RSC Chemical Biology is delighted to welcome papers for a themed collection on ‘Bioorthogonal chemistry for illuminating life processes’, Guest Edited by Prof Christophe Biot (University of Lille) and Dr Julie Karpenko (University of Strasbourg).
Bioorthogonal chemistry has revolutionised our ability to see the invisible by capturing the fleeting molecular events that sustain life. From single-molecule tracking to whole-organism imaging, bioorthogonal tools now bridge chemistry and biology to illuminate processes once beyond reach. This themed collection aims to highlight the most recent advances in chemical probe design, imaging methodologies, and applications that reveal the living world in action.
We welcome contributions that showcase how bioorthogonal chemistry empowers molecular imaging and spatiotemporal analysis in living systems.
The deadline for submissions is 30 June 2026
The manuscript should be prepared according to our article guidelines and submitted via our online system. Ideally, computational work should be experimentally validated wherever possible. For articles to be accepted into the collection, the applications and relevance to chemical biology must be clear. For more information on the journal, please see the journal homepage.
All manuscripts will be subject to the usual initial assessment and peer review processes as necessary, and inclusion in the Collection will be at the discretion of the Guest Editors. Please indicate in your submission that you are submitting to this Collection and inform the Editorial Office by email.
Following our peer-review process, we will publish accepted articles online in a citeable form as soon as they are ready, with compilation and promotion of the complete collection in late 2026.