Special Issues

Biology runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build 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 in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Immunology and Immunotherapy in Cardiovascular Disease submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11661 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology)
Benthic Biodiversity from Microbes to Multicellular Organisms and Its Functional Interplays submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5474 | Submission Open
Keywords: benthic organisms; biological response; ecosystems; natural gradients; anthropogenic pressures; biological interactions; macrofauna; meiofauna; protists; prokaryotes; microbial mediated biogeochemical processes; nutrient fluxes; sediment biogeochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Physiology of Lymph Vessels: Structure, Function, Modelling, and Clinical Perspectives
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4163 | Submission Open
Keywords: lymphatic vessel; oedema; lymphatic muscle; spontaneous contractions; functional imaging; translational medicine; intrinsic pumping; extrinsic pumping; fluid homeostasis; numerical modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Effects of Physical Exercise on Human Physiology and Pathology
edited by , , and Jeffrey R. Bernard
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3731 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerobic exercise/resistance exercise/interval exercise/respiratory muscle training; sarcopenia and frailty; systemic inflammation; cardiovascular diseases (hypertension; dyslipidemia; atherosclerosis; etc.); respiratory system diseases (asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; etc.); metabolic syndrome (type 1/2 diabetes; prediabetes; etc.); cancer; environmental factors (e.g.; heat; cold; hypoxia; etc.); functional exercise capacity (cardiopulmonary fitness); spinal cord injury (SCI); brain health; stroke (cerebrovascular accident; CVA); degenerative neurological diseases (multiple sclerosis; Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson’ s diseases; etc.)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Marine Wildlife and Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: What's New?
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3150 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; ecology; biogeography; taxonomy; speciation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Coastal Wetland Ecosystems
edited by , , Gui-Feng Gao and Yanyan Lu
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2958 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological invasion; pollution; carbon sink function; biogeochemical cycle of biogenic element; population and community ecology; global climate change; coastal zone management; structure and function of microbiome; ecosystem function; human– environment interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)
First in Fly: Drosophila melanogaster as a Model Organism in Behavioral Research submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2535 | Submission Open
Keywords: Drosophila melanogaster; model organism; genetics; behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioural Biology)
Intelligent Computing in Biology and Medicine II
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1790 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; genome; protein; omics; gene expression; interaction; disease; intelligent computing; data integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Musculoskeletal Biology: Impact of Ageing and Disease
edited by and Anne McArdle
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1526 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal system; joint; chronic disease; frailty; ageing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Ecological Restoration of Plant Community
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1417 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecological factors; species and functional diversity; diversity maintenance; ecological restoration technology; community assembly; community theory; genetic procedures and approaches for ecological restoration of plant community
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology)
New Advances in Molecular Diagnostics of Crop Pathogens submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1316 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogen detection; pathogen identification; crop protection; crop diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Circadian Rhythm, Energy Balance and Metabolism submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1296 | Submission Open
Keywords: circadian rhythms; energy homeostasis; obesity; circadian disruption; metabolism; light-dark cycles; entrainment; synchronization; zeitgeber; chronobiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Deficiencies of Phenotype Characteristics Based on Environments, Genetics, Disease and Other Factors
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1184 | Submission Open
Keywords: behavior; diagnosis factor; disease; genetics; neuroscience; pharmacology; evolution; phenotype; adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Maternal Adaptation in Physiological and Pathological Pregnancy
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open
Keywords: pregnancy; maternal adaptation; placenta; cardiovascular system; immune system; complications of pregnancy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive Biology)
New Concepts in Brain Aging, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1052 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; amyloid; brain aging; cerebrovascular disease; dementia; diet; mixed pathologies; neuroprotection; proteinopathy; traumatic brain injury
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Optical Imaging Spectroscopy Techniques in Plant Tissue Analysis submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 995 | Submission Open
Keywords: plants; cell biology; microspectroscopy; imaging; hyperspectral; raman; chemometrics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Atherosclerosis Biomarkers
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; atherosclerosis; risk factors; dietary nutrients; metabolism; inflammation; signaling pathway; autophagy; apoptosis; biomarkers
PET/MRI Brain Image Processing and Analysis: Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 931 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease; dementia; neurodegenerative disorders; positron emission computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; imaging methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Biology of Inflammatory Skin Diseases
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open
Keywords: psoriasis; atopic dermatitis; seborrheic dermatitis; hidradenitis suppurativa
Advances in Microbial, Plants, and Animal Photoreceptor Proteins: From Structure to Optogenetic Applications
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: photoreceptor proteins; rhodopsin; LOV domain; structure; molecular mechanism; energy conversion; phototransduction; optogenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Plant Diversity and Microbiomes
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant– microorganism interactions; plant diversity; soil microbiota; plant microbiota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Neural Correlates of Perception in Noise in the Auditory System
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: auditory perception; neuronal selectivity; communication sounds; auditory cortex; masking noise
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Epigenetic Regulation of Plant Reproductive Transition
edited by Hongchun Yang and Jie Song
submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetic reprogramming; epigenetic inheritance; epigenetic regulation; plant reproduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
The Brain Metastases submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain metastasis; biological aspects; novel systemic agents; neurosurgical techniques; whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT); hippocampal sparing; stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT); volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT); prognostic factors and scoring systems; personalization of treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Unique Response of Pluripotent Stem Cells to External Stimuli and Stresses submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open
