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The Aging Blueprint: Decoding Biomarkers of Bone and Muscle Health
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; bone; muscle; aging; biomarker
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Changes in Body Composition (Bone, Muscle, Adipose Tissue) with Age and Accompanying Biomarkers for Each Tissue
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone; muscle; adipose tissue; osteosarcopenic adiposity; nutrition; physical activity; and lifestyle habits influencing body composition; inflammatory markers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Metabolic Research in Animal Nutrition and Production, 2nd Edition
edited by Tietao Zhang and Qingkui Jiang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: special economic animals; companion animals; nutrition; metabolomics; microbiome; metabolites; animal nutrition; animal production; animal health and disease; metabolic phenotypes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Multi-Omics for Identifying Biosynthetic Pathways of Active Components in Medicinal Plants submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-omics; medicinal plants; bioactive natural products; biosynthetic pathway; metabolic engineering; microbial cell factories
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Metabolic Signature of Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, and Obesity Triad
edited by Simona Georgiana Popa
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiometabolic phenotypes of obesity; metabolomic profiles; microbiota; entero-insular axis; adipocytokines; precision therapy; insulin resistance; type 2 diabetes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Harnessing Cancer Metabolism: Unveiling New Therapeutic Approaches and Diagnostic Tools
edited by , Alejandro Huerta-Uribe and Ruhi Deshmukh
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; metabolic pathways; apoptosis; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
The Impact of Toxic Metals on Human Metabolism and Health
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; exposomics; suspect screening; non-targeted screening; metals; health effect; metabolic profile
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
The Role of VOCs in Communication Between Plants and Microorganisms on Metabolomics submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: volatile organic compounds (VOCs); plant-microbe interaction; sustainable agriculture; plant signaling; plant– pathogen interactions; plant growth promotion; microbial volatiles; plant defense mechanisms; biocontrol
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)
Metabolic Research in Dairy Cattle Health
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: dairy cow; nutrient metabolism; feed ingredients; additives; disease; microbes; metabolite biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Metabolic and Neurodegenerative Disease Comorbidities submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic disorders; neurodegeneration; diabetes; Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; mito-chondrial dysfunction; oxidative stress; neuroinflammation; gut– brain axis; metabolic comorbidities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Diversity of Fungal Secondary Metabolites and Bioactive Compound Discovery
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; secondary metabolites; biosynthesis; analysis; bioactivity; identification; metabolism; utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)
Bile Acid Transport and Metabolic Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: bile acid transporters; FXR (Farnesoid X Receptor); TGR5; enterohepatic circulation; metabolic regulation; NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease); gut microbiota; insulin resistance; bile acids and cardiovascular diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Computational Modeling of Metabolite-Modulated Cellular Processes
edited by and Naoaki Ono
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational metabolomics; metabolic networks; metabolite-regulated cellular processes; natural products; drug discovery; metabolite biomarkers; machine learning algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics and Data Analysis)
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: From Pathophysiology to Prevention Strategies submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Keywords: steatotic liver disease; epidemiology; MASLD; MAFLD; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); liver metabolism; liver diseases; hepatic steatosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Molecular Mechanisms of Metabolic Pathway Regulation by Phytochemicals
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submission deadline 4 May 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemicals; plant metabolism; secondary metabolites; gene expression regulation; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Advances in NMR- and MS-Based Metabolomics and Its Applications
edited by and Carmen Marino
submission deadline 5 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open
Keywords: NMR; MS; biofluids; machine learning; tissue; cells cultures; nutraceuticals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Open-Source Software in Metabolomics, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: GC- MS; LC-MS; mass spectrometry; metabolomics; open-source software
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics and Data Analysis)
Interplay Between Metabolism, Oxidative Stress, and Cellular Signaling in Health and Disease submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2652 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxidative stress; metabolism; cellular signaling; lipid metabolism; ROS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)
