Molecules

Bioactive Components in Plants: Extraction, Characterization and Antioxidant Activity

edited by

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1276 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; plant extracts; extraction of bioactives; polyphenols; chemical characterization; antioxidant activity; green chemistry

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

Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activity of Plants from the Cerrado and Amazon

edited by Paula Becker Pertuzatti,

Milene Teixeira Barcia

and Julia Teixeira De Paula

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: Cerrado plants; Amazon plants; natural products; sustainable biodiversity; health benefits; extraction and characterization

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

Featured Review Papers in Green Chemistry

edited by

M. Gilles Mailhot

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: green catalysts; green extraction and processing; chemistry based on natural products; bio-based solvents with sub- and super-critical fluids; microwave and ultrasound; organic reaction in green solvents; bioconversion of biomass and sustainable biomaterials; creating fine chemicals and polymers from renewable resources; green nanotechnology; green analytical chemistry; green degradation process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Oxidative Stress and Cancer Therapy: Molecular Mechanisms, Drug Delivery, and Therapeutic Response

edited by

Julita Kulbacka

submission deadline 16 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species; ROS; cancer therapy; anticancer agents; lipid peroxidation; ferroptosis; chemoresistance; drug resistance; antioxidant defense; redox signaling; redox homeostasis; drug delivery; nanomedicine; targeted delivery; combination therapy; immunogenic cell death; redox active compounds; natural products; therapeutic response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Characterization of Organic Ligands: Correlations Between Results by Electrochemistry and Other Methods

edited by Eleonora-Mihaela Ungureanu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1264 | Submission Open

Keywords: connections; electrochemical experiments; characterization of organic ligands; DFT calculations of ligand properties; optical methods; electrochemical methods; surface characterization methods (SEM; AFM; Raman; etc.); analytical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Terpenoids: Chemistry, Structural Diversity, and Biological Activities

edited by

Nunziatina De Tommasi

and Valentina Parisi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: terpenoids; chemical diversity; specialised metabolites; drug discovery; plant-derived compounds; biological activity; biotechnology; metabolomics

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

Functional Supramolecular Gels: Design, Dynamics, and Applications

edited by

Francesca D’Anna

and

Salvatore Marullo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; organogels; ionogels; hybrid supramolecular gels; gel properties; gel applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Rare Earth Materials: From Design to Applications

edited by Meng Ju

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare earth; crystal structure; spectral characteristic; luminescence; energy conversion; electronic properties; optical communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

AI in Materials Design and Discovery

edited by Guanjie Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials informatics; materials large language model and agent; explainable machine learning; computational materials science; high-throughput screening; molecules inverse design; structure– property relationships; data-driven discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Phenolic Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Natural Products

edited by

María Pilar Gómez-Serranillos

and

Alfredo Torres-Benítez

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; extracts; phenolic compounds; antioxidants; plants; fungi; lichens; phytotherapy

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

Bioactive Ingredients in Foods: Delivery, Stabilization, and Functionality

edited by

Marta Igual Ramo

and

Liliana Patricia Acurio Arcos

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant capacity; bioactive compounds; bioactive nutrients; carotenoids; food matrix; functional food; health benefits; natural sources; phytochemicals; polyphenols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Recent Research Advances in Green Extraction of Natural Products

edited by

Maryline Abert-Vian

and

Anne-Sylvie Fabiano-Tixier

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable chemistry; natural products; bio-based solvents; process intensification; sustainable extraction technologies; biomass valorization

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

Advancement in Natural and Novel Antimicrobial Agents

edited by

Emel Mataracı-Kara

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial priority list; antimicrobial resistance; natural compounds; novel antibacterial agents; synthetic antimicrobial compounds; extraction; synthesis; antimicrobial activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics Studies of Chemical Reactions in the Gas Phase, Condensed Phases and Interfaces

edited by Robert Benny Gerber and Imon Mandal

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: ab initio molecular dynamics; chemical reactions; reaction mechanism and dynamics; potential energy surfaces; trajectories

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

Sustainable Electrochemical Platforms for Clinical and Environmental Determination

edited by

Paulina Sierra-Rosales

and

Constanza Venegas

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable electrochemistry; electrochemical biosensors; environmental monitoring; green synthesis; point-of-care diagnostics; biomass-derived carbon; emerging pollutants; nanocomposites; screen-printed electrodes; molecular detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Novel Polymer Materials for Environmental Applications

edited by

György Deák

and

Maria Daniela Stelescu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioplastics; polymer biocomposites; ecological packaging; polymer waste recovery; microplastics; photocatalytic polymers; conductive polymers; polymeric membranes; biodegradation of polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advanced Techniques for the Chemical Analysis and Removal of Environmental Pollutants

edited by Anca-Iulia Stoica

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant monitoring; emerging contaminants; advanced techniques; removal of pollutants; eco-friendly treatments; nature-based solutions; environmental management

