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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  • Autophagy and anti-tumour immunity

    This Collection invites work that sheds light on the mechanisms of autophagy in anti-tumour immunity, as well as articles highlighting the therapeutic potential of autophagy in tackling immunotherapy resistance.
    • Manjusha Dixit
    • Sufi Mary Thomas
    Collection
    Submission status: Open Deadline: 09 June 2024
  • Convergent evolution

    This Collection welcomes primary research focused on establishing and characterising new and existing examples of convergent evolution at genetic, molecular and anatomical levels.
    • Laszlo Patthy
    • Bei-Wen Ying
    Collection
    Submission status: Open Deadline: 06 June 2024
  • Novel pain therapies

    This Collection welcomes papers examining novel pain therapeutics and non-pharmacological interventions for pain.
    • Morten Hoegh
    • Selwyn Samuel Jayakar
    • Kevin Pacheco-Barrios
    Collection
    Submission status: Open Deadline: 06 June 2024
  • Physics in biofabrication

    This themed Collection addresses the above-described issue by inviting original research that describes the latest advances in understanding the biophysical parameters that dictate the bioink rheology and cross-linking. We also welcome studies that exploit this fundamental understanding to enable the production of complex tissues as well as the modulation of cell function and cell-material interactions.
    • Sing Swee Leong
    • Thomas Scheibel
    Collection
    Submission status: Open Deadline: 12 August 2024
  • Targeting the tumor microenvironment

    This Collection focuses on efforts to target all aspects of the tumor microenvironment, including drugs targeting infiltrating cell types.
    • Carrie House
    • Sandeep Singh
    • Yoshikazu Yonemitsu
    Collection
    Submission status: Open Deadline: 04 September 2024
  • Crop genetic engineering in sustainable agriculture

    This Collection invites original research on plant genetic engineering as a tool towards a more sustainable agriculture, from the generation of new plant varieties, to more complex field trials.
    • Abdelhafid Bendahmane
    • Yinghua Huang
    • Prasanta Kumar Subudhi
    Collection
    Submission status: Open Deadline: 28 June 2024
  • Barrier function and the immune system

    This Collection invites research on the role and mechanisms of barrier function in the immune response, how this response is modulated, and novel treatment strategies.
    • Marina Casalino-Matsuda
    • Brice Sperandio
    Collection
    Submission status: Open
  • Pharmacogenomics for precision medicine

    This Collection presents recently identified genomic pathways, novel genetic biomarkers, and epigenetic signals influencing treatment outcomes for particular patient populations.
    • Mayumi Ueta
    • Wei-Qi Wei
    Collection
    Submission status: Open
  • Cardio-renal axis

    The Collection invites research increasing our understanding of the feedback between the heart and kidney and exploring treatment and management strategies for associated pathologies.
    • Ilse Daehn
    • Eisei Noiri
    • Helmy M. Siragy
    Collection
    Submission status: Open
  • Connectomics

    This Collection invites original research focused on the mapping of neuronal connections, as well as the development of related tools and methods.
    • Arantza Barrios
    • Mukesh Dhamala
    • Ryuta Mizutani
    Collection
    Submission status: Open