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Materials with Liquid–Crystalline Properties—Structure, Stimuli Responsiveness and Functionality

edited by Matthias Lehmann

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3972 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystals; molecular engineering; self-assembly; nanostructure; stimuli responsiveness; photonics; soft robotics; sensing; semiconductors; polar liquid crystals; ionic liquid crystals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry of Materials)

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Professor Valentine Ananikov

edited by Mikhail P. Egorov,

Igor Alabugin

and

Vladimir Ya. Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 26698 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; artificial intelligence; reaction mechanisms; sustainable chemistry; transition metals; clusters; nanoparticles; alkynes

Advances in Rational Drug Design: From Target Identification to Drug Lead Compounds

edited by

Carmen Di Giovanni

and

Antonio Lavecchia

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 34403 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer aided-drug discovery; drug development; lead compounds; drug candidates; molecular modeling; structure-based drug design; ligand-based drug design; artificial intelligence (AI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Organic and Organoelement Chemistry—A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Oleg G. Sinyashin on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday

edited by Alexander Burilov,

Elena Alexandrovna Chugunova

and Ying Zhou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5358 | Submission Open

Keywords: organophosphorus chemistry; fullerenes; heterocyclic and cage-like ligands; macrocyclic phosphines; biomimetic catalysts; metal complex catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Organics)

Design and Synthesis of Next-Generation Catalysts for Efficient Green Chemical Reactions

edited by

Ming Xu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5127 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; water electrolysis; electrochemical biomass biorefinery; spin-dependent electrocatalysts; coupling reaction; CO2 conversion; selective hydrogenation; high-value-added chemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis)

Advanced Biomass Utilization for Sustainable Chemical Synthesis

edited by

Maria A. Goula

and

Nikolaos D. Charisiou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3414 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass utilization; renewable energy; thermochemical conversion; biochemical conversion; catalytic processes; biofuels; platform chemicals; green chemistry; sustainable chemical production; lignocellulosic biomass

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green and Environmental Chemistry)

Phase Transition

edited by

Kenneth Park

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1953 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase transition; phase boundaries; order parameter; symmetry breaking; critical point; metastability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics)

Artificial Photosynthesis: Celebrating over 100 Years of Giacomo Ciamician's Legacy

edited by

Gianguido Ramis

Ilenia Rossetti

and

Shuang Jiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 567 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial photosynthesis; solar energy conversion; photoelectrochemistry; photocatalysis; photocatalytic water splitting; CO2 photoreduction; photosynthesis of complex molecules; photoreactors; bio-nano architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry and Excited States)

Advances in Nanoparticle Science: Chemistry, Physics and Applications—a Special Issue in Honor of Professor José Yacamán’s 80th Birthday

edited by

Alejandra García-García

Rodrigo Alonso Esparza Muñoz

and Rubén Mendoza-Cruz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanoparticles; nanoalloys; advanced electron microscopy; crystalline structure; catalysis; surface chemistry; interfaces; carbon-based nanostructures; low-dimensional materials; hybrid systems; functional materials for sustainable technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry at the Nanoscale)

On-Surface Synthesis: From Molecular Building Blocks to Functional Nanostructures

edited by

Albano Cossaro

and

Luca Schio

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; charge transfer at interfaces; self-assembled monolayers; covalent and coordination nanostructures; surface-confined reactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis)

Photocatalytic Process for Water Remediation and Water Splitting

edited by

Anupam Singha Roy

and

Sekar Karthikeyan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2649 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; water remediation; water splitting; hydrogen production; advanced oxidation processes; semiconductor catalysts; heterojunctions; nanocomposites; solar energy conversion; photocatalytic mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry and Excited States)

Carbonylation Chemistry in the Synthesis of High Value Added Compounds

edited by

Bartolo Gabriele

and

Raffaella Mancuso

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1726 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon monoxide; carbonylation; carbonylated compounds; catalysis; heterocycles; organic synthesis; organometallic catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Organics)

Advances in Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C₃N₄): Unlocking New Horizons in Catalysis

edited by

Zhen Li

Jingwen Ma

and Xiaomeng Guo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4); heterojunction engineering; interfacial charge transfer; defect engineering; single-atom catalysis; water splitting; CO2 reduction; organic transformation; environmental remediation; machine learning in catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis)

