International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Recent Advances in Nanoelectronics and Associated Applications

edited by

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoelectronics; low-dimensional materials; semiconductor devices; neuromorphic; quantum; nanosensors; nanophotonics; energy-efficient circuits; healthcare; environmental monitoring; energy systems; next-generation computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics)

Molecular Mechanisms and Therapies of Myeloid Leukaemia, 3rd Edition

edited by

Barbara Guinn

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute leukemia; myeloid leukemia; pediatric leukemia; adult leukemia; targeted therapy; antigens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Advances and Perspectives in Mass Spectrometry for Biomaterial Analysis

edited by

Alina Diana Zamfir

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: mass spectrometry; biopolymers; biomaterials; compositional and structural analysis; surface and interface analysis; biofunctionalization; industrial and clinical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Molecular Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops (Second Edition)

edited by

Mario A. Pagnotta

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15928 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; advance molecular approach; molecular characterization; environmental stresses plant tolerance; resistant genes; QTLs; drought; salinity; climatic changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Intestinal Diseases and Gut Microbiota

edited by

Anna Duda-Madej

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5465 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; dysbiosis; natural compounds; colorectal cancer; neurological diseases; autoimmune diseases; probiotics; gut-brain axis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Advances in Conventional Tree Breeding: Integrating Phenotypic Selection, Genetic Gain, and Sustainable Forest Management

edited by

Jingli Yang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3859 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest trees; genetic breeding; conventional tree breeding; forest management; forest tree varieties; modern molecular technology; genetic engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Advances in Plant Protein and Enzyme Inhibitors

edited by Yan Zhang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant proteins; active substances; bioactive compounds; enzyme inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Application of Molecular Technology to Dental Treatment

edited by

Yoshiya Hashimoto

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; implant material; titanium; zirconia; PEEK; in vitro; in vivo

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Hepatopancreatic and Intestine Diseases: From Molecular Basis to Therapy—Mitochondrial Insights

edited by

Arnau Panisello-Roselló

and

Teresa Carbonell Camós

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatopancreatic diseases; intestine diseases; molecular basis therapy; pathogenesis; molecular pathways; pharmacological interventions; surgical techniques; immunotherapies; regenerative medicine approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Marine Toxins: Molecular and Biochemical Mechanisms of Marine and Freshwater Algal Toxins

edited by

Francisco Eduardo Hernandez-Sandoval

and Allisson Astuya-Villalón

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: harmful algal blooms (HABs); molecular toxicology; marine and freshwater toxins; cytotoxicity mechanisms; toxin–cell interactions; biochemical and structural biology; mechanistic omics; ichthyotoxicity; signal transduction; structure–activity relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Toxicology)

Cancer Metabolism as a Therapeutic Target: From Mechanisms to Therapies

edited by

Yu-Chan Chang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolism; tumor microenvironment; tracing; molecular imaging; therapy; omics; drug response; cancer; immune populations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Biophysical Characterization and Molecular Engineering of Multidomain Proteins (4th Edition)

edited by

Koichi Kato

and

Takayuki Uchihashi

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3389 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidomain proteins; protein dynamics; domain interactions; allosteric regulation; protein engineering; SAXS; Cryo-EM; protein NMR; computational modeling; protein design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biophysics)

Sustainable Material Development: From Molecular Insights to Functional Applications

edited by

Rosie Yagmur Yegin

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; biodegradable polymers; green chemistry; functional materials; structure–property relationships; chemical modification; recycling and upcycling; circular economy; composites; analytical techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Insights in Metabolomics: Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Applications in Cancer Research

edited by

Catarina Luís

and

Rosa Perestrelo

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3098 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; chromatography; mass spectrometry; molecular oncology; cancer pathways; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism)

Novel Insights into Cardiac Diseases

edited by Kuo-Tzu Sung

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular genetics; inherited cardiomyopathies; lysosomal storage disorders; precision medicine; translational cardiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Molecular Plant–Microbe Interactions in Biological Disease Control

edited by

Waqar Ahmed

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant–microbe interactions; microbial biocontrol; plant immunity; induced systemic resistance; microbial antagonism; secondary metabolites; functional genomics; multi-omics; rhizosphere microbiome; synthetic microbial communities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Natural Products in Metabolic Diseases: From Molecular Target Discovery to Clinical Translation

edited by

Wenxiang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic diseases; natural products; molecular targets; network pharmacology; multi-omics and artificial intelligence; clinical translation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Molecular Mechanisms of Cytokinin Biosynthesis, Metabolism, Signaling, and Action

edited by Martin Raspor

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural and synthetic cytokinins; isoprenoid cytokinins; aromatic cytokinins; diphenylurea-type cytokinins; cytokinin biosynthesis; cytokinin metabolism; histidine kinases; phosphotransfer; two-component signaling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Advances in Vaccines: From Precision Molecular Platforms to Immune Remodeling

