30th Anniversary
The year 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Molecules, a peer-reviewed open access journal on chemistry and all interfacing disciplines. With an Impact Factor of 4.6 and a CiteScore of 8.6, the journal is covered in Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, MEDLINE, PMC, Reaxys, CaPlus/SciFinder, MarinLit, AGRIS and other databases. The journal has published more than 57,000 papers from more than 226,000 authors. 80,000 around reviewers have reviewed the journal at least once. We equally value the contributions made by our editors, authors, and reviewers.
In honor of the journal’s 30th anniversary, we are reflecting on our past accomplishments and embarking on an exciting new chapter. We invite you to join us in celebrating this milestone for our journal and to explore the content we have prepared for you below.
Journal History
The Inaugural Issue was released. Molecules was published as a monthly journal.
Molecules received its first Impact Factor (0.248).
Molecules was indexed in Scopus.
The year 2006 marked the 10th Anniversary of Molecules.
Molecules announced the first edition of the Best Paper Award.
Molecules was indexed in PubMed and MEDLINE.
The year 2015 marked the 20th Anniversary of Molecules.
Molecules announced the first edition of the Tu Youyou Award.
Molecules organized The 1st Molecules Medicinal Chemistry Symposium.
Molecules was indexed in PMC.
Molecules adopted a semi-monthly publication schedule.
Molecules announced the first edition of the PhD Thesis Award.
Molecules announced the first edition of the Best Paper Award.
Prof. Dr. Thomas J. Schmidt was appointed as Editor-in-Chief.
Tu Youyou Award has been upgraded from Molecules Award to MDPI Award.
Molecules announced the first edition of the Editor of Distinction Award.
The year 2026 marked the 30th Anniversary of Molecules.
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Anniversary Special Issues
30th Anniversary of the MOF Concept
submission deadline
31 Mar 2026
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Keywords: metal– organic frameworks; gas storage and separation; catalysis; drug delivery; sensing and detection; energy applications
30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Applied Chemistry
submission deadline
31 Jul 2026
| 8 articles
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Keywords: applied chemistry; new molecules and natural materials; analytical methods and techniques; electrochemistry and energy; biodegradable materials and medicines; environment and green chemistry; theoretical chemistry
30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Green Chemistry
submission deadline
31 Aug 2026
| 2 articles
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Submission Open
Keywords: green catalysts; green extraction and processing; chemistry based on natural products; bio-based solvents with sub- and super-critical fluids; microwave and ultrasound; organic reaction in green solvents; bioconversion of biomass and sustainable biomaterials; creating fine chemicals and polymers from renewable resources; green nanotechnology; green analytical chemistry; green degradation process
30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Materials Chemistry
edited by
, and Mu-Ping Nieh
submission deadline
30 Nov 2026
| 11 articles
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Submission Open
Keywords: materials chemistry; synthetic procedures; characterization procedures; nanomaterials and nanocomposites; biologically oriented materials and biomaterials; materials of natural origin; hybrid composites; mechanical properties; long-term durability
30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Analytical Chemistry
submission deadline
31 Dec 2026
| 3 articles
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Submission Open
Keywords: chromatography and advanced mass spectrometry; atomic spectroscopy and elemental mass spectrometry; molecular spectroscopy; miniaturization of analytical instruments; ohmics; nanomaterials and sensors; automation and high-throughput screening; single-cell analysis; non-invasive analysis/techniques; green analytical chemistry
30th Anniversary of Molecules: Recent Advances in Photochemistry
submission deadline
31 Dec 2026
| 4 articles
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Submission Open
Keywords: organic photochemistry synthetic photochemistry; photocatalysis; photofunctionalization; photobiology; medicinal photochemistry; computational photochemistry; photoelectrochemistry; solar energy conversion; condensed and gas phase photochemistry; polymer photochemistry; supramolecular photochemistry; photochromism; luminescent sensors; photochemistry for environmental remediation
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We will provide Travel Grants for two outstanding Guest Editor teams featured in our 30th anniversary Special Issues, to be used when they attend a conference in 2027.
