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Exploring the Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Ecology and Genomics of Fungi submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1971 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; ecological roles of fungi; fungal communities; genomics; polyphasic approaches; metabolomics
Biodiversity, Conservation, and Application of Crustaceans
edited by and Alejandro M. Maeda-Martinez
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1689 | Submission Open
Keywords: application; aquaculture; aquatic ecology; biodiversity and conservation; crustaceans; evolutionary biology; experimental toxicology; genetic diversity; phylogenetic relationships; taxonomy and classification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Integrative Immunology of the Skin: Unraveling Molecular Networks in Allergy, Autoimmunity, and Inflammation
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open
Keywords: skin immunology; allergy and autoimmunity; chronic inflammation; cytokine and molecular networks; neuroimmune and microbiome interactions; systems immunology; multi-omics and spatial biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Latest Biological Advances in Neuromuscular Diseases
edited by James P. Orengo
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuromuscular medicine; muscle disease; neuropathy; neurogenetics; neurological disorders; neurodegeneration; neurology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Molecular Insights into the Immune Contexture of Tumors
edited by and Guilherme Zweig Rocha
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunology; immune oncology; cancer; molecular biology; biomarkers; inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Advances in the Molecular Evolution of Free-Living and Plant Parasitic Nematodes
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; biogeography; criptic species; phylogenetics; sequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)
Signaling Mechanisms Controlling Cell Fate in Cancer
edited by Wittaya Chaiwangyen and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell fate; cancer signaling; miRNA; p53; Wnt; apoptosis; proliferation; differentiation; therapy resistance; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Bird Biology and Conservation submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 20928 | Submission Open
Keywords: avian conservation; ecological modeling; GIS; spatial ecology; telemetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Mitochondria: The Signaling Organelle
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submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7308 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitochondria; signal transduction; homeostasis; metabolism; apoptosis; redox biology; organelle communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Microbial Drivers of Aquatic Ecosystem Function: From Genomes to Biogeochemical Cycles
edited by and Jinjun Kan
submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic microbial ecology; harmful algal blooms; nutrient cycling; trophic interactions; omics technologies; ecosystem resilience; bioremediation; population dynamics in aquatic ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Biology)
Maternal Adaptation in Physiological and Pathological Pregnancy (2nd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open
Keywords: pregnancy; maternal adaptation; placenta; cardiovascular system; immune system; complications of preg-nancy; early prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental and Reproductive Biology)
Biology, Ecology, Management and Conservation of Canidae
edited by Alberto Meriggi and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21346 | Submission Open
Keywords: Canidae; biology; ecology; management; conservation; ecosystem; habitats; niches; biodiversity; physiology; reproduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Zoonotic Diseases submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9648 | Submission Open
Keywords: zoonoses; zoonotic agents; bacteria; viruses; fungi; protozoa; helminths
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infection Biology)
Application of Metabolomics and Integrated Computing in Chemical Biology
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6277 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical biology; computational biology; metabolomics; computational modeling; new chemical entities (NCE); active pharmaceutical ingredients (API); characterization; metabolite profiling
Machine Learning Applications in Biology—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6159 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; genomics; epigenomics; genetic variation and the environment; gene regulatory networks; integration of multipurpose NGS data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Advances in Systems Metabolic Engineering for Biochemicals Production
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4968 | Submission Open
Keywords: systems metabolic engineering; biochemicals; synthetic biology; bioprocess engineering; pathway modification; strain development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Advancing Translational Science Using Bioinformatics and Big Data-Driven Approaches
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4749 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; big data analytics; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; deep learning; translational science; computational biology; drug repositioning; biomarker discovery; genomics; medical imaging; digital pathology; integrative analysis; disease mechanisms; functional genomics analysis; computational tool application; ethical and safety considerations; data-driven approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Epigenetic and Genetic Control of Sperm Development and Function: From Fertility to Inheritance submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4152 | Submission Open
