Advances in Metabolomics
A section of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989).
Section Information
Metabolomics is a multidisciplinary and multipurpose approach that provides a holistic view of the concentration of molecules in complex matrices, and has potential applications in several fields, encompassing biochemistry, biology, biomedicine, and agricultural sciences. In the past two decades, metabolomics has been demonstrated to be a powerful method for the study of complex natural mixtures, including biofluids, cells, tissues, food matrices, and plant extracts. In this section of Metabolites, we aim to collect original research contributions that, applying beyond-state-of-the-art approaches, push metabolomics to its extreme frontiers. Contributions are not restricted with respect to a particular analytical technique, or to a particular field of application. Examples include (but are not limited to):
- research that pursues considerable advancements in metabolomic study design, data acquisition and data analysis
- studies involving the validation of biomarkers in large-scale multicentric cohorts
- applications suitable for, or in the process of, clinical translation
- innovative sample collection methods and protocols
- multi-omic studies with advanced data integration schemes.
Reviews that critically discuss innovations in the field that are emerging or just on the horizon will also be considered.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Lipidomic and Metabolomic Analysis of Neurodegenerative Diseases (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Proteomics and Metabolomics in Human Health and Disease (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances on Metabolomics: Driving Innovation in Bio-Analysis and Natural Products Research (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Novel Methods of Mass Spectrometry Imaging Towards Biomedical and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 1 July 2026)
- Expanding Boundaries in Spatial Metabolomics and Lipidomics: Advances in Mass Spectrometry Imaging (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Metabolomics Applications in Agriculture, Health and the Environment (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Metabolomics Studies in Ruminant Models: Unraveling Nutritional Physiology and Health (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Metabolomics in Human Diseases and Health: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Early-Stage Biomarkers: Metabolomics in Preclinical and Prodromal Disease Detection (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics for Advancing Personalized Medicine (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Analytical Techniques Applied in Metabolomics (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advanced Metabolic Profiling via Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry and Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advances in NMR- and MS-Based Metabolomics and Its Applications (Deadline: 4 November 2026)
- New Horizons in Metabolomics-Based Chemical Insight (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Application of Metabolomics in Chemistry and Biochemistry (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Metabolic Imaging and Biomarkers in Cancer and Metabolic Disorders (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Recent Advances in Metabolomics (IECM2026) (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: