Metabolomics Data Analysis and Quality Assessment

Dear Colleagues,

In comparison to other major omics technologies, metabolomics analytical technologies create unique data and data quality issues in collected datasets. These unique data and data quality issues are not well recognized both inside and definitely outside of the metabolomics field. Detecting, understanding, and handling these issues is paramount to the successful extraction of useful information from metabolomics data analyses and the subsequent successful integration of this information with other omics datasets.

Therefore, this Special Issue is devoted to illuminating the unique data and data quality issues in metabolomics datasets and their impact on downstream data analyses. Appropriate topics include methodologies, software, and tools that can (i) qualitatively or quantitatively characterize either raw or intermediate metabolomics data and data quality, (ii) mitigate data quality issues in metabolomics data analyses, and/or (iii) evaluate the quality of metabolomics data analyses for general or specific use-cases. Additionally, review articles that cover these topics are welcomed, as well as case studies that illuminate unique analytical and data quality issues in metabolomics analytical technologies.

Prof. Hunter N. B. Moseley
Guest Editor

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