The Future Perspective on Screening and Diagnosis of Inborn Errors of Metabolism
edited by Luiz Carlos Santana-Da-Silva, Olga Yaneth Echeverri-Peña and
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open
Keywords: inborn errors of metabolism (IEM); genetic disorders; diagnostics; biomarkers; omics sciences; imaging techniques (MRS; PET); molecular techniques (NGS; gene editing); personalized medi-cine; early detection
Immunometabolic Consequences of Aquatic Stress
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic stress; metabolomics; immunometabolism; environmental immunology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)
Metabolomics of Human Nutrition: The Dot of Human Nutrition and the Circle of Soil, Plants, Animals and Microbes in Relation to It, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 21 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3818 | Submission Open
Keywords: human nutrition; metabolomics; physiology; biochemistry; dietetics; pathophysiology; soil science; crop science; animal husbandry; microbes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Targeted and Non-Targeted LC- and GC-HRMS Workflows for the Analysis of Emerging Contaminants and the Environmental Exposome
edited by Lapo Renai and
submission deadline 21 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2163 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromatography; high-resolution mass spectrometry; non-targeted analysis; exposome; data analysis; environmental analysis; pharmaceuticals; poly- and perfluorinated substances; personal care products; transformation products feature detection and identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)
Phenological Regulation of Secondary Metabolism
edited by , Alma Rosa González-Esquinca and
submission deadline 21 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1044 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenological fluctuations; metabolites’ phenological fluctuations; secondary metabolites; natural products; specialized metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Bioactive Compounds: Plant Stress Responses, Metabolic Regulation, and Therapeutic Insights
edited by Periyasamy Rathinapriya and
submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress adaptation; antioxidant potential; cytotoxic and therapeutic activity; plant-derived elicitors; plant metabolism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from Marine Macro- and Microorganisms
edited by and
submission deadline 29 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 613 | Submission Open
Keywords: secondary metabolites; bioactivity; marine natural products; marine microorganisms; marine organisms; drug discovery; lead compounds; pharmacological mechanism; marine drugs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)
Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics in Disease Biomarker Discovery
edited by Raobo Xu, and
submission deadline 29 May 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; lipidomics; LC/GC/CE-MS methodology development; mass spectrometry; MS-based multiomics integration; biomarker discovery; early-stage disease diagnosis; isotope-labeled metabolomics; pathway dysregulation; bioinformatics and data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)
Research on Biomarkers for Cardiometabolic Risk in Metabolic Syndrome—2nd Edition
edited by Antoaneta Trifonova Gateva and Yavor Sashov Assyov
submission deadline 29 May 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic syndrome; vascular complications; biomarkers; carbohydrate disturbances; diabetes; pre-diabetes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Meeting the Challenge of Metabolomics Analysis by Using Multidimensional Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19751 | Submission Open
Keywords: GC× GC; MDGC; metabolites; high-resolution mass spectrometry; metabolite profiling; metabolite fingerprinting; biomarker; plant secondary compounds; disease diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)
Environmental Metabolites Insights into Health and Disease
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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6508 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental metabolites; probiotics; health; disease; toxic metabolites; protective metabolites; metabolomics; environmental exposure; molecular mechanisms; metabolic pathways
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)
Metabolic Biomarkers and Nutrition in Degenerative Conditions and Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: 2nd Edition
edited by , and Maximos Frountzas
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 844 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; nutrition; metabolism; metabolomics; degenerative disease; Parkinson’ s disease; Alzheimer’ s disease; cardiovascular disease; gastrointestinal cancer surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Role of Metabolic Factors and Their Interactions on Diabetes and Its Complications
edited by Yun Shen
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic risk factors; diabetes comorbidities; bioinformatics; machine learning; multi-omics integration; cardiovascular disease; dyslipidemia; insulin resistance; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Investigating the Impact of Teas on Metabolic Disorders: Insights into Underlying Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: teas; metabolic disorders; mechanism of action; therapeutic potential; diabetes; obesity; cardiovascular diseases; biochemical properties; clinical studies; therapeutic strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Exposome and Metabolic Effects: Neurological Implications of Environmental Pollutants
edited by and Fabio Castellana
