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Essential Oils and Their Derivatives: Characterization, Biological Activity and Application

edited by

Noura Ahmed

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; aromatic plants; natural products; bioactive compounds; biological activities; pharmacology of volatiles; structure elucidation; isolation techniques

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

Doping Strategies for Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts

edited by

Paweł Szroeder

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbons; p-doping; n-doping; Fermi level engineering; electrocatalysis; electrochemical sensors; energy conversion and storage; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Natural Products

edited by

Laura Jūrienė

and

Petras Rimantas Venskutonis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical fluid extraction (SFE); natural products; green chemistry; carbon dioxide extraction; sustainable extraction; phytochemicals; scale-up; environmentally friendly processes

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

Bioactive Natural Products: The Potential Sources of New Drugs

edited by

Sanah Nkadimeng

and

Gerda Fouchè

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive natural compounds; chemical characterization and optimization; bioactive natural products’ safety; cytotoxicity; bioactive natural products’ mechanisms of action; biological activities in vitro and in vivo; chronic diseases; bioactive natural product in non-communicable diseases-chronic inflammation/chronic stress/drug discovery/anticancer

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

Organometallic Compounds: Design, Synthesis and Application: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yanping Ma

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: organometallic compounds; design and synthesis; transition metal complexes; catalysis; metal coordination; catalytic applications; mechanisms; organic– inorganic hybrid compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

Biopolymer-Based Materials: Preparation, Properties and Applications

edited by

Gabriela Dudek

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymer; biopolymer based; material; preparation; processing; characterization; modification; physicochemical; mechanical; application; packaging; biomedical engineering; agriculture; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Electrochemical Catalytic Conversion of Small Molecules

edited by

Xinyue Wang

Libin Zeng

and

Guandong Su

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; small molecule conversion; single-atom catalysis; mechanism study; sustainable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Bioactive Compounds in Food: Extraction and Characterization

edited by

Michał Halagarda

and

Sascha Rohn

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; food matrices; extraction techniques; green technologies; analytical characterization; structural elucidation; stability and bioavailability; functional food applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Advances in Plant-Sourced Natural Compounds as Anticancer Agents, 2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; natural compounds; phytochemicals; antioxidant activity; anticancer activity; phytotherapy; drug discovery; drug delivery; pharmaceutical formulation

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

Covalent Organic Frameworks for Energy Storage

edited by Madagonda M Vadiyar

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: covalent organic frameworks; synthesis and characterization; energy storage; supercapacitors; aqueous batteries; zinc-ion batteries; charge storage mechanisms; ex situ/in situ characterizations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Analyses and Applications of Phenolic Compounds in Food—3rd Edition

edited by

Ana Teresa Sanches-Silva

and

Oscar Núñez

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolics; extraction; identification; applications in food matrix

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

The Catalytic Conversion of Biomass

edited by

Nikolaos Kokkinos

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass valorization; catalysts; biocatalysis; electrochemical catalysis; industrial catalysis; renewable feedstocks; sustainable chemistry; bio-based products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Bioactive Food Compounds and Their Health Benefits

edited by

Sabina Lachowicz-Wiśniewska

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: polyphenolic compounds; bioactive compound; natural products; food safety; phytochemicals; carotenoids; LC-MS/MS techniques; HPLC-DAD-MS; fruits; vegetables; and mushrooms; antioxidant compounds; functional food; prebiotics; health benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Advances in Efficient Conversion of Biomass Resources

edited by

Yu-Cai He

and

Wei Tang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulose biomass; food waste; algal biomass; urban solid waste; platform compound; chemobiological valorization of biomass; biotransformation and biocatalysis; biomass pretreatment; biorefining; life cycles of biomass valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Small Fish Models for Molecular-Ethnopharmacology and Drug Discovery

edited by

Yasuhito Shimada

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; chemical biology; natural product screening; omics; phytochemicals; systems pharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advanced Materials for Gaseous Pollutant Removal

edited by

Xin Liu

Yongbiao Hua

and Yueshuang Mao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: gaseous pollutant removal; catalysis; adsorption; sustainable remediation; environmentally friendly materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Zeolites and Related Nanoporous Materials: Green Supports for Molecules

