Ionic Liquids for Chemical and Biochemical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Ionic liquids are well known to be valuable nonvolatile alternatives to conventional organic solvents and have received impressive attention over the past seventeen years (75,059 publications since 2000, based on the Web of Science search dated on 21 January 2018) in all aspects of chemical and biochemical applications.

In 2018, the journal Molecules will be publishing a Special Issue of a collection of papers featuring selected contributions from the “Ionic liquids for Chemical and Biochemical Applications”. As the Guest Editor of this Special Issue, I am writing to you to invite you to contribute a research paper, rapid communication or review article on your current research activities in the area of ionic liquids for targeted molecule analysis.

This Special Issue will be a collection of papers focusing on ionic liquids as smart media for reactions, as well as synthesis, and ionic liquid devices for affinity extraction and analysis. We anticipate this issue will be attractive to the scientific community of synthesis, materials, and separation. This special issue invites contributions covering the aspects broadly indicated by the keywords. Reviews articles by experts are also welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Yen-Ho Chu
Guest Editor

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.