Analytical Chemistry
A section of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Section Information
The ‘Analytical Chemistry’ section of Molecules publishes original research articles, communications, and reviews on all aspects of analytical chemistry. This section welcomes a wide array of research including fundamental investigations on the identification and quantitation of chemical entities (small to large molecules and complexes), as well as improvements on analytical methodologies that have an impact on our society and environment. This section will report significant improvements in detection limits, reproducibility, accuracy, and precision for analytes of interest using modern analytical techniques and instrumentations. Articles may also only be directed to any part of the analytical chemistry work-flow, such as sampling, sample preparation, detection, and data analysis. This section invites manuscripts from researchers that report on the following areas related to analytical chemistry:
- Sampling strategies including device development for obtaining representative sample materials, e.g., from the environment, manufacturing facilities, and others.
- Sample preparation including innovative liquid-phase and solid-phase extraction. Microscale techniques, use of nanoparticles, and development of innovative extraction materials.
- Derivatization techniques to improve sample preparation, analysis, and detection.
- Instrumentation, e.g., portable analytical systems
- Separations including liquid and gas phase chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, gel electrophoresis, and so on. Materials for separation science. Hyphenated separation techniques and two-dimensional separations.
- Bioanalysis
- Chemical analysis using microfluidics
- Chemometrics and data analysis
- Environmental analysis
- Electrochemistry
- Food, spices, and beverage analytical methods
- Greening of analytical chemistry
- Lipidomics
- Metabolomics
- Metallomics
- Mass spectrometry
- Nuclear magnetic resonance
- Phytochemical analysis
- Proteomics
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- The Role of Raman Spectroscopy in Analytical Sciences (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Applications of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) in Biological Sample Analysis (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Mass Spectrometry-Driven Advancements in Forensic Science (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Spectroscopy for Health and Medicine (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Novel Approach for Evaluation of Biological, Food, and Environmental Samples (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Advances in Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Development of Analytical Methodologies for Selective Extraction, Separation, Identification, and Purification of Valuable Compounds (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Applications of Liquid Chromatography or Mass Spectrometry (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Detection and Analysis of Chemical Pollutants in Food (Deadline: 1 June 2023)
- Chemical Analysis of Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 1 June 2023)
- Development of Spectrochemical Imaging with Infrared and Raman Techniques (Deadline: 1 June 2023)
- Fluorescent Optosensing in Chemical Analysis (Deadline: 6 June 2023)
- Modern Flow Analysis III (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advances and Challenges in Flow Analysis and Capillary Electrophoresis (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Chromatographic and Electrophoretic Separation Methods in Pharmaceutical Analysis (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Applications of Chromatography in Biological Sample Analysis (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Solid-Phase Microextraction Techniques and Application in Food and Horticultural Crops (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Trace Element Techniques and Their Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- IR Spectroscopy: An Emerging Analytical Tool (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- New Technology and Method to Rapidly Detect Nucleic Acid (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Laser Spectroscopic Characterization of the Organic Chromophores (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Chemical Analysis Strategies in the Cultural Heritage Field: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Luigia Sabbatini’s Retirement (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Recent Development in Subcritical Water Extraction and Chromatography (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Progress in Analytical Methods for the Characterization, Quality and Safety of the Beehive Products Ⅱ (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Environmental, Food and Nutrients Samples (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Chiral Recognition and Enantioseparation (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Composite Nanoparticles and Their Application in Analytical Chemistry (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Determination of Trace Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Environmental and Food Samples II (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Green Analytical Methods for Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Environmental Analysis (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Chromatography: Determination of the Biological Activity of Natural Compounds (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Chromatography–the Ultimate Analytical Tool II (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advances in Analytical Strategies to Study Bioactive Compounds in Food and Food Waste - Part II (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Spectroscopic Methods in Food Chemistry: From Milk and Dairy Products to Olive Oil (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Recent Advances in Food Analysis (Deadline: 15 July 2023)
- Advances in Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Food Safety (Deadline: 30 July 2023)
- Aptamer-Based Sensing Technology for Biomarker Analysis (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Food Analysis in the 21st Century: Challenges and Possibilities (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Recent Advances and Future Trends in Sample Preparation II (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Emerging Technologies for Detecting the Chemical Composition of Plant and Animal Tissues and Their Bioactivities (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Chiral Chromatography Analysis of Natural and Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Advanced Analytical Tools for Characterization and Quality Control of Food, Drugs, and Natural Active Ingredients (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Multi-Scale Microscopical Characterization of Microstructure in Energy Relevant Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Chromatographic Analysis of Pesticide in Environmental and Food (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Past Present and Future of Raman Spectroscopy (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Applied EPR Spectroscopy (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Applications and Method Developments in NMR – from Benchtop to High Field NMR Spectroscopy (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Advances on Microplastics and Nanoplastics Analysis (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Imaging and Spatial Lipidomic Analysis (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Analytical Chemistry Presents with State-of-the-Art Molecular Recognition and Interaction (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Sample Preparation-Quo Vadis: Current Status of Sample Preparation Approaches-3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Application of Chromatography in Food Analysis (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Advances in Pharmacokinetics and Bioanalysis of Novel Drugs (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Advanced Technology in Nutrition Analysis (Deadline: 1 August 2023)
- Application of LC-MS/MS in Biochemistry II (Deadline: 1 August 2023)
