Materials journals: open calls for papers

Biomedical polymer materials, as materials for diagnosis, treatment and organ regeneration, have the mission of prolonging patients' lives and improving their quality of life. Their research occupies a very important position in the fields of biotechnology, life sciences and medicine, and different fields of biomedicine have different requirements for biomedical materials. Thus, in order to promote the development of the medical field, the synthesis of new biomaterials is of great significance.

Submissions to the journal should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry B or Biomaterials Science – Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines. We encourage you to submit your work to the journal you feel is most appropriate.

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, please submit your article directly through the Biomaterials Science submission service or the Journal of Materials Chemistry B submission service. Please mention that your submission is a contribution to the Novel Biomedical Polymer Materials in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check the suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and as such inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed collection is not guaranteed. All submissions will be subject to initial assessment and sent for peer review, if appropriate. We cannot guarantee peer review or acceptance of your submission to the journal.

If you have any questions about the collection or the submissions process, please do contact the Editorial Office at biomaterialsscience-rsc@rsc.org and they will be able to assist.

Biomaterials Science is a Transformative Journal, and Plan S compliant

Emerging Investigators should be at an early stage of their independent career (this should typically be within 12 years of attaining their doctorate or equivalent degree, but appropriate consideration is given to those who have taken a career break, work in systems where their time period to independence may vary or who followed an alternative study path).

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Biomaterials Science.

Biomaterials Science is a Transformative Journal, and Plan S compliant

This themed collection aims to collect the recent research breakthroughs, reviews, perspectives and comments on liquid-based materials from fundamentals to applications.

Topics: Advanced gel materials; Liquid metals; ionic liquids; Smart/responsive liquids; Liquid-infused surfaces/membranes; Micro/nanofluidic devices; Soft matter; Bioinspired liquid-based materials; Particles at the liquid interface; Functional & adaptive surfaces, etc.

This cross-journal themed collection on Sustainable Composites will bring together articles* tackling the sustainability of the entire composite lifecycle, including new composite feedstocks, low-energy manufacturing, design for end-of-life, in-use benefits, extended composite lifetime and repair, material recovery and recycling. Contributions should clearly address the sustainability aspects associated with the chosen approach.

Topics include:

• Sustainable composite materials: These might include, but are not limited to bio-derived and low-carbon pathways to carbon fibre and composite resins (both drop-in and new resins); natural fibres (e.g., hemp, bamboo, and flax); new chemistries or new ways to existing chemistries; modelling for material prediction;
• Low-energy manufacturing: Efficient manufacturing processes, covering both resource and energy efficiency, e.g., UV radiation, fast curing resins, additives for low temperature curing, additive manufacturing (3D printing composites);
• Design for end-of-life: recyclable materials e.g., triggered degradation of thermosets, reversible adhesives, vitrimers; application of reactive modelling and machine learning.
• Enhanced composite lifetime: Self-healing technologies for composite repair e.g., vitrimers; underpinning tools e.g., accelerated testing of polymers and composites, detecting material degradation e.g., microscopy, FTIR; secondary composite applications; repair strategies; and the potential for adoption of imbedded sensor technology.
• Composite recovery and recycling: Strategies for the potential combination of chemical, biochemical and physical recycling technologies for key resin types to deliver both recycled input materials and structural building blocks as second-life materials, analytical techniques to identify composites from waste streams e.g., FTIR and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, digital labels such as QR codes and RFID tags;
• Composite additives: e.g., adhesives, conductors, core, curing agents (including hardeners and catalysts), sizing, toughening agents, flame retardants and UV stabilisers; nanocomposites as an additive in FRP providing thermal, electrical and/or mechanical properties; additives for enhancing performance e.g., toughening agents, UV absorbers/stabilisers, sizing (coating applied to surface of fibres);
• Sustainable composite applications: These might include, but are not limited to e.g., wind turbine blades, ship hulls, hydrogen storage tanks, airplanes, and automotive parts;
• Whole system evaluation: LCA, LCE, TEA, social-economic analysis across whole composite cycle; opportunities to explore the concept of ‘sustainability in use’
• Regulatory and Policy: REACH, material passporting, approval for new materials, verification, testing, adoption of standards to cover the use of second-life materials