edited by Hong Jia

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation vaccines; mRNA; saRNA; circRNA; nanoparticle vaccines; structural vaccinology; emerging infectious diseases; cancer vaccines; neoantigens; tumor microenvironment; multi-omics; AI immunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Regulatory Networks in Plant Development and Environmental Stress Response

edited by

Yong-Hwan Moon

and

Hye-Yeon Seok

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant development; environmental stress; gene regulatory networks; transcriptional regulation; post-transcriptional regulation; transcription factors; signal transduction; hormone signaling; epigenetic regulation; genome-wide analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Functional Genetics and Signaling Networks in Neurodevelopmental and Neuromuscular Disorders

edited by

Nicola Facchinello

, Francesco Chemello and

Marco G. Schiavone

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: zebrafish; neurodevelopment; neuromuscular disorders; functional genetics; gene editing; organoids; mammalian animal models; OMICs approaches; transgenesis; cell signaling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in Molecular Genetics and Genomics

edited by

Francesco Sessa

,

Lasse Lindahl

and

Apostolos Zaravinos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 31 articles | Viewed by 34592 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular genetics; genomics; precision medicine; genetic diagnostics; gene therapy; next-generation sequencing (NGS); pharmacogenomics; epigenetics; forensic genomics; translational genomics; genome replication; gene expression; cell stress; cell cycle; cell signaling; macromolecular surveillance and turnover; molecular evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in Molecular Informatics

edited by

M. Natália D.S. Cordeiro

and

Giulio Vistoli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 14 articles | Viewed by 16731 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-guided drug repurposing; virtual screening in personalized medicine; machine learning for toxicity prediction; network-based biomarkers in complex diseases; in silico pharmacokinetics and ADMET profiling; data-driven materials design; deep learning for molecular property prediction; AI-assisted nanomaterial synthesis; systems biology models for metabolic engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)

Recent Advances in Brain Cancers: Second Edition

edited by

Monika Gudowska-Sawczuk

and

Karolina Orywal

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 11152 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain tumors; malignant brain tumor; advanced cancer biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Plant Stress Biology

edited by

Rui Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11136 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; stress response mechanisms; oxidative stress; phytohormones signaling; stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Multifaceted Roles of Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer and Other Diseases

edited by

Eleni-Myrto Trifylli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8877 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular vesicles; exosomes; cancer diagnostics; non-invasive tests; liquid biopsy; cancer therapy; biomarker discovery; nanotechnology; EV engineering; drug delivery; neurodegenerative diseases; cardiovascular diseases; infectious diseases; autoimmune diseases; precision diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

New Insights into the Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration and Regeneration: From Bench to Bedside

edited by Irina Ivanova Stoyanova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7766 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegeneration; neuroregeneration; molecular neurobiology; brain development; developmental brain disorders; synaptogenesis; synaptic plasticity; cognitive neuroscience; neurotrauma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)

Colorectal Cancer: Molecular and Cellular Basis

edited by Martina Lepore Signorile

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7552 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorectal cancer; molecular and cellular biology; tumor initiation; tumor progression; metastasis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Molecular Genetics and Genomics of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

edited by

Elisabetta Bolognesi

and

Franca Rosa Guerini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6900 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodevelopmental disorders; genetics; molecular biology; biomarkers; epigenetics; precision medicine; rare variants; common variants; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

Bioactive Natural Products: From Molecular Mechanisms to Biological Function

edited by

Noureddine El Aouad

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6680 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; molecular mechanism; biological activities; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Molecular Advances on Solubility and Diffusivity in Water-Based Systems and in Biological Media

edited by

Ana M. Mainar

and

José S. Urieta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6432 | Submission Open

Keywords: water solubility ; water-solute interactions ; solvation, hydrophobic and hydrophilic effects ; improving water solubility and prediction ; solution of chemicals in biological media ; diffusivity ; drug transport and bioavailability; chemicals diffusivity across biological barriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics)

The Application of an Electron Microscope in the Study of Cell Structure

edited by

Ivana Bocina

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5337 | Submission Open

Keywords: intracellular structure; organelles; cell surface structure; immuno-labeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biophysics)

SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP/GIP/Glucagon Agonists: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Clinical Translation

edited by

Cosmin Mihai Vesa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5215 | Submission Open

Keywords: SGLT2 inhibitors; GLP-1 receptor agonists; GIP; glucagon; multi-agonists; cardiometabolic disease; renal protection; obesity; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism)

Zebrafish as a Novel Model for Toxicological Research

edited by Leobardo Manuel Gómez-Oliván

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5038 | Submission Open

Keywords: zebrafish; toxicological assessment; organic and inorganic contaminants; oxidative stress; developmental toxicity; neurotoxicity; reproductive toxicity; genotoxicity; alternative testing models; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Toxicology)

Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies for Pregnancy Complications

edited by

Joško Osredkar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4626 | Submission Open

