Nanoscience journals: open calls for papers

This new collection in Nanoscale focuses on the design of multifunctional hybrid nanomaterials for theranostics in biomedicine, with a focus on the scaling-up of these nanomaterials for translational studies. The scope of this collection loosely aligns with an accompanying symposium held at the 2023 Spring E-MRS meeting: Symposium J – Design and scaling up of theranostic nanoplatforms for health: towards translational studies, in Strasbourg, from 29 May – 2 June 2023. Potential topics include but are not limited to:

• Design, synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles: inorganic, polymers, liposomes, dendrimers
• Targeting strategies
• Multimodal Imaging (e.g., MRI, MPI, SPECT, PET)
• Multimodal therapy (e.g., hyperthermia, curie therapy)
• Drug delivery
• Nanotoxicology
• In vitro and in vivo validation of nanoplatforms combining multimodal imaging and therapies
• Scaling-up strategies of nanoplatform synthesis
• New synthesis processes taking into account good manufacturing practice (GMP) and environmental considerations
   

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

• Communications
• Full papers
   

Open for submissions until 31 March 2024

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly through the Nanoscale online submission system. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Theranostic nanoplatforms for biomedicine 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.

Please also note that all submissions will undergo our normal rigorous peer review processes including an initial assessment prior to peer review, and that peer review and acceptance are not guaranteed.

Nanoscale is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

This new collection in Nanoscale aims to provide a platform to showcase the recent progress and challenges in the field of nanocatalysis. The scope of the collection is broad, including but not limited to:

• Novel design and synthesis strategies
• Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis
• Theoretical understanding of the catalytic mechanisms
• Reaction pathway optimization
• Nanointerface engineering
• Support effects
• Dynamic evolution of active sites
• Applications in electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis, and thermocatalysis, etc.
• Advanced characterization techniques

We hope that readers find this themed collection informative and useful for the rational design and construction of highly efficient nanocatalysts to enable sustainable technologies for catalysis. This call for papers is open for the following article types:

• Communications
• Full papers

Open for submissions until 18 March 2024

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly through the Nanoscale online submission service. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Nanocatalysis 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.

Please also note that all submissions will undergo our normal rigorous peer review processes including an initial assessment prior to peer review, and that peer review and acceptance are not guaranteed.

Nanoscale is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

Nano-bio-materials, i.e., nanomaterials derived or inspired from biological molecules, have gained substantial influence in the recent times in terms of their fine tunability, scale-up potential, excellent interface and adaptation with biological systems. Multiple different approaches involving physical and computational modelling, chemical structure synthesis and characterization and biological modifications have been used to develop next generation bionanodevices that can interface with biological systems in a very focussed manner. Some of the recent devices have already made their way to clinical trials and many others are in different stages of the pipeline for translational applications.

This new collection in Nanoscale, JMC B, Nanoscale Advances and Materials Advances will focus on the design of multifunctional hybrid nanomaterials for different applications and on interfacing nanomaterials with biological systems for translational studies. The scope of this collection loosely aligns with the 2023 International Conference on Nanomaterials in Biology (ICNB 2023), held at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar along with Soft Materials Research Society, from 19–22 November 2023. Potential topics for the collection include but are not limited to,

• 3D Bioprinting
• Big Data in Nanosciences
• Bioinspired and Biomimetic Materials
• Biological Nanodevices and Sensors
• Engineered Nanomaterials
• Nanomaterials and Environmental Effects
• Nanomaterials for Bioenergy Applications
• Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Science
• Nanomaterials in Biological Uptake and Nanotoxicology
• Nanomaterials in Gene and Drug Delivery
• Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering and Medicine
• Polymer Supramolecular Chemistry and Applications
• Scaffold design and fabrication

Articles can be submitted at any time before the deadline via relevant journal online submission system. Please see the journals’ webpages linked above for more information on their scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.

Accepted articles will be published in a citeable format in regular journal issues as soon as possible and collated into the themed collection online, which will be promoted in late 2024. We are looking forward to receiving your submission, which is welcomed any time before the deadline of 7 June 2024 so that this collection can become available to you and the community as soon as possible.

Please note that all submissions will be subject to initial assessment and rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of the journals and acceptance is not guaranteed. In some cases, the Associate Editors may offer authors a transfer between the journals participating in this collection; any transferred articles will still be included in the online collection.

Nanoscale is a Transformative Journal and Plan S compliant

We encourage submissions that highlight the design, synthesis, and application of these nanoplatforms, with an emphasis on their potential to transform therapeutic delivery methods. We aim to highlight the intersection of nanobiotechnology and drug delivery, fostering discussions on future trends and challenges within this exciting field.

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 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.

This collection aims to investigate the fascinating world of chiral self-organisation and its applications in various scientific fields. The collection explores the fundamental principles, theoretical models, and experimental techniques that contribute to the understanding of supramolecular chirality in self-organised systems and thin films and aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current advancements and future prospects in this exciting field. Potential topics of this collection include but are not limited to:

• Aggregation
• Asymmetric synthesis
• Asymmetry
• Bio-applications of chiral structures
• Chiral detection
• Chiral medicines
• Chirality
• Chirality in everyday life: communications, cosmetics, fragrances, odours, tastes
• Chiroptical spectroscopies
• Host-guest recognition
• Non-covalent interactions
• Opto-electronic applications of chiral structures
• Separation of enantiomers
• Supramolecular chemistry
• Supramolecular chirality
• Theoretical features of chirality
• Thin films of chiral substances: fabrication, characterization, and applications.

You are invited to submit any time before 30 April 2024.

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 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 is 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.

Nano-bio-materials, i.e., nanomaterials derived or inspired from biological molecules, have gained substantial influence in the recent times in terms of their fine tunability, scale-up potential, excellent interface and adaptation with biological systems. Multiple different approaches involving physical and computational modelling, chemical structure synthesis and characterization and biological modifications have been used to develop next generation bionanodevices that can interface with biological systems in a very focussed manner. Some of the recent devices have already made their way to clinical trials and many others are in different stages of the pipeline for translational applications.

This new collection in Nanoscale, JMC B, Nanoscale Advances and Materials Advances will focus on the design of multifunctional hybrid nanomaterials for different applications and on interfacing nanomaterials with biological systems for translational studies. The scope of this collection loosely aligns with the 2023 International Conference on Nanomaterials in Biology (ICNB 2023), held at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar along with Soft Materials Research Society, from 19–22 November 2023. Potential topics for the collection include but are not limited to,

• 3D Bioprinting
• Big Data in Nanosciences
• Bioinspired and Biomimetic Materials
• Biological Nanodevices and Sensors
• Engineered Nanomaterials
• Nanomaterials and Environmental Effects
• Nanomaterials for Bioenergy Applications
• Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Science
• Nanomaterials in Biological Uptake and Nanotoxicology
• Nanomaterials in Gene and Drug Delivery
• Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering and Medicine
• Polymer Supramolecular Chemistry and Applications
• Scaffold design and fabrication

Articles can be submitted at any time before the deadline via relevant journal online submission system. Please see the journals’ webpages linked above for more information on their scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.

Accepted articles will be published in a citeable format in regular journal issues as soon as possible and collated into the themed collection online, which will be promoted in late 2024. We are looking forward to receiving your submission, which is welcomed any time before the deadline of 7 June 2024 so that this collection can become available to you and the community as soon as possible.

Please note that all submissions will be subject to initial assessment and rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of the journals and acceptance is not guaranteed. In some cases, the Associate Editors may offer authors a transfer between the journals participating in this collection; any transferred articles will still be included in the online collection.