Nanoscience journals: open calls for papers

We are welcoming review and research manuscripts in these and related topics for inclusion in a thematic collection focused on AI in Microfluidics. Accepted articles will be published in an online collection as soon as they are publishable and will be promoted extensively both as they are published and in the final collection.

The deadline for submission to this collection will be ongoing. 

Lab on a Chip publishes the best work on significant and original work related to miniaturisation, at the micro- and nano-scale, of interest to a multidisciplinary readership. The journal seeks to publish work at the interface between physical technological advancements and high impact applications that are of direct interest to a broad audience.

Please note that all submitted manuscripts will be subject to initial assessment and peer review in accordance with the journal’s normal standards.

Lab on a Chip is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Our journal is the home for cutting-edge reports about innovations in the "lab on a chip”, which by nature involves developments in microfluidics, sensors, optics, electronics, imaging, materials, mechanical components, and more. In this thematic collection, we focus on the critical importance of the sensor to the lab on a chip, whether the sensor relies on optical, chemical, electrical, or mechanical forces (or many others). This collection will also focus on how lab on a chip/sensor systems are being used to form the next-generation of miniaturized diagnostics, whether they are implantable, wearable, portable, or simply used in the lab.

We invite review and original research manuscripts in these and related topics for inclusion in a thematic collection focused on miniaturized sensors and diagnostics. Accepted articles will be published in an online collection as soon as they are publishable and will be promoted extensively both as they are published and in the final collection.

The deadline for submission to this collection will be ongoing. 

Lab on a Chip publishes the best work on significant and original research related to miniaturization, at the micro- and nano-scale, of interest to a multidisciplinary readership. The journal seeks to publish work at the interface between physical technological advancements and high impact applications that are of direct interest to a broad audience.

Please note that all submitted manuscripts will be subject to initial assessment and peer review in accordance with the journal’s normal standards.

Lab on a Chip is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Over the past decade, metal halide perovskites, both in the form of thin films and colloidal nanocrystals (NCs), have emerged as a leading candidate for optoelectronic applications because of their exciting properties including defect tolerance, long charge carrier diffusion lengths, high photoluminescence quantum yield, and facile fabrication using relatively low-cost precursors. We have witnessed a steep increase in the efficiency of perovskite optoelectronic devices such as solar cells, LEDs, and photodetectors in a short development time. Despite tremendous success in achieving efficiencies as high as those of classical semiconductors such as silicon and metal chalcogenides, perovskite optoelectronics are still suffering from long-term chemical and operational stability along with toxicity and scalability to large-area devices. Currently, perovskites (bulk and nanocrystals) and corresponding devices are undergoing further optimization regarding the composition of A, B, and X sites, surface passivation, optimization of the device architectures, interfaces, and charge transport layers, and their encapsulation. This special themed collection aims to provide a platform for the latest developments that address the challenges of halide perovskite optoelectronics. The topics of this collection, include but are not limited to,

• Composition engineering of bulk perovskite thin films for improving phase stability
• Synthesis of stable perovskite NCs by composition engineering, doping, and passivation
• Stable layered 2D (Ruddlesden–Popper (RP)) perovskite optoelectronics (solar cells LEDs, photodetectors, etc.)
• Perovskite solar cells with improved chemical and long-term stability, and efficiency
• Defect passivation of perovskite solar cells and LEDs
• Lead-free perovskite optoelectronics
• Device encapsulation
• Large-area devices
• Charge carrier dynamics and transport properties of thin films made of bulk and colloidal NC perovskites

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 now, directly through the journal’s online submission service. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Halide Perovskite Optoelectronics 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 the inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Nanoscale is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Nanozymes are nanomaterials with enzyme-like characteristics. They have been developed to address the limitations of natural enzymes and conventional artificial enzymes. Along with the significant advances in nanotechnology, biotechnology, catalysis science, and computational design, great progress has been achieved in the field of nanozymes since the discovery of peroxidase-like iron oxide nanozyme in 2007. Nanozymes have been explored for a variety of applications, ranging from biosensing and therapeutics to environmental protection and national security. To our knowledge, more than 400 laboratories from 35 countries are working on nanozymes. Notably, both the publications and citations on nanozymes have been growing rapidly, showing the enormous research interest from the field.

We welcome submissions from now until the deadline, with articles being published in the next available issue on acceptance and collated into an online collection. This allows greater flexibility for you to publish your research when it is ready, while ensuring your article is published quickly. The collection will be promoted in the second half of 2023 and beyond, ensuring maximum visibility of your article within the materials chemistry community.

Submissions to the collection should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry B or Nanoscale. Please see the journal websites for more information about the scope, standards, article types and author guidelines. We would suggest that any manuscript focusing on the materials chemistry and bio-application of the nanozyme material would be better suited to Journal of Materials Chemistry B, whereas work more focused on the nanoscience, properties and insights of nanozymes with application in the biosciences, environmental sciences and beyond would be better suited to Nanoscale.

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

We strongly encourage you to submit an original research article. If you are interested in submitting a review-type article, please contact the Editorial Office (Materialsb-rsc@rsc.org) in the first instance with a proposed title and abstract for approval to avoid potential topic overlap.

All submissions will undergo a rigorous initial Editorial assessment as to suitability for the journal before potential peer review. Please note that peer review and acceptance of your submission will not be guaranteed.

Nanoscale is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

In this collection we welcome both review and primary articles on the following topics:

• Synthetic strategies, theoretical understanding, and regulation of nanomaterials with gas sensing properties
• Nanosensors for the detection and identification of gaseous molecules (e.g. gasotransmitters, noxious gases, gaseous pollutants, etc.)
• Theranostic nanotechnology for drug-like gases delivery for the treatment of various diseases (e.g. cancer, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular disorders, etc.)
• Nanomaterial engineered devices and scaffolds for gas detection and therapies
• Other gas-related sensing technology and treatment procedures
   

The last few decades have witnessed rapid progress in the development of advanced nanotechnology for various applications in medicine, environmental and life science, energy, and catalysis. In particular, to address the challenges in the management of gases (including noxious gas and therapeutic gas), a series of nanoscale materials with fascinating structural, physical, and chemical characteristics have been developed for gas sensing and delivery in recent years. Specifically, nanosensors with a reliable, fast, sensitive, and specific response to target gaseous molecules or vapours are proved to be one of the most direct and effective tools for gas detection and identification. In biomedical and medicinal investigations, theranostic nanoparticles have shown great potential in shuttling drug-like gases (e.g. gasotransmitters, hydrogen, oxygen, etc.) to remote diseased sites for therapeutic purposes.

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 Nanoscale Advances.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Nanoscale Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found 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. 

In this collection we welcome both review and primary articles on the following topics:

• drug carriers
• drug delivery
• biopolymers
• nanomaterials
• local and systemic delivery
• in situ delivery
• passive drug delivery
• targeted drug delivery
• nanoscale dosage forms
• nanomedicine
• supramolecular structures
• polymer conjugated
• pre-clinical studies
• in vitro models
• medical devices
• regulatory affairs

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 Nanoscale Advances.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Nanoscale Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found 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.