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Chemistry and Bioactivity of Essential Oils

edited by

Betul Sever Yilmaz

and

Burçin Ergene

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oil; biological activity; extraction methods; GC-MS analysis; formulation methods; structure–activity relationship; phytochemical profiling; quality control; mechanisms of action

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

Current State and Future Perspectives of Polymer-Based Composite Electrolytes

edited by

Guibin Wang

and Xuanbo Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional polymer; polymer-based composite electrolytes; ionic conductivity; ion transport mechanisms; structure–property relationships; AI-driven materials design; flexible and wearable electronics; solid-state batteries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Exclusive Feature Papers in Colorants 2026

edited by

Ivo Grabchev

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorants; dyes and pigments; sustainable chemistry; functional materials; photosensitive compounds; photodynamic inactivation; organic electronic materials; nanomaterials; sensors; energy applications; structure–property relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Colorants)

Medicinal Chemistry and Virology Together in the Service of Human Health: In Honor of Prof. Dr. Erik De Clercq on the Occasion of His 85th Birthday

edited by Libor Grubhoffer,

Daniel Růžek

and

Guangdi Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiviral agents; medicinal chemistry; virology; nucleoside/nucleotide analogs; HIV therapeutics; drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Radiopharmaceuticals and the Applications in Cancer Theranostics

edited by Hugo Cerecetto,

María Alejandra Dagrosa

and

María Fernanda García

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiopharmaceutical; theranostic; cancer; personalized medicine; drug-like properties; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Anticancer Natural Products: Synthetic Strategies and Biological Evaluation

edited by

Yong Yin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer natural products; total synthesis; semi-synthesis; structural modification; rational drug design; structure-activity relationship; biological evaluation; cytotoxicity; drug discovery

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

Intelligent and Biomimetic Nanocarriers for Precision Cancer Therapy

edited by Suping Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent drug delivery; biomimetic nanotechnologies; precision oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Antiviral Medicinal Chemistry Driven by Multidisciplinary Integration

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidisciplinary integration; antiviral medicinal chemistry; drug design; target identification; artificial intelligence; structural biology; novel strategies and advanced technologies; drug resistance; broad spectrum antiviral agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Technology in Food Quality Control and Composition Analysis

edited by

Yulia Monakhova

and

Antigoni Cheilari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology; food quality control; composition analysis; food safety; nutritional analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Computational Advances in Molecular Design of Electrolytes

edited by Chao Fang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrolytes; ion transport; solvation structure; solid–electrolyte interphase; simulation; machine learning

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

Application of Modern Analytical Techniques in Chinese Medicine

edited by

Chu Chu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional Chinese medicine; advanced analytical techniques; two-dimensional chromatography; LC-MS metabolomics; bioactive natural products discovery; quality assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Renewable Energy, Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass, 3rd Edition

edited by

Zhuozhi Wang

and

Boxiong Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion technologies; renewable energy; biofuel synthesis; catalytic biomass transformation; bioethanol; biodiesel; green/sustainable chemistry; biotechnological applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied 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 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Inorganic Catalysis in Environmental Systems: From Electron Transfer to Organic Matter Transformation

edited by

Xiaolan Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic catalysis; nanozyme; inorganic enzyme; metal oxides; sulfide minerals; nanomaterials; minerals; environmental catalysis; biogeochemistry; biogeochemical cycling; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; phosphorus cycling; greenhouse gases; CO2 transformation; methane oxidation; nitrous oxide; denitrification; nitrification; redox processes; redox cycling; electron transfer; electron hopping; reactive oxygen species (ROS); Fenton reaction; Fenton-like activity; advanced oxidation processes; photocatalysis; photocatalyst; photoinduced electron transfer; solar-driven catalysis; surface catalysis; interfacial reactions; mineral–organic interactions; organic matter transformation; contaminant degradation; emerging contaminants; PFAS; pesticides; microplastics; soil; sediment; aquatic systems; water treatment; environmental remediation; prebiotic chemistry; origin of life; emergence of life; chemical evolution; protein evolution; enzyme evolution; metalloenzymes; iron–sulfur clusters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Phytochemicals Beyond Antioxidants: Chemical Profiling, Structural Characterization, and Biological Potential of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Ana Kesic

, Katarina Marković and Mirjana Grujović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived bioactive compounds; plant extracts; essential oils; secondary metabolites; antioxidant activity

