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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Biology and Conservation of Killer Whales
edited by Tracey Rogers
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open
Keywords: cetaceans; biology; ecology; conservation; impacts; killer whales; orca whales; communication; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Biology of Brain Tumors: State of the Art and Future Directions
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain tumors; heterogeneous diseases; molecular basis; cancer genetics; cancer metabolomics; biomarker studies; immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Advance in Sleep and Circadian Rhythms 2.0 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: sleep physiology; sleep regulation; sleep disorders; circadian rhythms; circadian dysregulation; sleep evolution; sleep function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Immune-Cancer Crosstalk
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; immune; T-cell; innate; adaptive; checkpoint; immunosuppressive
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Advances in Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease: Biology, Epidemiology, Treatment and Control submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5328 | Submission Open
Keywords: Leishmaniasis; Chagas disease; immunopathogeny; diagnosis; epidemiology; control; clinical studies; treatment; vaccine  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Biosynthesis of Metabolites from Microorganisms, or Microorganism-Host Interaction? (Volume II) submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosynthesis; biological activity; biosynthesis regulation; microbial metabolites; microbe– host reaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Novel Dynamics and Mechanisms of Stromal-Leukocyte Interactions in Chronic Tissue Inflammation and Healing
edited by Matthias Friedrich, Pablo Céspedes and Mathilde Pohin
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: autoimmunity; chronicity; wound healing; intolerance; immune/immunological synapses; cytokine networks; antigen presentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Statistical and Bioinformatics Methods in Population Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Studies
edited by Bjarki Eldon
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: coalescent; genetic variation; inference; speciation; pan-genome; epidemiology; biodiversity; pathogens; genome-wide association studies; ecological genomics 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 Bioinformatics)
Immune Microenvironment and Molecular Mechanism of Glioma
edited by Carolina Cristina Jancic
submission deadline 24 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: gliomas; tumor microenvironment; immune response; tumor evasion; tumor resistance; immunotherapy 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 Latin   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 Latin to Simplified ChinesePRO Never translate Latin Never translate admin.mdpi.com
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
The Rules of Life Rethought: Latest Progress in Quantum Biology
edited by Daniel R. Kattnig and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6384 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum biology; non-trivial quantum effects in biology; quantum tunnelling; quantum coherence; photosynthesis; energy transport; magnetoreception; spin and magnetic field effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophysics)
Evolutionary Insights into Life History submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6254 | Submission Open
Keywords: human evolution; evolutionary developemental biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)
Novel Insights of Bone Repair: Strategies for Improvement, Microscopic, Molecular and Ultrastrastructural Aspects
edited by , Kathryn Grandfield and Karina Carneiro
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2364 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone repair; aging; bone remodeling; biomaterials; drug delivery; bone regeneration
Dermal-Epidermal Cross-Talk and Bioactive Mediators in Physiological and Pathological Skin Conditions
edited by Daniela Kovacs, and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1860 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermal-epidermal cross-talk; extracellular matrix; bioactive lipids; growth factors; barrier function; inflammation; pigmentation; skin cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Mosquito-Borne Diseases—Updates on Epidemiology, Surveillance and Control
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open
Keywords: mosquito-borne diseases; mosquito; arbovirus; epidemiology; surveillance; control; emerging and re-emerging threat; community participation; incursions  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infection Biology)
The Expression and/or Role of Glycoconjugates in Physiological and Pathological Conditions submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open
Keywords: glycobiology; glycoproteins; glycolipids; glycosyltransferases; glycoconjugates
Biology and Function of Inflammasomes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open
Keywords: damage-associated molecular patterns; DAMPs; pattern recognition receptor; immune inflammatory response; inflammasome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Gut Microbiome in Health and Disease (2nd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiota; ‘ gut-x’ axis; dysbiosis; food nutrition; metabolites; type 2 diabetes mellitus; gut health; immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Feature Review Papers on Developmental Biology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open
Keywords: embryo/fetus development; differentiation; growth; homeostasis; regeneration; aging; cell cycle regulation; stem cells; organoids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Developmental Biology)
Current Advances in Protein Homeostasis
edited by Henry J. Li and Robb E. Moses
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein homeostasis; proteostasis; proteasomal degradation; ubiquitin; ubiquitin-independent; neurodegeneration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Animal Models of Arthritis
edited by Nevena Arsenović-Ranin and Biljana Bufan
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal models; rheumatoid arthritis; osteoarthritis; inflammation; immunopathology; pathological features; joints; treatment; drug screening; traditional medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Infectious Diseases: Emerging Diagnostic Methods, Updated Treatment Protocols and New Antimicrobial Agents submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8940 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; pathophysiology; risk factors; prognosis; diagnostic methods; biomarkers; molecular techniques; treatment protocols; novel antibiotic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Infection Biology)
Ecophysiology and Environmental Health: Assessing the Impact of Pollutants on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
edited by , Maíra Ignacio Sarmento and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecophysiology; ecotoxicology; environmental health; pollutants; global change; one health; ecosystem functioning; plant ecophysiology; agricultural and forest crops
Exploring the Role of Symbiosis in Marine Ecosystems
edited by Alan Verde
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: symbiosis; photosymbiosis; chemosymbiosis; endosymbiosis; ectosymbiosis; holobiont; mutualism; commensalism; parasitism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Roles of RNA Regulation in Cancers
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: transcription factors; non-coding RNA; alternative splicing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Mitochondrial Metabolism and Function in Health and Disease submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19396 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitochondrial function; mitochondrial metabolism; mitochondrial biogenesis; mitophagy; mitochondrial dynamics; mitochondrial disease; cancer; aging; obesity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
New Advances and Insights in Animal Genetics and Breeding 2.0
