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Advanced Analytical Techniques for the Detection and Quantification of Emerging Contaminants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Christina Nika

Georgios Gkotsis

and

Carolina Nebot

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction protocols; method development; determination of emerging contaminants; fate and transformation of contaminants; environmental monitoring; advanced separation techniques; high-resolution mass spectrometry; identification workflows

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Progress in Molecular Design and Synthesis of Anticancer Agents

edited by

José M. Padrón

and Adrián Puerta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular design; targeted protein degradation; molecular glues; targeted covalent inhibitor; artificial intelligence in drug discovery; ferroptosis; multidrug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Recent Advances of Nanomaterials in Electrochemistry

edited by Najeeb Lashari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; electrochemistry; nanostructured electrodes; electrocatalysis; energy storage; batteries; supercapacitors; electrochemical sensors; nanocomposites; two-dimensional materials; transition metal oxides; carbon nanomaterials; conductive polymers; interface engineering; charge transport; photoelectrochemistry; green energy technologies; surface chemistry; nano-electrocatalysts; advanced functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Natural Antioxidants in Food and Human Health

edited by

Adriano Costa de Camargo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antioxidants; plant bioactive compounds; oxidative stress; lipid oxidation; antioxidant mechanisms; food quality

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

Alternative Routes for the Delivery of Drug Molecules

edited by

Denitsa Momekova

Christina Voycheva

and Teodora Popova

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open

Keywords: transdermal; nasal; pulmonary; ophthalmic; liposomes; dendrimers; microneedles; cubosomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Natural Product Leads Targeting Inflammatory Pathways

edited by

Solomon Habtemariam

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; lead compounds; anti-inflammatory; inflammatory pathways; drug discovery; medicinal plants; phytochemistry

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

Synthesis and Application of Heteroatomic Containing Compounds

edited by

György Keglevich

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: organometallic syntheses; heteroatomic asymmetry center; P-stereogenic center; asymmetric syntheses; enantioselective syntheses; transition metal complexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Design and Application of Functional Supramolecular Materials

edited by

Jie Yang

submission deadline 9 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1024 | Submission Open

Keywords: supramolecular chemistry; noncovalent interactions; self-assembly; host– guest chemistry; functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Novel Analytical Techniques in Food Chemistry

edited by

Marilena Dasenaki

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality and safety; food authenticity; food analysis; mass spectrometry; spectroscopic techniques; biosensors; chemometrics and machine learning; foodomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Nanomaterial-Based Biosensors: From Design to Analytical Applications

edited by Irene Ojeda and Diana Vilela-Garcia

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial-based biosensors; nanomaterials; electrochemical biosensors; nanocomposites; analytical chemistry; electrode modification; nanostructures; sensor interfaces; electroanalysis; biofunctionalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Precise Design and Action Mechanism of Photocatalytic Nanomaterials

edited by

Yaya Yang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic nanomaterials; precise design; water pollution control; molecular/atomic-level design; structure– activity relationship; microscopic action mechanism; pollution removal performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

The Design and Synthesis of Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion

edited by Yan Zhou and Zhen Wu

submission deadline 16 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; electrochemical energy conversion; batteries; supercapacitors; nanostructured electrode materials; nanostructured electrocatalysts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Chemistry, Bioactivity and Authenticity of Sugar-Rich and Fermented Foods and Beverages

edited by

Svetlana Simova

and

Dessislava Gerginova

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: sugar-rich foods; fermented beverages; chemical characterization; analytical techniques; bioactive compounds; metabolomics; authenticity; food control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Exploring the Antioxidant Properties of Natural Products

edited by Leticia Xochitl Lopez-Martinez and Ramiro Baeza-Jiménez

submission deadline 26 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: carotenoids; phenolic compounds; oxidative stress; health benefits; bioactive and nutritional molecules; essential oils; agricultural byproducts

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

Nanomaterials for Biomedicine: Innovations and Challenges

edited by

Jianxun Ding

and

Guanqing Yang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2736 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial; targeted drug delivery; bio-imaging; antimicrobial application; cancer immunotherapy; nanovaccine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Recent Advances in Antibacterial Nanomaterials

edited by

Luca Scotti

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1128 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; biochemistry; antibacterial; bacteriostatic; cell membrane

