Analytical Chemistry
A section of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Section Information
The ‘Analytical Chemistry’ section of Molecules publishes original research articles, communications, and reviews on all aspects of analytical chemistry. This section welcomes a wide array of research including fundamental investigations on the identification and quantitation of chemical entities (small to large molecules and complexes), as well as improvements on analytical methodologies that have an impact on our society and environment. This section will report significant improvements in detection limits, reproducibility, accuracy, and precision for analytes of interest using modern analytical techniques and instrumentations. Articles may also only be directed to any part of the analytical chemistry work-flow, such as sampling, sample preparation, detection, and data analysis. This section invites manuscripts from researchers that report on the following areas related to analytical chemistry:
- Sampling strategies including device development for obtaining representative sample materials, e.g., from the environment, manufacturing facilities, and others.
- Sample preparation including innovative liquid-phase and solid-phase extraction. Microscale techniques, use of nanoparticles, and development of innovative extraction materials.
- Derivatization techniques to improve sample preparation, analysis, and detection.
- Instrumentation, e.g., portable analytical systems
- Separations including liquid and gas phase chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, gel electrophoresis, and so on. Materials for separation science. Hyphenated separation techniques and two-dimensional separations.
- Bioanalysis
- Chemical analysis using microfluidics
- Chemometrics and data analysis
- Environmental analysis
- Electrochemistry
- Food, spices, and beverage analytical methods
- Greening of analytical chemistry
- Lipidomics
- Metabolomics
- Metallomics
- Mass spectrometry
- Nuclear magnetic resonance
- Phytochemical analysis
- Proteomics
Editorial Board
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Recent Advances in Extraction Techniques for Elemental Analysis (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Analytical Techniques for Environmental Contamination (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Chemical Analysis of Organic Contaminants and Microplastics (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Advanced Analytical Methods in Food Chemistry (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Pesticides in Food and Environment: Detection and Removal Using Chemical Technologies (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Recent Developments in Chromatographic Applications in Medicine (Deadline: 1 May 2026)
- Emerging Contaminants and Their Transformation Products in the Environment: Advanced Analytical Methods for Assessing Ecological and Human Health Impacts (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Green Analytical Chemistry: From Sample Preparation to Detection (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Analytical Methods for Food and Environmental Pollutants: Current and Future Perspectives, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Acknowledged and Emerging Contaminants in Food and Natural Supplements (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- (Mass Spectrometric) Non Target Screening–Techniques and Strategies: Volume II (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advanced Fluorescent Probes for Bioimaging and Environmental Sensing (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Recent Advances in Structural Characterization by Raman Spectroscopy (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advanced Approaches for Analysis of Food Contaminants and Residues (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advanced Analytical Tools for Characterization and Quality Control of Food, Drugs, and Natural Active Ingredients, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advances in the Chemical Analysis of Prehistoric Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Analytical Techniques in Phytochemistry: From Metabolite Profiling to Structure Elucidation (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Analytical Chemistry in Europe: Towards Sustainability and Quality of Life, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Innovative Analytical Approaches for the Isolation and Characterization of Drugs, Metabolites and Natural Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- X-Ray Spectroscopy of Biomolecules (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Novel Research and Applications of Aptasensors Based on Evolutional Selection of Aptamers (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Progress in Green Analytical Methods for the Detection of Trace Substances in Complex Matrices (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advanced Analytical Techniques for the Detection and Quantification of Emerging Contaminants, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Elemental Analysis and Determination for Food and Environmental Samples (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Applications of EPR Spectroscopy in Various Fields of Scientific Research (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Modern Sample Preparation Approaches for Separation Science, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Novel Analytical Techniques in Food Chemistry (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Fluorescent Sensing in Food and Environmental Detection (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Application of Vibrational Spectroscopy Coupled with Chemometric Tools (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Analytical Chemistry in Asia, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Analytical Techniques for Biochemical Applications: Advancing Precision in Molecular Research (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Advances in Microplastics and Nanoplastics Analysis, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Green Sample Preparation: Recent Advances in Sustainable Solid Phase Extraction (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Innovations in Mass Spectrometry for Analytical Chemistry (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Vibrational Spectroscopy and Imaging for Chemical Application (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Extraction, Chromatography, and Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Food and Plant Biomolecules (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Extraction Techniques for Sample Preparation (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Chromatography and Spectroscopy in Food, Environmental, and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Deadline: 6 August 2026)
