, and anyone involved in literature searches who wants more control and clarity when encountering MDPI publications. Install today and make your research process more efficient!

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🛡️ Built with privacy in mind. 
   ~ All web content analysis occurs locally within your browser.
   ~   NCBI API is used solely for retrieving publication metadata to identify MDPI articles. This feature is optional and can be disabled in the extension's settings.
   ~  It's  completely open-source (check our code on GitHub!).