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Advanced Materials for Energy Applications: From Fuels to Batteries and Beyond, 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhao Ding

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 720 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen storage materials; CO2 capture; natural gas sweetening; fossil fuel recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Progress in Nanomaterials for Pollutant Removal

edited by

Sriram Ganesan

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; high surface area; surface modification; high removal efficiency; emerging contaminants; single and/or binary mixture; adsorption; degradation

Small-Molecule Inhibitors as Anticancer Drugs

edited by

Magdalena Stobiecka

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: small-molecule apoptosis-protein-family inhibitors; small-molecule mitotic inhibitors; small-molecule kinase inhibitors; small-molecule receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors; small-molecule non-receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors; small-molecule serine/threonine kinase inhibitors; small-molecule epigenetic inhibitors; small-molecule proteasome inhibitors; small-molecule inhibitors for disrupting protein– protein interactions; small-molecule inhibitors aimed at exploiting tumor metabolic vulnerabilities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Plant Bioactives in Human Health: From Phytochemistry to Molecular Mechanisms

edited by

Valeria Naponelli

and

Elena Ferrari

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; bioavailability; extraction methods; biological activities; cell signalling; functional applications; nutraceuticals; human metabolism; toxicity; bioactive-gut microbiota relationships

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

Featured Papers in Organometallic Chemistry—2nd Edition

edited by

Michal Szostak

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19294 | 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)

Research Progress and Application of Natural Compounds—2nd Edition

edited by

Claudiu N. Lungu

and

Ionel Mangalagiu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12498 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; primary and secondary metabolites; bioactive compounds; bioactive peptides; anticancer natural products; flavonoids; drug design

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

Photocatalytic Materials and Photocatalytic Reactions, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sugang Meng

and

Bo Weng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11432 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysts; carbon neutral; charge carrier separation; photocatalytic mechanism; photoredox reaction; nanocomposites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Applied Chemistry

edited by

Bhanu P. S. Chauhan

and

Shijun Liao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10811 | 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)

Analytical Chemistry in Asia, 2nd Edition

edited by

Makoto Tsunoda

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8430 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; Asia; HPLC; sample preparation; bioanalysis; mass spectrometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Small-Molecule Drug Design and Discovery

edited by Qiuqin He

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6530 | Submission Open

Keywords: small-molecule drug design; structure-based drug design; fragment-based drug discovery; PROTAC technology; artificial intelligence technology; biological evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in Natural Products and Their Biological Activities—2nd Edition

edited by

Irwin Rose Alencar Menezes

Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho

, Roseli Barbosa and Francisco Assis Bezerra Da Cunha

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5717 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical; natural product; phytotherapy; medicinal plants; biological activity; pharmaceutical formulations; biological activity; pharmacological or toxicology effects

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

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Food Chemistry

edited by

Ana Novo Barros

and Marta Coelho

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5126 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Vibrational Spectroscopy and Imaging for Chemical Application

edited by

Barry K. Lavine

and

Karl Booksh

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5098 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; Raman image analysis; infrared image analysis; chemometrics; multiway analysis; multivariate curve resolution; alternating least squares; multivariate image analysis; classification; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Lignin: New Insights in Chemistry

edited by

Chiaki Ogino

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4410 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignin valorization; catalytic depolymerization; enzymatic lignin transformation; thermochemical processes; lignin-derived fine chemicals; synthetic biology in lignin research; circular bioeconomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Synthesis, Identification and Biological Evaluation of Novel Natural and Derivative Products

edited by

Elson S. Alvarenga

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3536 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic synthesis; natural products; theoretical calculation; DFT; structure identification; biological evaluation

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

Opportunities and Challenges in Organic Optoelectronic Materials

edited by

Chien-Jung Huang

and

Mu-Chun Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3451 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic semiconductors; organic photonics; inorganic/organic hybrid materials; excitons; electroluminescence; photovoltaics; vacuum/solution process; energy transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Molecular Insights into Functional Lipids in Food Chemistry

edited by

Jun Jin

and Siyu Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3338 | Submission Open

