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Volatile Natural Products: Extraction, Characterization and Application

edited by

Hsin-Chun Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6285 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile components; aroma; essential oil; extraction methods; gas chromatography; gas chromatography– mass spectrometry; natural products

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

The Anticancer Drugs: A New Perspective

edited by

Tânia S. Morais

and

Nuno Xavier

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5997 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer therapy; targeted therapy; drug design; drug discovery; drug synthesis; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Coordination Compounds

edited by

Adenilson Oliveira dos Santos

, Francisco Ferreira De Sousa and

Fernando Mendes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5570 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic chemistry; coordination chemistry; biological activity; complexes; drug design; molecular targeting; metal– ligand interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

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

edited by

Bogdan Štefane

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5194 | 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)

Exploring Bioactive Compounds in Foods and Nutrients for Human Health

edited by

Denise Mafra

and

Livia Alvarenga

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5067 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic non-communicable diseases; bioactive compounds; nutrients; human health

Advances in Computational Spectroscopy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Magdalena Sałdyka

and Małgorzata Biczysko

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4896 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopy; computational spectroscopy in inorganic chemistry; computational spectroscopy in bioinorganic chemistry; computational spectroscopy in biological systems; molecular and supramolecular structure; crystal structure; molecular modelling; time-independent and time-dependent approaches; molecular dynamics; density functional theory (DFT); time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT); coupled cluster (CC) approaches and composite schemes; bottom-up and top-down semi-experimental approaches

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

Recent Advances in Porous Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xinhua Qi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4813 | 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)

Chemical Analysis of Pollutant in the Environment

edited by

Ewa Szpyrka

and

Mohammad Russel

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4525 | 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)

Functional Materials for Chemical Sensing in Molecules

edited by

Yi Xia

Qiuni Zhao

and Ming Hou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4403 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; sensing materials; nanomaterials; composites; design and synthesis; chemical sensing; gas sensors; humidity sensors; biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Transition Metal Catalysis, 2nd Edition

edited by Dingyi Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4219 | 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)

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

edited by

Anna Wołowicz

and

Monika Wawrzkiewicz

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4069 | 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)

Advance in Radiochemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Chang-Tong Yang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3959 | 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)

Advanced Functional Membrane Materials: Fabrication and Applications

edited by

Heng Mao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3673 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional membrane material; nanochemistry; polymeric synthesis; molecular design; synthesis method; material processing; catalysis and separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Advances and Opportunities of Natural Products in Drug Discovery

edited by

Daniel Pereira Bezerra

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3613 | Submission Open

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

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

Catalytic Materials for Energy and Environment: Preparation, Properties and Applications

edited by

Ana Paula Da Costa Ribeiro

and Yanfei Xu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3560 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; CO2 hydrogenation; plastic degradation; alkane dehydrogenation; syngas conversion; methane reforming; catalysts for energy and environment; catalytic mechanism

(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 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3331 | Submission Open

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

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

Plant Metabolites: Isolation, Phytochemistry, and Biological Activities

edited by

Dagmara Wróbel-Biedrawa

, Karolina Grabowska and

Luca Rastrelli

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2808 | Submission Open

Keywords: isolation; plant metabolites; plant extracts; medicinal plants; biological activity assessment

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

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Peptides in Anti-Cancer Treatments

edited by

Anna Lucia Tornesello

and

Giancarlo Morelli

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2803 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer peptides; antimicrobial peptides; cell-penetrating peptides; therapeutic peptides; cancer vaccine; theranostics; peptidomimetics; anticancer drugs; metal– peptide drugs

(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 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2739 | 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)

Chemical Biology in Asia—Second Edition

edited by

Yujun Zhao

and

Li Wu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical biology; drug discovery; bioorganic chemistry; enzymology; synthetic biology; analytical tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Supramolecular Host/Guest Compounds and Their Prospects for Multifunctional Materials

edited by Angela Danil De Namor and Nawal Al Hakawati

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2355 | Submission Open

Keywords: supramolecular chemistry; host-guest chemistry; macrocycles and cages; self-assembly; supramolecular materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Bioactive Properties and Chemical Composition of Wild Edible Species, 2nd Edition

edited by Spyridon Petropoulos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2015 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild edible species; bioactive properties; polyphenols; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial properties; carotenoids; vitamins