Modern Photochemistry and Molecular Photonics

edited by

Valentine Vullev

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10672 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoconversion; photocatalysis; photoelectrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry; solar energy; solar fuels; e-fuels; microscopy; photobiology; photolabeling; optical sensors; lasers and spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry and Excited States)

AI and Big Data in Chemistry

edited by

Jun Li

, Tong Zhu and

Valentine P. Ananikov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8038 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemoinformatics & data mining; AI for chemical theories and computations; AI agent for chemical research and education; machine learning-driven molecular design; reaction prediction & retrosynthesis; materials genomics & high-performance computing; AI-accelerated catalyst discovery; high-throughput experimentation & self-driving laboratories; integration of quantum chemistry & AI; intelligent analysis of spectroscopic data; multiscale modeling & digital twins; opportunities and challenges of large chemical models; explainable AI (XAI) in chemistry; data standardization & sharing ethics in chemistry; educating the next generation of chemists

Reduction of CO₂ to Value-Added Oxygenates

edited by

Qingli Qian

and Xiaohao Liu

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

Keywords: carbon dioxide; hydrogenation; electrochemical reduction; photochemical reduction; oxygenate products; catalytic performance; reaction mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis)

Porphyrin-Based Molecules: From Synthesis to Structure–Activity Relationships and Applications

edited by Prashanth K. Poddutoori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyrin; phthalocyanine; corrole; borondipyrromethane; synthesis; photophysics; electrochemistry; energy transfer; electron transfer; solar energy conversion; photodynamic therapy; molecular electronics, photonics, and catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Organics)

The Recent Advances in Sustainable Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by Gurumurthy Hegde

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3034 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable nanomaterials; photocatalysis for energy conversion; electrochemical energy storage; bioderived composites; heterostructured catalysts; water purification materials; CO2 reduction catalysts; lifecycle assessment; structure–property modeling; circular economy materials

Emerging Trends in Green Chemistry, Circular Materials, and Clean Catalytic Technologies

edited by

Rajender Boddula

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1357 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; catalysts; green solvents; biomass valorization; CO2 reduction; hydrogen production; nitro-gen fixation; catalytic depolymerization; microplastics removal and conversion; LCA; green chemistry; clean technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green and Environmental Chemistry)

The Rational Design of Low-Dimensional Materials and 2D Van der Waals Heterostructures: Chemistry of Interfaces, Properties and Applications

edited by

Alexis Piñeiro-García

submission deadline 26 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero, one and two-dimensional materials; chemical functionalization; self-assembled structures; tailoring defects; tuning properties; electrochemistry; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry of Materials)

Synergistic Catalysis: Advances in Thermo-, Photo-, and Electrocatalysis for Sustainable Energy

edited by Xiaoyang Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermocatalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; synergistic catalysis; energy conversion; advanced nanomaterials; sustainable chemistry; reaction mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis)

Sustainable Chemistry for a Net Zero World

edited by

Darren Oatley-Radcliffe

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3666 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; adsorption; reuse; recycling; storage; techno-economic assessment; life cycle analysis; industrial de-ployment; climate mitigation; net zero emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green and Environmental Chemistry)

Food Chemistry: Analytical Methods and Detection Technologies

edited by Qiao Wang and Yan Liu

submission deadline 12 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: food nutrition and health; bioactive compounds (polyphenols, polysaccharides, bioactive peptides); bioaccessibility and bioavailability; in vitro digestion and functional characterization; metabolomics, foodomics, and lipidomics; food chemistry and quality analysis; flavor profile and processing chemistry; liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (LC-MS); rapid detection and biosensors; food safety and contaminant analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science)

Functional Nanomaterials for Energy and Catalysis

edited by

Jingang Yao

, Yang Zhang and

Shanjian Liu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanomaterials; nanocatalysis; energy conversion; electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; sustainable energy; catalytic mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry at the Nanoscale)

Molecular Modeling in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery

edited by

Nikola Maraković

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; computer-aided drug design; machine learning; deep learning; molecular docking; molecular dynamics; pharmacophore modeling; QSAR; quantum-chemical calculations; structure-based drug design; ligand-based drug design; virtual screening; drug repourposing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

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