- Raman Spectroscopy Analysis of Surfaces (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Advanced Electrochemical Methods in Molecular Detection (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Single-Cell Proteomics—Development of Methods for Sample and Data Analyses (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Mass Spectrometry in Pharmaceutical Analysis (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Spectroscopic Analysis of Bioactive Components and Chemical Constituents from Edible Plants (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Recent Progress in the Analysis and Detection of Pollutants of Emerging Concern in Environmental and Food Samples (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Advances in Chiral Analysis (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Innovate Sensors for Sensitive Determination for Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Novel Methodologies and Advanced Applications of Electro- and Liquid Phase Separation Techniques (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Application of Analysis and Testing in Foods, Materials, Environment and Pharmacy (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Analytical Aspects in Environmental Pollution Monitoring (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Development of Analytical Methods in Food, Biological and Environmental Samples Determination II (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Synthesis and Applications of Near-Infrared (NIR) Organic Fluorophores (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Recent Advances and Future Challenges in Food Analysis II (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Recent Advances in Spectroscopy of Molecular Ensembles and Low-Dimensional Phases (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Development of Sample Preparation and Analytical Methods (Deadline: 16 September 2023)
- Advances in Detection of Trace Elements by Analytical Spectroscopy (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Advances in Elemental Speciation Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Study of Biologically Active Organic Compounds Using Various Liquid Chromatography Techniques (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Advances in Pharmaceutical Analytical Technologies (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Innovative Extraction Technique and Hyphenated Instrument Configuration for Complex Matrix Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Application of Analytical Methods in Food, Drug, and Natural Products Research: Volume II (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Applied Analytical Chemistry (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Electroanalytical Trace Metal Quantification and Speciation (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Analysis of Phytochemical Components (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Mass Spectrometric Analysis in Food and Plant Extracts (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Frontiers in Microextraction for Trace Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Chemometrics for Environmental Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- The Application of Vibrational Spectroscopy Techniques Coupled with Chemometrics in Agro-Food-Pharmaceutical Products (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Theme Issue in Honor of Professor Ana Maria Oliveira Brett: Bioelectrochemical Sensing and DNA Electrochemical Biosensors (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Advanced Mass Spectrometric Technology: Development and Applications in Chemical and Biological Analysis (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Sample Preparation for Chromatographic Analysis – Advances, Perspectives and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- LC-MS in Bioactive Molecules Study (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Review Papers in Analytical Chemistry (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Miniaturized Sensors in Analytical Spectroscopy/Spectrometry (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Applications of HPLC Methods in Natural Products Chemistry (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Advances in the Applications of Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Pushing the Frontiers of Modern Green Organic and Biochemical Analysis Techniques: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Milton L. Lee in Anticipation of His 75th Birthday (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Aptamer Generation and Bioapplication (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Sensors and Analytical Techniques in Biochemistry (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Organic Contaminants and Microplastics: Analytical Methodologies (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Recent Advances in Solid-Phase Microextraction (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Analytical Chemistry in Europe: Towards Sustainability and Quality of Life (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Advanced Analytical Methodologies in Detecting Bioactive Food and Plant Constituents (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Precision Analysis of Chemical Samples by Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Chemical Analysis of Sparkling Wines and Other Carbonated Beverages (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Analysis of Breath and Environment VOCs in Health and Disease (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Environmental Nanoparticles: Separation, Characterization, and Analysis (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Chromatography and Extraction Techniques for Chemical Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Recent Advances in Fluorescent Probes for the Detection of Biomolecules (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Development and Application of Atomic Spectroscopy Techniques to Biology, Health and Veterinary Research (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Recent Advances in Food and Agricultural Products Analysis II (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Quantitative Analysis of Food Residues by Advanced Functional Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- The Applications of LC-MS/MS Technique in Natural Products (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Spectroscopy and Chromatography in Food and Environmental Analysis (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Recent Advances in Raman Spectroscopy Analysis: Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Mass Spectrometry: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis in Pharmaceutical Research (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Mass Spectrometry for Biomedical and Food Analysis (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Identification of Biomolecules by Mass Spectrometry (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Various Methods for Pharmaceutical Analysis Processes (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Applications of Solid-Phase Microextraction and Related Techniques (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Recent Advances in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering for Food Analysis (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- New Approaches to Developing Novel Chiral Separation Materials, Chiral and Biomarker Sensors as Well as Metabonomics Techniques (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Analysis of Residues in Environmental Samples II (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- New Insights into Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Fluorescent Probes as Powerful Tools in Cancer Detection (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Application of Liquid Chromatography in the Environmental Samples Analysis (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in Separation Science/Techniques: Separation, Extraction, Detection and Removal Approach by Using Various Techniques (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in Environmental Analytical Chemistry (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Design and Preparation of Organic Fluorescent Materials for Detection and Bio-Imaging (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Method Development and Validation in Food and Pharmaceutical Analysis IV (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advanced Nano-Based Chemsensors and Biosensors for Detective Application (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Analytical Strategies in Molecular Food, Environmental and Biomedical Screening (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Natural Products: Phytochemical Analysis & Pharmacological Evaluation (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Analysis and Application of Active Compounds in Food (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
