Special Issues

Biology 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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Neurobiology and Biophysics of Sensory Systems
edited by Bruce Young
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6342 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodal; sensory integration; transduction; neurophysiology; behavioral ecology; neural “ maps” ; sensory thresholds; neural receptors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Microbial Diversity and Environmental Adaptability of Microorganisms in Extreme Environments
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5368 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity; adaptation; mechanism; extreme environment; extremophile
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Risk Assessment for Biological Invasions
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4887 | Submission Open
Keywords: native species; data; pathway; habitat; impact; quarantine pest; national list; potential geographic distribution; economic losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Male Disorders: Fertility Care and Support, Preservation and Restoration
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4827 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; fertility; cryopreservation; spermatozoa; testicular; in vitro spermatogenesis; cell transplantation; graft; male
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive Biology)
Genetic Breeding and Reproduction of Aquatic Animals
edited by Dongmei Ma, , and Qingheng Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4158 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic breeding; reproduction technology; gene; protein; molecular marker; trait; QTLs; molecular marker; fish; shrimp; crab; shellfish; aquatic animals; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabonomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive Biology)
Sensor Applications to Study the Biology of Fish Movement submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3417 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; swimming; physiology; migration; sensor tags; telemetry; aquaculture; energy metabolism; oxy-gen consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
New Insights into Astrocytes and Brain Function
edited by Guoyan Zhao
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3208 | Submission Open
Keywords: astrocyte; neurodegenerative disorders; neurodevelopmental disorders; psychiatric disorders; chronic pain; neural regeneration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
The Convergence of Neuroscience and ICT: From Data to Insights
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3003 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroscience; neurobiology; neuroimaging; ICT; digitalization; brain; behavior; cognitive control; brain imaging; computational neuroscience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Effects of Environmental Stress on the Metabolic Dysfunction and Its Mechanism
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2923 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; glucocorticoid; nutritional disorders (disorders of nutrient metabolism; growth); metabolic disorders (obesity; insulin resistance; diabetes; nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; cardiovascular diseases); gut microbiota; biologically-active substance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Cigarette Smoke and Pulmonary Disease submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2677 | Submission Open
Keywords: cigarette smoke; respiratory diseases; inflammation; immune response; cancer; senescence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: The Dynamics of RNA–Protein Interactions
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1934 | Submission Open
Keywords: RNA-binding proteins; mRNA splicing; mRNA decay; mRNA translation; RNA localization; microRNAs; siRNAs; long noncoding RNAs; phase separation; RNA granules; membraneless organelles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Tumor Microenvironment of Ovarian Cancer: Role of Extracellular Matrix submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1879 | Submission Open
Keywords: ovarian cancer; tumor microenvironment; immune therapy; 3D organoids; extracellular matrix; PARP inhibitors; chemoresistance; fallopian tube; cancer stem cells; metastasis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Morphological and Molecular Advances in Colorectal and Lung Cancers Biology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1843 | Submission Open
Keywords: colorectal cancer; lung cancer; morphology; molecular
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Differential Gene Expression and Coexpression 2.0 submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1554 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflammation; cyclooxygenase 2; microsomal prostaglandin E synthase 1; cancer; epithelial mesenchymal transition; biomarkers; immunotherapy; metabolism; myeloid and lymphoid cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Advances in Human Evolution
edited by and Igor Rogozin
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open
Keywords: human evolution; human-specific genes; human brain architecture and development; anthropology changes; human population genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)
Ferroptosis: Mechanisms and Human Disease
edited by Chan-Yen Kuo
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1181 | Submission Open
Keywords: ferroptosis; systemic diseases; inflammatory response; mitochondrial-dependent redox homeostasis; microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Biology, Ecology, Management and Conservation of Cnidaria submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open
Keywords: taxonomy; systematic; phylogeny; evolution; morphology; ecology; genetic diversity; global change; conservation management; diversity assessment
Ion Channels in Cancer Progression
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer cell biology; ion channels; calcium; cancer therapy; cerebral activity; tumor microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer Development, Metastasis and Treatment submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open
Keywords: extracellular vesicles and exosomes; biological activity in development; differentiation; therapeutic applications; cancer biology; nanomedicine; biomarkers; tumor development; metastasis; drug delivery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Skin
edited by Seon-Pil Jin
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidermal barrier; melanogenesis; wound healing; skin immunity; sensory perception; dermatitis; psoriasis; atopic dermatitis; autoimmune skin disorders; therapeutic approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
The Cellular and Molecular Bases for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: intestinal inflammation; mucosa; lamina propria; colitis ulcerosa; Crohn’ s disease; endotoxin tolerance; treatment strategies; inflammatory bowel diseases; immune cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Biological Control of Vegetable Diseases and Bacterial Molecular Biology
edited by Lei Li and Xiaofeng Zhou
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial diseases in horticulture; plant growth-promoting bacteria; biological control of pathogens via antagonistic bacteria; genomic; transcriptomic; proteomics studies of antagonistic or pathogenic bacteria interactions; beneficial effects of bacteria on plant resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses; pathogenic mechanism or biocontrol mechanism; volatile organic compounds; secondary metabolites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Applications of Proteomics in Biological Fluids and Biopsies
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: proteomics; biological fluids; biomarkers; biopsies; disease; diagnosis; mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Environmental Microbes: From Distribution Exploration to Biosignatures Analysis submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental microbes; biogeochemical cycling; microbial biosignatures; astrobiology; geology; ecosystem health; microbial ecology; extremophiles; taphonomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Protein Interaction and Recognition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein/protein interactions; protein/DNA interactions; protein/RNA interactions; protein/antibiotic interactions; protein recognition; X-ray structure; EM structure; structure-based protein engineering; affinity chromatography; binding assays
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Hormonal Regulation of Female Reproduction submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproduction; fertility; oestrous cycle; pregnancy; steroid hormones; prostaglandins; metabolic hormones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive Biology)
