Ongoing Special Issue
Explore ongoing special issues in amino acid science. Each issue focuses on timely themes and welcomes high quality submissions.
Glycine
Simplest amino acidLeucine
Branched-chain essentialTryptophan
Aromatic precursorCysteine
Disulfide bondsWhy Participate
Rolling Review
Manuscripts are reviewed as they arrive to maintain momentum and timely publication.
Visibility
Special issues are promoted to reach focused audiences and drive citations.
Quality Standards
All special issue submissions follow the same rigorous peer review and editorial policies.
Submission Readiness
Prepare manuscripts with clear theme alignment and strong methodological reporting.
Contact
Reach out to [email protected] for details on current themes and timelines.
Theme Alignment
Special issues should address timely amino acid topics and attract high quality submissions.
Editorial Coordination
Guest editors coordinate reviewer recruitment and maintain review quality and timelines.
Additional Notes
Clear documentation of methods, datasets, and limitations improves reproducibility and reader trust.
Quality Checks
Ensure nomenclature, units, and abbreviations follow standard biochemical conventions.
Visibility Support
Structured abstracts and precise keywords improve indexing performance across discovery services.
How To Align With Active Tracks
Before submission, map your manuscript objectives directly to active issue aims and specify this alignment in cover letter and abstract. Explicit fit statements improve editorial routing and reviewer matching speed.
Quality First Submission
Active tracks run on fixed timelines. Complete declarations, clear methods, and publication ready figures at first submission reduce avoidable delay and improve decision efficiency.
Thematic Contribution
Position your results within the broader issue narrative and identify practical implications for biochemical or clinical application. Thematic coherence strengthens issue impact.
Revision Discipline
Respond quickly and specifically to reviewer comments to protect active issue schedules and publication quality targets.
Publication Positioning
High performing manuscripts do more than report findings. They define scientific context, explain practical relevance, and communicate methodological limits clearly. For amino acid research, this positioning helps readers translate biochemical observations into hypotheses, intervention design, and evidence based decision pathways. Clear positioning also improves indexing relevance and long term citation discoverability across interdisciplinary audiences.
Operational Reliability
Editorial efficiency depends on complete files, transparent declarations, and timely author responses during review and revision cycles. Teams that maintain structured communication and compliance discipline typically publish faster and with fewer technical queries. This reliability protects publication timelines, supports stronger production quality, and improves downstream confidence in the final scholarly record.
Early submission helps active issue scheduling and reviewer allocation.
Submission packages that are complete on first pass help preserve active issue publication schedules.
Publication quality is strongest when methodological clarity, transparent data statements, and concise interpretation are aligned in a single narrative. This alignment improves reviewer confidence, reduces avoidable revision cycles, and supports long term discoverability across biochemistry, nutrition, and translational research audiences.
Early complete submissions protect active issue timelines.
Submit To A Special Issue
Choose your preferred submission route for special issue manuscripts. Contact us for the latest themes and deadlines. We update themes regularly to reflect emerging amino acid research.