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

A Themed Issue in Honor of the 20th Anniversary of the Mexican Academy of Organic Chemistry (AMQO)

edited by Ivan Romero-Estudillo,

Mario Orodnez

, Alicia Boto and

David Chávez-Flores

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2014 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic chemistry; chemistry process; chemistry; chemical science; science in Mexico

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Advances in Electrochemical Reactions, Mechanisms and Sensing Applications

edited by

Angel A. J. Torriero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1900 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical reactions; reaction mechanisms; electrocatalysis; electrochemical sensing; organic and organometallic compounds; analytical electrochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Re-Valorization of Waste and Food Co-Products

edited by

Adriana Dabija

and

Ancuța Chetrariu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1831 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-products; valorization; reutilization; zero waste; application of functional ingredients; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Natural Products Chemistry in Asia

edited by

Shao-Hua Wang

and

Wenhan Lin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1779 | Submission Open

Keywords: isolation protocol; structure elucidation; synthesis; biosynthesis; bioactivity; chemical ecology

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

Biopolymers for Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Ildikó Katalin Bácskay

and Petra Arany

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1706 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems; biopolymers; personalized medication; nanoparticle; hydrogel; 3D printing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Synthesis, Bioactivity and Structure–Activity Relationship of Natural Products and Their Derivatives

edited by Jelena R. Đorović Jovanović and

Jelena S. Katanic Stankovic

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1682 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; structure– activity relationship (SAR); semi-synthetic derivatives; bioactivity; drug discovery; therapeutic potential; pharmaceutical innovation; bioactive compound modification

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

Design and Synthesis of Novel Adsorbents for Pollutant Removal, 2nd Edition

edited by

Inna V. Melnyk

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1671 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; adsorbents; sustainable materials; adsorption mechanisms; surface chemistry; selective adsorption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Extraction Techniques for Elemental Analysis

edited by Ricardo Cassella

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1640 | Submission Open

Keywords: sample preparation; microextraction; liquid— liquid extraction; solid-phase extraction; elemental analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Medicinal Potential Compounds—2nd Edition

edited by

Renato Emanuel Felix Boto

and

Samuel Martins Silvestre

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1581 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; design; synthesis; biological evaluation; in silico evaluation; in vitro evaluation; in vivo evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Chemical Analysis of Organic Contaminants and Microplastics

edited by

João Pinto da Costa

and

Teresa A. P. Rocha-Santos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1426 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment and food; instrumentation; plastic– organic contaminants interactions; life-cycle assessment; (eco)toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Exploring Phytochemicals: Their Structure, Biological Activities and Health-Promoting Effects

edited by

Elizabeth Opara

and Samireh Jorfi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1342 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; medicinal/culinary plants; bioactive properties; health benefits

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

Ligand-Based Design and Optimization of Antibacterial Agents: From Structure to Activity

edited by

Cleydson Breno Rodrigues dos Santos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1332 | Submission Open

Keywords: ligand-based drug design (LBDD); antibacterial agents; quantitative structure– activity relationship (QSAR); pharmacophore modeling; virtual screening; cheminformatics; molecular optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Innovative Strategies for the Extraction, Processing, and Encapsulation of Food Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Adem Gharsallaoui

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; extraction techniques; green and sustainable approaches; processing technologies; encapsulation systems; stability and bioavailability; food chemistry and nanotechnology; functional food applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Plant-Based Food Science: Chemical Composition and Biological Activity—2nd Edition

edited by

Maja Jukić Špika

and Barbara Soldo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1170 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; extraction; chemical composition; biologically active compounds; antioxidation; antitumor activity; microbiological activity

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

Functional Nanomaterials in Green Chemistry: Catalysis and Environmental Remediation

edited by

Carlos Bruno Barreto Luna

Zhaohui Liu

and Ingridy Dayane dos Santos Silva

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanomaterials; green chemistry; nanocatalysis; environmental catalysts; environmental remediation; biomass conversion; heterogeneous catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Pharmacological Bioassays of Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants

edited by

José L. Martínez

and

Luigi Milella

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1030 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacology of medicinal plants; pharmacology of natural products; medicinal plants; mechanisms of action (cardiovascular; nervous system; digestive; etc.); active principles in diseases (Parkinson's; cancer; ulcers; etc.); isolation and bioassays of medicinal plant extracts

