Molecules

Advances in Small Molecule Inhibitor-Based Drug Discovery Through Computational Chemistry

edited by

Davide Gentile

and

Vincenzina Barbera

submission deadline 3 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; molecular modeling; natural inhibitors; antiviral; small inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Insights on the Electron Transport in Electrolytes

edited by Chao Fang and Jiale Ma

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: electron transport; electrolytes; energy storage technologies; material properties; electrochemistry

Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources

edited by Kristina Radošević and

Giorgio Grillo

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7523 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural sources; biological activity; deep eutectic solvents; green extraction; sustainable solvents; natural product valorization

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

Recent Insights into Biopolymer Processing, from Preparation to Fundamental Properties and Industrial Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Paula Berton

and

Julia L. Shamshina

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; biomaterials; renewables; properties; applications; sustainability; circular economy

Advances in Lignin-Based Biomaterials: Synthesis and Characterizations

edited by

Giorgio Tofani

and

Andrea Mezzetta

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignin; lignin-based biomaterials; chemical characterization; functionalization; depolymerization; reprocessability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Functional Adsorption Materials for Catalytic Degradation in Pollution Chemistry

edited by

Chirangano Mangwandi

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorptive catalysis; pollutant degradation; functional meterials; environmental remediation; hybride adsorbents; water and air purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Studies in Polymer Degradation

edited by

Anna Raffaela de Matos Costa

, Edcleide Maria Araujo and Bastos Y. M. De Almeida

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: degradation mechanisms; photooxidation; thermal degradation; upcycling technologies and additivities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Advances in Dyes and Photochromics

edited by

Jose Antonio Gonzalez Delgado

,

Agostina-Lina Capodilupo

and

Jesús F. Arteaga

submission deadline 16 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open

Keywords: photochromic compounds; green chemistry; molecular engineering; smart materials; environmental monitoring; electronic textiles; light-responsive materials; functional dyes; optical data storage; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Advances in Polymer Materials Based on Lignocellulosic Biomass

edited by Roland El Hage and

Rodolphe Sonnier

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 26012 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural fibers; agricultural wastes; pre-treatments; functionalisation; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Applied Analytical Chemistry: Second Edition

edited by

Petr Bednar

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25085 | Submission Open

Keywords: food production; forensic practice and archaeology; environmental monitoring; clinical practice; quality control in industry; analysis of plant material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

10th Anniversary of Green Chemistry Section

edited by

M. Gilles Mailhot

and

Leucio Rossi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 18 articles | Viewed by 23136 | 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)

10th Anniversary of the Bioorganic Chemistry Section of Molecules

edited by

Mark von Itzstein

,

Claus Jacob

and

Scott Reed

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16277 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemoenzymatic synthesis and use of enzymes in organic chemistry; enzyme inhibitors; enzyme immobilization and controlled enzyme immobilization; biocatalysis (ribozymes and catalytic antibodies); biosynthesis; combinatorial biosynthesis; biomimetic synthesis; synthetic glycobiology; immunochemical techniques; membrane chemistry; protein and small biomolecules; protein– protein interactions; protein– molecule interactions; functional proteins and peptides; peptide chemistry; biopolymers and artificial supramolecular assemblies; the organic chemistry aspects of genetic engineering; neurotoxins and neuronal receptors; molecular recognition of nucleic acids; bioactive lipids; non-natural amino acids; mass spectrometry studies on biomolecules; bioactive peptides and proteins; biological signalling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)

Functional Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kuniyoshi Shimizu

and

Yhiya Amen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15050 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural sources; functional evaluation; biological activities; health benefits; mechanisms of action; bioactivity; phytochemicals

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

Food Chemistry and Bioactive Compounds in Relation to Health, 2nd Edition

edited by

Leontina Grigore-Gurgu

,

Iuliana Aprodu

and

Elena Enachi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14048 | Submission Open

Keywords: biologically active compounds; functional food ingredients; metabolic pathways; health benefits; foodborne pathogens; probiotics; chromatographic analysis; enzymes applied in food industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Medicinal Value of Natural Bioactive Compounds and Plant Extracts, 3rd Edition

edited by

Magdalena Wójciak

,

Marcin Feldo

and

Ireneusz Sowa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13881 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary plant metabolites; plant extracts; biological activity; polyphenols; alkaloids; in vitro; in vivo and study; cosmetology; ethnopharmacology; isolation and structure elucidation of plant metabolites