Please make sure that your submission provides an insight that advances the chemistry field or is of interest to the chemistry community.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

If you would like to contribute to this themed issue, you can submit your article directly to the online submission service for Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Functional Framework Materials collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Submissions to the journal should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry A – Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, please submit your article directly through the Journal of Materials Chemistry A submission service. Please mention that your submission is a contribution to the ‘Advancing energy-materials through high-throughput experiments and computation ‘collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call.

The Editorial Office reserves the right to check the suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and as such inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed collection is not guaranteed. All submissions will be subject to initial assessment and sent for peer review, if appropriate. We cannot guarantee peer review or acceptance of your submission in the journal.

If you have any questions about the collection or the submissions process, please contact the Editorial Office at materialsa-rsc@rsc.org and they will be able to assist.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Biomedical polymer materials, as materials for diagnosis, treatment and organ regeneration, have the mission of prolonging patients’ lives and improving their quality of life. Their research occupies a very important position in the fields of biotechnology, life sciences and medicine, and different fields of biomedicine have different requirements for biomedical materials. Thus, in order to promote the development of the medical field, the synthesis of new biomaterials is of great significance. To this end, this themed collection in Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Biomaterials Science aims at providing a platform for recent developments in this rapidly evolving field and we encourage you to submit your latest research to feature in the collection.

Submissions to the journal should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry B or Biomaterials Science – Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines. You may submit to whichever journal you feel is most relevant to your current research. Please note that your article may be offered a transfer to the alternate journal if deemed more appropriate by the handling Editor. Articles that primarily focus on providing insight into the underlying science and performance of biomaterials within a biological environment are more suited to Biomaterials Science. whereas articles that primarily focus on demonstrating novel materials chemistry and bring a molecular picture on a given material’s suitability as a biomaterial are more suited to Journal of Materials Chemistry B.

For this collection, we strongly encourage full primary research in the way of Full Papers or Communications.

All manuscripts must be in scope for the journal and will undergo the normal initial assessment and peer review processes in line with the journal’s high standards, managed by the journal editors. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the online collection as soon as they are published and they will be featured in a regular issue of the relevant journal.

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, please submit your article directly through the Biomaterials Science submission service or the Journal of Materials Chemistry B submission service. Please mention that your submission is a contribution to the Novel Biomedical Polymer Materials collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check the suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and as such inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed collection is not guaranteed. All submissions will be subject to initial assessment and sent for peer review, if appropriate. We cannot guarantee peer review or acceptance of your submission to the journal.

If you have any questions about the collection or the submissions process, please email our Editorial Office and they will be able to assist.

We look forward to receiving your latest work and considering it for this collection.

Journal of Materials Chemistry B is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

If you would like to contribute to this themed issue, you can submit your article directly to the online submission service for Journal of Materials Chemistry B. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Functional Framework Materials for Biomedical Applications collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Journal of Materials Chemistry B is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

This themed issue of the Journal of Materials Chemistry B is focused on recent developments in stimuli-responsive biomaterials. A large number of stimulus methods have been deployed in functional materials for various biological and biomedical applications, such as (i) photo-responsive materials, (ii) pH-responsive materials, (iii) temperature-responsive materials, and (iv) biologically responsive materials. This issue aims to cover recent progress on stimuli-responsive materials for biomedical applications, including their design, synthesis, characterization, and applications related to biology and medicine.

If you would like to contribute to this themed issue, you can submit your article directly to the online submission service for the Journal of Materials Chemistry B. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Stimuli-responsive biomaterials collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check the suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Journal of Materials Chemistry B is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

This cross-journal themed collection on Sustainable Composites will bring together articles* tackling the sustainability of the entire composite lifecycle, including new composite feedstocks, low-energy manufacturing, design for end-of-life, in-use benefits, extended composite lifetime and repair, material recovery and recycling. Contributions should clearly address the sustainability aspects associated with the chosen approach.