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: exposome; environmental pollutants; metabolic effects; neurological implications; neurodegenerative diseases; cognitive dysfunction; brain metabolism; toxins; environmental health; developmental disorders; neurobiology; genetic predisposition; preventive strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Lipids and Fatty Acid Metabolism in Cardiovascular Diseases
edited by and Tamara Popović
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid metabolism; lipidomics; cardiovascular diseases; prevention strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)
Metabolites in Glioma Treatment and Diagnosis
edited by , Gabriela Carrasco-Torres and María Cristina Trejo-Solís
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: glioma; metabolites; treatment; diagnosis; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Old Challenges, New Tools: Modern Mass Spectrometry in Forensic Toxicology submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: forensic toxicology; mass spectrometry; analytical challenges; HRMS; emerging drugs; metabolite pro-filing; sample preparation; methodological advances
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)
Metabolic Change Regulated by Heavy Metals
edited by , Mariana Machado Neves and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; metal-induced toxicity; mitochondrial bioenergetics; redox signaling; oxidative stress; metal homeostasis; detoxification pathways; metallothioneins; multiomics; therapeutic interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)
Emerging Inflammatory and Metabolic Biomarkers in Hayfever submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: IgE sensitisation; allergic rhinitis; allergenic capacity; immunotherapy; indoor air quality; questionnaire survey; quality of life; lived experience; hayfever; allergic rhinitis; ocular allergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Arsenolipid Metabolomics: Analytical Advances and Biological Implications
edited by Chan Xiong
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: arsenolipids; arsenic speciation; metabolomics; lipidomics; metabolite signaling; environmental health; gut microbiota; exposomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)
Amino Acid Metabolism Affecting Obesity and Energy Balance
edited by Xuchao Lyu and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; enzymes; obesity; amino acids; non-protein amino acids; biomarkers; cell signals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Nutritional Epidemiology and Metabolic Disorders, Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutritional epidemiology; antioxidants; medicinal herbs; functional ingredients; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Beyond the Ordinary: Mass Spectrometry-Based Detection of Unexpected Metabolites
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass spectrometry; unexpected metabolites; data analysis; metabolomics; biological samples
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)
Nutritional and Metabolic Regulation for One Health Across the Lifespan
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; metabolism; one health; lifespan; artificial intelligence; metabolite; microbiome; precision nutrition; causal inference; multi-omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Imaging Tumor Metabolism: Advances in Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance and Molecular Metabolomics
edited by Prasanta Dutta
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: different techniques for hyperpolarization of magnetic resonances; metabolism in cancer; imaging tumor metabolism; hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)
Metabolism of Ectotherms: Insights from Amphibians and Reptiles
edited by and Jasna Aladrović
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: ectotherm; metabolic processes; amphibians; reptiles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Functional Foods and Metabolic Health submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; metabolic analyses; functional foods; metabolic health; chronic disease prevention; bioactive compounds; antioxidants; soluble fiber; probiotics; omega-3 fatty acids; diabetes; dyslipidemia; gut microbiota; obesity; cardiovascular disease; metabolic syndrome; personalized nutrition; nutritional interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Analysis of Specialized Metabolites in Natural Products—2nd Edition submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure elucidation; isolation; evaluation of activity; plant bioactive secondary metabolites; methodology development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Effects of Various Exercise Methods on Metabolic Health
edited by and Won-Sang Jung
submission deadline 8 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9623 | Submission Open
Keywords: exercise physiology; metabolism; insulin sensitivity; energy expenditure; cardiovascular health; resistance training; high-intensity interval training; hypoxia; mitochondrial function; metabolic syndrome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Effects of Nutrition Intake and Lifestyle Intervention on Human Metabolic Health submission deadline 12 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: dietary patterns; physical activity; sleep and circadian rhythms; insulin resistance; glycemic variability; cardiometabolic risk; energy expenditure; lipid metabolism; continuous glucose monitoring; wearable devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Obesity, Hormones, and Metabolic Complications in Pregnancy submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: obesity; gestational weight gain; hormones; oxidative stress; inflammation; metabolic complications of pregnancy; neonatal complications; childhood health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
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