Special Issues

Pharmaceuticals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Structure and Ligand Based Drug Design
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submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22318 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Natural Terpenoids as Drug Candidates
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
Recent Advances in Antimicrobial Nano-Drug Delivery Systems submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotics; antifungal drugs; nanostructures; pathogen adaptation; nanomedicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Pharmacotherapy of Neuropathic Pain submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18778 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuropathy; nerve damage; somatosensory system; pharmacology; natural products; lipid mediators; biologicals; anticonvulsants; cannabinoids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Next-Generation Contrast Agents for Medical Imaging
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14758 | Submission Open
Keywords: targeting; contrast agent; medical imaging; radiolabeling; paramagnetic; magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography; optical imaging; SPECT; X-ray
Exploring Natural Metabolites to Identify Novel Potential Therapeutic Agents submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6929 | Submission Open
Keywords: hit identification; marine microorganisms; computational approaches; in vivo/in vitro assays; active metabolites; fungi; drug discovery; natural products; functional foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
Osteogenesis Imperfecta—Current and Future Therapies submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4635 | Submission Open
Keywords: osteogenesis imperfecta (OI); ; antiresorptive therapy (bisphosphonates; denosumab); ; bone anabolic agents (teriparatide and inhibitors of sclerostin and TGF-β ); ; inductors of autophagy (4-PBA; natural products); ; new approaches for OI treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
Advanced Strategies in Drug Design and Development of Small Molecules as Therapeutic Agents
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4154 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Nucleobase, Nucleoside, and Nucleotide Analogues
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1226 | Submission Open
Keywords: nucleobase; nucleoside; nucleotide; drug design; structural mimicry; enzyme inhibitors; anticancer agents; antivirals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
New Approaches for the Prevention and Alleviation of Metabolic Syndrome 2024
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1201 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic disorder; IBD; diabetes; hypertension; obesity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Sirtuins as Novel Biological Targets for Pharmacological Intervention in Physiology and Pathology submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 824 | Submission Open
Keywords: sirtuins; metabolism; cancer; hypoxia; damage recovery; cell death
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Data-Driven Biomarker and Drug Discovery for Complex Disease
edited by , Tao Ban and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 660 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; diabetes; neurodegenerative diseases; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; systems biology; data mining; biomarker; drug discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Application of Membrane Transporters in Drug Development
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane transporters; ABC; SLC; transporter-mediated drug; drug– drug interaction; drug development; pharmacological barriers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Phage Discovery and Phage Therapy
edited by Sha Liu and Nan Hao
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open
Keywords: phage discovery; phage biology; phage engineering; phage lysins; phage therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
Therapeutics for Ferroptosis in CNS Disease
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open
Keywords: iron; free radicals; oxidative stress; neurodegeneration; hypoxia; antioxidants; iron chelators; ABC transporters
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Antimicrobial Peptides: Design, Synthesis and Pharmaceutical Applications
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial peptide design and modifications; antimicrobial peptide structures; antimicrobial peptide stability; mechanism/mode of action of antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial peptide applications; modulation of infection-related immune and inflammation by peptides; extended applications of antimicrobial peptides for treatments of cancers and other diseases; clinical trials of pharmaceutical peptides
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
Choline Kinase as a Therapeutic Target
edited by Tahl Zimmerman and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: choline kinase; inhibitors; antitumor; antiparasitic; antibiotics; immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
New Insights into Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
edited by Robert Joseph Shmookler Reis, Meenakshisundaram Balasubramaniam and
submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10838 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; Huntington’ s disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; neurodegeneration; inflammation; anti-inflammatory drugs; post-translational modifications; protein misfolding; protein aggregation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Current Therapies for Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Endometrial Cancer
edited by Ambrogio Pietro Londero, and
submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6578 | Submission Open
Keywords: endometriosis; adenomyosis; endometrial cancer; hormonal therapy; non-hormonal therapy; pain management; fertility preservation; complementary/alternative medicine; radiation therapy; chemotherapy; immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation with Potential Anti-inflammatory Activity submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3281 | Submission Open
Keywords: anti-inflammatory; COX/LOX; IL-6; JAK; STAT3; p38MAPK; TNF-α ; asthma; Alzheimer's disease; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Long Noncoding RNAs as Pharmacological Targets in Neurological Diseases submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2670 | Submission Open
Keywords: LncRNAs; neurodevelopment; neurodegeneration; epigenetics; non-coding RNAs; gene therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Natural Products Derived from Fungi and Their Biological Activities
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submission deadline 23 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; medicinal fungi; fruiting bodies; mycelial cultures; bioactive compounds; pro-health activity; mushroom products; natural therapy; natural medicines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
HIV and Viral Hepatitis: Prevention, Treatment and Coinfection submission deadline 24 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1930 | Submission Open
Keywords: coinfection; drug discovery; HBV; HCV; HDV; HIV; neutralizing antibodies; prevention; treatment; vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
Drug-Induced and Herbal Hepatotoxicity and Methods of Its Prevention submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18951 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug-induced hepatotoxicity; herbal hepatotoxicity; acute and chronic liver damage; pathomechanisms of liver injury; oxidative stress; inflammation; apoptosis and necrosis; fibrosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Pharmacological Treatments for Melanoma submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11542 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced melanoma; immune escape; metastasis; targeted therapies; biomarkers; precision medicine; tumor microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Oral Cancer and Oral Cancer Pain
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submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11487 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral cancer; oral cancer pain; drug discovery; natural compounds; immunotherapy; small molecule inhibitors; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Photodynamic Therapy 2023
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submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8829 | Submission Open
Keywords: photodynamic therapy; photosensitizers; nanoparticles; photodiagnosis; targeting; antimicrobial; X-rays excitation; two photon and upconversion; immunomodulation; dosimetry; hypoxia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Botanicals: Bioactive Molecules and Therapeutic Properties for Human Health 2023 submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7941 | Submission Open
Keywords: isolation/characterization of plant metabolites; biosynthesis of medicinal botanicals; chemical synthesis of botanicals; biological activity screening of botanicals; medicinal chemistry evaluation of botanicals; application of computational methods to study bioactive botanicals; phytochemical-derived drug leads
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
Network Pharmacology of Natural Products submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6577 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural compounds; plant extracts; structure-activity relationship; network pharmacology; multitarget effects; synergy of complex preparations; pleiotropic activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
Polyphenols in the Treatment for Neuroinflammation-Induced Neurodegenerative Disease submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6099 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
Pyrazole and Thiazole Derivatives in Medicinal Chemistry submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4073 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Drug Analysis and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
edited by , Ana Catalán Latorre and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4042 | Submission Open
Keywords: personalized medicine; therapeutic drug monitoring; pharmacokinetics model; pharmacometric model; drug bioanalysis; clinical pharmaceutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Toxicological Effects of Drug Abuse and Its Consequences on Health submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3701 | Submission Open
Keywords: addiction; drug abuse; toxicology; treatment; bioactive compound
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Combining Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapies in Cancer Treatment
edited by , and Marek Ziobro
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3478 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunotherapy; PDL/PDL1
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Tumors in the CNS submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3456 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary brain tumors; glioblastoma; brain metastases (BMs); neuro-oncology; blood– brain barrier (BBB); drug delivery; preclinical PK/PD; molecularly targeted agents; immunotherapy; new modalities
Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications 2024 submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2922 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogel; pharmaceutical applications; biomedical applications; drug delivery system; tissue engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Design and Synthesis of Small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2255 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein kinases; cancer; small molecule kinase inhibitors; heterocyclic compounds; cancer resistance; targeted therapy; cancer-altered pathway; genetic mutations; FDA-approved kinase inhibitors; kinase inhibitors combinations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Novel Anti-proliferative Agents 2024
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submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2078 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; natural compounds; synthetic compounds; organic synthesis; bioactivity; anticancer drugs; antiproliferative activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Metal-Based Drugs for Cancer Treatment, Antibacterial and Antiviral Applications submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1646 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal-based drugs; anticancer compounds; antivirals; antibiotics; chemotherapy; drug targeting; delivery strategies; drug repurposing; medicinal chemistry; bioinorganic chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Small Molecules in Cancer Immunotherapy submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1517 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer immunotherapy; small molecules; immunocheckpoints; PD-1/PD-L1; A2A/A2B adenosine receptors; toll-like receptor; chemokine receptors; CD39/CD73
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Drug-Drug Interactions (DDI) and Personalized Medicine in Oncology
edited by and Andrea Botticelli
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1517 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Targeted Therapies for Epilepsy
edited by , and Chiara Lucchi
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1448 | Submission Open
Keywords: epilepsy; temporal lobe epilepsy; neurological disorder; spontaneous recurrent seizures; epileptogenesis; antiepileptogenic medications; antiseizure medications; drug-resistant epilepsy; adverse effects; drug discontinuation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Modern Approach to Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Diagnosis and Treatment
edited by Marek Saracyn and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1290 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs); neuroendocrine tumors (NETs); non-invasive interventions; NEN surgery; somatostatin analogs; radioligand therapy (RLT; PRRT); NEN targeted therapy; NEN chemotherapy; NEN epidemiology; NEN treatment complications; [68Ga]Ga-PET/CT; [18F]FDG- PET/CT; [99mTc]-scintigraphy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Photosensitizers and Drug Delivery Systems for Photodynamic Therapy
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submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open
Keywords: photodynamic therapy; photosensitizers; nanoparticles; photo diagnosis; targeting; antimicrobial; X-rays excitation; two-photon and up-conversion; Cherenkov; hypoxia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Purinergic Signaling: A New Pharmacological Target submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 533 | Submission Open
Keywords: purinergic receptors; ectonucleotidases; nucleotides; nucleoside
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
In Vivo Nuclear Molecular Imaging in Drug Development and Pharmacological Research: New Advances
edited by Haitao Wu and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open
Keywords: in vivo nuclear imaging; biomarker imaging; molecular imaging; PET; SPECT; pharmacokinetics; personalized medicine; drug development; molecular pathway
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)
Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pharmacology 2024
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart; arrhythmia; Ca2+ handling; ion channels; electrophysiology; pharmacology
Metal-Based Agents in Drug Discovery 2024
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submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal inorganic chemistry; medicinal coordination chemistry; metal based drugs; transition metal complexes; coordination compounds; antifungal properties; antibacterial properties; anticancer properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
The Age of In-Silico Methods in Drug Discovery, Development, Manufacture and Quality Control submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13233 | Submission Open
Keywords: in silico methods; target identification and validation; lead optimization; ADME; drug delivery; formulation optimization and bioavailability; safety and efficacy; pharmacokinetic analysis; pharmaceutical manufacturing process development; quality control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Recent Advances in Natural Product Based Nanostructured Systems submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7743 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
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