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Analytical Methods is delighted to announce a call for papers for our latest themed collection on Point-of-care diagnostics, guest edited by Professors Stefano Cinti (University of Naples Federico II, Italy), Sevinc Kurbanoglu (Ankara University, Turkiye), Eden Morales (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico), Camelia Bala (University of Bucharest, Romania), Ningtao Cheng (Zhejiang University, China), and Waleed Alahmad (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand).

This themed issue invites submissions of original research articles and comprehensive, high-quality reviews that present innovative concepts, technologies and methods in point-of-care (POC) diagnostics. The scope specifically encompasses the design, development and application of portable, rapid and user-friendly diagnostic platforms, and is intended for decentralized solutions. We particularly welcome contributions describing novel sensing strategies, including but not limited to:

• paper-based and felxible devices
• lab-on-chip and lab-on-a-tip systems
• wearable and implantable sensors
• smartphone-integrated diagnostics and self-testing tools

Studies employing advanced functional materials, nanomaterials, smart polymers, hydrogels, biomimetic, to enable optical, electrochemical, mechanical, photonics, and/or multimodal transduction are strongly encouraged. In addition, submissions addressing sample handling and preparation at the point of need, including on-device filtration, separation, preconcentration and signal amplification, will be considered. Contributions may focus on applications spanning clinical diagnostics, precision and personalized medicine, infectious disease monitoring, environmental and food safety testing.

We hope that readers find this themed collection informative and useful. Submissions to the journal should fit within the scope of Analytical Methods.  Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.

Open for submissions until 13th July 2026

The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and as such inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed collection is not guaranteed.

How to submit

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection

1. Log into either the Analytical Methods online submission system.
2. Submit your article
3. Select your article type and under the “Themed issues” section in the submission form mention that it is an Open Call contribution to the Point-of-care diagnostics collection
4. Add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call

The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Please note that all submissions will be subject to initial assessment and rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of Analytical Methods. All articles featured in the collection must be in scope and as such final inclusion is not guaranteed and will be up to the discretion of the guest editors.

We look forward to receiving your latest work and considering it for this collection. Please do get in touch at methods-rsc@rsc.org if you have any questions at all.

Analytical Methods is delighted to announce a call for papers for our latest themed collection on Nanomaterials for sensing, guest edited by Professor Beatriz Jurado Sánchez (Universidad de Alcalá, Spain), Professor Suban Kumar Sahoo, (SV National Institute of Technology, India) and Professor Itthipon Jeerapan (Prince of Songkla University, Thailand).

This themed issue invites submissions of original research and comprehensive, high-quality review articles detailing and illustrating innovative methodologies for the application of nanomaterials in analytical sensing. We specifically target studies involving novel nanomaterials — including carbon nanomaterials, MXenes, metal nanoclusters, 2D nanomaterials, and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — in the development of advanced optical or electrochemical sensors. We also welcome contributions focused on sensing applications such as quantum dots, polymeric dots, and upconversion nanoparticles, particularly where these materials enable enhanced sensitivity, selectivity, or novel detection mechanisms. Additionally, studies on the deployment of these nanomaterials for improved sample preparation or as novel stationary/mobile phases in chromatographic techniques are strongly encouraged.

We hope that readers find this themed collection informative and useful. Submissions to the journal should fit within the scope of Analytical Methods.  Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.

Open for submissions until 30th May 2026

The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and as such inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed collection is not guaranteed.

How to submit

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection

1. Log into either the Analytical Methods online submission system.
2. Submit your article
3. Select your article type and under the “Themed issues” section in the submission form mention that it is an Open Call contribution to the Nanomaterials for sensing collection
4. Add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call

The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Please note that all submissions will be subject to initial assessment and rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of Analytical Methods. All articles featured in the collection must be in scope and as such final inclusion is not guaranteed and will be up to the discretion of the guest editors.

We look forward to receiving your latest work and considering it for this collection. Please do get in touch at methods-rsc@rsc.org if you have any questions at all.

The collection can be accessed here. You can read the Guest Editors’ introduction to the collection here.

