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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  • 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

  • Aging clocks

    This Collection welcomes original research on aging clocks, from their development and validation to their use in theory and in clinical applications.
    • Martina Amanzio, PhD
    • Julián Candia, PhD
    • Ping Hu, PhD
    Collection
    Submission status: Open Deadline: 22 November 2024

  • Air Pollution Policy and Governance

    In this cross-journal collection, we invite contributions that assess the effectiveness of local, regional, and global air pollution policies and actions, and we also welcome studies that address national and international air pollution governance and cooperation.
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 01 June 2025

    • Emerging treatments for SMA

      This Collection welcomes original research that focuses on advancing treatments for SMA. In addition to manuscripts describing studies at discovery, pre-clinical and clinical trial stages, fundamental research into SMA with an aim to identify diagnostic and monitoring markers will also be considered.
      • Matthew E. R. Butchbach, PhD
      • Toshio Saito, MD, PhD
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 20 November 2024

    • Insulin-like growth factor signalling

      This Collection welcomes original research on all aspects of insulin-like growth factor signalling, from structural chemistry through cell biology and clinical medicine.
      • Ernestina Marianna De Francesco, PhD
      • Antonio Villalobo, MD, PhD
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 20 November 2024

    • Resistance to targeted cancer therapy

      In this cross-journal Collection between Nature Communications, Communications Medicine, Communications Biology and Scientific Reports, welcomes research to improve our understanding of and address the issue of resistance to targeted cancer therapy.
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 20 November 2024

      • 3D Bioprinting

        Exploring the cutting-edge field of 3D bioprinting in tissue engineering and more. From technique to application, delving into its role in medicine and research.
        • Alok Kumar, PhD
        • Swee Leong Sing, PhD
        • Elnaz Tamjid, PhD
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 17 November 2024

      • Leveraging mucosal immunity

        The mucosal system, covering various tracts, relies on a specialized immune system. This collection explores mucosal immunity from function to treatment.
        • Cheng-Yuan Kao, PhD
        • Mehmet Kesimer, PhD
        • Shajan Peter, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 15 November 2024

      • Immune evasion in cancer

        This Collection welcomes original research examining immune evasion in cancer, including studies examining mechanisms of immune evasion and immunotherapies targeting immune evasion.
        • Tanya Nadine Augustine, PhD
        • Anupam Basu, PhD
        • Anutosh Ganguly, PhD
        • Yujin Kudo, MD, PhD
        • Wen H. Shen, PhD
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 13 November 2024