edited by

Nevenka Rajić

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; zeolites; selective catalysts; zeolite-like materials; molecule selectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Review Papers in Physical Chemistry

edited by

Maofa Ge

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical chemistry; spectroscopy; quantum chemistry; surface chemistry; molecular dynamics simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Molecular Crystals: Exploring Structure, Properties, and Applications

edited by

Silvano Geremia

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular crystals; polymorphism; crystal growth; solid-state structure– property relationships; shape-memory and self-healing crystals; elastic– plastic crystals; materials for electronics and photonics; pharmaceutical crystalline materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Current Research in Wine Chemistry and Analysis

edited by

Elisavet Bouloumpasi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: wine chemistry; analytical methods; sensory properties; phenolic compounds; fermentation chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds in Food: Advanced Extraction and Characterization Methods

edited by

Gerasopoulos Dimitrios

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; food matrices; extraction methods; process optimization; green and sustainable solvents; characterization techniques; stability assessment; bioavailability; delivery systems; functional foods; nutraceuticals; composition– functionality relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Innovative Catalysts and Multimodal Strategies for Water Remediation

edited by Lucyna Bilińska,

Yongchang Sun

and

Aleksandra Kędzierska-Sar

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured catalysts; thin-film catalysts; transition metal and carbon-based catalysts; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (EAOPs); photocatalysis; catalytic ozonation; novel catalysts for water remediation; wastewater treatment; functional material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Carbon-Based Materials for Sustainable Chemistry: 3rd Edition

edited by

Dipendu Saha

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based materials; carbon nanostructures; adsorption; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advances in Biomass Conversion, Biofuel Production and Biorefinery Processes

edited by

Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz

and

Mayra Anabel Lara-Angulo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; biofuels; catalysis; biorefinery integration; CO2 utilization; hydrogen production; energy storage; life-cycle and techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Therapeutic Potential of Bioactive Dietary Small Molecules and Natural Products: From Discovery to Mechanistic Understanding

edited by

Athanasios A. Panagiotopoulos

and

Marilena Kampa

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural products; dietary small molecules; therapeutic agents; mechanism of action; nutraceuticals; functional foods; molecular targets; pharmacological activity; chronic diseases; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; metabolic disorders; hormone-related diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Algal Biomolecules for Food and Pharmaceutical Innovations: Extraction, Characterization and Applications

edited by Renu Geetha Bai

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: algal biotechnology; biomass valorization; bioavailability evaluations; advanced extraction and purification techniques; functional and nutraceutical properties

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

Bioactive Peptides: Isolation, Identification and Application

edited by

Monika Karaś

Urszula Szymanowska

and

Anna Maria Papini

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

Keywords: peptides; proteins; hydrolysis; bioavailability; application; biological activity; food technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Environmental Analysis of Organic Pollutants, 3rd Edition

edited by

Wenbin Liu

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

Keywords: organic pollutants; persistent organic pollutants; emerging contaminants; new pollutants; air; water; soil and sediment; emission; environmental fate; transformation; target analysis and non-target analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Small Molecules in Molecular Imaging, Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery

edited by

Wing-Leung Wong

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: small molecules; molecular design and synthesis; molecular imaging; chemical biology; drug discovery; biomarker visualization; therapeutic targeting; translational medicine; disease mechanisms; personalized diagnostics; biomedical innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Metal–Organic Cages: Synthesis and Applications

edited by Simona Nica

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic strategies; self-assembly processes; crystal engineering; computational studies; post-synthetic functionalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Circularly Polarized Luminescence Materials

edited by

Chuanfeng Chen

and Biao Zhao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: circularly polarized luminescence; chirality; small molecules; polymers; chiral liquid crystals; self-assembled materials; optoelectronics; information security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Wide-Bandgap (WBG) Semiconductors: Advancements in Synthesis, Surface Engineering and Applications

edited by

Wei Hu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: wide-bandgap semiconductors; gallium oxide; Ga2O3; diamond; aluminum nitride; AlN; surface engineering; semiconductor devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

