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30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Inorganic Chemistry

edited by

Axel Klein

Richard Dronskowski

and

Vassilis Tangoulis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10323 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic chemistry; coordination chemistry; solid-state chemistry; nanomaterials; organometallics; transition and main group metal chemistry; catalysis; bioinorganic chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

The 30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Natural Products Chemistry

edited by

Daniela Rigano

Maria Camilla Bergonzi

Dimitris P. Makris

and

Kyoko Nakagawa-Goto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8144 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; bioactive molecules; drug discovery; pharmacological activity; formulations; drug delivery systems; food applications and additives; cosmetic applications; synthesis

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

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Analytical Chemistry

edited by

Wilfried Rozhon

Simone Morais

and

Agostinho Almeida

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5553 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatography and advanced mass spectrometry; atomic spectroscopy and elemental mass spectrometry; molecular spectroscopy; miniaturization of analytical instruments; ohmics; nanomaterials and sensors; automation and high-throughput screening; single-cell analysis; non-invasive analysis/techniques; green analytical chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Modern Trends and Solutions in Analytical Chemistry in Poland

edited by

Tomasz Tuzimski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3147 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical and physical chemistry; separation sciences; chromatographic methods and related techniques (HPLC; SPE; SFC; GC; CZE; UPLC; GC × GC; and others); sample preparation and extraction techniques (SPE; QuEChERS/d-SPE; SPME; SBSE; HFLPME; DLLME; FUSLE; and others); detection techniques (DAD; FLD; MS; MS/MS; and others); spectrometry; bioanalytics; proteomics; metabolomics; and lipidomics; nanotechnology; environmental sciences; natural product chemistry (isolation; identification and quantification of bioactive compounds; and in vitro and then in vivo investigations on their biological activity); food analysis and food safety; xenobiotics analysis in environmental; biological; and food samples; chemometrics and statistical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Developments in Biobased Polymers

edited by

Dimitrios Bikiaris

and

Eleftheria Xanthopoulou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3100 | Submission Open

Keywords: biobased polymers; sustainability; biodegradability; polymer recycling; polymer composites; polymer processing; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules: Recent Advances in Organometallic Chemistry

edited by

Zhi-Gang Gu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2597 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic framework; organometallic compounds; coordination assembly; metal– organic cluster; metal– organic cage; supramolecular chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Peptide Assembly and Bioactivity

edited by

Wen Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1108 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide; self-assembly; co-assembly; stimuli-responsive; bioactivity; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Silymarin and Derivatives: From Biosynthesis to Health Benefits 2.0

edited by

Dominique Delmas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: silymarin: sources and biosynthesis; secondary metabolites and silymarin derivatives; silymarin bioavailability; silymarin and cardiovascular diseases; silymarin and metabolic syndrome; silymarin and cancer; silymarin and inflammation and immune diseases; silymarin and degenerative age-related diseases

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

Advances in Lactam Chemistry: From Synthetic Strategies to Biological Applications

edited by

Faïza Diaba

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactams; sustainable synthesis; structure– activity relationship (SAR); drug discovery; β -lactam analogues; heterocyclic chemistry; therapeutic applications; antimicrobial and anticancer agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Metal–Halide Perovskites for Solar Cell and LED Materials

edited by

René M. Williams

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid halide perovskite solar cell materials; perovskite light-emitting diode materials; optical properties; luminescence; material property characterization; thin solid films; crystal formation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Electrochemistry

edited by

Claudio Fontanesi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Advances in Remediation Methods of Pharmaceutical Pollutants in Water

edited by

Robert Skibiński

and

Jakub Trawiński

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug pollutants; advanced oxidation processes; water treatment; electrochemical methods; photodegradation; degradation pathways; mineralization; toxicity assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Functional Molecules Design for Nutrition Health

edited by

Libing Liu

and

Yu Feng

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

Keywords: molecule design; biological activity; nutrition and health; personalized nutrition protocols; precision therapeutic methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

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

edited by Mihaela Tertis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 71 | 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 59 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Fullerene and Its Application

edited by

Vasyl M. Haramus

Jacek Piosik

and Yuriy Prylutskyy

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

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied 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 52 | 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)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Physical Chemistry

edited by

Anan Yaghmur

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Novel Materials for Sensing

edited by

Yunlei Xianyu

and

Meiqing Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 42 | 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 39 | 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)

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

edited by

Antonella Rosa

Carla Masala

and

Paolo Solari

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

Keywords: aromatic plants; bioactive extracts; volatiles; insect models; edible insects; olfaction; bioinsecticides

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

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Bioorganic Chemistry

edited by

Raffaele Saladino

and

Harri Lönnberg

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 29 | 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)

Anticancer Drugs: Design, Synthesis, and Anticancer Activity

edited by Yusuf Tutar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

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 27 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Synthesis of Functional Materials for Optoelectronics

edited by

Riddhiman Medhi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

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