Keywords: structured lipid; synthesis; crystallization; fatty acid; glyceride

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Advances in Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by Xueen Jia and Ce Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3336 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D nanomaterials; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); metasurfaces; biosensor; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Extraction Techniques for Sample Preparation

edited by

Vincenzo Ferrone

and

Pantaleone Bruni

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2830 | Submission Open

Keywords: sorbent-based extraction; liquid-based extraction; supercritical- or subcritical-based extraction; HPLC determination; GC determination; LC-MS-based analysis; chemical fingerprinting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Molecular Approaches to Drug Design: From Target Identification to Delivery

edited by

Michio Kurosu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2650 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug design; target identification; drug delivery; protein-based therapeutics; targeted therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Novel Membranes and Coatings for Biomedical and Food Applications

edited by

Jurak Małgorzata

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open

Keywords: model cell membranes; biocompatible and edible coatings; bioactive compounds; nutrients; biomaterials; surface characteristics; dispersion systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Ionic Liquids and Molecular Materials: Advances in Functional Interfaces and Applications

edited by

José C. S. Costa

and

Yuji Matsumoto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2528 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic fluids; bulk properties; surface and interfacial properties; thin films; vacuum engineering; energy harvesting and storage; functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Unveiling the Applications of Bioactive Compounds in Functional Foods for Optimal Human Health—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiangkai Li

and

Aman Khan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2355 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; bioactive ingredients; health benefits; immune function; gut health; disease prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Phytochemical Wisdom: Traditional Medicinal Plants for Anti-Infective Drug Discovery

edited by

Paolo Coghi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2265 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional medicinal plants; anti-infective agents; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); medicinal chemistry; phytochemicals; natural product drug discovery

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

Identification, Isolation, and Analysis of Phytochemicals from Plant-Derived Products

edited by

Lin Shi

and

Lu Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1963 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; structural identification; composition analysis; plant products; pharmacological experiment; herbal medicine

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

Terpenes and Their Derivatives: From Nature to Medical Applications

edited by

Linfu Liang

Anwar Rayan

and

Barbara De Filippis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1858 | Submission Open

Keywords: terpenes; plants; animals; microbes; extraction technologies; structure elucidation; chemical synthesis and biosynthesis; biological investigation

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

Design and Preparation of New Metal Catalysts for Functional Organic Compounds Synthesis

edited by

Giorgio Facchetti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1802 | Submission Open

Keywords: transition metal complexes; hybrid catalysts; nanocatalysts; single-atom catalysts; sustainable organic synthesis; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

Biological Activity of Metal Complexes: Design and Characterization Strategies

edited by

Enrique González-Vergara

and

María Eugenia Castro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1759 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal complexes; biological activity; metallodrugs; anticancer: antibacterial; antiviral; antiparasitic: delivery methods; biophysical characterization; DFT; docking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Development of Computational Approaches in Chemical Biology

edited by

Jinyu Li

, Dianyong Tang and Yichang Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1531 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational chemical biology; molecular modeling; molecular dynamics simulations; AI in drug discovery; protein– ligand interactions; protein design; biological networks; multi-omics integration

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

Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial Compounds and Extracts from Plant Sources

edited by

Catherine C. Neto

and

Hang Ma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1456 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; anti-inflammatory; antimicrobial; plants; extracts; botanicals; metabolites; functional foods

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

Degradation of Aromatic Compounds in the Environment

edited by

Urszula Guzik

and

Wojciech Smułek

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1441 | Submission Open

Keywords: aromatic compounds; microorganisms; biodegradation; biotransformation; advanced oxidation processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Extraction, Chromatography, and Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Food and Plant Biomolecules

edited by

Jorge Pereira

and

Natalia Casado Navas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1402 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; sample preparation; extraction; supercritical fluid extraction; solid-phase extraction; liquid– liquid extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Recent Advances in the Organic Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Compounds and Their Analogs

edited by

Ioannis Kostakis

and

Alexios Leandros Skaltsounis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive natural compounds; organic synthesis; natural products; synthetic methodologies; medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; total synthesis

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

Green Chemistry and Molecular Tools in Agriculture

edited by

Ewa Szpunar-Krok

and

Maria Czernicka

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1092 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; green chemistry; agri-food by-products; bioactive compounds; biostimulants; circular economy; molecular tools; eco-friendly agrochemicals; soil health; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

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