Molecules

Recent Developments in the Valorization of Agro-Food By-Products and Waste

edited by

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-food waste; sustainable extraction; bioactive compound; circular economy; biotechnological conversion; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Chromatographic Methods for Monitoring Food Safety and Quality—Second Edition

edited by

José Bernal del Nozal

,

Victoria Samanidou

and

Ana M. Ares

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; bioactive compounds; chromatography; contaminants; food chemistry; food authentication; food quality; food safety; method validation; microplastics; pesticides; veterinary drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

New Insights into Porous Carbon Materials for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Dipendu Saha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous carbon materials; biomass-derived carbon; waste-to-carbon; energy storage; carbon capture; supercapacitors; green synthesis; functionalized carbon; environmental applications

Featured Reviews in Nanochemistry 2026

edited by

Yucheng Lan

and

Xi Ling

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open

Keywords: review paper; nanomaterials; nanosynthesis; functional materials; characterization; applications; in situ techniques; operando characterization; modeling and simulation; artificial intelligence; optimization; chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Advanced Materials for Efficient Sulfur Removal in Industrial and Environmental Applications

edited by

Adeniyi S. Ogunlaja

and Tendai O. Dembaremba

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial desulfurization; catalytic sulfur removal; nanostructured catalysts; hydrodesulfurization (HDS); environmental catalysis; SOx emission control; clean fuel production; process scalability

Advances in Anticancer Activity of Natural Compounds: New Findings and Potential Applications

edited by

Anna Lucia Tornesello

,

Laura Aracely Contreras-Angulo

and Melissa García-Carrasco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; natural compound; drug discovery; bioactive compounds; encapsulation technology; molecular mechanisms; translational oncology; therapeutic applications

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

Bioactive Compounds for the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome

edited by

Przemysław Niziński

,

Anna Oniszczuk

and Kamila Kasprzak-Drozd

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; inflammation; polyphenols; CVD; insulin resistance; obesity; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Design, Surface Engineering, and Applications of Functional Monolayers and Coatings in Chemistry

edited by

Michal Cichomski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; thin layers; self-assembled monolayers; surface modification of nanomaterials; characterization of thin layers; nanometrology; nanomechanics; antimicrobial activity and wetting of surfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Exploring Bioactive Polyphenolic Compounds in Food and Natural Real-World Samples, 3rd Edition

edited by

Francesco Cacciola

and Katia Arena

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: polyphenols; foods; natural products; comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography

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

Exploring the Modification of Nanocellulose: Strategies for Enhancing Properties and Expanding Applications

edited by

Micholas D. Smith

and

Shalini Jayaraman Rukmani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocellulose; cellulose-polymer composites; cellulose nanofibers (CNFs); cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs); cellulose processing; nanocellulose functionalization; TEMPO cellulose; surface modification; grafting; nanocellulose biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Plant Natural Products: From Classical to (Bio)Technological and AI Research

edited by

Jennifer Munkert

and

Thanet Pitakbut

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction and bioassay-guided isolation; bioactivities (communicable diseases like infections and non-communicable diseases like cancer, hyperglycemia, hypertension, diabetes, and hyperpigmentation); plant biosynthetic enzymes; green extraction technology; plant metabolomics and proteomics; molecular simulation (molecular docking and molecular dynamics); chemoinformatics (SAR and QSAR); AI (machine learning and deep learning)

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

Molecular Spectroscopy and Molecular Structure

edited by

Yu Zhou

,

Zhiwu Yu

and Yukihiro Ozaki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular spectroscopy; molecular structure; applications in biological sciences; applications in materials science; molecular interaction; hydrogen bonds; methodological development; quantum chemical calculation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Catalysis for Drug Discovery

edited by

Deyun Qian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic synthesis; metal catalysis; organocatalysis; asymmetric catalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

New Dereplication Approaches for Targeting Bioactive Metabolites from Natural Products

edited by

Teresinha Andrade

,

Dulce Helena Siqueira Silva

and

RuAngelie Edrada-Ebel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; natural sources; bioactive metabolites; dereplication; LC‑MS/MS; chromatographic techniques; NMR spectroscopy; metabolomics; molecular networking; spectral libraries; in silico tools; bioactivity‑guided isolation; antioxidant activity; anti‑inflammatory activity; antimicrobial activity; anticancer activity

