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Ligand Binding to DNA and RNA, 2nd Edition

edited by Dijana Pavlović Saftić and

Marijana Radić Stojković

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1113 | Submission Open

Keywords: DNA/RNA targeting; small-molecule ligands; supramolecular binding; theranostic agents; photodynamic therapy (PDT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Graphene-Based Materials

edited by

Raffaello Papadakis

and

Grazia Giuseppina Politano

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene; graphene oxide; reduced graphene oxide; 2D; energy storage; catalysis; optoelectronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Green and Environmentally Friendly Visible-Light- and Transition Metal-Catalyzed Synthesis

edited by

Bogdan Štefane

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6803 | Submission Open

Keywords: green synthesis; sustainable chemistry; transition metal catalysis; light induced transformations; photoredox catalysis; organic synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Protein–Ligand Interactions, 2nd Edition

edited by

Małgorzata Maciążek-Jurczyk

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2569 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein–ligand interactions; binding affinity; protein structure and function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Bioactive Compounds in Food Nutrition: From Source to Health Benefits

edited by

Loredana Mariniello

and

Guangliang Xing

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1466 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; functional foods; extraction and purification; structural elucidation; biological activity; health benefits; nutraceuticals; antioxidants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Quinoline System in Design and Synthesis of New Bioactive Agents

edited by

Andrzej Zięba

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: quinoline derivatives; synthesis; analysis; biological activity; ADMET; SAR; hybrid systems; pharmacophore substituents; medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Chemical Analysis and Bioactivity of Plant Natural Products

edited by

Sabri Erbas

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 418 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant metabolite; plant extract; extraction; isolation; biological activities; chemical analysis

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

Molecular Insights into Polyoxometalate-Based Functional Materials

edited by Florence Volatron

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: POM-based materials; nanoobjects; thin films; multidimensional networks; composites; soft matter; nanoscale microscopies; X-ray spectroscopies; X-ray diffraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Microbial Biotransformation of Organic Residues for Sustainable Production of High-Value Bioactive Compounds

edited by

San-Lang Wang

Van Bon Nguyen

and

Thi Hanh Nguyen

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic residues; microbial biotransformation; circular bioeconomy; high-value bioproducts; bioactivity screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Recent Advances in the Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries

edited by

Xihong Zu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: sodium-ion battery; cathode Materials; anode materials; electrolyte; multi-scale computational studies; electrode binder; battery recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Computational Approaches: Drug Discovery and Design in Medicinal Chemistry and Bioinformatics, 4th Edition

edited by

Marco Tutone

Anna Maria Almerico

and

Giulia Culletta

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4712 | Submission Open

Keywords: QSAR and 3D-QSAR; unbiased and biased molecular dynamics; pharmacophore modeling; reverse modeling; ab initio calculations; protein–protein interactions; free energy profiling; modeling of nucleic acids (mRNA, rRNA, tRNA); molecular docking; virtual screening; multitarget approaches; ADMET prediction; similarity analysis; computational approaches applied to natural compounds and nutraceuticals

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

Bioactive Compounds and Small Molecules with Neuroprotective and Anti-Inflammatory Functions

edited by

Chiara Porro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 39987 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive foods; small molecules; neuroprotection; anti-inflammatory; inflammasome; neurodegeneration

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

Recent Advances in Chromatography for Pharmaceutical Analysis

edited by

Yannis Dotsikas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25739 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug analysis of chemical and biological drugs; bioanalysis; natural products analysis; green chemistry; experimental design; artificial intelligence; metabolomics; stationary phase

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Recent Advances in the Toxicology and Safety of Medicinal Plants and Natural Products

edited by

Elżbieta Studzińska-Sroka

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14306 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxicity of natural compounds and plant extracts; safety of natural products; drug development; in silico modeling; in vitro study; in vivo study

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

Featured Reviews in Organometallic Chemistry—Recent Trends and Developments

edited by

Michal Szostak

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12479 | Submission Open

Keywords: organometallic chemistry; complexes; metals; metal–carbon bonding; main group metals; transition metals; lanthanides; catalysis; ligands; metal chemistry; phosphines; N-heterocyclic carbenes; bipyridines; homogeneous catalysis; cross coupling; bond activation; ancillary ligands; photoredox catalysis; asymmetric catalysis; crystallography; spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

Feature Papers in Organic Chemistry—Third Edition

edited by

Roman Dembinski

Jacek Nycz

and

Ewa Radzikowska-Cieciura

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12071 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Hypervalent Iodine Chemistry: Promise and Prospects

edited by

Toshifumi Dohi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11496 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypervalent compound; iodine; new reagent and catalyst; new synthetic transformation; synthetic application; the hypervalent iodine-bearing hybrid molecule

