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Natural Products as Plant Protection Agents

edited by

Janina Gospodarek

and

Agnieszka Synowiec

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced delivery systems; formulation; efficacy; control spectrum; persistence in the environment; field performance; sustainable agriculture; integrated pest management

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

Microwave-Assisted Rapid Preparation and Processing of Nanostructured Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Ying-Jie Zhu

and Hanping Yu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 659 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave; synthesis; preparation; processing; nanostructured materials; nanomaterials; nanostructures; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave Chemistry)

Functional Nanomaterials and Composites: From Design Towards Energy & Environmental Applications

edited by

Edgar Mosquera-Vargas

and

Luis Alfredo Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; composites; energy applications; environmental remediation; sustainable technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Visible Light Active Photocatalysts for Organic Synthesis

edited by Wentao Xu and

Rosamaria Pennisi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic chemistry; photocatalyst; synthesis; radical; single-electron transfer; atom transfer; energy transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Anticancer, Antioxidant, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Natural Products, Second Edition

edited by

Rositsa Mihaylova

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; anticancer; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; plant extracts; derived compounds; oxidative stress

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

Secondary Metabolites: Green Isolation, AI-Assisted Elucidation, and Mechanistic Insight

edited by Niko Radulović and

Miljana Đorđević Zlatković

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; natural products; AI/ML dereplication; metabolomics; advanced NMR/MS; green/flow isolation; chemoproteomics; mechanism of action; FAIR data

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

Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies on Multifunctional Antioxidants

edited by

Adriana Perez-Gonzalez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamic; kinetic; quantum chemistry; reaction paths; oxidative stress; protective effect; ROS inhibition; reactivity

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

Analytical Studies of Bioactive Natural Products in Food

edited by

Constantinos Tsiafoulis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactive compound; food chemistry; spectroscopic analysis; analytical chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Complexes as Tool for Design and Synthesis of Species with Biological Application

edited by

Rodica Olar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal complex; resistance; biofilm; antitumor; carrier; target biomolecule; drug design; hybrid material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Carotenoids and Their Derivatives: Extraction, Characterization, and Applications

edited by

Gabriela Rapeanu

Claudia Inés Victoria-Campos

and

Braulio Cervantes-Paz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: carotenoids; carotenoid derivatives; green extraction technologies; analytical characterization; bioaccessibility; bioavailability; encapsulation and delivery systems; functional foods

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

Discovery and Structure Optimization of Antibacterial Natural Products

edited by

Yong Guo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; structure optimization; antibiotic discovery; antibacterial activity; scaffold diversity

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

Computational Approaches in Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Roberta Rocca

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular docking; protein– ligand interactions; structure-based and ligand-based virtual screening; molecular dynamics; pharmacophore modeling; enhanced sampling methods; drug discovery; lead optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Essential Oils in Human Health—2nd Edition

edited by

Giulia Vanti

and

Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; extraction; characterization; composition; biological properties

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

Characterization, Quality, and Authenticity of Olive Products: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Emerita Maria Z. Tsimidou

edited by

Athanassios Molassiotis

and

Nenadis Nikolaos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: olive oil; table olives; olive by-products; bioactive compounds; authenticity and quality markers; molecular and metabolomics characterization; food contaminants (MOHs and PAHs); analytical methods; antioxidant activity; food fraud; climate change effects; valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Synthesis and Biological Properties of Natural Product Analogues

edited by

Zhiran Ju

and

Lijian Ding

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product analogues; synthesis; biological evaluation; structure– activity relationship (SAR); NP-based therapeutic agents; pharmacophores

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

Applied Surface Chemistry and Functionality

edited by Chaolang Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied surface chemistry and functionality; surface functionalization and treatment techniques; industrial and biomedical applications; hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity; heat transfer enhancement; and biocompatibility; medical devices; flexible sensing; and multifunctional surface engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Biocatalysis in Deep Eutectic Solvents: Stability, Immobilization and Applications

edited by

Nadia Guajardo

and

Nicolás F. Gajardo-Parra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocatalysis; deep eutectic solvents; enzyme stability; enzyme selectivity; enzyme immobilization; reaction medium; enzymatic reactors; enzyme molecular dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Natural Products Synthesis: From Carbohydrate Building Blocks to Bioactive Conjugates

edited by

Sarah Mazzotta

and

Giuseppe D'Orazio

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbohydrate synthesis; glycosides; polysaccharides; synthetic chemistry; biological activities; glycomimetics; glycoderivatives

