Marine Diatoms: The Enduring Legacy of Prof. Andrzej Witkowski
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 104
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine diatoms; marine diversity; diatom flora
Interests: biogeography; the taxonomy and systematics of marine benthic diatoms; diatom cultivation and phylogenetics; the bioprospecting of microalgae; the potential application of diatoms in the production of biofuels and other bioproducts (biosilica, pigments, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates) in nanotechnology; industry and material sciences; the biology of marine microorganisms; marine botany
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to submit your manuscripts to the Special Issue of Marine Drugs in honor of the late Professor Andrzej Witkowski, an esteemed and passionate diatom taxonomist. We will never forget Andrzej’s enthusiasm, energy, kindness, and immense diatom knowledge, which combined historic and modern perspectives and left an indelible mark worldwide. We will remember him as a noble and kind person who was extremely active internationally and whose network spanned numerous countries across most continents.
To celebrate his legacy, this Special Issue welcomes contributions from all fields related to marine diatoms. Articles dealing with taxonomy, ecology, molecular biology, and natural product discovery in marine diatoms, especially those combining genetic and taxonomy approaches, are encouraged. This Special Issue invites contributions on topics such as recent and fossil diatom flora, marine chemical ecology, habitat characteristics, metabolite production, diatom metabarcoding, and biotechnological perspectives. The memorial volume promises to be of enduring value to future diatom researchers. Manuscripts of any length will be considered. Please note that the submission deadline is 31 July.
Help us honor Prof. Witkowski's legacy with your contributions.
Dr. Ana Car
Dr. Przemysław Dąbek
Dr. Romain Gastineau
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Marine Drugs is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- andrzej witkowski
- bacillariophyceae
- taxonomy
- marine biotechnology and molecular biology studies
- marine chemical ecology research
- diatom metabarcoding
