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30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Electrochemistry

edited by

Claudio Fontanesi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical science; energy conversion; charge transfer; voltammetry; magnetoelectrochemistry/spin; redox chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Electrochemical Approaches in Bioanalysis: Translational Applications in Medicine and Environmental Monitoring

edited by Mihaela Tertis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical bioanalysis; sensors and biosensors; nanomaterials and biomimetic-based platforms; point-of-care diagnostics; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Synthesis of Innovative and Smart Materials for Batteries

edited by

Laiqiang Xu

and Kangyu Zou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: batteries; energy storage; electrodes; materials design; smart functional components

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Clean and Efficient Coal Separation

edited by

Gan Cheng

Shiwei Wang

and

Ningning Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal; intelligentization; flotation; gravity separation; dry separation; coal-based materials; coal-based solid waste; interfacial interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Fullerene and Its Application

edited by

Vasyl M. Haramus

Jacek Piosik

and Yuriy Prylutskyy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: fullerene; fullerene-based nanomaterials; computer simulation; synthesis and physicochemical characterization; biomedical application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Novel Materials for Sensing

edited by

Yunlei Xianyu

and

Meiqing Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel materials; sensor design; nanomaterials; functional polymers; biosensors; chemical sensing; electrochemical detection; fluorescent probe

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Coordination Compounds: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Versatile Biological Applications

edited by

Rodica Olar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: coordination compounds; essential/non-essential metal ions; biological activity; antitumor; antimicrobial; in vitro assays; carrier; inorganic/organic matrix

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Novel Micro- and Nanocomposites as Ionizing Radiation Shielding Materials: From the Concept to Real-Life Protection

edited by

Gawel Zyla

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposites; microcomposites; shielding; radiation; ionizing radiation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Bioorganic Chemistry

edited by

Raffaele Saladino

and

Harri Lönnberg

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioorganic chemistry; chemoenzymatic synthesis; biocatalysis; biomimetic synthesis; biomolecular interactions; functional biomolecules; molecular recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Synthesis of Functional Materials for Optoelectronics

edited by

Riddhiman Medhi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronics; composite materials; nanomaterials; photocatalysis; sensing; synthesis; semiconductor; optical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Physical Chemistry

edited by

Anan Yaghmur

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical chemistry; dynamics and kinetics; thermodynamics; quantum chemistry; spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Anticancer Drugs: Design, Synthesis, and Anticancer Activity

edited by Yusuf Tutar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure– activity relationships; pharmacological evaluation; prodrugs and drug delivery; targeted cancer therapy; small molecules; peptides and natural products as anticancer agents; computational drug discovery and virtual screening; mechanism of action studies; in vitro and in vivo anticancer assays; cancer cell signaling modulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Impact of Aromatic Plants and Their Extracts on Insect Models for Nutritional, Medicinal, and Crop Protection Research

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