Molecules

Recent Research Advances in Green Extraction of Natural Products

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 945 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable chemistry; natural products; bio-based solvents; process intensification; sustainable extraction technologies; biomass valorization

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

Phenolic Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Natural Products

edited by

María Pilar Gómez-Serranillos

and

Alfredo Torres-Benítez

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; extracts; phenolic compounds; antioxidants; plants; fungi; lichens; phytotherapy

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

Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics Studies of Chemical Reactions in the Gas Phase, Condensed Phases and Interfaces

edited by Robert Benny Gerber and Imon Mandal

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: ab initio molecular dynamics; chemical reactions; reaction mechanism and dynamics; potential energy surfaces; trajectories

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)

Bioactive Ingredients in Foods: Delivery, Stabilization, and Functionality

edited by

Marta Igual Ramo

and

Liliana Patricia Acurio Arcos

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant capacity; bioactive compounds; bioactive nutrients; carotenoids; food matrix; functional food; health benefits; natural sources; phytochemicals; polyphenols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Drug Discovery Based on Non-Mammalian Models

edited by

Yiwen Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease models; drug discovery; zebrafish; drosophila melanogaster; caenorhabditis elegans

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Novel Polymer Materials for Environmental Applications

edited by

György Deák

and

Maria Daniela Stelescu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioplastics; polymer biocomposites; ecological packaging; polymer waste recovery; microplastics; photocatalytic polymers; conductive polymers; polymeric membranes; biodegradation of polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advanced Techniques for the Chemical Analysis and Removal of Environmental Pollutants

edited by Anca-Iulia Stoica

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant monitoring; emerging contaminants; advanced techniques; removal of pollutants; eco-friendly treatments; nature-based solutions; environmental management

Sustainable Electrochemical Platforms for Clinical and Environmental Determination

edited by

Paulina Sierra-Rosales

and

Constanza Venegas

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable electrochemistry; electrochemical biosensors; environmental monitoring; green synthesis; point-of-care diagnostics; biomass-derived carbon; emerging pollutants; nanocomposites; screen-printed electrodes; molecular detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Organic Chemistry

edited by

Maria G. P. M. S. Neves

, Antonia Di Mola and

Nuno M. M. Moura

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 23 articles | Viewed by 37930 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic synthesis; organic chemistry research; theoretical study; reaction mechanisms; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Chemical Biology

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 30594 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioorthogonal chemistry; peptides; nucleic acids; proteins; analytical methods; chemical inhibitors; chemical probe; ubiquitination; structure-activity relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

30th Anniversary of Molecules: Recent Advances and the Next in Macromolecular Chemistry

edited by

Sylvain Caillol

,

Hua Wei

,

Apostolos Avgeropoulos

and

Ying-Wei Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29558 | Submission Open

Keywords: macromolecular chemistry; synthetic polymers; natural polymers; polymerization mechanisms and kinetics; supramolecular self-assembly; biological macromolecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Food Chemistry

edited by

Ana Novo Barros

and Marta Coelho

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 22 articles | Viewed by 29185 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; nutraceuticals; bioactive compounds; analytical techniques; by-products; food chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Featured Review Papers in Food Chemistry—2nd Edition

edited by

Fei Tao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25651 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analysis; food additives; food supplements; functional foods; physicochemical properties; agro-food wastes recycling; bioaccessibility and bioavailability; food stability; food security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Advances in Coordination Chemistry, 3rd Edition

edited by Juan Niclós-Gutiérrez and

Miquel Barceló-Oliver

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21657 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis strategies for novel coordination compounds; coordination compounds with tailor-made ligands for specific applications; coordination compounds with multitopic ligands; single-crystal XRD structures and dimensionality of metal complexes; metal–organic frameworks and their applications; molecular recognition in mixed ligand–metal complexes at the molecular and/or supra-molecular levels; model metal complexes from the bioinorganic frontier of biological chemistry; DFT and other theoretical approaches for inter-ligand interactions in metal complexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Biologically Active Molecules: Extraction Strategies, Therapeutic Potential and Biomedical Perspective

edited by

Grażyna Zgórka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20975 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive components; extraction techniques; therapeutic and biomedical profiling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Applied Chemistry

edited by

Bhanu P. S. Chauhan

and

Shijun Liao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 20512 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied chemistry; new molecules and natural materials; analytical methods and techniques; electrochemistry and energy; biodegradable materials and medicines; environment and green chemistry; theoretical chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Review Papers in Analytical Chemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Giorgio S. Senesi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19623 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; analytical spectroscopy; environmental sciences; medical science; forensic science; cultural heritage; food analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Inorganic Chemistry

edited by

Axel Klein

,

Richard Dronskowski

and

Vassilis Tangoulis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17099 | 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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15456 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12821 | 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)