Topics include:

• Sustainable composite materials: These might include, but are not limited to bio-derived and low-carbon pathways to carbon fibre and composite resins (both drop-in and new resins); natural fibres (e.g., hemp, bamboo, and flax); new chemistries or new ways to existing chemistries; modelling for material prediction;
• Low-energy manufacturing: Efficient manufacturing processes, covering both resource and energy efficiency, e.g., UV radiation, fast curing resins, additives for low temperature curing, additive manufacturing (3D printing composites);
• Design for end-of-life: recyclable materials e.g., triggered degradation of thermosets, reversible adhesives, vitrimers; application of reactive modelling and machine learning.
• Enhanced composite lifetime: Self-healing technologies for composite repair e.g., vitrimers; underpinning tools e.g., accelerated testing of polymers and composites, detecting material degradation e.g., microscopy, FTIR; secondary composite applications; repair strategies; and the potential for adoption of imbedded sensor technology.
• Composite recovery and recycling: Strategies for the potential combination of chemical, biochemical and physical recycling technologies for key resin types to deliver both recycled input materials and structural building blocks as second-life materials, analytical techniques to identify composites from waste streams e.g., FTIR and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, digital labels such as QR codes and RFID tags;
• Composite additives: e.g., adhesives, conductors, core, curing agents (including hardeners and catalysts), sizing, toughening agents, flame retardants and UV stabilisers; nanocomposites as an additive in FRP providing thermal, electrical and/or mechanical properties; additives for enhancing performance e.g., toughening agents, UV absorbers/stabilisers, sizing (coating applied to surface of fibres);
• Sustainable composite applications: These might include, but are not limited to e.g., wind turbine blades, ship hulls, hydrogen storage tanks, airplanes, and automotive parts;
• Whole system evaluation: LCA, LCE, TEA, social-economic analysis across whole composite cycle; opportunities to explore the concept of ‘sustainability in use’
• Regulatory and Policy: REACH, material passporting, approval for new materials, verification, testing, adoption of standards to cover the use of second-life materials

Please make sure that your submission provides an insight that advances the chemistry field or is of interest to the chemistry community.

Journal of Materials Chemistry C is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Submissions to the journal should contain chemistry in a materials context and should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.

For this collection, we welcome full Papers, Communications and Review-type articles (Reviews, Highlights or Perspectives).

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, please submit your article directly through the Journal of Materials Chemistry C submission service. Please mention that your submission is a contribution to the ‘Molecular scale electronics ‘collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call.

Journal of Materials Chemistry C is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

If you would like to contribute to this themed issue, you can submit your article directly to the online submission service for Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Fundamentals and Applications of Functional Framework Materials collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Journal of Materials Chemistry C is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Submissions to the journal should contain chemistry in the context of a material and should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Please see the journal’s page for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.

This call for papers is open for the following article types:

• Communications
• Full papers

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly to the online submission service for Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Perovskites: from materials science to devices collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call.

Journal of Materials Chemistry C is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Submissions to the collection should focus on materials, devices, and characterisation techniques including but not limited to:

• Materials for energy storage: new materials and their properties that can be used for energy storage, including batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, hydrogen evolution and storage, biomass products and other technologies.
• Solar energy: solar energy generation and conversion, including solar cells and solar thermal technologies.
• Wind energy: wind energy generation, including wind turbines and energy storage technologies.
• Bioenergy: bioenergy generation, including biofuels and biogas technologies.
• Energy efficiency: materials and devices for improving energy efficiency, including smart grids, energy-efficient buildings, and energy-efficient appliances.
• Green Hydrogen: PEM, SOFCs, Green hydrogen from (m)ethanol etc.
• Scaling-up challenges: projects implementation at course and their unique challenges at different parts of LATAM.

Manuscripts should be submitted via our 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 say that this is a submission for the themed collection.

