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Chromatography for Bio (Analytical) Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 180 | 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)

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

edited by Isuru R. Ariyarathna

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3863 | 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)

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 2268 | 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)

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

edited by

Cleydson Breno Rodrigues dos Santos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2056 | 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)

Nutritional Enhancement and Functional Innovation of Plant-Based Foods

edited by

Magdalena Zielińska-Dawidziak

,

Agnieszka Makowska

and

Przemysław Kowalczewski

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1262 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based foods; plant product bioavailability; vegan diet; nutritional enhancement; functional innovation; protein fortification; sustainable nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Green Valorization of Food By‑Products: Bioactive Molecules and Food‑Grade Delivery Systems

edited by

Hugo Miguel Lisboa Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: valorization; food; agro‑industrial by‑product; fruit; vegetable; botanical; delivery; encapsulation; extraction; characterization; cold pressing; pressurized liquids; ultrasound; microwave; supercritical; subcritical; phenolic; terpene; lipid; peptide; polysaccharide; purification; structure– activity relationship; bioefficacy; antioxidant; antimicrobial; anti‑inflammatory; spray‑dried microcapsule; complex coacervate; nanoemulsion; cyclodextrin inclusion complex; ionotropic gelation system; controlled release; nutraceutical; active packaging; circular‑bioeconomy metrics; shelf‑life; in silico

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Green Chemistry Approaches to Analysis and Environmental Remediation—2nd Edition

edited by

Vasilios Sakkas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatography; mass spectrometry; extraction; green analytical chemistry; emerging contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Role of High Hydrophobicity in Engineering Biomedical Coating/Surfaces: From Design to Application

edited by

Michele Ferrari

and

Maria del Carmen Morán

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: superhydrophobic surfaces; surface chemistry; molecular design; polymer coatings; biointerface engineering; antibacterial and anti-biofouling; green synthesis; multifunctional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Biochemically Active Natural and Semisynthetic Products: Extraction, Characterization, and Application—2nd Edition

edited by

Emmanoel Vilaça Costa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural and semisynthetic products; extraction; isolation; and purification; identification and structural elucidation; biological properties; multidisciplinary applications

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

Anti-Cancer and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Natural Products

edited by

Roberto Gambari

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plant extracts; natural resources; phytochemicals in functional foods; marine natural products natural compounds and human health; analytical methods; novel perspectives on applications of phytochemicals in biomedicine; bioinformatics on bioactive compounds from natural products; structure– activity relationships; ai-driven data mining for research on natural products; biological activities an molecular target identification; natural products for treatment of rare diseases; natural products for mitigating the effects of tobacco smoke; natural products for mitigating the effects of air pollution; natural products for the treatment of cancer; natural products for respiratory diseases; natural products for infectious diseases; natural products against aging; ethnopharmacology; technology transfer of natural products

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

Advanced Chemical Analysis, Molecular Interactions and Remediation Strategies for Micro- and Nanoplastics

edited by Asli Baysal and

Hasan Saygin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; nanoplastics; advanced chemical analysis; molecular interactions; polymer degradation; contaminant adsorption; remediation technologies; advanced oxidation processes; plastic additive leaching

Exclusive Feature Papers in Analytical Chemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

João Pinto da Costa

and

Teresa A. P. Rocha-Santos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; instrumentation; environment and food; pharmaceutical industry; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Extracts from Natural Plants, 3rd Edition

edited by

Aleksandra Sentkowska

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural plant products; antioxidant activity; extraction methods; polyphenols; flavonoids

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

Production of Artemisia and Its Pharmacology vs. Artemisinin

edited by

Pamela Weathers

and Yuliang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: Artemisia annua; Artemisia afra; synergism; infectious and chronic diseases; phytochemistry; artemisinin biosynthesis

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

Advances in Micro/Nanomaterials for Catalysis

edited by Juzhe Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nanomaterials; catalysis; diverse applications; enhanced performance; advances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Phytochemistry, Biological Activities and Nanomaterial Applications of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

edited by

Vladimir Mihailovic

,

Nikola Srećković

and

Jelena S. Katanic Stankovic

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal and aromatic plants; phytochemicals; bioactive natural products; biological activities; antioxidant and antimicrobial activity; green synthesis of nanoparticles; plant-mediated nanoparticles; metal and metal oxide nanoparticles; nanotechnology in biomedicine

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

Advanced Catalysts for Environmental Pollutant Degradation and Remediation

edited by

Nina Kaneva

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollutants; catalytic degradation; environmental remediation; catalytic materials; photocatalysis; advanced oxidation processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Terpene and Phenol-Rich Natural Products: Extraction, Characterization and Biological Evaluation

edited by Sanja Matić and

Nevena Tomašević

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: terpenes; phenolic compounds; natural products; extraction techniques; structural characterization; biological activity; structure– activity relationships