- Application of Mass Spectrometry Techniques in Analytical Chemistry (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Advances in the Mass Spectrometry of Chemical and Biological Samples, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Applications of Solid-Phase Microextraction and Related Techniques, the Second Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Determination of Trace Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Environmental and Food Samples, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Recent Advances in DNA/Protein Biosensors (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in Chemical Analysis Procedures (Part III): Future Trends in Reducing the Environmental Impact (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Cutting-Edge Separation and Detection Approaches in Pharmaceutical Analysis (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Emerging Trends in Microextraction Techniques for Bioanalytical Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Separation and Detection Methods: Analytical Advances for Food and Food Components (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Application of Spectroscopy and Chemometrics in Food Analysis (Deadline: 14 September 2026)
- Recent Advances in Analytical Methods for Drug Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Recent Advances in Chromatography for Pharmaceutical Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Current Analytical Chemistry Procedures in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Analytical Strategies for Food Authentication and Traceability (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- New Insights in Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Application of Metabolomics for Food and Beverages Analysis, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Novel Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- The Application of LC-MS in Pharmaceutical Analysis—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Stable Isotope Techniques Across Chemistry: Methods, Applications, and Perspectives (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in QuEChERS-Based Methodologies for Multiresidue Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Recent Advances in Food Analysis, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Microfluidics: Applications for Analytical Purposes in Chemistry (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Emerging Contaminants in Environmental and Biological Systems: Analytical Challenges and Solutions (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Advances in SERS and Vibrational Spectroscopy: Chemometric Approaches for Bioanalytical and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Emerging Analytical Chemistry Techniques in Toxicology: Detection, Characterization, and Risk Assessment (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Forensic Chemical Analysis (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Solid Sampling and Analysis (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Analytical Chemistry: A Themed Issue in Honor of the Contributions of Professor Victoria Samanidou (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Emerging Analytical Methods for Contaminants in Food and Environment (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Spectroscopic and Spectrometric Techniques for Structural Analysis, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Green Analytical Methods for Halogen Determination (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advances in Analytical Strategies to Study Cultural Heritage Samples, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advanced Analytical Methods for Water Contaminant Detection (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advances in Analytical Chemistry: Unlocking the Potential of Natural Products (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Recent Progress in Environmental Analytical Chemistry (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Biological NMR Spectroscopy: A Themed Issue in Honor of the Many Contributions of Prof. Dr. Robert Powers (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Application of Analytical Methods in Food, Drug, and Natural Products Research: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Green Analytical Chemistry: Advanced Separation and Analysis Techniques (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Next-Generation Methods for Pesticide Residue Detection (Deadline: 1 December 2026)
- Advancements in Pharmaceutical Analysis Techniques (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advanced Extraction and Chromatographic Methodologies for the Analysis of Plant Secondary Metabolites and Contaminants in Crops: Innovative Analytical Strategies (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advanced Molecular Detection and Health Risk Evaluation: From Food Hazards to Disease Biomarkers (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Technology in Food Quality Control and Composition Analysis (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advanced Pharmaceutical Analytical Technology—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Chromatography—The Ultimate Analytical Tool, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Applied Analytical Chemistry: Third Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Chemometrics and Machine Learning in Forensic Chemistry (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advances in Trace Element Analysis: Techniques and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Modern Trends and Solutions in Analytical Chemistry in Poland (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Chromatographic Methods for Monitoring Food Safety and Quality—Second Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Review Papers in Analytical Chemistry, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- 30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Analytical Chemistry (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Chromatography for Bio (Analytical) Applications (Deadline: 25 January 2027)
- Exclusive Feature Papers in Analytical Chemistry, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Green Chemistry Approaches to Analysis and Environmental Remediation—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2027)