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

Research Progress of New Antimicrobial Drugs

edited by

Monika Wujec

and

Urszula Kosikowska

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12267 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of new antimicrobials; bioactive compounds; antimicrobial derivatives; synthetic and natural compounds; pathogens and opportunistic microbes; prevention and treatment; antibiofilm; discovery of antimicrobials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Insights for Organofluorine Chemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yulai Hu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10993 | Submission Open

Keywords: organofluorine compounds; fluorination; fluoroalkylation; fluorination reagents; fluoroalkylation reagents; fluorine building blocks; fluorine drugs; fluorine pesticides; fluorinated materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Recent Advances in the Valorization of Food, Agricultural By-Products and Waste, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Margarida Silva

and

Francisca Rodrigues

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10816 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-food byproducts; green extraction methods; bioactive compounds; in vitro analysis; ex vivo and in vivo studies; health benefits; nutraceuticals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Pharmaceutical Modelling in Physical Chemistry

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10673 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical modelling; virtual screening; machine learning; molecular dynamics; enhanced sampling; ab initio calculations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Amphiphilic Molecules, Interfaces and Colloids: 2nd Edition

edited by

Plamen Tchoukov

and Khristo Khristov

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10075 | Submission Open

Keywords: emulsions; foams; sols; gels; amphiphilic molecules; self-assembled structures; phase behavior; surface forces; intermolecular forces; adsorption; rheology; design of functionalized colloids; thin liquid films

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Heterophase Polymerization and Functional Polymer Microspheres/Microcapsules

edited by Chengyou Kan and Wei Deng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10056 | Submission Open

Keywords: emulsion polymerization; mini emulsion polymerization; dispersion polymerization; suspension polymerization; encapsulation; functionalization; polymer microspheres; microcapsules; characterization; morphology control; structure– property relationship; polymer nanocomposite; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Heterogeneous Catalysis for Sustainability and Carbon-Neutrality

edited by Ruiyang Qu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9938 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; catalytic materials; renewable energy; sustainable development; carbon-neutrality

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

Advances in the Mass Spectrometry of Chemical and Biological Samples

edited by

Alina Florina Serb

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9710 | Submission Open

Keywords: sample preparation; extraction; and ionization techniques; targeted and untargeted MS-based methods; high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS); MS-based omics; MS imaging; MS-based biomarker discovery and clinical diagnosis; MS-based drug development and toxicity monitoring; MS-based analysis of microbiome; MS in food chemistry and control; MS in forensic science; MS in cosmetic science; MS in environmental science; miniature MS systems; MS applications in nanomaterials development; MS applications in synthetic chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Exploring the Natural Antioxidants in Foods

edited by Ewa Piątkowska, Mariola Drozdowska and Ewelina Piasna-Słupecka

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9313 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; non-communicable diseases; vegetables; fruit; free radicals

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

Lipids and Surfactants in Delivery Systems

edited by Agnieszka Lewińska and Marta Domżał-Kędzia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7883 | Submission Open

Keywords: delivery systems; controlled-release systems; targeted delivery systems; preparation and characterization; surfactant– lipid interactions; lipid and surfactant nanocarriers; bioavailability enhancement; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Bee Products: Recent Progress in Health Benefits Studies, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maja Jazvinšćak Jembrek

,

Nada Orsolic

and

Juraj Majtan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7852 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey bee products; bioactive compounds; biological and phamacological activity; health benefits; side effects of honey bee products

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

Advanced Luminescent Materials: From Design, Synthesis, Fluorescent Mechanism to Applications

edited by Wei Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7492 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probes; bioimaging; biosensing; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Featured Reviews in Organometallic Chemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Michal Szostak

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7380 | 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)

Recent Advances in Supramolecular Chemistry

edited by Wen-Chao Geng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7164 | Submission Open

Keywords: supramolecular chemistry; molecular recognition; self-assembly; supramolecular materials; macrocycles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Advances in Green Solvents for Analytical Chemistry: Deep Eutectic Solvents and Biosolvents

edited by

Giovanni D'Orazio

and

Chiara Dal Bosco

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6686 | Submission Open

Keywords: eutectic Solvents; biosolvents; green chemistry; microextraction techniques; environmentally friendly methods; green sample preparation; chromatography modifiers; sample preparation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds

edited by

Thomas Schleid

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6383 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; crystal structure; luminescence; magnetism; catalysts; optical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Chemistry)