Keywords: stem cells; stress response; differentiation; heat stress; hypoxic stress; oxidative stress; proteotoxic stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Response in Plants under Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Treatment submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17903 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; bioactive compounds; biotic and abiotic stress; food quality; LED; nutrients; plant defense; plant response; productivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
New Era in Neuroscience submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13207 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; brain; neurons; nervous system; neuroscience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
Understanding and Targeting Heart Failure: From Biology to Therapeutics
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12523 | Submission Open
Keywords: developmental biology; genetics; stem cells; heart failure; cell therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
18th SEFIN Meeting and 1st Spanish-Portuguese Congress on Beneficial Plant-Microorganism Interactions submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7634 | Submission Open
Keywords: actinorhizal plants; legumes; microbiome; mycorrhizae; nitrogen fixation; PGPR; rhizobium; symbiosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Cereals
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6782 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional analysis of stress genes; stress response pathways; plant breeding; genomic resources for gene discovery; engineering of stress tolerance; dehydration; salinity; high temperature; low temperature
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Machine Learning Applications in Biology submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5841 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; genomics; epigenomics; genetic variation and the environment; gene regulatory networks; integration of multipurpose NGS data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
Evolution and Ecology of Phenotypes in Nature
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4876 | Submission Open
Keywords: phylogeny; genome; metabolism; evolution; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)
Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Disease submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4636 | Submission Open
Keywords: viral hepatitis; alcoholoc hepatitis; non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; autoimmune hepatitis; primary biliary cholangitis; liver cirrhosis; liver cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
Documenting, Assessing, and Celebrating Bio-Cultural Diversities in the Ongoing Global Crisis: New Ways to Foster Citizens' Science?
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4154 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecology; ethnobiology; environmental anthropology; environmental humanities; population genetics bio-anthropology; environmental studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Epigenetic Regulation of High-Grade Glioma Plasticity submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3705 | Submission Open
Keywords: Glioblastoma; Intra-tumoral heterogeneity; Metabolites; Epigenetic modifiers; DNA hydroxymethylation; histone methylation; histone acetylation; miRNA; lncRNA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Bioactive Peptides in Health and Disease submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2970 | Submission Open
Keywords: amino acid sequences; bacterial proteases; bioactive peptides; chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis; nutraceutical foods; healthy activity; plant and animal sources
Approaches for the Reconstruction of Protein Families’ and Superfamilies’ Evolution with Consequences for De Novo Protein Design 2.0
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2884 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein family evolution; protein superfamily; convergent evolution; divergent evolution; molecular phylogeny; horizontal gene transfer; structure– function relationship; de novo protein design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Biological Activity of the Hydrolyzate Obtained from Food and By-Products Using Vegetable Proteases submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2783 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive peptides; hydrolysate; proteolysis; Cynara; vegetal protease; antihypertensive; ACE; antioxidant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
New Advances and Insights in Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2778 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflammatory cardiomyopathy; dilated cardiomyopathy; myocarditis; heart failure; immunosuppressive treatment; myocardial inflammation; personalized medicine; endomyocardial biopsy; viral myocardial infection; biomarkers
Threats of Atmospheric Pollutants to Biological Systems submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2751 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioindicators; bioaccumulators; atmospheric pollutants; air quality; environmental justice; ecotoxicology; ionizing radiation
Wild Bee Health and Conservation submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2576 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollination; wild bee health; bee management strategies; biodiversity conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Cardiovascular Autonomic Function: From Bench to Bedside submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2403 | Submission Open
Keywords: dysautonomia; heart rate variability; autonomic function testing; cardiovascular autonomic function; autonomic neuroscience; syncope; orthostatic hypotension; baroreflex
Biodiversity and Conservation of Amphibians
edited by , Jianping Jiang and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2156 | Submission Open
Keywords: amphibians; biodiversity; conservation; climate change; ecology and evolution; behavior; habitat; bio-invasion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
Improvement of CART Therapies by Chemical Biology Approaches
edited by William J. Kelly and Nooshie Sanaie
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1614 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell therapy; immunotherapy; CART; T cells; CD4 or CD8; Natural Killer (NK) cells; lentivirus; autologous
Health Effects of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Vulnerable Groups submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1456 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; air pollution; pathway; mechanism; interaction; mediation effect; vulnerability; co-benefit
Development and Pathophysiology of the Placenta submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1183 | Submission Open
Keywords: endothelial cells; implantation; maternal-fetal interface; placenta; placentation; trophoblast; trophectoderm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive Biology)
Metallo-Enzymes as Drug Targets submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open
Keywords: metalloenzyme; drug design; anticancer drug; antibacterial drug; drug target
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Redox Enzymes in Tumorigenesis and Cancer Progression
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 731 | Submission Open
Keywords: reactive oxygen species; reactive nitrogen species; redox homeostasis; antioxidant; tumorigenesis; carcinogenesis; cell invasion; metastasis; chemotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)
Exercise and Nutrition Interventions for the Prevention and Management of Sarcopenia in Older Adults submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open
Keywords: skeletal muscle; healthy aging; sarcopenia; nutrition; protein nutrition; exercise metabolism; resistance exercise training; physical activity; appetite; body composition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology)
Regulation of Cell Responses/Phenotype by Extracellular Vesicles
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open
Keywords: extracellular vesicles; cellular response; inflammation; disease; immune system; cancer; phenotype
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology)
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