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Molecular Docking in Drug Discovery, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eleni Pontiki

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11189 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer aided drug design; drug discovery; molecular docking; structure–activity relationships; drug design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Metal-Based Drugs: Past, Present and Future, 3rd Edition

edited by

Roxana Liana Lucaciu

and

Adriana Corina Hangan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11032 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-based drugs; synthesis; characterization; docking; biological activity; diagnosis; therapeutic tool

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Novel Heterocyclic Compounds: Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Mario Orodnez

and José Luis Viveros-Ceballos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9546 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic compounds; synthetic methodologies; medicinal chemistry; bioactive molecules; pharmaceutical applications; catalysis in heterocycle synthesis; green chemistry approaches; structure–activity relationships (SARs); organic synthesis; agrochemical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds from Plants: Identification, Characterization, and Pharmacological Activity

edited by

José Ángel López-Valenzuela

María Fernanda Quintero-Soto

Nancy Yareli Salazar-Salas

and

Karen V. Pineda-Hidalgo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8440 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; peptides; chemical characterization; bioavailability; biological activities; functional properties; mechanisms of action; therapeutic potential; pharmacological properties

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

Bioactive Natural Products and Derivatives

edited by Xiaoxiao Huang and

Yuanqiang Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7270 | Submission Open

Keywords: new natural product discovery; natural product derivatives; bioactivities and mechanisms of action of natural products; application; new methods and technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

The Application of LC-MS in Pharmaceutical Analysis—2nd Edition

edited by Wing Lam and

Wei Cai

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7028 | Submission Open

Keywords: LC–MS; chemical characterization; metabolite identification; metabolomics; pharmacokinetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Discovery and Development of Anti-Cancer Drugs: From Signalling Pathways to Molecular Mechanisms

edited by

Leonardo Oliveira Reis

and

Lívia Bitencourt Pascoal

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6695 | Submission Open

Keywords: discovery of small-molecule inhibitors targeting oncogenic kinases and transcription factors; mechanisms of action and resistance for current and emerging cancer drugs; targeting DNA damage response pathways (e.g., PARP, ATR, ATM inhibitors); molecular crosstalk between tumor cells and the immune system; role of epigenetics in cancer drug resistance and sensitivity; tumor metabolism as a therapeutic target in Immunochemistry; structure-based drug design and virtual screening; antibody–drug conjugates and novel biologic therapeutics; RNA-targeting therapeutics and mRNA-based cancer vaccines; advances in PROTACs and targeted protein degradation; application of AI and computational chemical biology in drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Chemical Biology in Europe

edited by

Steven Verhelst

and

Alessio Peracchi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6169 | 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)

Research on Changes in Nutritional Components and Structure During Food Processing

edited by

Jinhu Tian

, Wei Qin and Natthawuddhi Donlao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5807 | Submission Open

Keywords: food structure; nutritional components; bioactive compounds; food processing; phytochemicals; health benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Natural Compounds in Modern Therapies, 3rd Edition

edited by

Nina Rembiałkowska

and

Anna Choromańska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5533 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; plant extract; anti-cancer activity; antimicrobial activity; antifungal activity; antiviral activity; anti-inflammatory activity; synergistic effect; chronic disorders; age-related disorders; metabolic syndrome; nutraceuticals

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

Lignocellulosic Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Bruno Medronho

and

Hugo Duarte

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5509 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass valorization; biopolymers; lignocellulose; green chemistry; bio-based materials; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Recent Experimental and Theoretical Advances of Corrosion Protection

edited by

Araceli Espinoza-Vázquez

, Miguel Castro, Guillermo E. Negrón-Silva and

Alan Joel Miralrio Pineda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5360 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical techniques; synthesis of corrosion inhibitors; molecular dynamics; quantum theoretical modelling; coatings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Recent Advances in Food Analysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rosalía López-Ruiz

Francisco Javier Arrebola

and

Jesus Marin Saez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5222 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; contaminants; bioactive compounds; chromatography; detection; analytical techniques; analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Advanced Removal of Emerging Pollutants and Its Mechanism

edited by

Daniela Roxana Popovici

Cătălina Călin

and Dorin Bombos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5180 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; adsorption interactions; microbial biodegradation; pollutant removal efficiency; innovative technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Biobased Functional Materials for Sustainable Food Packaging and Preservation

edited by

Sabina Galus

Monika Janowicz

and

Magdalena Karwacka

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5089 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible films; active packaging; intelligent packaging; edible coatings; sustainable packaging; food quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in Environmental and Biomedical Sciences