Keywords: pregnancy complications; placenta diseases; molecular mechanisms; therapeutics; biomarkers; preeclampsia; gestational diabetes; intrauterine growth restriction; maternal-fetal exchange; inflammation mediators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in Cancer

edited by

Sérgio Paulo Bydlowski

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4196 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell signaling; cell transduction; transcriptional and post-transcriptional pathways; growth factors; second messengers; cell proliferation; cell differentiation; cell metabolism; cell death; cell invasion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Plant Breeding Strategies: Employment of Plant Adaptation Mechanisms to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

edited by

Vidmantas Bendokas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3895 | Submission Open

Keywords: marker-assisted selection; molecular breeding; whole-transcriptome analysis; RNA sequencing; DNA sequencing; plant stress response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Advances in Forensic Science: Integrating Innovation and Investigation

edited by

Aniello Maiese

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3855 | Submission Open

Keywords: DNA profiling; artificial intelligence; trace evidence analysis; immunohistochemical markers; molecular biology techniques; super-resolution microscopy; integrated forensic approach; new bioinformatics techniques; digital pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Advances in Genetic and Epigenetic Research in Skin Diseases

edited by

Nikolai Pace

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3811 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin diseases; genodermatoses; psoriasis; atopic dermatitis; hidradenitis; suppurativa; epigenetic regulation; genome-wide association studies (GWAS); next-generation sequencing; translational dermatogenomics; Mendelian randomization; rare disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Hematopoietic Stem Cells: Molecular Insights into Homeostasis, Disease, and Aging

edited by Yoshikazu Matsuoka

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3158 | Submission Open

Keywords: hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs); senescence; hematopoietic homeostasis; epigenetic drift; DNA damage responses; metabolic reprogramming; hematological disorders; inflammation; environmental stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Plant Physiology and Molecular Stress

edited by

Ihsan Muhammad

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3144 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress physiology; molecular stress responses; molecular biology; abiotic stress signaling; gene regulation; redox homeostasis; hormonal crosstalk; omics approaches; stress-adaptive mechanisms; epigenetic regulation; Abscisic Acid (ABA) signaling; antioxidant defense systems; photosynthetic regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Advances in Tau Protein Research

edited by

Taxiarchis Katsinelos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3116 | Submission Open

Keywords: tau biology; disease model systems; protein aggregation; tauopathies; neurodegeneration; Alzheimer’s disase; seeded aggregation; amyloid filaments; tau propagation; antibodies; targeted protein degradation; tau therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Recent Advances in Medicinal Plants and Natural Products: Second Edition

edited by

Teresa Leszczyńska

,

Barbara Borczak

and

Joanna Kapusta-Duch

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3098 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; natural products; phytochemistry; bioactive substances; medicinal properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Molecular Pathophysiology of Chronic Lung Diseases: Mechanisms and Therapeutics

edited by Gary C. Mouradian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2989 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic lung disease; vagal sensory neurons; inflammation; airway remodeling; molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Coordination Chemistry: From Fundamental Principles to Multifunctional Applications

edited by

Kiril B. Gavazov

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2973 | Submission Open

Keywords: coordination compounds; metal–ligand interactions; ligand design and synthesis; spectroscopic characterization; coordination geometry; molecular architecture; ion-association complexes; supramolecular chemistry; catalysis and activation mechanisms; functional materials; metal–organic frameworks; magnetism in coordination compounds; redox-active complexes; environmental and green chemistry applications; sensors and molecular devices; bioinorganic chemistry; medicinal coordination chemistry; theoretical and computational coordination chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics)

Oxidative Stress Unveiled: Mechanisms and Implications in Cardiac Pathologies

edited by

Sukkum Ngullie Chang

and Vernat Exil

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 2970 | Submission Open

Keywords: reactive oxygen species (ROS); electron transport chain (ETC); mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP); endothelial–cardiomyocyte–fibroblast crosstalk; metabolic adaptation; inflammation; cardiovascular disease (CVD)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Bioactivity and Mechanistic Insights of Plant-Derived Chemical Compounds

edited by

Mohammed Dalli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2963 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived compounds; bioactivity; mechanism of action; phytochemicals; pharmacology; natural products; molecular targets; ethnopharmacology; drug discovery; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

The Molecular Life of Sperm: New Horizons in Male Infertility

edited by

Mónica Vazquez-Levin

and

Robert John Aitken

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2844 | Submission Open

Keywords: human sperm; fertilization; infertility; biomarkers; genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Computational and Multi-Omics Bioinformatics in Cancer Biology and Therapy Response

edited by

Prasoon Agarwal

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2832 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer bioinformatics; multi‑omics integration; precision oncology; tumor heterogeneity; tumor microenvironment; therapy response; machine learning; deep learning; AI‑driven analysis; single‑cell multi‑omics; spatial omics; immunotherapy; tumor–immune interactions; network biology; pathway analysis; biomarker discovery; clinical outcome prediction; translational bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)

Upcycling Food Industry By-Products: Bioactive Ingredients for Nutrition and Health

edited by

Giusy Rita Caponio

and

Graziana Difonzo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2725 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; food by-products; functional foods; molecular mechanisms; polyphenols; oxidative stress; inflammation; nutrigenomics; microbiome; prebiotics; postbiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

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