Calls for papers

Highlight your research and enhance its visibility to your field and community by submitting to one of our calls for papers, for our upcoming Guest Edited Collections. For enquiries, please contact scirep.collection@springernature.com.

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  • Cryo-EM

    This Collection welcomes original research on cryo-EM, from molecular biology to drug discovery, including methods and strategies on resolution and efficiency improvement.
    • Wei-Hau Chang, PhD
    • Hyung Ho Lee, PhD
    • Gang (Gary) Ren, PhD
    Collection
    Submission status: Open Deadline: 28 November 2024
  • Empirical modeling

    This Collection welcomes original research on developing more adaptable, interpretable, and predictive approaches via the integration of advanced statistical methods, machine learning algorithms, and data science principles.
    • Lazaros Gallos, PhD
    • Song-Ju Kim, PhD
    Collection
    Submission status: Open Deadline: 28 November 2024
  • Loneliness

    The Editors at Communications Psychology, Communications Medicine, Nature Communications, and Scientific Reports invite submissions on the topic of loneliness, including what makes people lonely, how it shapes their experience, and what loneliness means for health outcomes.
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 27 November 2024
    • Cellular senescence in disease

      This Collection examines the role of cellular senescence in disease and welcomes original research examining senescent cells in disease and interventions targeting senescent cells.
      • Serge Adnot, MD, PhD
      • Salvador Macip
      • Zhihong Yang, MD
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 24 November 2024
    • Regenerative agriculture

      This Collection invites original research highlighting the role of regenerative agricultural practices towards sustainable agrifood systems including, but not limited to: agroforestry, agroecology, no-till and permaculture.
      • Benukar Biswas, PhD
      • Andreas Gattinger, PhD
      • Geoff M. Gurr, DSc
      • Uttam Kumar Sahoo, PhD
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 24 November 2024
    • Superconductivity in nickelates

      This cross-journal Collection between Nature Communications, Communications Physics and Scientific Reports welcomes submissions focusing on superconductivity in nickelate compounds.
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 24 November 2024
      • Viral cell entry

        This Collection seeks submissions from the fields of virology, immunology, structural biology, and other disciplines that are crucial in advancing our understanding of viral cell entry and combating viral infections.
        • Esaki M. Shankar, PhD, FRCPath
        • Sunit K. Singh, PhD, FNASc, FAMS, FIANS, FRSB
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 24 November 2024
      • CRISPR-Editing

        This interdisciplinary Collection welcomes original research that applies CRISPR from basic molecular research to disease diagnosis and therapy.
        • Hesam Dehghani, DVM, PhD
        • Chris Vulpe, MD, PhD
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 23 November 2024
      • Electrolyzer Technology

        This Collection welcomes original research on enhancing efficiency through innovative catalyst materials, improving durability to reduce degradation over time, and scaling up systems to accommodate larger hydrogen production capacities.
        • Jun-Young Park, PhD
        • Xuegeng Yang, PhD
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 23 November 2024
      • Gas sensing

        This Collection welcomes original research on gas sensing, looking at the next generation of gas sensing systems as well as their exploitation in modern applications.
        • Tokeer Ahmad, PhD
        • David F. Plusquellic, PhD
        • Yarjan Abdul Samad, PhD
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 23 November 2024