New Synthetic Drugs of Abuse

edited by

Helena Gaspar

and

Nuno da Rosa Neng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: new psychoactive substances (NPS); structure– activity relationships; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; toxicological mechanisms; advanced analytical methodologies; biomarkers of exposure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advanced Fluorescent Probes for Bioimaging and Environmental Sensing

edited by

David G. Churchill

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal ions; anions; phosphates; fluorescence; aldehydes; phosphorescence; sensitive detection; analytical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Application of Polyacrylonitrile in Catalytic Conversion and Environmental Remediation

edited by

Ning Ma

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

Keywords: polyacrylonitrile (PAN); environmental remediation; catalytic conversion; functionalized composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Photoactive Compounds: From Dye Design to Advanced Probes and Photosensitizers

edited by Janina Kabatc-Borcz

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

Keywords: photosensitizer; initiator; photosensitive materials; probes; dye

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Analytical Methods for Food and Environmental Pollutants: Current and Future Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by

Julia Martín

and

Esteban Alonso

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; food samples; environmental samples; sampling; sample preparation; analytical instrumentation; chemometric tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Advanced Membrane Materials for Water Treatment

edited by

Minjia Meng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced membranes; water treatment; membrane materials; nanocomposites; desalination; wastewater reuse; antifouling; mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs); emerging contaminants; membrane fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Chitosan-Based Materials for Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications

edited by

Mahwash Mukhtar

and

Rita Ambrus

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitin; chitosan; chitosan modification; chitosan-based drug delivery systems; chitosan nanoparticles; chitosan for biomedical use; chitosan biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Porous and Nanoporous Materials in Heterogeneous Catalysis, 2nd Edition

edited by Angela Martins

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous and nanoporous materials; heterogeneous catalysts; hierarchical materials; bifunctional catalysts; catalyst supports; zeolites; zeotypes; carbon materials; MOFs; mesoporous silicas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Flexible Materials and Devices for Human Health

edited by Ding Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible materials and devices; self-powered sensing; energy conversion; health monitoring; disease treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Agricultural and Food Residues: Treatment and Valorization of By-Products and Wastes

edited by

Dimitris Sarris

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food waste management; valorization processes; waste treatment technologies; bioconversion and fermentation; extraction and purification methods; bio-based materials and products; nutrient and resource recovery; process optimization; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Acknowledged and Emerging Contaminants in Food and Natural Supplements

edited by

Dana-Alina Magdas

and

Marco Ciulu

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

Keywords: food authentication; contaminants; toxicity; risk assessment; molecular fingerprint; metabolomics; AI-based omics; consumer safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Bioactive and Nutritional Molecules: From Natural Sources to Therapeutic and Health Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mauro Lombardo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive and nutritional molecules; natural therapeutic agents; bioactive compounds

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

Recent Progress in Quantum Dots: Synthesis and Emerging Applications

edited by

Kevin Critchley

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum dots; nanomaterials; colloidal synthesis; surface functionalization; optical properties; sensing; quantum dot applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Novel Drugs for Anticancer Therapy

edited by

Maciej Wnuk

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer activity; natural small molecules; anticancer drugs; synthetic analogues

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Functional Compounds and Advanced Delivery Systems in Cosmetic Science

edited by

Kenji Sugibayashi

and

Hiroaki Todo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: cosmetic chemistry; bioactive ingredients; natural extracts; anti-aging compounds; skin barrier function; antioxidants; peptides in cosmetics; nanotechnology in skincare; sustainable formulation; dermal delivery systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂: From Fundamentals to Practical Catalysis

edited by Younes Abghoui

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical CO2 reduction; eco-friendly energy resources; reaction mechanism; net-zero emissions; computational catalysis; experimental catalysis; decarbonization technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Carriers, Channels, Receptors, and Enzymes: Protein Targets of New Synthetic and Natural Compounds, 2nd Edition

edited by

Annalisa De Palma

and

Anna Spagnoletta

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: carrier; channel; receptor; enzyme; drug design; synthesis; biological evaluation; inhibitors; bioactive compounds; cell metabolism; mitochondria; human pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Preparation, Performance and Application of Nano Functional Materials

edited by

Ana Rovisco

and

Ana Pimentel

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-functional materials; nanostructures; synthesis and fabrication; metal and metal oxide nanomaterials; composite nanomaterials; surface modification; catalysis and energy applications; sensing and bioengineering; sustainable nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

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