Animal Models of Autoimmune Diseases
edited by Feng Zhu and Keqiang Chen
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: autoimmune disease; infection; innate immunity; inflammation; cancer risk; therapeutic target; adaptive immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Milk Oligosaccharides: Biological Functions and Application Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
Keywords: milk oligosaccharides; colostrum; HMO; gut microbiota; immune modulator; prebiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Research Progress on Parasitic and Microbial Infection and Immunity submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: host; pathway; defense; innate immune responses; adaptive immune responses; pathogenicity; immune signalling; bacterial infection; viral infection; parasitic infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infection Biology)
NF-κB and Its Role in Health and Disease
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: NF-κ B; κ B; IKKs; inflammation; pro-inflammation; immune system; disease; biomarker; gene
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Gut Immunity, Inflammation, and Allergy
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut immunity; inflammation; allergy; nutrients; therapeutic agents; molecular biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Evolutionary Biology from an Information Theory Approach submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolution; population genetics; information; Kullback– Leibler; Jeffreys divergence; population stability index
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)
Biological Bases of Alzheimer's Disease submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; amyloid-beta (Aβ ) plaques; neurofibrillary tangles; neuroinflammation; biological mechanisms; APP; PSEN; memory impairment  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Single-Cell Omics Biology
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetics; cellular heterogeneity; developmental biology; disease mechanisms; therapeutic strategies; multi-omics integration; rare cell populations; computational biology; data visualization and interpretation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Feature Papers in 'Conservation Biology and Biodiversity'
edited by
submission deadline 11 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1851 | 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)
Patho-Mechanisms Associated with Oral Autoimmune Disease and Cancer
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14871 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral cancer; blistering diseases; autoimmunity; cell-adhesion; microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Genetic Characteristics and Pathogenesis of Zoonotic Diseases
edited by Dima El Safadi and
submission deadline 19 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: zoonotic diseases; genetic characteristics; pathogenic mechanisms; host– pathogen interactions; transmission dynamics; disease emergence; One Health approach TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian   //   TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back //     This page is in English   Translate to Simplified Chinese         Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Bengali Bulgarian Catalan Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Italian Japanese Kannada Kazakh Khmer Korean Kurdish (Kurmanji) Lao Latvian Lithuanian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Myanmar (Burmese) Nepali Norwegian Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian Samoan Simplified Chinese Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Traditional Chinese Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh   Always translate English to Simplified ChinesePRO Never translate English Never translate admin.mdpi.com
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infection Biology)
Development of New Optical Techniques and Methods for Basic Biology and Biomedical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14235 | Submission Open
Keywords: food production and control; imaging (multispectral/hyperspectral/time resolved); luminescence; metabolism (animal/vegetable); optical biopsy; optical coherence tomography; optical neuronal networks; photoacoustic tomography; remote sensing; spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
New Insights in Neurogenetics
edited by James P. Orengo
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9190 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurogenetics; neurological disorders; neurodevelopmental; neurodegenerative; neurology; psychiatry; neuroscience; animal models; whole-genome sequencing; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Approaches for the Reconstruction of Protein Families’ and Superfamilies’ Evolution with Consequences for De Novo Protein Design 2.0
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7696 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein family evolution; protein superfamily; convergent evolution; divergent evolution; molecular phylogeny; horizontal gene transfer; structure– function relationship; de novo protein design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Proteomics in Immunology and Cell Signaling
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7298 | Submission Open
Keywords: proteomics; biological mass spectrometry; cell signaling; innate immunity; T and B cell immune response; extracellular vesicles; immunopeptidomics; clinical proteomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Roles and Functions of Neurotrophins and Their Receptors in the Brain submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6880 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging; behavior; learning; memory; mental disorders; neuroanatomy; neurobiology; neuronal plasticity; neurophysiology; synaptic plasticity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Mechanism of Interaction between Rhizosphere Microbes and Host Plants
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4268 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhizosphere microbes; microbial isolation and culture; plant-microbe interaction mechanisms; microbiome assembly
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Recent Advances in Soil Health: Influences of Organic Carbon and Microbiota
edited by , Audrius Gegeckas and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3896 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity of soil microbial community; soil microbial function in environment; soil microbiomics; carbon sequestration; soil organic matter (SOM); soil organic carbon (SOC); soil quality; plant– soil microbial interaction; eco-friendly agriculture; biofertilizers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Social Behavior in Zebrafish submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3139 | Submission Open
Keywords: zebrafish; social behavior; mutant; transgenic; central nervous system; autism; pharmacology; imaging; genetics; environmental factor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioural Biology)
Genetic Resources and Gene Editing Tools for Plant Resistance: Recent Advancements and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1821 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; biotic stress; crop improvement; genome editing; plant resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Copper Biology in Health and Disease
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1717 | Submission Open
Keywords: copper and tumor growth; cancer; chemotherapy; copper chelation; copper homeostasis; metal nutrition; copper transport; clinical cancer research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Mitochondria: The Signaling Organelle
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1111 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitochondria; signal transduction; homeostasis; metabolism; apoptosis; redox biology; organelle communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Pathophysiology of Hypertension and Related Diseases submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open
Keywords: arterial hypertension; resistant hypertension; secondary hypertension; prevention and screening of hypertension; hypertensive crisis; treatment of hypertension; obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome; pathophsyiology of hypertension; hypertension and the environment; (pre)hypertension and genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Diet-Microbiota Impacts on Intestinal Inflammation
edited by Guilherme Zweig Rocha
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: intestinal microbiota; diet; inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
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