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

Photoelectrochemical Properties of Nanostructured Thin Films

edited by

Sadaf Bashir Khan

, Zheng Xie and Xiaofeng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 848 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoelectrochemical water splitting; CO2 reduction; photocatalysis; surface engineering; co-catalyst integration; sustainable energy conversion; thin-film heterojunctions; advanced functional nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Advancements in Enzyme Immobilization Techniques

edited by

Benevides C. Pessela

and

Gloria Fernandez-Lorente

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme immobilization; biocatalysis; enzyme stabilization; reusability/recyclability; activity retention; operational stability; mass transfer limitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Novel Food Processing Technologies and Their Effects on Bioactive Components in Foods

edited by

Mansheng Wang

and Xiao Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 737 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing technologies; bioactive constituents; nutrient retention; functional foods; bioavailability; non-thermal processing; sustainable processing; in vitro digestion models; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Solid Waste and Fly Ash Chemical Treatment Methods—2nd Edition

edited by

Lu Dong

Xinye Wang

and Huimin Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; fly ash; chemical treatment; waste management; thermal treatment; resource recovery; waste-to-energy; environmental chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Plasmonic Metal Nanoparticles: From Synthesis to Major Applications

edited by

Vladimir V. Kitaev

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 702 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal nanoparticles and nanoclusters; plasmonic metal nanoparticles; metal nanocomposites; shape-selected synthesis; size-selected synthesis; functional properties; high-resolution electron microscopy; surface plasmon resonance; interfacial properties; surface modification; catalysis; plasmonics; surface-enhanced Raman scattering; biomedical sensing; environmental sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Advanced Nanomaterials for Electrocatalysis

edited by

Flávio Colmati

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 656 | Submission Open

Keywords: water spitting; HER; OER; AOP; fuel cell; alcohol oxidation; energy conversion; electrocatalysis

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

Hot Trends in Computational Drug Design

edited by

Agnieszka A. Kaczor

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 652 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in drug discovery; cheminformatics; computational drug design; machine learning; molecular docking; molecular dynamics simulations; molecular modeling; pharmacophore; QSAR; structure-based design; virtual screening

Organic and Inorganic Luminescent Materials, 3rd Edition

edited by

Liang Zhou

, Dan Zou and Xibao Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 590 | Submission Open

Keywords: luminescent; material; organic; inorganic; OLED; organic light-emitting diode; carbon dot; perovskite; aggregation-induced emission; AIE; thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter; TADF; mechanism; design; application; process; display; lighting; detection; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Foam and Emulsion Systems: Stability, Rheology, and Applications

edited by

Marcel Krzan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 573 | Submission Open

Keywords: foams; emulsions; interfacial stability; rheology; soft matter; applications

Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Applications and Advances

edited by

Viorel Chihaia

and Godehard Sutmann

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 546 | Submission Open

Keywords: force fields and interaction models; ab initio molecular dynamics for ground and excited states: adiabatic and non-adiabatic approaches; adaptive potentials and hybrid interactions; enhanced sampling techniques; free energy calculations and related methods; hybrid and multiscale modeling; integrators and thermostat/barostat algorithms; machine learning and AI in molecular dynamics; applications of MD in life sciences; materials; and energy; system preparation and velocity assignment; trajectory; structural; kinetic; and dynamic analysis; hardware acceleration; parallelization; and software development

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

Novel Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis

edited by

Renata Siedlecka

Mariola Zielińska-Błajet

and

Alejandro Baeza Carratalá

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open

Keywords: chiral ligands; organometallic complexes; organocatalysts; enantioselectivity; asymmetric induction; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds: Spectroscopic, Crystallographic and Computational Studies

edited by

Juan Castillo

and Diana Becerra Córdoba

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; organic chemistry; analytical chemistry; heterocyclic compounds; spectroscopic analysis; crystal structure; biological activity; computational analyses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

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