Applied Chemistry in Europe, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rosa Iacovino

and Gianluca D'Abrosca

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12273 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-materials; environmental chemistry; chemical synthesis; green chemistry; theoretical chemistry analytical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Bioorganic Chemistry

edited by

Raffaele Saladino

and

Harri Lönnberg

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12209 | 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)

Advances and Opportunities of Natural Products in Drug Discovery

edited by

Daniel Pereira Bezerra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12044 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; drug discovery; pharmacological activity; biological activity; new compounds

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

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Green Chemistry

edited by

M. Gilles Mailhot

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10918 | Submission Open

Keywords: green catalysts; green extraction and processing; chemistry based on natural products; bio-based solvents with sub- and super-critical fluids; microwave and ultrasound; organic reaction in green solvents; bioconversion of biomass and sustainable biomaterials; creating fine chemicals and polymers from renewable resources; green nanotechnology; green analytical chemistry; green degradation process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Modern Trends and Solutions in Analytical Chemistry in Poland

edited by

Tomasz Tuzimski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10816 | 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)

Advance in Radiochemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Chang-Tong Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10234 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiochemistry; radionuclide (radioisotopes); radiolabeling; radiopharmaceutical (radiotracer); nuclear medicine; theranostics (diagnostics and therapeutics); molecular imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Back to Nature: Pharmacological Activities of Phytochemicals Isolated from Medicinal Plants

edited by

Arik Dahan

and Ludmila Yarmolinsky

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9991 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plant; pharmacological activity; phytochemical; disease; drug; therapeutic; polyphenol; terpene; carotenoid; saponin; alkaloid; thiophene; sugar; fatty oil; resin; phytosterol; protein; peptide; anti-inflammatory; antidiabetic; neuroprotective; anticancer; antioxidative; antimicrobial; antiviral; antifungal

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

Novel Neuroprotective Agents: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation

edited by

Fatih Tok

and

Letizia Giampietro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9761 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; heterocyclic compounds; rational design; enzyme inhibitors; structure–activity relationship; structural characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Chemical Analysis of Pollutant in the Environment

edited by

Ewa Szpyrka

and

Mohammad Russel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9387 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic and organic pollutants; persistent organic pollutants; heavy metals; nano- and microplastics; chemical methods; instrumental methods; validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Electrochemistry

edited by

Claudio Fontanesi

and

Andrea Stefani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9377 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules: Recent Advances in Photochemistry

edited by

Marcelo Guzman

,

Youhong Tang

and

Michael Moustakas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9293 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic photochemistry synthetic photochemistry; photocatalysis; photofunctionalization; photobiology; medicinal photochemistry; computational photochemistry; photoelectrochemistry; solar energy conversion; condensed and gas phase photochemistry; polymer photochemistry; supramolecular photochemistry; photochromism; luminescent sensors; photochemistry for environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Wastewater Treatment—Recent Developments in Hazardous Pollutants Removal

edited by

Anna Wołowicz

and

Monika Wawrzkiewicz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9236 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; industrial wastewater; physical methods; chemical methods; biological methods; emerging micropollution; dyes; heavy metals; removal; (bio)sorbent; ion exchange resin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Chromatography—The Ultimate Analytical Tool, 3rd Edition

edited by

Victoria Samanidou

and

Natasa Kalogiouri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8908 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatography; high-performance liquid chromatography; ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; two-dimensional gas chromatography; two-dimensional liquid chromatography; paper chromatography; liquid chromatography; preparative chromatography; supercritical fluid chromatography; thin-layer chromatography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Porous Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xinhua Qi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8424 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous carbon; adsorption; catalysis; supercapacitor; biomass; energy storage; zeolite; fuel cell; molecular sieves; metal–organic frameworks; porous metal oxide; mesoporous silicon; macroporous resin; aerogel; separation; porous composites; covalent organic frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Developments in Biobased Polymers

edited by

Dimitrios Bikiaris

and

Eleftheria Xanthopoulou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8415 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Bee Product Chemistry: Identification and Characterization of Natural Compounds, 2nd Edition

edited by

Simona Sagona

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7458 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey; wax; bee pollen; venom; propolis; royal jelly; bee larvae