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal genetics; animal multi-omics; sheep and goat genetics and breeding; reproductive traits; molecular mechanism; genetic markers; diversity; non-coding RNA; animal morphological traits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoology)
Mesenchymal Stem Cells: What We Have Learned and How to Manage Them
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20957 | Submission Open
Keywords: mesenchymal stem cells; secretomes; migrasomes; miRNAs; senescence; cell renewal; regenerative medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Immune Response Regulation in Animals
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12881 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunoregulation of animals; vaccination; immunomodulators; immune memory; cytokine; biotechnology; immune response; molecular networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Musculoskeletal Biology: Impact of Ageing and Disease
edited by and Anne McArdle
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7091 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal system; joint; chronic disease; frailty; ageing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
De Novo Detection of Transposons
edited by Dongying Gao, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4525 | Submission Open
Keywords: transposons; de novo detection; genome; evolution; activity; data analysis pipeline
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Molecular Mechanism of Three-Dimensional Genome Organization and Gene Regulation submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4471 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D genome; enhancer-promoter communication; DNA loop extrusion; cohesin; TADs; contact domains; chromatin loops; A/B compartments; subcompartments; CTCF
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Pathogenic Factors and Key Pathways of Metabolic Diseases
edited by Aijun Qiao
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3288 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolism diseases; lipid overload; insulin resistance; pathogenic molecules; biomarkers; drug therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Microglial Cells in Neurodegenerative Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3095 | Submission Open
Keywords: Microglia  ; Neurodegenerative diseases  ; Disease-associated microglia (DAM)  ; Microglia activation  ; Alzheimer's disease  ; Parkinson's disease  ; Ischemic stroke
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
β-Cells at the Center of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2829 | Submission Open
Keywords: beta cell; insulin secretion; cell cycle; mitochondrial respiration; nuclear hormone receptors; Nr4a1; Nr4a3
Extracellular Vesicles: Multifaceted Biological Nanoparticles in Health and Disease (Volume II)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2551 | Submission Open
Keywords: extracellular vesicles and exosomes; isolation and characterization; biological activity in development; differentiation; health and disease; therapeutic applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Metallo-Enzymes as Drug Targets submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1969 | Submission Open
Keywords: metalloenzyme; drug design; anticancer drug; antibacterial drug; drug target
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Understanding the Genomic Mechanisms of Oncology
edited by Sharona Elgavish and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1087 | Submission Open
Keywords: omics; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; genome-wide mutation profiling; epigenetics; medical imaging; tumor microenvironment; machine-learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Host–Pathogen Interactions and Pathogenesis
edited by , Deeksha Tripathi and Saurabh Pandey
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open
Keywords: host-pathogen dynamics; infectious disease mechanisms; virulence factors; microbial interactions; pathogenicity; emerging pathogens; immunological response; immunomodulation tactics; infection prevention; disease pathophysiology
Unveiling Disease Molecular Signaling Pathways: Targeted Drug Discoveries for Pathway Modulation
edited by Stephen P. Wren
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: signaling molecules; disease mechanisms and pathways; small-molecule therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Pathogenic Mechanisms of Hypertension and Neurodegenerative Disorders
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; hypertension; stroke; dementia; cerebral vasculature; hypoperfusion; inflammation; microglia; astrocytes; neurons
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Uncovering the Mechanisms of Plant Salinity Stress Response and Tolerance
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic resources; ion toxicity; molecular signalling; nutrient uptake; plant hormones; soil beneficial microorganisms; water relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Animal Models of Gastrointestinal Diseases
edited by Yan Hu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal diseases; animal models; digestive system; inflammatory bowel diseases; colorectal cancer; disease pathology; research methodologies; therapeutic interventions; clinical applications; translational research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Unraveling the Complexities of Aging: Inflammation, Immunosenescence, and Aging submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunosenescence; chronic inflammation; aging; age-related diseases; immune system; regenerate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Mining Favorable Alleles for Crop Yield, Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open
Keywords: high yield; biotic and abiotic stress tolerance; favorable gene editing; favorable gene transformation; genomic selection; favorable allele or haplotype identification; pyramiding breeding by molecular technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Role of Plant-Fungi Interactions in Nutrient Cycling and Ecosystem Functioning
edited by Yonggang Wang
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-fungi interactions; mycorrhizal associations; nutrient cycling; ecosystem functioning; decomposition processes; climate change; sustainable agriculture; microbial communities; restoration ecology; endophytic fungi
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Genomic Features and Potential Applications in Sarcomas
edited by Liangliang Wang
submission deadline 4 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: sarcomas; genetic heterogeneity; comprehensive genomic characterization; therapeutic target; treatment strategy; biomarkers
Biological Rhythms and Molecular Clockworks in Physiology and Pathology submission deadline 19 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11743 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological rhythms; molecular clockworks; circadian timing system; circadian desynchrony; circadian disruption; chronopathology; chronopharmacology and chronotherapeutics; chronomedicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Applications of Stable Isotope Analysis in Ecology submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18515 | Submission Open
Keywords: community ecology; population ecology; biotic interactions; food webs; nutrient cycling; ecosystem structure and functioning; disturbance; stability; environmental change; climate change; invasive species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)
Coping with Temperature Increase Induced by Climate Warming: Trends in Ectothermic Species
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14492 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; climate warming; ectothermic species; geographic ranges; heat waves; evolutionary adaptations; phenotypic plasticity; species interactions; thermal acclimation
Advances in the Fields of Neurotrauma and Neuroregeneration submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13298 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurotrauma; spinal cord injury; traumatic brain injury; neuropathic pain; neuroinflammation; axonal regeneration; postinjury plasticity; neurorehabilitation; cell transplantation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
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