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

Synthesis and Application of Nanomaterials for Bio-Based and Environmental Pollution Molecules Detection and Purification

edited by

Harshica Fernando

and Gina M. Chiarella

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-enabled environmental cleanup; sustainable nanotechnology; toxic ion sequestration; environmental remediation; nano compound synthesis; green; eco-friendly nanomaterials as catalysis; water; food; and soil safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Advances in Chemical Metallurgy for Sustainable Metal Recovery

edited by Beata Pośpiech

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallurgy; hydrometallurgy; metal recovery; separation methods; leaching; solvent extraction; ion exchange; membrane separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Heterocyclic Compounds and Their Metal Complexes as Potential Anticancer Drugs

edited by

Nevenka N. Gligorijević

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic metal complexes; in vitro activity; anticancer activity; cell cycle; apoptosis; 3D cell culture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Chemical, Biological and Preclinical Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids

edited by

Gioacchino Calapai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: cannabis; cannabinoids; endocannabinoids; cannabinoid receptors; endocannabinoid system; phytocannabinoids; cannabidiol; tetrahydrocannabinol; endocannabinoidome

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

Advances in Microplastics and Nanoplastics Analysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Aleksandra Tubić

Catherine Mouneyrac

and

Ana Luísa Patrício da Silva

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; nanoplastics; monitoring; analytical methods; ecotoxicological assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Amino Acid-Based Ionic Liquids

edited by

Maya Guncheva

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; physicochemical properties; theoretical studies; functional materials; drug formulation; (bio)separation; (bio)catalysis; toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Liquids)

Phytochemicals in Medicinal Plants: From Extraction to Bioactivity

edited by

Maria Fernanda Taviano

Rosaria Acquaviva

and

Giuseppe Antonio Malfa

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; phytochemicals; bioactive compounds; extraction strategies; phytochemical profiling; biological activities; health applications; nutraceuticals

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

Plant-Derived Natural Products: Isolation, Structural Characterization, and Bioactivities

edited by Felipe Moura Araújo da Silva,

Hector Henrique Ferreira Koolen

and

Paulo Wender Portal Gomes

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; medicinal plants; nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); LC-MS; GC-MS; plant metabolomics; untargeted metabolomics; bioactivity-guided fractionation; pharmacological evaluation; pharmacognosy

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

Beauty Science for a Sustainable Future: Green Technologies in Cosmetics

edited by Claudinéia Aparecida Sales De Oliveira Pinto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technologies; eco-friendly extraction; natural products; renewable raw materials; biodegradable formulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

New Horizons in Drug Repurposing

edited by

Dimitra Hadjipavlou-Litina

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug discovery; drug repositioning; drug repurposing; genetic diseases; rare diseases; cancer; orphan drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production and CO₂ Reduction

edited by

Lei Ran

and

Francis Verpoort

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; hydrogen production; CO2 reduction; advanced characterization; theoretical calculations; mechanism exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Photocatalytic Nanocomposites: Design, Mechanisms and Applications

edited by Ramona-Crina Suciu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic; nanocomposites; matrix; reinforcement; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Biomass and Waste Conversion and Valorization to Chemicals, Energy and Fuels, 2nd Edition

edited by José A.P. Coelho and Roumiana P. Stateva

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants and microalgal biomass; sustainable waste valorization; biofuels; biorefinery; neoteric solvents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Plant Extracts

edited by

Luis Apaza Ticona

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; antioxidant activity; anti-inflammatory activity; secondary metabolites; metabolomics; Nrf2– Keap1 pathway; NF-κ B signaling; oxidative stress (ROS/RNS); structure– activity relationship (SAR); multi-omics profiling

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

Plant Phenolics: Extraction, Profiling, Properties and Applications

edited by

Lina Raudonė

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant; phenolic; extraction; purification; profiling; property; application; analytical characterization; functional evaluation; metabolomics; chemometric; antioxidant; antimicrobial; anti-inflammatory; bioactivity; food preservation; nutraceutical; pharmaceutical; biomaterial; sustainability; plant material

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

Computational Photochemistry: Challenges and Possibilities

edited by

Yuehui Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational photochemistry; quantum mechanical methods; excited state; environmental photocatalysis; photodynamic therapy; photocatalytic water splitting; CO2 photoreduction; photochemical transformation of small molecules; mechanisms of luminescent materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Advances in Proton Exchange Membrane Technology for Fuel Cells

edited by

Tung-Li Hsieh

and

Wen-Yao Huang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton exchange membrane (PEM); fuel cells; advanced membrane materials; proton conductivity; hydrogen energy technology; membrane– electrode interface; nanostructured composite membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Advances in Intercalation Chemistry

edited by

Klára Melánová

and

Morena Nocchetti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: intercalation; layered compound application; synthesis; clay-based materials; layered phosphates; layered double hydroxides; graphite; ion exchange

