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Recent Advances in Fluorescent Probes: Design, Synthesis, Properties and Application

edited by Zhaoyang Wang and Yancheng Wu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probes; fluorescent sensors; fluorescent analytical technology; chemical detection; biological detection; fluorescence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Research Advances in Li-Ion Battery Materials: Present and Future

edited by

Li Du

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion battery; anode materials; cathode materials; characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Visible Light Active Photocatalysts for Organic Synthesis

edited by Wentao Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic chemistry; photocatalyst; synthesis; radical; single-electron transfer; atom transfer; energy transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Anti-Cancer and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Medicinal Plants

edited by

Yingtong Di

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; anti-cancer activity; anti-inflammatory activity; natural products; modification; derivatives; bioassay

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Hierarchical Organization in Polymeric and Amphiphilic Self-Assembly

edited by Thi Vo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-assembly; amphiphile; polymers; computational modeling; synthesis; material design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Advances in Radiation Detection Materials and Technology

edited by Qianli Li and Weiguang Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation-sensitive material; scintillation material; luminescent center optimization; radiation detection materials; flexible dosimeter; semiconductor heterostructure engineering; synthesis; characterization; application; determination of the crystal structure of biomacromolecules

Chemical Modifications and Interactions of Food Macromolecules: Mechanisms and Impacts on Quality

edited by Ling Liu and Yixiao Shen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid; protein; molecular interactions; food safety; food stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Heterocyclic Bioactive Molecules: Structural Analysis and Innovative Applications in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by

Annamaria Martorana

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic compounds; drug design; AI machine learning; bioorthogonal chemistry; molecular imaging; small-molecule probes; PROTAC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Computational Chemistry in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis and Surface Chemistry

edited by Haya Kornweitz and

Basil Raju Karimadom

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: density functional theory (DFT); heterogeneous catalysis; homogeneous catalysis; surface reactions; reaction mechanism; metallic Surfaces; nanoparticles; adsorption; desorption; ab initio calculations; material science; surface modelling; reaction kinetics; thermochemistry and reactivity; transition State theory; potential energy surfaces (PES); hydrogenation; hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); oxygen evolution reaction (OER); CO2 reduction; electrocatalysis; machine learning

Secondary Metabolites: Green Isolation, AI-Assisted Elucidation, and Mechanistic Insight

edited by Niko Radulović and

Miljana Đorđević Zlatković

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; natural products; AI/ML dereplication; metabolomics; advanced NMR/MS; green/flow isolation; chemoproteomics; mechanism of action; FAIR data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Chemistry of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

edited by

Maksymilian Chruszcz

and Nicholas Truex

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acids; peptides; proteins; synthesis; derivatives; characterization; structural studies; biophysical properties; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Advances in Chemical Analysis Procedures (Part III): Future Trends in Reducing the Environmental Impact

edited by

and Fotouh Rashed

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: green approaches; analytical chemistry; instrumental analysis; sample preparation; quantitative analysis; AI; tools; metrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Harnessing Peptides and Peptidomimetics in Modern Drug Discovery

edited by

Adel Nefzi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide synthesis; peptidomimetics; cyclic peptides; peptide therapeutics; peptide drug discovery; modified peptides; bioactive peptides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion—2nd Edition

edited by Feifei Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage and conversion; electrochemical systems; batteries; hydrogen; supercapacitors; CO2 conversion

Complexes as Tool for Design and Synthesis of Species with Biological Application

edited by

Rodica Olar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal complex; resistance; biofilm; antitumor; carrier; target biomolecule; drug design; hybrid material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Theme Issue in Honor to Prof. Dr. Douglas Stephan’ Great Achievement in Inorganic Chemistry

edited by Meera Mehta and Andrew Jupp

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic chemistry; catalysis; complexes

Fluorescent Sensing in Food and Environmental Detection

edited by

Shanshan Wang

Shaoying Gong

and

Yan Qi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollutants; food contaminants; organic residues; heavy metals; fluorescent sensing; fluorescent materials; food analysis; food quality; pollutant monitoring; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Metal Ions and Metal Complexes in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by

Adriana Georgieva Bakalova

and

Carlo Santini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal ions; metal complexes; synthesis; study; spectral analysis; biological activity; ligands

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Chemical Biology in Europe

edited by

Steven Verhelst

and

Alessio Peracchi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical probes; bioorthogonal chemistry; chemical proteomics; target identification; probe-based visualization; PTM detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Current Topics and Applications of Chiral Auxiliaries

edited by Shawn Raynard Hitchcock

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: chiral auxiliary; asymmetric synthesis; diastereoselection; organic synthesis; stereochemistry; chiral control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Radical Chemistry

edited by

Jia-Rong Chen

and Ying Cheng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: radical chemistry; radical cross-coupling; photocatalysis; electrochemical synthesis; transition metal catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Synthesis of Natural Compounds and Derivatives

edited by Fanie van Heerden and Mamoalosi Selepe

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; synthesis; total synthesis; semi-synthesis; derivatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Plant Bioactive Compounds in Pharmaceuticals, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jurca Tünde

and

Laura Gratiela Vicas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; medicinal plant; phytocomplexes; cell cultures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Nitrogen Containing Heterocyclic Scaffolds: Synthesis and Bioactivity

edited by

Paolo Zardi

and

Alfonso Zambon

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocycles; heteroaromatics; drug discovery; organic synthesis; structure-activity relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Bioactive Molecules for Targeted Cancer Therapy

edited by

Goreti Ribeiro Morais

and Robert A. Falconer

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymatic inhibitors; fragment-based discovery; chemical biology; covalent ligands; payloads; prodrug; (poly)peptide conjugates; antibody– drug conjugates; computational chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Chemical Analyses and Applications of Essential Oils—2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco Les