Keywords: spermatogenesis; epigenetics; sperm; male fertility; DNA methylation; histone modifications; small RNAs; epigenetic inheritance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Molecular Basis of Seed Germination and Dormancy
edited by , , and Yu Cheng
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4139 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular mechanism; genetic basis; seed germination; dormancy; genetic improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Recent Advances in Animal Anatomy submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2736 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal anatomy; comparative morphology; imaging anatomy; molecular anatomy; veterinary anatomy; functional morphology; evolutionary biology; wildlife conservation; developmental anatomy; anatomical adaptations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)
Germplasm Resources and Molecular Breeding for Sustainable Aquatic Species Improvement
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open
Keywords: germplasm resource evaluation; molecular marker; genomics; gene editing; selective breeding; environment adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
The Molecular Mechanisms of Chronic Inflammation Occurrence and Development
edited by Meixiu Jiang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 995 | Submission Open
Keywords: atherosclerosis; vascular calcification; neointima; macrophage; inflammation; phenotypic transformation of smooth muscle cell; endothelial dysfunction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Natural Compounds Targeting 12 Hallmarks of Aging: A Path to Longevity Intervention submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural compounds; antiaging interventions; hallmarks of aging; telomere; epigenetics; autophagy; cellular senescence; pharmaceuticals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Advances in Cell and Experimental Biology: Cellular Organelle Stress and Homeostasis in Physiology and Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open
Keywords: autophagy; integrated stress response; proteotoxic stress response; organelle homeostasis; ubiquitination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Population Genomics in Biodiversity Conservation in the Neotropics
edited by Rubens Pasa, Caroline Garcia and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; genomics; conservation; bioinformatics; population genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Natural Compound–Drug Interactions Related to Metabolizing Enzymes and Transporters
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug transporters; drug-metabolizing enzymes; natural products; herb– drug interactions; food– drug interactions; nuclear receptors; kinases; expression regulation; protein targeting; functional regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Effects of Aquatic Sediments on Marine Ecosystems
edited by Ehui Tan and Sibo Zhang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open
Keywords: biogeochemical cycling processes; microbial activity; sediment– water interface; benthic organisms; pollutants; global change; nutrients; environmental issues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)
Machine Learning in Pathogen Discovery
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogen; machine learning; disease; antibiotic; virulence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Animal Models for Disease Mechanisms (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal models; spontaneous models; induced models; disease mechanisms; pathogenesis research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)
Research Progress in Microbial Genetics and Genomics
edited by and Udomluk Leungtongkam
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); microbial genetics and genomics; high-throughput DNA sequencing; comparative genomics and pan-genome; metagenomics and microbiome; mobilome; resistome and virulome; medical microbiology; environmental and food microbiology; probiotic genomics; bacteriology; mycology and virology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Cutting-Edge Biomechanics: Unlocking the Future of Biomedical Engineering
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational biomechanics; experimental biomechanics; cellular and molecular biomechanics; tissue biomechanics and regenerative engineering; cardiovascular biomechanics; musculoskeletal biomechanics; sports and injury biomechanics; biomaterials and medical device innovation; medical robotics and haptics; AI and machine learning in biomechanics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophysics)
Advances in Cell Division and Chromosome Segregation Mechanisms
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell division; chromosome segregation; bacterial cell biology; mammalian cell cycle; genome stability; cytoskeletal dynamics; structural biology; advanced imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
The Impact of Climate Change on Quality, Yield, and Nutritional Properties of Cereals, Legumes, and Oilseeds
edited by
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3374 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; cereals; legumes; oilseeds; grain quality; seed nutrition; yield; elevated temperatures; drought; salinity; atmospheric CO2; multi-omics; field trials; crop modelling; data integration; climate resilience; breed-ing strategies; agronomic practices; beneficial microorganisms; underutilised crops; orphan crops
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Biological Nitrogen Removal in the Multi-Omics Era: Coupling Anammox with Microbial-Mineral Synergy
edited by Zhaoming Zheng, and
submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable nitrogen removal processes; anaerobic ammonium oxidation; aerobic granular sludge; microbial– mineral interactions; multi-omics microbial analysis; bioengineering in wastewater treatment; nitrogen biogeo-chemical cycle; detection and removal of emerging pollutants; water quality assurance technologies; resource re-covery from wastewater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Microbial Contamination and Food Safety (Volume II)