The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Materials Advances.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Materials Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. View details of the APC and discounted rates. You could also find out if your institution has an agreement with the Royal Society of Chemistry that could cover your APCs using our Journal Finder tool. Corresponding authors who are not already members of the Royal Society of Chemistry are entitled to one year’s Affiliate membership as part of their APC. Find out more about our member benefits.

We welcome contributions on the synthesis of high-performance materials from natural building blocks in the form of research articles, communications, or reviews in the following categories:

• Design and synthesis of natural product-based polymers
• Use of biomass in high-performance materials
• SynBio or engineered proteins towards high-performance materials
• Formation of sustainable concrete
• Scalability of the synthesis of natural product-based monomers and/or polymers
• Extraction and processing methods of bio-based starting materials
• LCA or TEA of novel materials from natural products
• Novel and circular approaches to materials from natural products

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Materials Advances.

Please note that accepted manuscripts will be subject to an article-processing charge (APC) unless your institute has an existing agreement with the RSC that covers publications in our gold open access journals. More information about charges, discounts, and waivers are available here. Corresponding authors who are not already members of the Royal Society of Chemistry are entitled to one year’s Affiliate membership as part of their APC. Find out more about our member benefits.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Designing and tailoring properties in polymer actuators
• 0D, 1D, and 2D nanomaterials for remote actuation in composites
• Hybrid nanocomposites for remote actuation
• Biodegradable/natural polymeric actuators
• Stimuli for enhanced remote control in polymer actuators
• Breakthroughs and transformative applications of actuators
• Thermodynamically-consistent multiphysics modeling of stimuli-responsive polymers
• Modeling charged species and solvent transports in ionic-electroactive polymers
• Ionic polymer metal composites: characterization of boundary layers of charged species and performance as a function of the environmental conditions

More information about the scope of this collection can be found here.

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for this themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Materials Advances.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Materials Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here. You could also find out if your institution has an agreement with the Royal Society of Chemistry that could cover your APCs using our Journal Finder tool. Corresponding authors who are not already members of the Royal Society of Chemistry are entitled to one year’s Affiliate membership as part of their APC. Find out more about our member benefits. 

This collection will cover (but not be limited to) the following topics:

1. Novel thermoelectric materials for TEGs
2. Advanced synthesis and processing techniques for thermoelectric materials
3. Nanoscale materials for TEGs
4. High-throughput and combinatorial approaches for thermoelectric materials discovery
5. Advanced characterisation techniques for thermoelectric materials and devices
6. Theoretical and computational methods for predicting and optimizing thermoelectric properties
7. Novel approaches to enhance the performance of thermoelectric materials in TEGs
8. Applications of thermoelectric materials in waste heat recovery, solar energy conversion, and other energy harvesting applications
9. Challenges and opportunities in the development of thermoelectric materials for TEGs.
10. Novel deposition methods, synthesis and characterisation of novel nanomaterials for thermoelectric applications.
11. Advances in silicon nanostructures for thermoelectric applications.
12. New trends in novel alloy materials and investigation of their properties for TEG applications

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for this themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Materials Advances.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Materials Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here. You could also find out if your institution has an agreement with the Royal Society of Chemistry that could cover your APCs using our Journal Finder tool. Corresponding authors who are not already members of the Royal Society of Chemistry are entitled to one year’s Affiliate membership as part of their APC. Find out more about our member benefits. 

This themed collection broadly focuses on nanoengineered biomaterials targeting cancer and microbial infections theranostics which includes:

• Nano-phytotherapeutics
• Biogenic nano-biomaterials
• Cancer therapeutic approaches
• Antimicrobial therapeutic approaches
• Nano-biomaterials based sensors
• Overcoming drug resistance
• Redox biology mechanism
• Photothermal and photodynamic therapy
• Toxicological and drug-polymer stability studies
• Clinical and preclinical aspects

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for this themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Materials Advances.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Materials Advances if, following peer review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here. You could also find out if your institution has an agreement with the Royal Society of Chemistry that could cover your APCs using our Journal Finder tool. Corresponding authors who are not already members of the Royal Society of Chemistry are entitled to one year’s Affiliate membership as part of their APC. Find out more about our member benefits.