edited by

Rita Patakfalvi

and

Ravichandran Manisekaran

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4670 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; diagnostics; therapy; anticancer; antimicrobial; adsorption; photocatalysis; sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Analytical Technologies and Intelligent Applications in Future Food

edited by

Chang-Wei Hsieh

, Chunhuan Liu, Shipeng Yin and Xiuhang Chai

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4589 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI) in food chemistry; machine learning for food analysis; intelligent sensing systems for food; food quality, safety, and authenticity; non-targeted screening in food; detection of food adulteration and contaminants; big data analytics in food science; smart food processing and quality control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Natural Bioactives for Health: Therapeutic Promise and Safety Considerations

edited by

Thiago Henrique Napoleão

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4489 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive compounds; drug discovery and development; pharmacological activities; toxicological evaluation; analytical and screening methods; human health

Deep Eutectic Solvents: Design, Characterization, and Applications

edited by

Maciej Przybyłek

Piotr Cysewski

and

Tomasz Jeliński

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3954 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep eutectic solvents; solubility enhancement; hydrogen bonding interactions; computational chemistry; thermodynamic modeling; gas capture (CO2, SO2, HCl); pharmaceutical solubilization; structure–property relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Advanced Photocatalysts for Environmental Remediation and Contaminant Removal

edited by

Jingfei Luan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3892 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonbiodegradable organic contaminants; antibiotic contaminants; dye contaminants; pesticide pollutants; photocatalytic degradation; advanced photocatalysts; oxidic radicals; degradation pathways; degradation mechanism; photophysical property; photochemical property

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Bioengineered Peptides and Proteins as Potential Therapeutic Agents

edited by Rigini M. Papi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3741 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioengineered peptides & proteins; therapeutic agents; synthetic biology; structure-function prediction; protein engineering; protein scaffolds; drug design; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Sustainable Chemistry with Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by

Iuliia Voroshylova

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3473 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents; green chemistry; sustainable solvents; electrolytes; catalysis; electrochemistry; biomass; extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Liquids)

Molecular Magnetic Response and Aromaticity

edited by

Mesías Orozco-Ic

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3418 | Submission Open

Keywords: aromaticity; magnetic response calculations; magnetic shielding; magnetically induced current densities.

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

Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy

edited by Ke Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3257 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibrational spectroscopy; molecular structure; molecular interaction; probe; excess spectroscopy; difference spectroscopy; ratio spectroscopy; multivariate curve resolution; two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Novel Nanomaterials for Pollution Control and Environmental Remediation

edited by

Daniela Cristina Culita

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3240 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanomaterials; environmental pollution; remediation technologies; heavy metals removal; organic pollutants; emerging contaminants; pollution control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Recent Research Progress of Novel Ion Adsorbents—2nd Edition

edited by

Elżbieta Grządka

and

Katarzyna Szymczyk

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3065 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of adsorbents; adsorbents regeneration; ionic adsorbates; purification of water; removal of impurities; adsorption mechanisms; desorption; equilibrium data; adsorption isotherms; kinetic models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Molecules Targeting the Human Microbiome: Natural Products, Metabolites and Mechanisms

edited by

Juliana Garcia

and

Irene Gouvinhas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2893 | Submission Open

Keywords: human microbiome; microbial metabolites; bioactive molecules; microbiomes

Featured Review Papers in Applied Chemistry

edited by

Teobald Kupka

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2779 | 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

Advances in Emerging Photovoltaic: From Materials and Devices to Modules

edited by

Guilong Cai

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2777 | Submission Open

Keywords: design and synthesis of photovoltaic materials; perovskite photovoltaics; organic photovoltaics; quantum dot solar cells; scalability and stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Synthesis of Antiviral Compounds

edited by

Roberta Costi

and Francesco Saccoliti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2762 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiviral; drug design; medicinal chemistry; antiviral small molecules; synthesis; synthetic drugs; antimicrobial

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Epoxy Resin Synthesis, Performance and Application Research: Second Edition

edited by

Jin Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2745 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis, modification, and characterization; curing kinetics and mechanism; epoxy-based nanocomposites; interface characteristics; advanced hardeners, modifiers, and accelerators; thermal, mechanical, and dielectric properties; applications; quantum chemical calculations; molecular design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Analysis and Biological Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources, 3rd Edition

edited by

Luana Pulvirenti

and Rosanna Avola

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2590 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; natural product chemistry; polyphenols; vegetable extract profiling; herbal medicine; phytochemicals; biological applications of natural products; mechanism of action

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

Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Compounds in Drug Design: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity

edited by

Anita Kornicka

and

Łukasz Balewski

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2550 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen heterocycles; synthesis; structure; biological activity; drug development; drug candidates; in silico research; computer-aided drug design; medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

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