Special Issues

Pharmaceuticals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Pharmacotherapy for Retinopathy
edited by Eric Shrier
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1071 | Submission Open
Keywords: retinopathy of prematurity; ROP; anti-VEGF; HIF; pathologic neovascularization; OIR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Selected Papers from the 9th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry (ECMC2023) submission deadline 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open
Keywords: small molecules as drug candidates; biomolecules; natural products; phages; and cells as therapeutic tools; biological targets and biomarkers; radiopharmaceutical sciences; radiochemistry; (hybrid) imaging; and nuclear medicine; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; pharmaceutical preparations and drug delivery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Stem Cell Therapies in the Fight of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
edited by Maria Gaitanou
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Hybrid Drugs: Design and Applications 2024
edited by , and Shalini
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular hybrids; anticancer; neglected tropical diseases; anti-Alzheimer; anti-HIV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Drug Delivery across the Blood–Brain Barrier
edited by
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: blood– brain barrier; drug delivery; brain diseases; neuroinflammation; remyelination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Evaluation of Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
edited by Inês Bártolo
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: beta-lactamase inhibitors; rational drug design; combinatorial chemistry; antibiotic resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Emerging Trends in Inhaled Drug Delivery
edited by
submission deadline 28 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 661 | Submission Open
Keywords: inhaled drug delivery; quality-by-design; nanoparticles in inhalation; pulmonary vaccine delivery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Topoisomerases as Targets for Novel Drug Discovery
edited by
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15014 | Submission Open
Keywords: topoisomerase; type I topoisomerase; type II topoisomerase; DNA Gyrase; DNA topology; catalytic inhibitors; topo II poisons; DNA gyrase inhibitors; Novel bacterial topoisomerase inhibitors (NBTI); anticancer agents; antibacterial agents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Recent Advances in Nuclear Factor Kappa-B (NF-kB) Inhibitors for Cancer Therapy
edited by
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4904 | Submission Open
Keywords: NF-kB inhibitors; natural compounds; metabolism reprogramming; immunomodulation; combination treatments; treatment resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
New Advances in Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as Therapeutic Tools submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17656 | Submission Open
Keywords: mesenchymal stromal cells; cell therapy; immunomodulation; regeneration; regenerative medicine; bioprocessing; bioengineering; inflammatory diseases; degenerative diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
Recent Advances in TGF-β Inhibitors for the Therapeutic Management of Cancer and Fibrosis
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13685 | Submission Open
Keywords: TGF-β ; metastasis; EMT; immunotherapy; fibrosis; Smad2; Smad3; angiogenesis; ligand traps; soluble receptors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Pharmaceutical Development
edited by Victoria Bîrluţiu, and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5126 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral infections; bacterial infections; healthcare-associated infections; tropical diseases; epidemiology of infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance; vaccination; epidemiology of bone and joint infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Advances in Natural Products submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2230 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Psychoactive Substances: Clinical and Forensic Aspects 2023 submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1855 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychoactive substances; toxicokinetics; toxicodynamics; toxicological analysis; interpretation of toxicological reports; antemortem toxicology; postmortem toxicology; clinical and forensic issues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Recent Efforts in Drug Discovery and Development for the Treatment of Parasitic Infections submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1457 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug discovery; parasites; infectious diseases; chemotherapy; biochemical targets; molecular targets; medicinal chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Application of 2D and 3D-QSAR Models in Drug Design
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1455 | Submission Open
Keywords: 2D-QSAR; 3D-QSAR; Hansch analysis; Free– Wilson; structure-activity relationships; CoMFA; CoMSIA; drug design; molecular docking; molecular dynamics.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Innovative Tools for Drug Analysis and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1108 | Submission Open
Keywords: therapeutic drug monitoring; analysis of drugs; separation analytical methods; mass spectrometry; bioanalysis; quality control; dosage forms; green analytical chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Therapeutic Targets and Therapies in Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD) submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 912 | Submission Open
Keywords: malignant disorders; hematopoietic cell transplantation; graft-versus-host disease (GVHD); therapeutic targets; bone marrow transplant; stem cell transplant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Pharmacology and Toxicology of Opioids
edited by , Joana Barbosa and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open
Keywords: opioid toxicity; opioid pharmacodynamics; opioid pharmacokinetics; opioid pharmacogenetics; prescription opioids; toxicity assays; in vivo; in vitro; abuse; dependence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Cell Fate Manipulation for Bone and Cartilage Reconstruction
edited by and Qian Wang
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone and cartilage reconstruction; cell fate; biophysical cues; biochemical cues; stem cells; extracellular vesicles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
New Targets and Experimental Therapeutic Approaches for Cancers
edited by and Rohit K. Srivastava
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; pharmaceutical therapy; therapeutic targets; drug delivery; immunotherapy; precision medicine; emerging pharmaceutical technologies; combination therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Recent Advances in Metallodrug Design and Application
edited by Andrew Knight
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallodrugs; metal complexes; transition metals; anti-viral; antibacterial; gold; silver; ruthenium; platinum; organometallic; drug discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Drug Development Targeting the Metabolic Nuclear Receptors: Recent Advances
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1780 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear receptor; metabolic diseases; type II diabetes; NASH; hyperlipidemia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Structure and Ligand Based Drug Design
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19746 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Natural Terpenoids as Drug Candidates
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