The Emerging Investigator Series has an overall objective to showcase significant research by newer voices from across the worldwide materials chemistry research community. We will consider additional applications and nominations on their own merit. Self-nominations are also strongly encouraged.

Both research articles and review articles are welcome to the series.  Papers accepted for publication in the Emerging Investigator Series will be published in the earliest available issue and collated together in a dedicated Emerging Investigator Series page that will appear across Frontiers journals’ websites. All submissions to the Emerging Investigator Series will be subject to the journal’s high standards in peer review.

In order to be featured in the Emerging Investigator Series, contributors must:

• currently, be an independent research leader
• be the lead author (first author and/or corresponding author) of their article at the journal
• have either a) hold a PhD degree and be at the age of 40 or less in the year of submission, or b) received their PhD no earlier than 01 January of the year 12 years prior to the year of submission, or c) have no more than 12 years of post-PhD research experience on 01 January in the year of submission when taking into account any career breaks.

If you are interested to contribute to this series, please provide an up-to-date CV to the Editorial Office before submission, or simply opt-in for this series during submitting your manuscript and attach the CV as a supporting document.

Emerging Investigators should be at an early stage of their independent career (this should typically be within 12 years of attaining their doctorate or equivalent degree but appropriate consideration is given to those who have taken a career break, work in systems where their time period to independence may vary or who followed an alternative study path).

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online and they will be published in a regular issue of MSDE.

MSDE is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

This themed collection in MSDE aims to showcase the broad and diverse approaches to the cross-disciplinary field that is molecular bioengineering with a particular focus at the molecular level. We are particularly interested in receiving submissions at the interface of multiple disciplines that showcase applied systems as well as novel design approaches. Both experimental and computational works are encouraged.

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’s online submission service and inform the Editorial Office by email. Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of the relevant journal.

MSDE is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Polymer Chemistry.

Polymer Chemistry is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Emerging Investigators should be at an early stage of their independent career (this should typically be within 12 years of attaining their doctorate or equivalent degree, but appropriate consideration is given to those who have taken a career break, work in systems where their time period to independence may vary or who followed an alternative study path).

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Polymer Chemistry.

Polymer Chemistry is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Polymer Chemistry.

Polymer Chemistry is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of RSC Applied Polymers.

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The research area of sensors is progressing rapidly with notable developments in allied areas that have allowed sensors to be incorporated into fabrics or used as wearable gadgets and implants. Stretchable and flexible components are indispensable for wearable sensors. These components must be created or selected to have high mechanical strength and conform to human body motion. Additionally, a crucial requirement is biocompatibility, as the placement of the sensor on the skin should not trigger any allergies or discomfort. Although wearable biosensors are improving, more advancements in terms of selectivity, accuracy, and calibration are needed.

The objective of this themed collection is to publish high-quality research on the development and healthcare applications of different wearable sensors.

You are welcome to submit articles on the abovementioned topics. Sensors & Diagnostics publishes high-quality innovative research in the field of sensors as well as diagnostics, molecular imaging and molecular therapeutics. For more information on the journal scope, standards, article types and author guidelines, please visit Sensors & Diagnostics. This open call for papers is for the following article types:

• Communications
• Primary Research Articles
• Reviews

Submission Deadline: 27 October 2023

If you would like to contribute to this themed issue, you can submit your article directly at www.rsc.li/sensors and inform the editorial office by emailing our team. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to “Wearable Sensors for Healthcare Applications” in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. 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.

Please note that all submissions are subject to the journal’s normal peer review processes, with an initial assessment to confirm the manuscript's suitability for full peer review. If you have any questions about the journal or the collection, please email us.  We would be happy to answer them.