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

Chemical Characterisation and Biological Evaluation of Bioactive Extracts and Functional Ingredients from Agro-Food By-Products

edited by Anca Becze

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-food by-products; compositional profiling; bioactive compounds; extraction and valorisation; functional food ingredients; antioxidant and antimicrobial activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

New Insights into Maillard Reaction

edited by Junjian Miao and

Maomao Zeng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: Maillard reaction; advanced glycation end-products (AGEs); food chemistry; flavor formation; non-enzymatic browning; acrylamide mitigation; reaction kinetics; nutritional impact; bioactive compounds; food processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Flavours and Fragrances)

Aromatic Heterocyclic Compounds: From Synthesis to Biological Activities Research

edited by

Camilla Djenne Buarque

and

Luana Da Silva Magalhães Forezi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: aromatic heterocycles; organic synthesis; medicinal chemistry; bioactive scaffolds; SAR; synthetic methodologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Phenolic Compounds from Foods: Extraction, Characterization, and Biological Activity

edited by

Tomasz Cebulak

,

Tomasz Piechowiak

and

Małgorzata Stryjecka

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolic compounds; food extracts; extraction techniques; chemical characterization; biological activity; antioxidant properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Carbon-Based Nanomaterials and Their Applications

edited by Naveen Kumar Reddy Bogireddy, Juan Horacio Pacheco-Sánchez and Claudia Muro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon nanomaterials; graphene; carbon nanotubes; fullerenes; graphyne; diamond-like carbon; carbon dots; molecular dynamics; density functional theory; Monte Carlo simulation; multiscale modeling; catalysis; photocatalysis; adsorption; CO2 capture; hydrogen storage; energy storage; supercapacitors; wastewater treatment; environmental remediation; sustainable materials; nanocomposites; gas separation; porous carbon materials; green synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advanced Analytical Approaches and Chemical Profiling of Essential Oils: From Composition to Bioactivity

edited by

Jésus Palá-Pául

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; novel analytical approaches; metabolomics; chemometrics; chemical profiling; bioactivity; volatile terpenes; phenylpropanoids

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

Design and Applications of Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion

edited by

Bofeng Shang

and Yinsheng Yu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change materials; materials chemistry; energy conversion and storage; thermally conductive composites; microencapsulation and interfacial engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advances in Phenolic Compounds: Isolation, Characterization, and Bioapplications

edited by Didem Deliorman Orhan and

Esra Küpeli

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenolic compounds; polyphenols; natural products; bioactive compounds; green extraction; functional foods; nutraceuticals

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

Research Progress on Functional Lipids and Their Applications in Health Food Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhen Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid crystallization; lipid oxidation; enzymatic lipid modification; processing; health benefits; structured emulsions; lipid emulsions; lipid capsules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Advanced Metal-Based Drug Formulations in Cancer Treatment

edited by Sanja A. Mijatović

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-based drugs; chemotherapy; cancer; tumor microenvironment; hybrid molecules; drug design; anticancer activity; drug delivery; tumor resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Biochar in Environmental Chemistry: Mechanisms, Reactivity, and Applications

edited by

Snežana Maletić

and

Tamara Apostolović

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; environmental chemistry; sorption mechanisms; reactivity; pollutant transformation; advanced oxidation processes; carbon sequestration; soil remediation; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Research Advances in Rotational Spectroscopy: From Structures to Large Amplitude Motions of Molecules

edited by

Ha Vinh Lam Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotational spectroscopy; microwave spectroscopy; large amplitude motion; structure determination; non-covalent interaction; nuclear quadrupole coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Structure)

Natural Products: Isolation, Analysis and Biological Activity, 3rd Edition

edited by

Hazem Salaheldin Elshafie

and

Lucia Caputo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; plant extracts; biological activities; antiproliferative activity; enzymatic inhibitor activity; phytotoxic activity; bioactive compounds in natural products; secondary metabolites; structure–activity relationships; antimicrobial activity; phytopathogens

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

Bioactive Compounds in Terrestrial and Aquatic Plants: Emerging Therapeutic Applications in Human Health and Disease Management

edited by

Ticuta Negreanu-Pirjol

,

Bogdan-Stefan Negreanu-Pirjol

and

Ana-Maria Prelipcean

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived bioactive compounds; natural product-derived therapeutics; phytochemicals and biological activity; marine algae bioactive compounds; plant primary and secondary metabolites; extraction and isolation techniques; antioxidant activity; anti-inflammatory properties; immunomodulatory effects; plant therapeutic potential; biomedical applications of plant extracts; cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals from natural sources

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

Biopolymers for Drug Delivery Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ildikó Katalin Bácskay

and Petra Arany

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Natural Products Chemistry in the Americas

edited by Margarete Zanardo Gomes,

Wagner Luiz Priamo

and

Klebson Santos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products chemistry; bioactive compounds; extraction techniques; biological applications; biodiversity in the Americas; sustainable bioprospecting; pharmaceutical potential