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20135 | Submission Open
Keywords: food contamination; food safety practices; microbial inactivation; microbial safety; microbiological hazards
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Internal Defense System and Evolution of Aquatic Animals
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17685 | Submission Open
Keywords: internal defense system; evolution; aquatic animals; immunology; aquatic environment; biodiversity; pollution; ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)
Genetic and Genomic Insights into Cardiovascular Disease
edited by Silvio Zaina and
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronary and carotid atheroma; lipids; thrombosis; inflammation; vascular calcification; vascular smooth muscle cells; foam cells; endothelium; immune cells; epigenetics; genetic variation; gene expression and proteomics; cell and disease models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
The Biology of Animal Reproduction
edited by
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18132 | Submission Open
Keywords: the regulation of animal reproduction; follicular development and atresia; gamete and embryo development; hormonal control of reproductive processes; epigenetic regulation in reproductive biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental and Reproductive Biology)
Genetic Variability within and between Populations
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 19 articles | Viewed by 23316 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic structure; population differentiation; FST or fixation index; migration; gene flow; admixture; heterozygosity; inbreeding; coalescence time; allele frequency; random mating
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)
Artificial Intelligence Research for Complex Biological Systems submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16686 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; generative artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; complex biological systems; cancer; neuroscience; next-generation sequencing; single-cell and bulk omics; genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15914 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaculture; aquatic animals; nutrition; aquatic feed; immunity; metabolism
Application of Bioinformatics to Unravel the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Biology
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13368 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer biology; bioinformatics; genetics; epigenetics; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Stem Cells in Experimental Medicine
edited by Xinhua Liao and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 11994 | Submission Open
Keywords: adult stem cells; induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSs); embryonic stem cells; progenitor cells; stem-cell-derived organoids; stem-cell-derived exosomes; stem-cell-based therapy; stem-cell-based disease modeling; stem-cell-based tissue engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Mechanisms Underlying Neuronal Network Activity
edited by Jorge Flores-Hernandez
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9344 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurons; brain circuits; NMDA receptors; acetylcholine; excitability; Parkinson’ s; schizophrenia; learning; attention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Young Researchers in Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8365 | Submission Open
Keywords: population genomics and diversity; heterozygosity; inbreeding; hybridization; adaptive introgression; natural selection; speciation; bottleneck and population fragmentation; genetic drift; gene flow; extinction risk; evolvability; paleogenomics; phylogeography; conservation units; ecotypes; phylogenetics and systematics; eDNA; non-invasive genetic sampling; environmental monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
New Insights in Cancer Genetics—2nd Edition
edited by , Isabel Marques Carreira and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5364 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomic and epigenetic characterization; diagnosis and prognosis biomarkers; omics profiles; genetic and genomic signature; molecular heterogeneity; molecular targeted therapy; oncogenic signaling pathways; copy number alterations and mutational landscape; chromosome abnormalities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Research Progress on Salt Stress in Plants
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5303 | Submission Open
Keywords: salt stress; plants; crops; soil salinization; salt tolerance; abiotic stress; plant protection; plant breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Impact of Climate Change on Structural and Functional Characteristics of Freshwater Ecosystems and Its Implications for Their Resources’ Management submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3099 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI applications; biodiversity; biological assemblages; climate change; ecological resilience; ecosystem ser-vices; freshwater ecosystems; nutrient cycling; temperature
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)
The Biology and Behavior of Bees
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2736 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollinators; bee anatomy; bee foraging behavior; bee communication; bee social structure; environmental stressors of bees; effect of pesticide on bees’ behavior; bees’ habitat loss; natural enemies of bees; bees’ disease management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)
Recent Advances in Metabolic Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2627 | Submission Open
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