The aim of this collection is to highlight the current advancements and recent progress in the use of supramolecular structures and materials for applications in chemosensing and host-guest chemistry. Supramolecular structures are often composed of discrete molecules or molecular assemblies that can accommodate suitable guest analytes through various non-covalent interactions. Supramolecular sensor chemistry has long been a topic of research that is receiving significant attention and many advancements have been made over the past few decades in the rational design of chemosensors for detecting various important analytes. This collection aims to cover this broad field and will be publishing works related to supramolecular chemosensors for sensing and monitoring analytes such as anions, cations, small molecules, toxic chemicals, hazardous materials, and biomolecules, among others. The collection is intended to showcase recent developments in this important area of supramolecular chemistry research to inspire and attract the next generation of researchers into the field.

You are welcome to submit articles on the abovementioned topics. Sensors & Diagnostics publishes high-quality innovative research in the field of sensors as well as diagnostics, molecular imaging and molecular therapeutics. For more information on the journal scope, standards, article types and author guidelines, please visit Sensors & Diagnostics. This open call for papers is for the following article types:

• Communications
• Primary Research Articles
• Reviews

Submission Deadline: 3 November 2023

If you would like to contribute to this themed issue, you can submit your article directly at www.rsc.li/sensors and inform the editorial office by emailing our team. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to “Supramolecular Sensors: From Molecules to Materials” in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. 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.

Please note that all submissions are subject to the journal’s normal peer review processes, with an initial assessment to confirm the manuscript's suitability for full peer review. If you have any questions about the journal or the collection, please email us.  We would be happy to answer them.

Functional nanomaterials have attracted great interest and have become exceptional emerging materials for molecular diagnostics. They are providing new opportunities for conceptualizing analytical method development for molecular sensors and healthcare diagnostics. Recent insights into functional nanomaterials have resulted in the development of rapid miniaturized analytical approaches for sensing various biomarkers in biofluids. Interestingly, functional nanomaterials display remarkable optical and electronic properties, attributable to the development of sensing devices for monitoring the concentration of biomarkers in body fluids and for medical diagnostics. 

The aim of this themed collection is to bring together cutting-edge research on the modification of various nanostructured materials (metal nanoparticles, quantum dots, metal nanoclusters, carbon nanostructures, MXenes, perovskite, and hybrid nanomaterials) with different ligand chemistries to develop plasmonic, fluorescence and electrochemical sensors for molecular diagnostics, and focus on providing insights into nanostructure modification to improve selectivity and sensitivity for translating diagnostic tools from the lab to point-of-care diagnostics. We welcome articles on the following topics:

• Functional 0D nanostructured materials for molecular sensing 
• Plasmonic fluorescent sensors for point-of-care diagnostics
• Nanostructure-based paper strips for biomarker detection
• Functional nanomaterials in diagnostics and therapeutics
• Nanomaterials for molecular imaging and therapeutics

You are welcome to submit articles on the abovementioned topics. Sensors & Diagnostics publishes high-quality innovative research in the field of sensors as well as diagnostics, molecular imaging, and molecular therapeutics. For more information on the journal scope, standards, article types, and author guidelines, please visit Sensors & Diagnostics. This open call for papers is for the following article types:

• Communications
• Primary Research Articles
• Reviews

If you would like to contribute to this themed issue, you can submit your article directly at https://rsc.li/sensors and inform the editorial office by emailing our team. Please mention that your submission is a contribution to Functional Nanomaterials for Sensing and Diagnostics Applications in the Themed Issue section of the submission form, and add a Note to the Editor mentioning this open call. 

The Editorial Office reserves the right to check the suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and the inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed. 

Please note that all submissions are subject to the journal’s normal peer review processes, with an initial assessment to confirm the manuscript's suitability for full peer review. If you have any questions about the journal or the collection, please email us. We would be happy to answer them.

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online and they will be published in a regular issue of Soft Matter.

Soft Matter is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Emerging Investigators should be at an early stage of their independent career (this should typically be within 12 years of attaining their doctorate or equivalent degree, but appropriate consideration is given to those who have taken a career break, work in systems where their time period to independence may vary or who followed an alternative study path).

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’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 say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check 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 added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Soft Matter

Soft Matter is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant