Calls for papers

This cross-journal Collection highlights experimental and theoretical advances in the design, characterization, mechanistic understanding and application of extrinsic or intrinsic self-healing in chemical systems.

This cross-journal Collection highlights manuscripts on total synthesis, including innovative methodology, retrosynthetic design, bioinspired strategies, AI-assisted retrosynthesis, and emerging technologies such as automation and high-throughput experimentation; as well as natural product discovery and diversification.

This Collection aims to highlight recent progress in f-element chemistry, encompassing studies on fundamental electronic structure, advances in separation chemistry, advances in coordination and organometallic chemistry, and the application of f-element compounds in materials science and environmental technologies.

This cross-journal Collection between Nature Communications, Communications Chemistry and Scientific Reports welcomes contributions on the latest advancements in photoswitchable motifs, mechanisms and materials.

This Collection aims to bring together cutting-edge research on the synthesis and integration of carbon nanomaterials and their hybrids, with a focus on innovative strategies, fundamental mechanisms, and application-driven design.

The editors at Communications Chemistry invite manuscripts that highlight advances in biosynthesis of natural products, including but not limited to: discovery of new biosynthetic genes and clusters; elucidation of biosynthetic pathways; understanding the catalytic properties and mechanism of biosynthetic enzymes; engineering biosynthetic enzymes and pathways; identification of new natural products; de novo biosynthesis; tools and technologies.

This Collection highlights experimental and theoretical advances in the design, preparation, characterization, mechanistic understanding and application of single-atom catalysts.

This cross-journal Collection highlights advances in methods for chemical protein modification.

This cross-journal Collection invites manuscripts that highlight advances in the fundamentals and applications of multinuclear complexes and small inorganic clusters.

This Collection welcomes the submission of primary research Articles, Comments, Perspectives, and Reviews on the latest advancements in flow synthesis, as well as automation, artificial intelligence, and reactor engineering etc.