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Functionalized Nanomaterials: Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application—2nd Edition

edited by

Siyi Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized nanomaterials; functionalized strategies; compositions; nanostructures; energy storage; sensing; environmental remediation; catalytic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Environmental Analysis and Removal of Emerging Pollutants

edited by

Jing Xu

Wenyu Huang

and

Lei Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical pollutants; industrial additives pollutants; analytical approaches; adsorption and photocatalytic removal processes; redox-driven degradation; bioremediation mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Designed Multiple Ligands in Drug Design and Development-Second Edition

edited by

Rosanna Maccari

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: multitarget ligands; drug design; lead generation; lead optimization; hybrid compounds; chemical synthesis; biological screenings; structure– activity relationships; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Innovations in Mass Spectrometry for Analytical Chemistry

edited by Claudia S. Maier and Stanislau Stanisheuski

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel ionization techniques and ion sources; advances in mass analyzers and detectors; integration with chromatographic/electrophoretic separations; ion-mobility and other types of gas-phase separations; novel targeted and untargeted data acquisition strategies; single-cell and spatial MS; functional omics; innovations in data analysis; algorithm development; statistics; and bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂

edited by

Krishnamoorthy Sathiyan

and Toshiaki Taniike

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: material science; electrocatalysis; catalyst design; CO2 reduction; C– C coupling; reaction mechanism; carbon recycling; value-added chemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrochemistry)

Advances in Glycoconjugates: Chemistry and Chemical Biology—2nd Edition

edited by

Patrick M. Martin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction; characterization; analysis; glycolipids; glycopeptides; glycoproteins; oligosaccharides; chemo-enzymatic modification/synthesis/green synthesis; glycosylation; glycodendrimers; glycomimetics; glycosyltransferases; amphiphiles; bio-control; food applications; cosmetic applications; biological applications; biomedical applications; biomaterials; drug-targeting systems; remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Advances in Natural Antimicrobial Compounds

edited by Xiaochen Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antimicrobials; foodborn pathogens; antibacterial mechanisms; food preservation; essential oils; extraction and characterization; synergistic effects; food safety; shelf-life extension

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

Emerging Trends in the Design and Functionality of Organic Dyes and Pigments

edited by Alina Raditoiu and

Valentin Raditoiu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular design; functional colorants; sustainable dyes; natural colorants; eco-friendly pigments; photophysical properties; charge transfer mechanisms; textile functionalization; bio-based dyes; synthetic strategies; optical properties; photostability; dye-sensitized applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Colorants)

Chemical Research on Advanced Nanomaterials for Promoting Sustainability

edited by

Ajay Kumar Mishra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; photocatalysis; adsorption; biodegradability; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Natural Products Chemistry: Advances in Synthetic, Analytical and Bioactivity Studies, 3rd Edition

edited by

Giovanni Ribaudo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; medicinal chemistry; syntheis; analytical chemistry; NMR; drug discovery

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

Emerging Organic Contaminants: Advances in Detection and Removal Strategies

edited by Guodong Cao and

Pengfei Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging organic contaminants; instrumental analysis; occurrence and fate; removal technologies; remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Analytical Techniques for Biochemical Applications: Advancing Precision in Molecular Research

edited by

Joško Osredkar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical; analysis; biochemical; biomolecule; characterize; biomarker; quantify; therapeutic target; validate; mass spectrometry; chromatographic; spectroscopic; hyphenated; biochemical phenomena; trace element; metabolite profiling; protein characterization; biomarker discovery; separation; detection; bioanalytical method; omics approach; immunoassay; affinity-based technique; biological matrix; pharmaceutical biochemistry; nutritional biochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Feature Papers in Food Chemistry—4th Edition

edited by

Tristan Richard

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: food chemistry; functional food; ingredients; bioactivity; antioxidants; food safety and health; food processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Conformational Analysis of Organic Compounds and Biomolecules

edited by Clément Denhez and Hassan Khartabil

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular dynamics; steric strain; protein folding; binding affinity; rotational barriers; molecular recognition; computational modeling; drug design; conformational sampling; energetic landscapes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Structure)

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