These articles will be free to access until 1st April 2022

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new themed collection in Analytical Methods focusing on Advanced Separations, guest edited by Analytical Methods Associate Editor, Zhen Liu (Nanjing University, China), Wenwan Zhong (University of California, Riverside, USA) and Takuya Kubo (Kyoto University, Japan).

This collection will welcome review articles and primary research on the following topics:

• Advanced materials and substances for separation
• Microchannel or nanochannel based separation (microseparation)
• Multidimensional separation
• 3D printing for separation
• Electrophoretic cytometry
• Advanced separation techniques for challenging applications (food safety, -omics studies etc.)

The submission deadline for this collection is November 30^th 2020.

However, we are very aware of the challenges faced by researchers as COVID-19 continues to affect the world, and we will be very flexible with this deadline. Please do let us know if you’d like to be involved, even if you suspect the deadline above may be unachievable.

If you are interested in submitting to this collection, please contact the Analytical Methods Editorial Office at methods-rsc@rsc.org.

Please note that all submitted manuscripts will be subject to peer review in accordance with the journal’s normal standards. Articles included in the collection will be published as they are accepted and collected into an online collection.

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new themed collection on emerging contaminants, guest edited by Analytical Methods Associate Editor Fiona Regan (Dublin City University), Leon Barron (King’s College London) and Sara Castiglioni (Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri).

Emerging contaminants are pollutants of growing concern. They are mainly organic compounds such as: pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, hormones, plasticizers, food additives, wood preservatives, laundry detergents, surfactants, disinfectants, flame retardants, and other organic compounds that were found recently in natural wastewater stream generated by human and industrial activities.

We invite primary research and review content focusing on analytical methods that can be used for sampling and pre-treatment for chemicals of concern, chromatographic and other separation methods, including high resolution screening, mass spectrometry for unknowns in samples, and also new column applications.

We acknowledge that current monitoring methods are infrequent and therefore new methods for measurement of CECs are being developed. These methods include chemical sensors and biosensors as well as passive sampling methods. This themed issue also invites papers on real applications to environmental (water, air, soil) and other samples (biological, micro plastics) to demonstrate the widespread occurrence of these chemicals and the challenges in addressing sample matrix analytically. A growing drive to develop effect based methods is emerging and the challenge of quantifying and addressing chemical cocktails will provide interest to the Analytical Methods audience also. 

If you are interested in submitting to this collection, please contact the Analytical Methods Editorial Office.

Submission deadline: 30th November 2020

However if you feel you are unable to meet this deadline due to Covid-19 but are still interested in submitting to the collection please do let us know. We’re very happy to be flexible with deadlines during these unprecedented times. 

Articles included in this collection will be published as they are accepted, and collated into an online collection. Please note all submitted manuscripts will be subject to peer review in accordance with the journal’s normal standards.

Read papers in our sister journals Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts and Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology on the topic of PFAS: rsc.li/pfas

Analytical Methods is developing a themed collection to highlight the exciting area of electrochemistry for health applications. The scope of this themed collection is intentionally broad to cover electrochemical sensing, biosensing and applications in diagnostics and monitoring and neuroelectrochemistry. The criteria that Analytical Methods strives to emphasize, a clear societal impact, must be emphasized in these articles as well.

This online collection will be guest edited by Associate Editors C. Banks and B. Jill Venton and Reviews Editor Tony Killard.

Craig Banks Manchester Metropolitan University, UK	B. Jill Venton University of Virginia, USA	Tony Killard University of West England, UK

To celebrate the retirement of Professor Dermot Diamond, the collection will also feature a special editorial highlighting Professor Diamond’s important contributions to the field of electrochemical sensors.

Analytical Methods welcomes early applications of new analytical methods with clear societal impact. Articles included in the collection will be published as they are accepted and collected into an online collection which will receive extensive promotion. For more information about the journal or its scope, please visit the journal website or the recent editorial by the Editor-in-Chief, Scott Martin.

If you are interested in this opportunity or have any questions, please contact methods-rsc@rsc.org.

Submission window: 1st June 2018 -30th November 2018!