Advances in Molecular Symmetry and Chirality Research

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Dear Colleagues,

In nature, chirality is widely found in fields such as chemistry, biology, and physics. In the field of chemistry, chirality research focuses on the chiral properties of molecules. Many organic molecules are chiral, which means that they exist in two mirror structures, namely, left-handed and right-handed. These mirror structures are called enantiomers, and they cannot be superimposed on each other by rotation or translation. Since the mirror structures of chiral molecules may have different properties in biological activity and chemical reactions, chirality research has important application value in fields such as drug development, food science, and environmental science. Molecular symmetry is a fundamental concept in chemistry, as it can be used to predict or explain many of a molecule's chemical properties, such as whether or not it has a dipole moment, as well as its allowed spectroscopic transitions. This involves classifying the states of the molecule using the irreducible representations from the character table of the symmetry group of the molecule. Symmetry is useful in the study of molecular orbitals, with applications in the Hückel method, the ligand field theory, and the Woodward–Hoffmann rules.

Prof. Dr. Ralph N. Salvatore
Dr. Guzman Gil-Ramirez
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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Atoms atoms	1.7	2.7	2013	21.4 Days	CHF 1500	Submit
Crystals crystals	2.4	4.2	2011	10.8 Days	CHF 2100	Submit
Molecules molecules	4.2	7.4	1996	15.1 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Organics organics	1.4	2.5	2020	41.3 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Symmetry symmetry	2.2	5.4	2009	16.8 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Inorganics inorganics	3.1	2.8	2013	14.7 Days	CHF 2700	Submit

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