Drug Discovery Based on Non-Mammalian Models

edited by

Yiwen Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease models; drug discovery; zebrafish; drosophila melanogaster; caenorhabditis elegans

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Organic Chemistry

edited by

Maria G. P. M. S. Neves

, Antonia Di Mola and

Nuno M. M. Moura

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 19 articles | Viewed by 27942 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Chemical Biology

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 24787 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioorthogonal chemistry; peptides; nucleic acids; proteins; analytical methods; chemical inhibitors; chemical probe; ubiquitination; structure-activity relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

30th Anniversary of Molecules: Recent Advances and the Next in Macromolecular Chemistry

edited by

Sylvain Caillol

,

Hua Wei

,

Apostolos Avgeropoulos

and

Ying-Wei Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 24375 | Submission Open

Keywords: macromolecular chemistry; synthetic polymers; natural polymers; polymerization mechanisms and kinetics; supramolecular self-assembly; biological macromolecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Advances in Coordination Chemistry, 3rd Edition

edited by Juan Niclós-Gutiérrez and

Miquel Barceló-Oliver

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19035 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis strategies for novel coordination compounds; coordination compounds with tailor-made ligands for specific applications; coordination compounds with multitopic ligands; single-crystal XRD structures and dimensionality of metal complexes; metal– organic frameworks and their applications; molecular recognition in mixed ligand– metal complexes at the molecular and/or supra-molecular levels; model metal complexes from the bioinorganic frontier of biological chemistry; DFT and other theoretical approaches for inter-ligand interactions in metal complexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Review Papers in Analytical Chemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Giorgio S. Senesi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16795 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; analytical spectroscopy; environmental sciences; medical science; forensic science; cultural heritage; food analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Inorganic Chemistry

edited by

Axel Klein

,

Richard Dronskowski

and

Vassilis Tangoulis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14631 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic chemistry; coordination chemistry; solid-state chemistry; nanomaterials; organometallics; transition and main group metal chemistry; catalysis; bioinorganic chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

The 30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Natural Products Chemistry

edited by

Daniela Rigano

,

Maria Camilla Bergonzi

,

Dimitris P. Makris

and

Kyoko Nakagawa-Goto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12121 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; bioactive molecules; drug discovery; pharmacological activity; formulations; drug delivery systems; food applications and additives; cosmetic applications; synthesis

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

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Analytical Chemistry

edited by

Wilfried Rozhon

,

Simone Morais

and

Agostinho Almeida

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8775 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatography and advanced mass spectrometry; atomic spectroscopy and elemental mass spectrometry; molecular spectroscopy; miniaturization of analytical instruments; ohmics; nanomaterials and sensors; automation and high-throughput screening; single-cell analysis; non-invasive analysis/techniques; green analytical chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Chemical Analysis of Pollutant in the Environment

edited by

Ewa Szpyrka

and

Mohammad Russel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7850 | 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)

Modern Trends and Solutions in Analytical Chemistry in Poland

edited by

Tomasz Tuzimski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7807 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical and physical chemistry; separation sciences; chromatographic methods and related techniques (HPLC; SPE; SFC; GC; CZE; UPLC; GC × GC; and others); sample preparation and extraction techniques (SPE; QuEChERS/d-SPE; SPME; SBSE; HFLPME; DLLME; FUSLE; and others); detection techniques (DAD; FLD; MS; MS/MS; and others); spectrometry; bioanalytics; proteomics; metabolomics; and lipidomics; nanotechnology; environmental sciences; natural product chemistry (isolation; identification and quantification of bioactive compounds; and in vitro and then in vivo investigations on their biological activity); food analysis and food safety; xenobiotics analysis in environmental; biological; and food samples; chemometrics and statistical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Advance in Radiochemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Chang-Tong Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7473 | 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)

Advances and Opportunities of Natural Products in Drug Discovery

edited by

Daniel Pereira Bezerra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7250 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Advances in Porous Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xinhua Qi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7155 | 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)

Back to Nature: Pharmacological Activities of Phytochemicals Isolated from Medicinal Plants

edited by

Arik Dahan

and Ludmila Yarmolinsky

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6643 | 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)