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

Computational Chemistry in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis and Surface Chemistry

edited by Haya Kornweitz and

Basil Raju Karimadom

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 430 | 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

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

edited by

Mauro Lombardo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Oxidation Processes for Organic Wastewater Treatment: Recent Advances and Future Prospects

edited by

Henry Zúñiga-Benítez

and

Gustavo A. Penuela

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes; chemical oxidation; reactive oxygen species; organic pollutant degradation; oxidation mechanisms; water chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Benefits, Properties and Innovative Uses of Flavonoids

edited by

Urszula Maciołek

,

Sonia Losada-Barreiro

and

Małgorzata Kosińska-Pezda

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavonoids; polyphenols; cocrystals; bioactive compounds; antioxidant activity; health benefits; functional foods; nutraceuticals; solubility; bioavailability

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

Plant-Derived Natural Products: Isolation, Structural Characterization, and Bioactivities

edited by Felipe Moura Araújo da Silva,

Hector Henrique Ferreira Koolen

and

Paulo Wender Portal Gomes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; medicinal plants; nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); LC-MS; GC-MS; plant metabolomics; untargeted metabolomics; bioactivity-guided fractionation; pharmacological evaluation; pharmacognosy

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

Bioactive Compounds in Plant-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Their Biomedical Applications

edited by

Daotong Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived extracellular vesicles; nanomedicine; nanomaterials; biological characteristics; bioactive compounds; biomedical applications; drug delivery

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

Chemical Characterization and Anti-Inflammatory/Antinociceptive Activities of Extracts from Medicinal Plants

edited by

Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; phytochemistry; plant extracts; chemical characterization; bioactive compounds; anti-inflammatory activity; antinociceptive activity; natural products

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

Chemometrics and Machine Learning in Forensic Chemistry

edited by Eugenio Alladio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemometrics; machine learning; forensic chemistry; forensic toxicology; multivariate analysis; spectroscopy; imaging; evidence evaluation; classification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Bioactive Phytochemicals as Antioxidant Agents

edited by

Jorge Garrido

,

E. Manuela Garrido

and

Alexandra Gaspar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural-based bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; antioxidants; biological activity; additives; adjuvants, nutraceuticals; food products; pharmaceutical products

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

From Discovery to Delivery: Novel Anticancer Molecules and Advanced Targeting Strategies

edited by

Guo-Bin Ding

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer drug discovery; targeted drug delivery; nanocarriers; tumor-targeting ligands; controlled release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advanced Analytical Strategies and Innovative Processing Technologies for Food Quality and Safety

edited by

Perihan Yolci Ömeroğlu

,

Emmanouil Tsochatzis

and

Marios G. Kostakis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality and safety assurance; innovative food processing (HPP, PEF, Cold Plasma, etc.); pesticide residue analysis and mitigation; food contaminants; non-targeted analysis (NTA); food contact materials and NIAS analysis; food fingerprinting and authenticity; personalized nutrition and bioactive stability; AI and chemometric modeling in food science; advanced mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS, GC-HRMS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Isolation and Functions of Bioactive Peptides in Food

edited by Noé Ontiveros and Oscar Gerardo Figueroa Salcido

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive peptides; protein hydrolysates; functional foods; nutraceuticals; disease prevention; therapy; delivery; in silico

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Advances in Functional Materials for Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis

edited by

Xiang He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open

Keywords: interfacial interactions; environmental sustainability; energy conversion; water remediation; in situ characterization; first-principles calculations; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Coordination Compounds: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Versatile Biological Applications

edited by

Rodica Olar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 347 | 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)

Advances in Biomass Conversion, Biofuel Production and Biorefinery Processes

edited by

Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz

and

Mayra Anabel Lara-Angulo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 346 | 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)

Essential Oils in Food Safety and Human Health: Bioactive Phytochemistry, Mechanisms of Action, and Applications

edited by

Mónica da Rocha Zuzarte

and

José Nabor Haro González

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oil bioactivity; structure–activity relationships; food safety and preservation; antimicrobial resistance; nanoemulsions; encapsulation; functional foods; nutraceuticals; mechanisms of action; bioavailability and bioaccessibility; active food packaging; in silico molecular docking

