Special Issues

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Reviewing the Landscape of Psychopharmacology
edited by
submission deadline 28 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychopharmacology; mood disorders; neurobiology; drug safety; translational psychiatry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Musculoskeletal Pain and Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment and Management submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4435 | Submission Open
Keywords: pain; connective tissue; musculoskeletal disorders; fascia; muscles; tendons; ligaments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Minimally Invasive Neuroendoscopy
edited by Stefan Linsler
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open
Keywords: spinal neuroendoscopy; spine and brain surgery; endonasal endoscopic skull base surgery; intraventricular neuroendoscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Cortical Development and Neurotransmission
edited by Christine Hohmann and Joanne Berger-Sweeney
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open
Keywords: cerebral cortex; neurotransmission; neuromodulatory neurotransmitters; developmental brain disorders; molecular mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
15th Anniversary of Life—Emerging Plant-Based Materials and Bioactive Compounds in Biomedical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-derived materials; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; biomedical applications; natural products; plant-based polymers; drug delivery; tissue engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Musculoskeletal Disorders: Integrative Insights into Pathophysiology, Therapeutic Strategies, and Rehabilitation
edited by
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal disorders; high-resolution imaging; biomarkers; ultrasound-guided therapy; regenerative medicine; personalized rehabilitation; wearable sensors; translational musculoskeletal research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Advances in Skin-Related Disease: Pathogenesis and Novel Therapeutic Strategies submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: skin pathologies; skin cancer; eczema; acne; psoriasis; skin microbiome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Understanding Early Dysmetabolism in Adolescents: Bridging Research, Mechanisms and Clinical Management
edited by Anna Di Sessa
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open
Keywords: dysmetabolism; biomarkers; intervention; prevention; early diagnosis; strategies; children; adolescents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Current Advances in Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
edited by , Daesik Yang and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2904 | Submission Open
Keywords: lung cancer; underlying lung disease; radiotherapy; systemic therapy; survival outcomes; complication; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Promising Therapeutic Horizons for Regenerative Medicine in Animals submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open
Keywords: stem cells; induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs); soft tissue engineering; in vivo and in vitro investigations; extracellular vesicles; preclinical studies; clinical studies; platelet-rich plasma; platelet-rich fibrin; cell-based therapy; cell-free therapy; orthopedics; cardiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)
Vetinformatics-Driven Approaches to Animal Health and Disease
edited by and Rajesh Kumar Pathak
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal health; livestock disease; vetinformatics; computational genomics; RNAseq; multi-omics; drug discovery; molecular docking; molecular dynamics simulation; vaccine design; one health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)
Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatments of Airway Diseases submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: airway diseases; COPD; asthma; cystic fibrosis; bronchiectasis; biomarkers; biologics; targeted; immunology; pathogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
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