Advanced Analytical Tools for Characterization and Quality Control of Food, Drugs, and Natural Active Ingredients, 3rd Edition

edited by

Alessandra Biancolillo

and

Angelo Antonio D'Archivio

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5615 | Submission Open

Keywords: authentication; classification; pharmaceutical drugs; food; quality control; natural products; geographical origin; chemometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Mass Spectrometry Analysis for Medical and Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by Wojciech Piekoszewski

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5522 | Submission Open

Keywords: mass spectrometry (MS); biomarkers; drug metabolism; proteomics; metabolomics; pharmaceutical analysis; personalized medicine; therapeutic drug monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Small Molecule Drug Discovery and Development to Face Neurodegenerative Threads

edited by

Maria Maddalena Cavalluzzi

and

Giovanni Lentini

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5188 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; neuroprotection; drug discovery; synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant compounds; isolation and identification of biologically active natural products; in vitro; ex vivo; and in vivo biological evaluation; molecular docking; drug repositioning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advanced Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Applications for a Sustainable Environment

edited by

Elena Maria Anghel

,

Cristina Lavinia Nistor

and

Cornelia Marinescu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4933 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer nanocomposites; multifunctional materials; heat storage; energy conversion; energy harvesting; thermal management of batteries; characterization; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Quantum Chemical Calculations of Molecular Reaction Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Naoki Kishimoto

and Shiro Koseki

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3997 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational chemistry; electronic structure; MO theory; DFT calculation; reaction process; Ab initio molecular dynamics; molecular design

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

Innovative Materials for Advanced Lithium, Sodium and Zinc Batteries: Design, Synthesis and Application

edited by Ting He

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3835 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional electrode material; electrochemistry; energy storage; Li/Na/Zn-ion battery; aqueous battery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Advanced Materials for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Water-Splitting

edited by

Lagnamayee Mohapatra

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3525 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; water splitting; bandgap engineering; semiconductor materials; visible-light-driven catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Extraction and Antioxidant Activity of Bee Products

edited by

Boryana S. Trusheva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3497 | Submission Open

Keywords: bee products; extraction; chemical composition; isolation and identification; chromatographic analysis; analytical methods; antioxidants; biologically active compounds

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

Advances in Food Analytical Methods

edited by Yahui Guo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3406 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analysis; food component; food contaminant; food additive; functional compound; chromatography; mass spectrometry; spectroscopy; biosensor; chemometrics; AI-based approach; food safety; food authenticity; nutritional quality; food traceability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Extraction and Analysis of Natural Products in Food—3rd Edition

edited by

Valeria Guarrasi

and

Amenta Margherita

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3375 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; extraction methodologies: green impacts and sustainability ; separation and purification techniques ; agri-food byproducts ; natural bioactive compounds ; food ingredients ; industrial application

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

Advances in 2D Materials for Electrochemical Applications

edited by Le Li, Dan Zhang and

Charles C. Chusuei

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3005 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry; 2D materials and their composites; materials chemistry; energy storage and conversion; batteries; solar cells and electrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Functional Nanomaterials for Food Safety and Biomedicine Analysis Applications

edited by

Fengna Xi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2914 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanomaterials; biosensors; food safety; biomedicine analysis; disease diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Bio-Based and Natural Compounds: A Sustainable Approach for an Environmental Transition

edited by

Marco Zannotti

and

Rita Giovannetti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2650 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; green materials; environmental application; natural compounds; characterization; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Molecular Insights into Functional Lipids in Food Chemistry

edited by

Jun Jin

and Siyu Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2544 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Synthesis and Application of Multifunctional Nanocomposites

edited by

Wei Wang

, Yao Yuan and Lulu Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2521 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposites; functional materials; molecules; synthesis; characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Functional Crystal Materials: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Shijie Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2496 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional crystal materials; crystal engineering; structure-property relationship; multi stimulus responsive crystals; artificial intelligence; molecular self-assembly; meso-scale

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Natural-Based Sorbents for Water Remediation

edited by

Stefano Salvestrini

,

Yannice Tatiane da Costa Santos

and

Hiago de Oliveira Gomes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2437 | 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)

Opportunities and Challenges in Protein Crystallography

edited by

Rocco Caliandro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2434 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein crystals; X-ray diffraction; cryo-EM; small-angle X-ray scattering; phasing methods; structural analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Functional Materials for Chemical Sensing in Molecules

edited by

Yi Xia

,

Qiuni Zhao

and Ming Hou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2299 | 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)

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