Chemistry and biology interface journals: open calls for papers

Molecular Omics invites original research and review papers on the latest advances in lipidomics.

Lipidomics is a growing field in the -omics space, bringing together the advances in analytical solutions with bioinformatics to support evolution in the comprehensive study of lipids within biological systems. The advances in lipidomics offer unparalleled insights into the diverse roles lipids play in health and disease, holding immense promise for biomarker discovery and the early detection, prognosis, and monitoring of various diseases, including metabolic disorders, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Additionally, lipidomics approaches are revolutionizing drug discovery by identifying lipid-based therapeutic targets and assessing drug efficacy and safety.

Beyond health, lipidomics extends its reach into food and nutrition science, shedding light on the impact of dietary lipids on human health and disease prevention. Moreover, lipidomics is increasingly being applied in marine and environmental studies, offering valuable insights in ecosystem health, pollutant monitoring, and climate change scenarios. In essence, lipidomics is not just a scientific endeavour but a tool for societal change, addressing pressing challenges such as public health and environmental sustainability through its multifaceted applications and analytical prowess.

This collection will present the most recent advances in lipidomics, from analytical advances to innovative solutions addressing societal challenges, across diseases, to food, microbiome and environmental fields.

Manuscripts should be submitted via the journal’s online submission service and the Editorial Office informed by email. Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to indicate that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check the suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed.

All manuscripts will be subject to the journal's usual peer review process. Accepted manuscripts will be highlighted together in a dedicated web collection alongside an editorial, regardless of submission date, and there will be no delay in the publication of all accepted manuscripts into regular issues of Molecular Omics.

This Special Collection aims to capture this emerging trend by bringing together the latest developments in this area specifically related to medicinal chemistry, including (but not limited to) the following approaches:

• green chemistry applied to medicinal chemistry
• use of continuous processes for synthesising hits, leads and drug candidates
• use of enzymes and microorganism for synthesizing hits, leads and drug candidates
• use of renewable resources for developing hits, leads and drug candidates
• late-stage functionalisation methodologies for library assembly and SAR exploration
• property-related metrics for ecotoxicology
• design of biodegradable drugs
• software for predicting biodegradability

Manuscripts should be submitted via the journal’s online submission service and the Editorial Office informed by email. Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to indicate that this is an open call submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check the suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed.

All manuscripts will be subject to the journal's usual peer review process. Accepted manuscripts will be highlighted together in a dedicated web collection alongside an editorial, regardless of submission date, and there will be no delay in the publication of all accepted manuscripts into regular issues of RSC Medicinal Chemistry.