Special Issues

Pharmaceuticals 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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The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Pharmaceuticals Technology
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 615 | 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)
20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals–Advances in Radiopharmaceutical Sciences and Nuclear Medicine
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiopharmaceuticals; agents and probes; radionuclides; imaging biomarkers; biological/preclinical evaluation; first in-human clinical studies; SPECT; PET/CT and PET/MRI; labeling chemistry; medicinal radiochemistry; (pre)clinical radiopharmacology; and radiopharmacy including GMP-compliant production; radiopharmaceutical drug development; radio theranostics; hybrid imaging; organic molecules; high-molecular weight biomolecules and nano- and microparticles; artificial intelligence and machine learning in image analysis; computational chemistry in radiopharmaceutical development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)
Antimicrobial Peptides: Design, Synthesis and Pharmaceutical Applications
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 27 | 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)
Novel Anti-Proliferative Agents 2024
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submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; natural compounds; synthetic compounds; organic synthesis; bioactivity; anticancer drugs; antiproliferative activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Emerging Trends in Biopharmaceuticals submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: proteins; nucleic acids; aptamers; Glycans; macromolecules; antibodies; phages; viruses; therapeutic tools; peptidomimetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
Pluripotent Stem Cell for Novel Drug Discovery
edited by Kevin G. Chen
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: Pluripotent stem cells; disease modeling; 2D-monolayer culture; 3D tissues; Organoids; drug discovery; drug development 
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals – Recent Advances in Hybridization and Bioconjugation for Drug Discovery submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: hybridization; bioconjugation; pharmaceuticals; molecular drugs; biological drugs; antibody; nanoparticle; natural products; targeted therapies; drug-delivery systems
A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Jolanta Saczko: Pharmaceutical Science in Electrochemotherapy Volum II submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemotherapy; cell membrane permeability; pulsed electric; field anticancer compounds delivery; natural compounds; bioactive compounds; plant extract; cytotoxicity; anticancer activity; antiproliferative activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Dopamine and Serotonin Receptors: Selective or Multitarget Ligands for the Treatment of Central Nervous System Diseases
edited by and Wilma Quaglia
submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: dopamine and serotonin neurotransmission; selective dopamine receptor ligands; selective serotonin receptor ligands; multitarget agents; central nervous system pathologies; psychiatric disorders; neurodegenerative diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—New Insights in Medicinal Chemistry of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds
edited by and Pedro Besada Pereira
submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug design; synthesis; nitrogen heterocycles; nitrogen functional groups; biological activity; structure-activity relationship; molecular modeling
Are the Nanocarriers Enhance the Targeted Drug Delivery Mechanism? submission deadline 22 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: regenerative diseases; nanobiopharmaceuticals; nanocarrier; targeted drug delivery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Heterocyclic Compounds and Their Application in Therapy submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Recent Advancements in Natural Products Research for the Treatment and Prevention of Solid Tumors
edited by Hyo In Kim
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; phytochemicals; cancer; solid tumor; tumor microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
Past, Present and Future Radiotracer Techniques: Radiopharmaceuticals in Cancer Theranostics submission deadline 16 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic radiotracers; therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals; theranostics; radiolabeling techniques; GMP compliance; automated synthesis and quality control; pre-clinical studies; translation into clinics and first-in-human studies; clinical trials; regulatory approval
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)
The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals-Medicinal Fauna: Chemical, Toxicological, and Pharmacological Aspects submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal fauna; ethnozoology; pharmacology; toxicology; total synthesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)
Exploring Biomarkers and Pharmacotherapies for Substance Use Disorders submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Pharmacotherapy for Schizophrenia: New Advance
edited by Dennis Kätzel
submission deadline 22 Dec 2024 | Submission Open
Keywords: schizophrenia; psychosis; pharmaco-resistance; refractory symptoms; cognitive symptoms; negative symptoms; aberrant salience; drug repurposing; target discovery; drug development; translatable biomarkers; endophenotypes; precision medicine; patient stratification; circuit neuroscience; glutamate hypothesis; dopamine hypothesis; oxidative stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Organ Regeneration by Application of Biomaterials and Stem Cells Technology Tools
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submission deadline 12 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open
Keywords: stem cells; biomaterial; biocompatibility; regenerative medicine; tissue engineering; acellular matrix; decellularization; disease modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
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