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; bioactive compounds; liquid phase; vapor phase; potential applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Green Organic Synthesis: Innovations for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Lu Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; organic synthesis; green chemistry; precise synthesis; chemoselectivity; regioselectivity; enantioselectivity; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Photocatalytic Water Splitting: Cutting-Edge Research and Future Directions

edited by

Xibao Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic water splitting; hydrogen production; photocatalysts; heterojunctions; co-catalysts; charge carrier

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Advancements on Field Detection Based on Nucleic Acid Amplification

edited by Xiong Xiong,

Yi Li

and

Libin Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleic acid; isothermal amplification; visual detection; colorimetric detection; fluorescence-based detection; point-of-care test; field detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Biodegradable Polymers in Biological Application

edited by

Hernane S. Barud

and

Mariana Pires Figueiredo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural polymers; synthetic polymers; controlled degradation; compositional and structural modifications; processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Green Conversion of Polymeric and Textile Waste into Functional Materials

edited by

Anastasia Anceschi

and

Gjylije Hoti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; polymer conversion; textile waste valorization; plastic management; resource recovery; recycling; upcycling; functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Heterocyclic Compounds and Their Metal Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs

edited by

Nevenka N. Gligorijević

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic metal complexes; in vitro activity; anticancer activity; cell cycle; apoptosis; 3D cell culture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advanced Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices

edited by

Teng Wang

and

Chenhui Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; supercapacitors; batteries; flow batteries; 2D transition metal carbides/nitride (MXene) nanomaterials; transition metal compounds; aqueous batteries; advanced nanostructured materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Organometallic Compounds: Synthesis and Catalysis

edited by

José Manuel Vila Abad

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: organometallic compounds; synthesis; catalysis; chemistry; structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Functionalized Nanomaterials: Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application—2nd Edition

edited by

Siyi Cheng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized nanomaterials; functionalized strategies; compositions; nanostructures; energy storage; sensing; environmental remediation; catalytic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Emerging Trends in Two-Dimensional Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

edited by Xiao Zhi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; biosensors; graphene; energy storage; catalysis; electronic conductivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Theoretical, Computational and Experimental Advances on Molecular Optical Properties, 2nd Edition

edited by

Heribert Reis

and

Jianjun Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; theoretical computation; photophysical characterization; structure– propertyies relationship; bio-application; imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Synthesis and Properties of Heterocyclic Compounds: Recent Advances—2nd Edition

edited by

Maria João Queiroz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic compounds; synthesis; applications; biological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Advanced Electrocatalysts: Design, Characterization, and Applications in Sustainable Conversion Reactions

edited by Bruno Manzolli Rodrigues

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; nanostructured catalysts; atomically dispersed catalysis; sustainable catalysis; oxygen reduction reaction (ORR); oxygen evolution reaction (OER); CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR); biomass conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Materials for High-Performance Ion Batteries

edited by

Xiaoming Lin

and Wenting Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic frameworks; MOF-derived materials; high-performance ion batteries; electrochemical performance; energy conversion; energy storage; nanoporous materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Green and Enzymatic Catalysis for Synthesis of Functional Molecules

edited by

Lei Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: green catalysis; enzymatic synthesis; sustainable chemistry; biocatalysis; functional molecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Health Promoting Compounds in Milk and Dairy Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Pamela Manzi

and

Mena Ritota

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: milk; dairy products; functional compounds; food quality; protein and bioactive peptides; minerals; vitamins; antioxidant compounds; promoting health and well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Natural Products Synthesis: From Carbohydrate Building Blocks to Bioactive Conjugates

edited by

Sarah Mazzotta

and

Giuseppe D'Orazio

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbohydrate synthesis; glycosides; polysaccharides; synthetic chemistry; biological activities; glycomimetics; glycoderivatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Biomass-Derived Chemicals and Materials for a Sustainable Environment

edited by Robson Rocha

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; bioenergy; bioprocesses; biomaterials; sustainable processes; solid waste to energy and new materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Environmental Pollutants and Oxidative Stress Chemistry

edited by

Leobardo Manuel Gomez-Olivan

and Gustavo Axel Elizalde-Velázquez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollutants; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species (ROS); antioxidant defense; redox chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Advanced Carbon Materials in Environment and Energy Storage

edited by

Johannes Zanoxolo Mbese

and

Lawrence Mzukisi Madikizela

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene; carbon nanotubes; energy storage; environmental remediation; sustainable synthesis; hybrid carbon materials; solar energy and fuel cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advances in Photosynthesis and Electrosynthesis of Organic Compounds

edited by

Zheng Fang

and Changsheng Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry; electrosynthesis; continuous flow electrochemistry; process intensification; green synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)

Application of Chitosan and Hyaluronan

edited by

Katarína Valachová

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3002 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyaluronan; chitosan; functionalized hyaluronan and chitosan; hyaluronan and chitosan derivatives; medicinal applications; polysaccharides; reactive oxygen species; tissue engineering; biodegradable; biological properties; medicine; cosmetics; food industry; water treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Organometallic Photochemistry: A Commemorative Special Issue Honoring Professor Alistair Lees

edited by

Shih-Sheng Sun

and

Gebremariam Wubie

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: photochemistry and photophysics; supramolecular photochemistry; excited state processes; photocatalysis; sensors and probes; photofunctional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross-Field Chemistry)

Gemini Surfactant Application Studies

edited by Iwona Kowalczyk and

Bogumil E. Brycki

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: gemini surfactants; biological activity; physicochemical analysis; smart material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

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