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

Current Advances in Biodegradable Polymers

edited by Aurelio Ramírez-Hernández and Alejandro Aparicio-Saguilán

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural and synthetic polymers; biodegradation; synthesis; characterization; composites; nanomaterials; processing; environmental impact; molecular modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials 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 332 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Fluorescent Organic Molecules: Design, Properties, and Applications

edited by Minghao Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent organic molecules; molecular design; photophysical properties; bioimaging; chemical sensing; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Structure and Bonding of Compounds: Experimental and Theoretical Studies

edited by

Demeter Tzeli

and

Thomas Mavromoustakos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical bonding; bonding analysis; molecular structure; calculations; interactions; MO analysis; VB analysis; quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM); machine learning; molecular dynamics

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

Stimuli-Responsive Molecular Crystals: From Structure to Function

edited by

Željko Skoko

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: stimuli-responsive molecular crystals; thermosalient and photosalient effects; supramolecular chemistry and crystal engineering; molecular design and polymorphism; anisotropic thermal expansion and molecular packing effects; solid-state phase transitions; crystallography under external stimuli; structure–property relationships in molecular solids; computational chemistry of molecular crystals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Synthesis of Innovative and Smart Materials for Batteries

edited by

Laiqiang Xu

and Kangyu Zou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

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

(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 309 | 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)

Application of Polyacrylonitrile in Catalytic Conversion and Environmental Remediation

edited by

Ning Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Chemistry of Environmentally Friendly Corrosion Inhibitors Using Emerging Technologies

edited by

Andres Carmona Hernandez

and

Patrizia Bocchetta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: green corrosion inhibitors; computational chemistry; sustainable synthesis; machine learning; adsorption mechanism

Chiral Catalyst Design and Asymmetric Synthesis

edited by Stefano Dughera

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: chiral catalyst design; asymmetric catalysis; enantioselective synthesis; organocatalysis; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Fluorescent and Colorimetric Chemosensors: Design and Practical Applications

edited by

Haibo He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probes; colorimetric sensors; chemosensors; molecular recognition; bioimaging; environmental monitoring; supramolecular chemistry; trace analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Removal of Micro- and Nanoplastics from Water

edited by

Xianhua Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; nanoplastics; water purification; adsorption; photocatalysis; membrane filtration; biodegradation; electrochemical removal; environmental remediation; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds in Traditional Herbal Medicines

edited by

Marta Sofía Valero

,

Carlota Gómez-Rincón

and

Sonia Nuñez Alonso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; medicinal plants; traditional medicine; bioactive molecules; crude drugs; pharmacological activity; molecular mechanisms; phytochemistry; secondary metabolites; ethnopharmacology

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

Chemistry of Grapes and Wine: Analysis Methods, Applications and Challenges

edited by Ignacio Ontañón and Ignacio Arias-Pérez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: wine chemistry; grape composition; wine aroma; gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS); liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS); spectroscopic techniques; phenolic compounds; metabolomics; chemometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food 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 280 | 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)

Glycomics-Driven Molecular Discovery: Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Vaccines for Global Health

edited by

Mark von Itzstein

, Arun Everest-Dass and

Larissa Dirr

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbohydrate-based drug discovery; glycoscience; antiviral drugs; anti-infective therapeutics; influenza research; glycotherapeutics; drug-resistant bacteria; biomolecular drug design; cancer; cancer biomarker discovery; anti-cancer drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Heterogeneous Catalysis and Functional Oxide Materials: A Theme Issue in Honor of Professor Steven L. Suib

edited by

Jie He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced catalytic materials and mechanisms; porous and mesoporous materials synthesis and applications; functional oxide materials; environmental photochemistry and photocatalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; novel characterization techniques for catalysts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Therapeutic Potential of Bioactive Compounds Against Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Diana Cláudia Gouveia Alves Pinto

and

Carlos Fábio Magalhães da Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; bioactive compounds; drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; structure-activity relationship; mechanisms of action

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Naphthalene-Based Molecules: Design, Synthesis, and Functional Applications

edited by

Yuan-Zheng Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: naphthalene; design and synthesis; transformations; functional materials; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Organic Chemistry in Europe

edited by

Jözef Drabowitcz

,

Wim Dehaen

and

Nino Russo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic synthesis; catalysis; asymmetric synthesis; organometallic chemistry; computational organic chemistry; heterocyclic chemistry; radical chemistry; cross-coupling reactions; C-H activation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

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