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

Research on 1,8-Naphthalimide Scaffold: Present and Future

edited by

Haishi Cao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: 1; 8-naphthalimide; derivative of 1; 8-naphthalimide; synthesis of 1; 8-naphthalimide; spectroscopic properties of 1; 8-naphthalimide; fluorescent sensors; biosensors; sensing mechanisms; photophysical properties; crystal structures; computation; fluorescent dyes; cell imaging; textile dyes; OLEDs; electroluminescent materials; liquid crystal displays; ligand; intercalators; biomedical applications (analgesics); anti-depressants; anti-tumor agents; antiprotozoals; antirheumatics; antimicrobials; antivirals; anti-inflammatory agents; enzyme inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Advanced Manufacturing and Interface Engineering for Perovskite Materials

edited by Chaoyu Xiang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal halide perovskite; photovoltaics; LED; detectors and sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Photothermal Materials for Drug Delivery

edited by

Zhongming Huang

submission deadline 4 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: photothermal materials; drug delivery; disease therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Natural Compounds for Disease and Health, 4th Edition

edited by

George P.H. Leung

and

Jingjing Li

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; phytochemistry; structure– activity relationship; mechanisms of action; anti-aging; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; digestive diseases; endocrine disorders; immune diseases; infections; inflammation; liver diseases; metabolic diseases; musculoskeletal diseases; neurodegenerative diseases; pain; psychiatric diseases; renal diseases; respiratory diseases

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

Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical Analysis for Drug Development, Therapeutic Monitoring and Biomarker Discovery

edited by

Irene Panderi

and

Victoria Samanidou

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical analysis; bioanalysis; drug development; therapeutic monitoring; biomarker discovery; omics; toxicological analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Enzyme Inhibitors: Structural Characterization and Applications

edited by

Nikitas Georgiou

and

Demeter Tzeli

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme inhibitors; DFT; molecular docking; molecular dynamics; structure– activity relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Natural Bioactives and Functional Ingredients in Foods

edited by

Cristina Caleja

submission deadline 16 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2822 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive compounds; functional food ingredients; health-promoting foods; nutraceuticals; food innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Photoelectrochemical Properties of Nanostructured Thin Films

edited by

Sadaf Bashir Khan

, Zheng Xie and Xiaofeng Zhao

submission deadline 27 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2916 | 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)

Organic Luminescent Materials: Synthesis, Mechanism, and Applications

edited by Xiaonan Ma and Jianyu Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 740 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic luminescent materials; molecular design; chemical synthesis; photophysics; excited-state dynamics; OLED displaying; bio-imaging; sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds in Olive Oil: Biosynthesis, Transformations, and Health Effects

edited by

Gulcan Ozkan

,

Serkan Selli

and

Hasim Kelebek

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open

Keywords: virgin olive oil; olive oil bioactives; volatile compounds and aroma profile; biosynthesis and transformation of olive oil bioactives; olive oil production and processing chain; oxidative stability and antioxidant activity; sensory quality attributes; bioavailability and health-related effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Advances in Target-Based Drug Design, Discovery and Screening

edited by Guang Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure-based drug design; synthesis; target-based drug discovery; virtual screening; inhibitors; PROTACs; degraders; kinases; epigenetic targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Therapeutic Potential of Bioactive Dietary Small Molecules and Natural Products: From Discovery to Mechanistic Understanding

edited by

Athanasios A. Panagiotopoulos

and

Marilena Kampa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural products; dietary small molecules; therapeutic agents; mechanism of action; nutraceuticals; functional foods; molecular targets; pharmacological activity; chronic diseases; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; metabolic disorders; hormone-related diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Molecular Conformational Diversity

edited by

Vladimir N. Uversky

and

Marilisa Leone

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: conformational diversity; conformational ensemble; conformational flexibility; conformational sampling; energy landscape; protein dynamics; structural heterogeneity; intrinsically disordered proteins; molecular recognition; ligand binding; protein– protein interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Electroanalysis of Biochemistry and Material Chemistry—3rd Edition

edited by Guangjin Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: voltammetry; potentiometry; conductometry; electrolytic method; electrochemical biosensors; fuel cells; batteries; supercapacitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Small Molecules for Gonadal Diseases

edited by

Zhengchao Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: small molecules; gonadal diseases; polycystic ovary syndrome; testicular dysfunction; prostate diseases; oxidative stress; inflammation; reproductive biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Interface-Engineered Nanomaterials for High-Performance Electrochemical Energy Conversion

edited by Pritam J. Morankar, Mrunal Bhosale and Sahil S. Magdum

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: interface engineering; electrochemical energy conversion; nanostructured electrocatalysts; catalytic water splitting; oxygen evolution reaction (OER); hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); heterostructured functional nanomaterials; advanced energy storage systems; sustainable hydrogen production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

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