Special Issues

Biology publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Genetic Evolution and Reproductive Development in Marine Fish
edited by Yongshuang Xiao
submission deadline 17 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine fishes; genetics; adaptation; evolution; regulation; phylogenetic; gene family; ecology and genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)
Progression of the Immune Escape Mechanism in Tumors submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 20946 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer immunology; immune checkpoints; cancer immunotherapy; cancer immune escape  ; Immuno-oncology; CAR T cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Advances in the Fields of Neurotrauma and Neuroregeneration submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11390 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurotrauma; spinal cord injury; traumatic brain injury; neuropathic pain; neuroinflammation; axonal regeneration; postinjury plasticity; neurorehabilitation; cell transplantation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Evolution of Insecticide Resistance Mechanisms in Insect Pests
edited by , and Jeffrey W. Harris
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7280 | Submission Open
Keywords: insecticide resistance; xenobiotic detoxification; evolution; de novo mutation; metabolic detoxification; pleiotropic co-option
Conservation Genetics as a Management Tool for Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Species submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7237 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation genetics; forensics; molecular markers; management; plants; animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Multi-Omics Co-expression Network Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6910 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-omics; co-expression network analysis; transcriptomics; data integration; bioinformatics; network visualization; network comparison
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
De Novo Detection of Transposons
edited by Dongying Gao, and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3729 | Submission Open
Keywords: transposons; de novo detection; genome; evolution; activity; data analysis pipeline
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Neural Correlates of Perception in Noise in the Auditory System
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3415 | Submission Open
Keywords: auditory perception; neuronal selectivity; communication sounds; auditory cortex; masking noise
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Molecular Mechanisms and Molecular Imaging of Cancer
edited by Yueqi Wang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3408 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; molecular mechanisms; molecular imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Alien Marine Species in the Mediterranean Sea
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3120 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine organisms; ecology and paleoecology; biodiversity; Mediterranean ecosystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Recent Advances in Wolbachia and Spiroplasma Symbiosis submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2362 | Submission Open
Keywords: herbivore-associated bacterial symbionts; facultative endosymbionts; co-infection; cytoplasmic incompatibility; complex relationship; horizontal transmission; host-insects; physiological interactions; intracellular bacteria
Recent Advances in Molecular Allergology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open
Keywords: allergen identification; allergen characterization; cross-reactive allergens; allergen immunotherapy; IgE-binding epitopes; T-cell epitopes; allergen modification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Cell Transport in Health and Disease
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1629 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell transport; cancer; tumor microenvironment; cell– ECM interaction; exosome; immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Multi-Omics in Oncology: Discovering Novel Biomarkers and Targets
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1467 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-omics; cancer signaling; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders in Diabetes
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetes; cardiovascular diseases; metabolic disorders; obesity; dyslipidemia; physiological mechanism; insulin resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Mechanisms of Protein Thermostability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1127 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein thermostability; enzyme stability; biocatalysis; mechanism of protein thermostability; protein structure and function; bioengineering for protein thermostability
Synaptic Function and Energy Use
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: presynapse; postsynapse; ATP; mitochondria; glia; pericyte; vasculature; fatty acids; ketone bodies; leptin; insulin; glucose; lactate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Inflammation and Signaling Pathways in Angiogenesis
edited by Archita Das
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
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Molecular Genetics in Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress
edited by Abhishek Bohra, and
submission deadline 1 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1123 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; gene; genome; gene expression; proteome; metabolite; phenotype; QTL
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Multidisciplinary Insights on Bone Healing (Volume II) submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14377 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone healing; bone regeneration; bone diseases and related pathologies; bone tissue engineering; bone substitute
Innovative Biotechnologies for Advancing Protein Function Investigation
edited by Yongjuan Zhao, Wanhua Li and Qiwen Deng
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1240 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein imaging and visualization; high-throughput screening; computational methodologies; protein engineering; protein– protein interactions; protein– ligand interactions; biological mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biotechnology)
Discovering the Transcriptional Basis of Circadian Rhythm Generation
edited by Xiaodong Li
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open
Keywords: circadian rhythms; biological clocks; chromatin; transcription; histone; nucleosome; pausing; pause release
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Anti-cancer Agents and Their Function Mechanism
edited by Haiyan Tian
submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: anti-cancer; natural products; bioactive molecules; targets; peptides; marine organism; plants; microorganism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Applications of Stable Isotope Analysis in Ecology submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17134 | Submission Open
Keywords: community ecology; population ecology; biotic interactions; food webs; nutrient cycling; ecosystem structure and functioning; disturbance; stability; environmental change; climate change; invasive species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)
Benthic Biodiversity from Microbes to Multicellular Organisms and Its Functional Interplays submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15748 | Submission Open
Keywords: benthic organisms; biological response; ecosystems; natural gradients; anthropogenic pressures; biological interactions; macrofauna; meiofauna; protists; prokaryotes; microbial mediated biogeochemical processes; nutrient fluxes; sediment biogeochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Extracellular Vesicles from Health to Disease: Positive or Negative Benefits submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8965 | Submission Open