Chromatography—The Ultimate Analytical Tool, 3rd Edition

edited by

Victoria Samanidou

and

Natasa Kalogiouri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6453 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatography; high-performance liquid chromatography; ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; two-dimensional gas chromatography; two-dimensional liquid chromatography; paper chromatography; liquid chromatography; preparative chromatography; supercritical fluid chromatography; thin-layer chromatography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Bioorganic Chemistry

edited by

Raffaele Saladino

and

Harri Lönnberg

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6452 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioorganic chemistry; chemoenzymatic synthesis; biocatalysis; biomimetic synthesis; biomolecular interactions; functional biomolecules; molecular recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules: Recent Advances in Photochemistry

edited by

Marcelo Guzman

,

Youhong Tang

and

Michael Moustakas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6211 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic photochemistry synthetic photochemistry; photocatalysis; photofunctionalization; photobiology; medicinal photochemistry; computational photochemistry; photoelectrochemistry; solar energy conversion; condensed and gas phase photochemistry; polymer photochemistry; supramolecular photochemistry; photochromism; luminescent sensors; photochemistry for environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Developments in Biobased Polymers

edited by

Dimitrios Bikiaris

and

Eleftheria Xanthopoulou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5997 | Submission Open

Keywords: biobased polymers; sustainability; biodegradability; polymer recycling; polymer composites; polymer processing; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Transition Metal Catalysis, 2nd Edition

edited by Dingyi Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5949 | 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)

Bee Product Chemistry: Identification and Characterization of Natural Compounds, 2nd Edition

edited by

Simona Sagona

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5509 | Submission Open

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

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

30th Anniversary of the MOF Concept

edited by

Jun Liang

and

Christoph Janiak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5485 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic frameworks; gas storage and separation; catalysis; drug delivery; sensing and detection; energy applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules: Recent Advances in Organometallic Chemistry

edited by

Zhi-Gang Gu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5214 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic framework; organometallic compounds; coordination assembly; metal– organic cluster; metal– organic cage; supramolecular chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

Novel Neuroprotective Agents: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation

edited by

Fatih Tok

and

Letizia Giampietro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5121 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; heterocyclic compounds; rational design; enzyme inhibitors; structure– activity relationship; structural characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Electrochemistry

edited by

Claudio Fontanesi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4678 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical science; energy conversion; charge transfer; voltammetry; magnetoelectrochemistry/spin; redox chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Quantum-Chemical Studies for Superspecies—in Celebration of Professor Jean-François Gal’s 80th Birthday

edited by

Ewa Raczyńska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4000 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure of superspecies; neutral; ionic; and/or radical forms; isomerism; electron delocalization; energetic parameters of electron transfer; thermochemistry of proton transfer; quantum-chemical studies

Novel Nanomaterials for Photocatalysis

edited by

Joanna Kisała

,

Denisa Ficai

and

Gianluca Viscusi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3037 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalyst synthesis; band gap engineering; enhanced light absorption; clean energy; advanced oxidation/reduction processes; self-cleaning coatings; photocatalysis reaction mechanisms; artificial photosynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Advances in Trace Element Analysis: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Davide Spanu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3013 | Submission Open

Keywords: trace element analysis; speciation techniques; environmental monitoring; atomic spectrometry; mass spectrometry; chromatography; bioavailability; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Optimization of Process Methodology for Specialty and Fine Chemicals

edited by

Sebastian Balicki

and Łukasz Lamch

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2928 | Submission Open

Keywords: process optimization; specialty and fine chemicals; process intensification; numerical and statistical optimization; design of experiments; green and sustainable chemistry; chemical engineering; data driven and model-based process design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Heterocyclic Molecules in Drug Discovery

edited by

Beata Morak-Młodawska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2339 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic synthesis of bioactive heterocyclic compounds; structural analysis of heterocycles; biological activity of heterocycles; ADME properties of heterocycles; in silico analysis and experimental analysis of heterocyclic molecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Plant Bioactive Compounds in Pharmaceuticals, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jurca Tünde

and

Laura Gratiela Vicas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2268 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; medicinal plant; phytocomplexes; cell cultures

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

Photo- and Sonodynamic Antimicrobial and Anticancer Compounds

edited by

Marina Nisnevitch

and

Faina Nakonechny

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2267 | Submission Open

Keywords: photosensitizers; sonosensitizers; photodynamic treatment; sonodynamic treatment; antimicrobials; anticancer treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Organometallic Compounds: Design, Synthesis and Application: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yanping Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2021 | Submission Open

Keywords: organometallic compounds; design and synthesis; transition metal complexes; catalysis; metal coordination; catalytic applications; mechanisms; organic– inorganic hybrid compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organometallic Chemistry)

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