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

Plasmonic Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy and Detection

edited by

Nimer Murshid

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmonic nanoparticles; LSPR; cancer detection; biosensing; photothermal therapy; drug delivery; cytotoxicity; nanomedicine; apoptosis; bioimaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Bee Products: Physicochemical Properties, Bioactivities, and Health Benefits

edited by

Maja Jazvinšćak Jembrek

and

Nada Orsolic

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey bee products; chemical characterization; biological and pharmacological activities; health benefits; side effects of honey bee products

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

Photocatalysis: From Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Water to Green Organic Transformations—a Theme Issue in Honor of Professor Wanhong Ma

edited by Yan Yan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; heterogeneous photocatalysis; degradation of organic pollutants; water pollution control; photochemical oxidation; interfacial electron transfer; photocatalytic mechanism; photocatalytic materials; nano‑photocatalysis; oxygen activation; green organic synthesis; sustainable chemistry; environmental photochemistry; TiO2 photocatalysis; advanced oxidation processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Bioaccessibility and Delivery of Food Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Jiacheng Wang

, Yufan Sun and

Mingming Zhong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioavailability; functional foods; delivery systems; nanoparticles; biopolymer hydrogels; gastrointestinal fate; controlled release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Advances of Ionic Liquids in Organic, Polymer and Material Chemistry

edited by

Fernando Moyano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse micelles; vesicles; nanoparticles; ionic liquids; catalysis; reactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Liquids)

Nanozyme-Based Sensing Platforms: Design and Applications

edited by

Fengqing Yang

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanozyme-based sensor; biosensing; environmental monitoring; biomedical diagnosis; pharmaceutical analysis; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Advanced Oxidation Processes for Environmental Remediation: Materials and Mechanisms

edited by Lei Qin

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes; environmental remediation; heterogeneous catalysis; single-atom catalysts; photo-Fenton; electro-persulfate activation; DFT calculations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Small Molecules Derived from and Inspired by Natural Sources: Structure–Activity Relationships and Pharmaceutical Potential

edited by

Oleg M. Demchuk

Monika Wujec

and

Przemysław Dorożyński

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1293 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; biologically active compounds; drug discovery; drug development; medicinal chemistry; pharmacology; mechanism of action; structure–activity relationship (SAR); computational drug design; therapeutic applications; natural products; biologically active compounds; drug discovery; drug development; natural origin compounds; medicinal chemistry; bioactive molecules; therapeutic applications; mechanisms of action; natural product-based drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Natural Products

edited by

Laura Jūrienė

and

Petras Rimantas Venskutonis

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2723 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical fluid extraction (SFE); natural products; green chemistry; carbon dioxide extraction; sustainable extraction; phytochemicals; scale-up; environmentally friendly processes

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

Metal–Organic Cages: Synthesis and Applications

edited by Simona Nica

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic strategies; self-assembly processes; crystal engineering; computational studies; post-synthetic functionalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Chemical Recycling of Solid Waste from New Energy Sources

edited by Yanling Gu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling technology; metal recovery; waste valorization; lithium-ion batteries; environmental impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

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

edited by

Mansheng Wang

and Xiao Wang

submission deadline 16 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3695 | 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)

Chromatography for Bio (Analytical) Applications

edited by

Mehmet Gumustas

and

Kenan Can Tok

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: sample preparation; liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; separation techniques; mass spectrometry; forensic and toxicological analysis; environmental and wastewater analysis; food analysis; biological samples; pharmaceuticals; natural products; omics; drug delivery systems; microorganism-related analysis; chiral separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

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

edited by

Zhao Ding

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2443 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Natural Product Leads Targeting Inflammatory Pathways

edited by

Solomon Habtemariam

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1392 | 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)

Supramolecular Catalytic Systems Build on Macrocycle-Base Host-Guest Interactions

edited by

Xiaowei Li

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1025 | Submission Open

Keywords: supramolecular catalysis; host–guest systems; macrocycles; noncovalent interactions; microenvironments; activity; stimuli-responsiveness; enantioselectivity/selectivity; transition state stabilization; product inhibition; tandem catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Biological Properties of Terpenoids

edited by

Raphaël E. Duval

and

Youness Limami

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 464 | Submission Open

Keywords: terpenoids; biological activities; anticancer; anti-infectives; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant

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

Natural Product Leads for Managing Metabolic Diseases

edited by

Solomon Habtemariam

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes; metabolic syndrome; metabolic diseases; natural products; mechanisms; drug discovery