Recent Advances in Antimicrobial Nano-Drug Delivery Systems submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotics; antifungal drugs; nanostructures; pathogen adaptation; nanomedicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Pharmacotherapy of Neuropathic Pain submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16037 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuropathy; nerve damage; somatosensory system; pharmacology; natural products; lipid mediators; biologicals; anticonvulsants; cannabinoids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Next-Generation Contrast Agents for Medical Imaging
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11827 | Submission Open
Keywords: targeting; contrast agent; medical imaging; radiolabeling; paramagnetic; magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography; optical imaging; SPECT; X-ray
Exploring Natural Metabolites to Identify Novel Potential Therapeutic Agents submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6209 | Submission Open
Keywords: hit identification; marine microorganisms; computational approaches; in vivo/in vitro assays; active metabolites; fungi; drug discovery; natural products; functional foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Pharmaceuticals Technology
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6102 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug delivery; drug analysis; pharmaceutical technology; controlled release and sustained release; formula design; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Advanced Strategies in Drug Design and Development of Small Molecules as Therapeutic Agents
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2603 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Sirtuins as Novel Biological Targets for Pharmacological Intervention in Physiology and Pathology submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 671 | Submission Open
Keywords: sirtuins; metabolism; cancer; hypoxia; damage recovery; cell death
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Application of Membrane Transporters in Drug Development
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane transporters; ABC; SLC; transporter-mediated drug; drug– drug interaction; drug development; pharmacological barriers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Phage Discovery and Phage Therapy
edited by Sha Liu and Nan Hao
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open
Keywords: phage discovery; phage biology; phage engineering; phage lysins; phage therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
Data-Driven Biomarker and Drug Discovery for Complex Disease
edited by , Tao Ban and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; diabetes; neurodegenerative diseases; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; systems biology; data mining; biomarker; drug discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Therapeutics for Ferroptosis in CNS Disease
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open
Keywords: iron; free radicals; oxidative stress; neurodegeneration; hypoxia; antioxidants; iron chelators; ABC transporters
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
New Approaches for the Prevention and Alleviation of Metabolic Syndrome 2024
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic disorder; IBD; diabetes; hypertension; obesity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Antimicrobial Peptides: Design, Synthesis and Pharmaceutical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial peptide design and modifications; antimicrobial peptide structures; antimicrobial peptide stability; mechanism/mode of action of antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial peptide applications; modulation of infection-related immune and inflammation by peptides; extended applications of antimicrobial peptides for treatments of cancers and other diseases; clinical trials of pharmaceutical peptides
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
Choline Kinase as a Therapeutic Target
edited by Tahl Zimmerman and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: choline kinase; inhibitors; antitumor; antiparasitic; antibiotics; immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Current Therapies for Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Endometrial Cancer
edited by Ambrogio Pietro Londero, and
submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4855 | Submission Open
Keywords: endometriosis; adenomyosis; endometrial cancer; hormonal therapy; non-hormonal therapy; pain management; fertility preservation; complementary/alternative medicine; radiation therapy; chemotherapy; immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
New Insights into Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
edited by Robert Joseph Shmookler Reis, Meenakshisundaram Balasubramaniam and
submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4499 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; Huntington’ s disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; neurodegeneration; inflammation; anti-inflammatory drugs; post-translational modifications; protein misfolding; protein aggregation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation with Potential Anti-inflammatory Activity submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2874 | Submission Open
Keywords: anti-inflammatory; COX/LOX; IL-6; JAK; STAT3; p38MAPK; TNF-α ; asthma; Alzheimer's disease; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Long Noncoding RNAs as Pharmacological Targets in Neurological Diseases submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1916 | Submission Open
Keywords: LncRNAs; neurodevelopment; neurodegeneration; epigenetics; non-coding RNAs; gene therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Natural Products Derived from Fungi and Their Biological Activities
edited by
submission deadline 23 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; medicinal fungi; fruiting bodies; mycelial cultures; bioactive compounds; pro-health activity; mushroom products; natural therapy; natural medicines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
HIV and Viral Hepatitis: Prevention, Treatment and Coinfection submission deadline 24 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1701 | Submission Open
Keywords: coinfection; drug discovery; HBV; HCV; HDV; HIV; neutralizing antibodies; prevention; treatment; vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
Drug-Induced and Herbal Hepatotoxicity and Methods of Its Prevention submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16575 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug-induced hepatotoxicity; herbal hepatotoxicity; acute and chronic liver damage; pathomechanisms of liver injury; oxidative stress; inflammation; apoptosis and necrosis; fibrosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Oral Cancer and Oral Cancer Pain
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9425 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral cancer; oral cancer pain; drug discovery; natural compounds; immunotherapy; small molecule inhibitors; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Pharmacological Treatments for Melanoma submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9022 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced melanoma; immune escape; metastasis; targeted therapies; biomarkers; precision medicine; tumor microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Photodynamic Therapy 2023
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6972 | Submission Open
Keywords: photodynamic therapy; photosensitizers; nanoparticles; photodiagnosis; targeting; antimicrobial; X-rays excitation; two photon and upconversion; immunomodulation; dosimetry; hypoxia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Botanicals: Bioactive Molecules and Therapeutic Properties for Human Health 2023 submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5691 | Submission Open
Keywords: isolation/characterization of plant metabolites; biosynthesis of medicinal botanicals; chemical synthesis of botanicals; biological activity screening of botanicals; medicinal chemistry evaluation of botanicals; application of computational methods to study bioactive botanicals; phytochemical-derived drug leads
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
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