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

30th Anniversary of Molecules: Recent Advances in Organometallic Chemistry

edited by

Zhi-Gang Gu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7410 | 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 Transition Metal Catalysis, 2nd Edition

edited by Dingyi Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7245 | Submission Open

Keywords: transition metal catalysis; photocatalysis; electrosynthesis; organic synthesis; asymmetric synthesis; C-H functionalization; C-C functionalization; C-X functionalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of the MOF Concept

edited by

Jun Liang

and

Christoph Janiak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6814 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal–organic frameworks; gas storage and separation; catalysis; drug delivery; sensing and detection; energy applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

Emerging Trends in Microextraction Techniques for Bioanalytical Applications

edited by

Constantinos K. Zacharis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6061 | Submission Open

Keywords: sorbent-based microextraction (i.e., solid phase microextraction (SPME), matrix solid phase dispersion (MSPD), pipette-tip micro solid phase extraction, fabric sorptive phase extraction (FPSE), capsule phase microextraction (CPME), stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE), etc.); liquid-phase microextraction (dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction, single-drop microextraction, electromembrane extraction, etc.); automation; new materials/sorbents (MOF, COFs, nanomaterials, conductive polymers, magnetic materials, etc.); miniaturization in sample preparation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Advanced Materials for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Water-Splitting

edited by

Lagnamayee Mohapatra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5805 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; water splitting; bandgap engineering; semiconductor materials; visible-light-driven catalysis

(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 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5667 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Applications of Agro-Industrial By-Products in Health and Beauty: Innovative Strategies and Applications

edited by

Faezeh Fathi

and

Maria Beatriz P. P. Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5653 | Submission Open

Keywords: valorization of by-products; bioactive compounds; extraction technologies; delivery systems (micro/nano-carriers); health and skin applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Quantum-Chemical Studies for Superspecies—in Celebration of Professor Jean-François Gal’s 80th Birthday

edited by

Ewa Raczyńska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5636 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure of superspecies; neutral, ionic, and/or radical forms; isomerism; electron delocalization; energetic parameters of electron transfer; thermochemistry of proton transfer; quantum-chemical studies

Interactions of Plant-Derived Foods and Medicines with the Gut Microbiome

edited by

Ladislav Kokoska

and

Tomas Kudera

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5272 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-inflammatory effect; antimicrobial activity; fermented foods; gut metabolism; gut microbiota; herbal product; immunomodulatory effect; microbiome therapy; phytochemical; plant-based diet; postbiotics; prebiotic effect; probiotic microorganisms

Optimization of Process Methodology for Specialty and Fine Chemicals

edited by

Sebastian Balicki

and Łukasz Lamch

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5223 | Submission Open

Keywords: process optimization; specialty and fine chemicals; process intensification; numerical and statistical optimization; design of experiments; green and sustainable chemistry; chemical engineering; data driven and model-based process design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Novel Nanomaterials for Photocatalysis

edited by

Joanna Kisała

,

Denisa Ficai

and

Gianluca Viscusi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4820 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalyst synthesis; band gap engineering; enhanced light absorption; clean energy; advanced oxidation/reduction processes; self-cleaning coatings; photocatalysis reaction mechanisms; artificial photosynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Bioactive Peptides: Isolation, Identification and Application

edited by

Monika Karaś

,

Urszula Szymanowska

and

Anna Maria Papini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4782 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Stable Isotope Techniques Across Chemistry: Methods, Applications, and Perspectives

edited by

Matteo Perini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4481 | Submission Open

Keywords: stable isotope analysis; compound specific stable isotopes; authenticity; traceability; biogenic isotopic composition; biogeochemistry; geochemistry; molecular archaeometry; environmental chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds Encapsulation System: Design and Applications

edited by

Yong-Jiang Xu

and

Gangcheng Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4330 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; encapsulation; nanocarriers; bioavailability; targeted delivery; drug delivery; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

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