Phytochemistry
A section of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).
Section Information
The Phytochemistry Section of the journal Plants is dedicated to publishing papers on all aspects of pure and applied plant chemistry, biochemistry, structure elucidation, and bioactivities of phytochemicals, plant cellular and molecular biology, and plant biotechnology. The Section aims to enhance our understanding of the analysis, biosynthesis, regulation, detection, extraction, separation, purification, and application of phytochemical compounds in whole plants (including algae), plant cells, tissues, organs, and plant products. Extract-level studies must meet rigorous standards, providing comprehensive chemical fingerprint profiles (e.g., NMR, HPLC, LC-MS, GC-MS) with identified key compounds and and relevant mechanistic details. Studies solely exploring biological effects of complex extracts, essential oils, or mixtures without chemical characterization, or those reporting basic assays (e.g., DPPH, total phenolics, cytotoxicity) without mechanistic depth, are outside the scope of the section.
In the Phytochemistry Section, original articles, rapid communications, and short review articles describing recent advances in specific areas of phytochemistry will be published. The Editorial Board will review all manuscripts submitted for publication in this section. However, articles that fall outside the scope of the subject matter listed here may be referred to another section of Plants.
In particular (but not exclusively), this Section invites contributions that report on:
- Phytochemistry
- Natural products
- Herbal medicine
- Medicinal plants
- Botanicals
- Plant biochemistry
- Chemotaxonomy
- Biosynthesis
- Plant primary and secondary metabolites
- Plant extracts
- Plant products
- Protein biochemistry and proteomics
- Bioactive compounds
- Phytoalexins and phytotoxins
- Macromolecules
- Plant volatiles
- Essential oils
- Aromatic compounds
- Phytohormones
- Polyphenols
- Flavonoids
- Alkaloids
- Plant-derived drugs
- Terpenoids
- Phenylpropanoids
- Glycosides
- Saccharides
- Dietary supplements
- Quality assessment of botanical products
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Primary and Secondary Metabolites in Fruits and Vegetables; Analytical Solutions, Chemical Composition and Bioavailability Evaluation (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Green Insect Control: The Potential Impact of Plant Essential Oils (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Valuable Phytochemicals: Extracts and Extraction Techniques, Analyte Isolation, Bioactive and Nutritional Properties (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Natural Products in Plants: Synthesis, Analysis and Bioactivity (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Essential Oils: Chemistry and Biology, and Their Interplay (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Chemical Analysis and Biological Activities of Plant Essential Oils (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Multifunctionality of Phenolic Compounds in Plants, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Phytochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Plants—Health Care, Food Production and Green Agriculture, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Association of Phytochemicals and Nanotechnology and Its Implications for Quality Control, Environmental Impact, and Human Health (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Extraction, Isolation, and Characterization of Plant Natural Products Using Conventional and Non-conventional Techniques (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Phytochemicals in Plants: Recent Developments on the Occurrence, Composition, Stability, Health, Food and Pharmaceutical Applications—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Bioactive Compounds from Plant Natural Products: Ethnopharmacology and Phytochemistry (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Recent Advances in Essential Oils and Plant Extracts (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Sustainability in Phytochemistry: Advancing Green Innovations and Biodiversity Preservation (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Advanced Research in Plant Analytical Chemistry (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Advanced Research in the Chemical and Biological Characterization of Plants (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Bioactives from Plants: From Extraction to Functional Food Innovation (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Plant Antioxidants in Human Health: Mechanisms and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Plant Extracts for Health Benefits and Nutrition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Biological Activity of Plant Extracts: Applications in Modern Pharmacology (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Green Chemistry for Natural Product Extraction: Cleaner and Efficient Approaches (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Extracts from Medicinal Plant: A Promising Source of New Bioactive Substances (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Alkaloids: Chemical Structures with Pharmaceutical Potential (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Recent Advances in Novel Bioactive Natural Products Discovery from Plants (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plant Extracts (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Medicinal Plants: Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Studies (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Medicinal, Aromatic and Condiment Plants: Traditional Uses, Applications and Innovations for the Development of Marketable Products (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Plant Bioactive Compounds, Functional Components and Functions (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Phytochemical Innovations and Bioactive Compounds: From Characterization to Therapeutic Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Isolation and Characterization of Secondary Metabolites from Plants (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- Challenges of Technology and Processing for Plant Extraction (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Bioactive Compounds and Advanced Analytical Approaches in Plant-Based Research: From Chemistry to Therapeutics (Deadline: 29 November 2025)
- Plant Essential Oil with Biological Activity: 3nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Plant-Derived Natural Products: Development and Utilization (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Chemistry, Biology and Health Aspects of Plants of the Coffea Genus (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Research on Nutritional and Bioactive Compounds from Edible Fruits (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Toxicity and Anticancer Activities of Natural Products from Plants (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Emerging Extraction Techniques for Bioactive Compounds Derived from Plant Resources (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Broadening Horizons in Bioactive Natural Product Chemistry Discoveries from Plants (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Quality Evaluation and Sensory Assessment of Plant-Derived Foods (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Phytochemical Compounds and Antioxidant Properties of Plants (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- New Insights in the Research of Bioactive Compounds from Plant Origin with Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Potential, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Plants