Recent Advances in Small-Molecule Therapeutics Targeting Signaling Pathways

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that submissions for the Molecules Special Issue “Recent Advances in Small-Molecule Therapeutics Targeting Signaling Pathways” are now being accepted.

Signaling pathways play a key role in the modulation of cellular activity. They are considered to be a rich source of target candidates, since the abnormal activation of these physiological pathways may cause several pathological conditions, including cancer, autoimmune diseases, and diabetes. This Special Issue will focus on the recent advances in medicinal chemistry concerning drug discovery, the development of new small molecules targeting signaling pathways, and their possible therapeutic applications.

We welcome original research articles as well as perspective papers and reviews.

Prof. Dr. Stefania Villa
Prof. Dr. Arianna Gelain
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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. Molecules is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly 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 2700 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.