Keywords: extracellular vesicles; exosomes; microparticles; EV mechanisms of action; biomarkers; EV in diseases; EV as therapeutic tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Epigenetic Modifications and Changes in Neurodegenerative Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6566 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; epigenetics; DNA methylation; histone tail modifications; non-coding RNAs; biomarkers; environmental epigenetics  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Neurobiology of Invertebrates Inaccessible from Mammalian Studies
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6130 | Submission Open
Keywords: invertebrate; neurobiology; learning; memory; behavioral change; molecular basis; open vasculature; identifiable neuron
(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)
Facilitation of Invasive Crop Pests via Climate Change: From Evidence to Mechanisms
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5682 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate warming; biological invasion; phenotypic plasticity; local adaptation; rapid evolution; basal stress tolerance; niche breadth
Molecular Biology of Neuroendocrine Tumors: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5278 | Submission Open
Keywords: transcription factor; NE differentiation; NE transformation; NET signaling pathway; neuroblastoma; NE lung cancer; NETs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Effects of Heavy Metals and Microplastics on Wetland Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
edited by Hualong Hong and Mohammad Belal Hossain
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2536 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; microplastics; wetland ecosystems; ecology; risk assessment; food chain; health risk; emerging contaminants; water and sediment contamination; ecosystem health; exposure; polythelene
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)
New Advances in Molecular Diagnostics of Crop Pathogens submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2224 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogen detection; pathogen identification; crop protection; crop diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Response in Plants under Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Treatment (Volume II) submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1858 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; bioactive compounds; biotic and abiotic stress; food quality; LED; nutrients; plant defense; plant response; productivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
PET/MRI Brain Image Processing and Analysis: Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1650 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease; dementia; neurodegenerative disorders; positron emission computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; imaging methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Application of Metabolomics and Integrated Computing in Chemical Biology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1415 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical biology; computational biology; metabolomics; computational modeling; new chemical entities (NCE); active pharmaceutical ingredients (API); characterization; metabolite profiling
Macrophages and Antimicrobial Immune Response
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open
Keywords: macrophage; inflammation; inflammasome; innate immunity; anti-microbial; microbicidal; polarization; MDSC
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Understanding the Genomic Mechanisms of Oncology
edited by Sharona Elgavish and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open
Keywords: omics; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; genome-wide mutation profiling; epigenetics; medical imaging; tumor microenvironment; machine-learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Feature Review Papers in Ecology submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)
Molecular Basis of Hereditary Hearing Loss
edited by Amel Bahloul
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: hearing loss; gene therapy; molecular pathway; mechanotransduction; proteomics; lipids; vestibular disorders; hair cells; noise
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Neurophysiological and Cognitive Alterations in Response to Hypoxia submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: hypoxia; cognition; vigilance; attention; exercise
Human Pathogen Infections: Pathogenicity and Immunity
edited by Neeraj Chauhan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; human pathogens; pathogenesis; host– pathogen interaction; host immune system; autophagy; antimicrobial resistance; nutrition and microbial infection; therapy; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Proteinaceous Infectious Particle (Prion) Biology submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open
Keywords: prions; prion diseases; infectious protein particles; prion formation; amyloid aggregation; prion amyloid proteins; yeast
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Research Progress in Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of the Blood–Brain Barrier
edited by Richard A. Hawkins, Juan Viña and Darryl R. Peterson
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain; barrier; capillaries; glucose; amino acids; medicines; osmolarity; osmolytes; neurovascular unit; nutrients; glucose; blood– brain barrier transport; swelling; volume control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Molecular Mechanisms of Sexual and Reproductive Development in Aquatic Animals
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic animals; sex; germline; reproduction; regulatory mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Biology, Ecology, Management and Conservation of Canidae
edited by Alberto Meriggi and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: Canidae; biology; ecology; management; conservation; ecosystem; habitats; niches; biodiversity; physiology; reproduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Vision and the Immune System submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemokine; cytokine and other immune-function-related proteins and non-coding RNAs in the retina; retinal organoids; rodent models; zebrafish; fruit fly; human patients; database mining; data-driven discovery of biological functions; non-image-forming functions of opsin receptor proteins; retinal degeneration; Muller glia cells; retinal pigment epithelium
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Genetic Mechanisms in Archaea submission deadline 1 May 2024 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: archaea; extrachromosomal genetic elements; chromosome structure; DNA replication; DNA repair; DNA recombination; transcription regulation; epigenetic regulation  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Molecular Mechanism and Genetic Regulation of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
edited by
submission deadline 1 May 2024 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: symbiotic nitrogen fixation; nodulation; stresses; host immune system; microbial communities; molecular mechanism; genetic regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Physiological and Pathophysiological Responses to Biomaterials 2.0: From Nano- to Microscale Effects and Interactions submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4995 | Submission Open
Keywords: extracellular stimuli and physiological responses; plasma membrane interface; cell– material interactions; tissue– material interactions; tissue engineering; biomaterials; biomedical devices; in vitro models and on-chip/microfluidic systems; bioreactors; structure– function relationship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Cancer and Signalling: Targeting Cellular Pathways
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2075 | Submission Open
Keywords: Hippo signalling; mechanotransduction; YAP; cancer; polarity; Rho GTPases; signalling; organ growth; extracellular matrix; integrins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
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