in Health and Disease: Their Antioxidant, Antigenotoxicity and Protective Properties (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Efficacy, Safety and Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Plants Used in Traditional Medicine, Ethnomedicine and Natural Therapies (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Chemodiversity in Plant Metabolism (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Medicinal Plants and Their Marker Compounds—Second Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Phytochemical Profiles, Health-Promoting Potential, and Botanical Mechanisms of Plant-Derived Components for Use in Food and Herbal Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Medicinal Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Coacervation of Double Emulsions with Anthocyanins Using Plant-Based Proteins (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Cutting-Edge Research on Plant-Derived Drugs (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Chemical Composition of Plant Extracts to Understand Their Pharmacological and Toxicological Properties (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Plant Essential Oil (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Biological Activities of Plant Extracts, Secondary Metabolites, and Semi-Synthetic Derivatives (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Metabolic Diseases: Therapeutic Roles of Plant Natural Products (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicity of Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches in Natural Products Research (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Plant Antioxidants: Unlocking Biosynthesis, Bioactivity, and Innovation (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Bioactivities of Natural Products, Second Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Applications of Omics and Bioinformatics in Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Selected and Extended Full Papers from the 2025 International Scientific Conference on Plant Biodiversity and Sustainability (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Innovations in Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Plant Extracts as Source of Bioactive Compounds and Their Beneficial Effects on Human Health, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Plants as Innovative Carrier Systems: Development, Characterization, and Evaluation (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
- Application of Plant Extracts in Pest Control (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Production, Quality and Function of Tea (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Analysis of Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Capacity in Native Plants: Characterization and Biological Effects (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Extraction, Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds from Plants (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Exploring Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds: Therapeutic, Insecticidal and Antimicrobial Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Biosynthesized Nanoparticles and Plant-Derived Compounds in Mosquito Control (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Medicinal Properties and Biological Activity of Plant Extracts (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Valorization of Plant-Based Food Wastes and Byproducts: Compounds of Interest for the Food, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Textile Industries (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Biological Activities of Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Natural Products of Medicinal Plants: Isolation, Purification and Bioactivity Evaluation (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Bioactive Compounds in Plants: Sources, Identification and Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Bioactive Plant Compounds with Antioxidant and Health-Promoting Properties (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Phytochemical Analysis and Metabolic Profiling in Plants—2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Chemistry of Natural Plant Products—Second Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Phytochemical Diversity and Ecological Functions in Plants (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Bioactive Compounds from Fruit and Vegetable By-Products: Recovery, Characterization, and Potential Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Advanced Research on Sprouts and Microgreens as a Source of Bioactive Compounds—2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Plant-Derived Therapeutics: From Traditional Extracts to Molecular Mechanisms (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Functional Components and Bioactivity of Edible Plants (Deadline: 2 March 2026)
- Exploring the Immunomodulatory Potential of Plant Extracts (Deadline: 10 March 2026)
- Chemical Characteristics and Bioactivity of Plant Natural Products, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Natural Products and Phytotherapy: Advances in Phytochemistry and Ethnopharmacology (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics: Insights into Volatile and Non-Volatile Compounds (Deadline: 30 March 2026)
- Phytochemical Profiling and Bioactive Potential of Plants (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Plant Natural Compounds and Their Biological Activities (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Medicinal Plant Extracts and Their Health Benefits (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Essential Oils for Sustainable Plant Disease Control and Crop Protection (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Valuable Sources of Bioactive Natural Products from Plants, Third Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Biotechnological Advances in Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Plant-Based Functional Fruits: Bioactive Compounds, Health Benefits, and Sustainable Applications (Deadline: 10 April 2026)
- Phytochemical Insights into Primary and Secondary Metabolites of Aromatic, Medicinal, and Food Plants: Regulation, Stress Response, and Bioactive Potential (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Isolation, Diversity and Bioactivity of Plant Metabolites (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Plant-Derived Bioactives for the Prevention and Management of Metabolic Diseases (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Chemical and Pharmacological Potential of Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Plant-Derived Natural Products: Extraction Methods, Chemistry and Bioactivities (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Plant Extracts in Focus: Chemical Characterization, Biological Activity, and Their Significance in Ethnomedicine and Practical Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Analytical Chemistry of Medicinal and Edible Plants (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis in Plants (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Chemical Characterizations and Biological Activities of Plant Products and By-Products and Their Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Plant Specialized Metabolites (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Antimicrobial, Enzyme Inhibitory and Wound-Healing Properties of Plant Extracts and Phytochemicals (Deadline: 10 June 2026)
- Phytochemistry of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in Plant Natural Products Biosynthesis and Metabolic Engineering—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