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

Featured Reviews in Bioorganic Chemistry

edited by

Maja Jazvinšćak Jembrek

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioorganic chemistry; enzyme inhibitors; biocatalysis; biosynthesis; immunochemical techniques; membrane chemistry; peptides chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Natural-Based Sorbents for Water Remediation

edited by

Stefano Salvestrini

Yannice Tatiane da Costa Santos

and

Hiago de Oliveira Gomes

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6306 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural sorbents; removal of organic or inorganic contaminants from water; physical and chemical characterization of the sorbent; kinetic and equilibrium sorptive tests; evaluation of thermodynamic and kinetic parameters; determination of the actual sorption mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Natural Extracts for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Isabel S. Carvalho

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5692 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; phytochemicals; bioactive compounds; medicinal plants; phytopharmacology; antioxidant activity; anti-inflammatory; antimicrobial; antidiabetic; wound healing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Analytical Chemistry in Europe: Towards Sustainability and Quality of Life, 3rd Edition

edited by

Luís Passarinha

Eugenia Gallardo

and

Mário Barroso

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5607 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical and bioanalytical methods; chemistry; drugs; toxic compounds; biomarkers; sample preparation; life quality; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Inorganic Chemistry in Asia, 2nd Edition

edited by

Takashiro Akitsu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5460 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic chemistry; coordination chemistry; organometallic chemistry; solid-state chemistry; bioinorganic chemistry; nuclear- and radiochemistry; theoretical calculation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Micropollutants and Degradation Dynamics

edited by Agnieszka Nowak and

Urszula Guzik

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5268 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceuticals; microorganisms; toxicity; micropollutants; biodegradation; biotransformation; advanced oxidation processes; analysis; intermediate identification; chromatography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Advances in Plant-Based Materials

edited by

Beata Polak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5216 | Submission Open

Keywords: isolation; investigation; plant compounds; bioactive activity; extraction techniques; chromatographic techniques; electromigrational techniques

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

Quantum Chemistry in Modern Science: Chemical Bonding, Spectroscopy, and Beyond

edited by Isuru R. Ariyarathna

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4561 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum chemistry; ab initio multireference methods; coupled-cluster; density functional theory; spectroscopy; chemical bonding; transition metals; lanthanides; actinides

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

Carbon-Based Materials for Sustainable Chemistry: 3rd Edition

edited by

Dipendu Saha

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3834 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based materials; carbon nanostructures; adsorption; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Applications of Natural Polymers in Biomedicine

edited by

Katarzyna Lewandowska

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3806 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer biomaterials; biopolymers; proteins; polysaccharides; gels; hydrogels; scaffolds; films

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Rational Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Small-Molecule Anticancer Agents

edited by

Srinivasa Reddy Telukutla

and Ganga Reddy Velma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3795 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug design; medicinal chemistry; organic synthesis; total synthesis; multi-drug resistance; biological activity; anti-cancer; heterocyclic compounds; cytotoxicity; structure–activity relationship; molecular modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds in Food: Extraction and Characterization

edited by

Michał Halagarda

and

Sascha Rohn

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3592 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; food matrices; extraction techniques; green technologies; analytical characterization; structural elucidation; stability and bioavailability; functional food applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Lignin Valorization in Biorefineries

edited by Carlos Eduardo De Araújo Padilha, Everaldo Silvino Dos Santos and Domingos Fabiano de Santana Souza

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3404 | Submission Open

Keywords: pretreatment; bioactive compounds; antioxidant properties; kraft lignin; extraction; thermochemical processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Review Papers in Materials Chemistry—2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Cirillo

and

Fiore P. Nicoletta

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3224 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials chemistry; organic and inorganic materials; biomaterials; nanomaterials; hybrid materials; core-shell materials; thin films; self-assembling systems; tailored and unusual properties of materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Selectivity and Theoretical Studies of Cycloaddition Reactions

edited by

Radomir Jasiński

Agnieszka Łapczuk

and Ewa Dresler

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2899 | Submission Open

Keywords: cycloaddition; selectivity; density functional theory (DFT); reaction mechanisms; catalysis; stereocontrol

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

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

edited by

Jorge Pereira

and

Natalia Casado Navas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2876 | 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)

Corrosion Mechanisms and Protection Technologies of Metallic Materials Under Harsh Environments

edited by Baojun Dong,

Tianyi Zhang

, Dezhi Zeng and

Yuxin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2729 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal coating; non-metal coating; coating design and preparation; coating performance evaluation; corrosion mechanism in harsh environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

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