Call for Papers: Electrochemistry and Imaging

Electrochemical imaging of small structures is a key aspect of nanoelectrochemistry. A wide range of imaging techniques have been applied and developed to visualize electrochemical processes and materials, while electrochemical signals can also act as contrast mechanisms for imaging. In addition, the advancement of operando (operation) and in situ (on-site) imaging spectroscopic techniques offers the opportunity to capture real-time images or videos of electrochemical kinetics at solid-liquid interfaces—allowing researchers to observe electrochemistry in action.

This Special Issue of Chemical & Biomedical Imaging will highlight the frontiers and discuss the challenges in developing and applying electrochemical imaging methods, such as scanning probe microscopy, electrochemiluminescence imaging, electrode arrays, electrodes in nanopores, as well as spectroscopic techniques, including optical, electron, and X-ray probes, for novel imaging applications.

Main topics include, but are not limited to, the following methods:

• Scanning probe microscopy including scanning electrochemical (cell) microscopy (SECM/SECCM), scanning ion-conductance microscopy (SICM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)
• Single-molecule super-resolution imaging for electrochemistry
• Surface- and tip-enhanced IR and Raman spectroscopy and imaging
• Electrochemical liquid-cell scanning transmission electron microscopy (S/TEM)
• Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) for biomolecule imaging
• Scattering, reflection, and transmission optical microscopy
• Synchrotron-based imaging methods
• Other spectroscopic techniques to watch electrochemistry
• Applications of electrochemical imaging for energy, environmental, and biological studies

Organizing Editors

Andrew Ewing, Guest Editor
University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Dechen Jiang, Guest Editor
Nanjing University, China

Yao Yang, Guest Editor
Cornell University, United States

Peng Chen, Associate Editor
Cornell University, United States

Neso Sojic, Associate Editor
University of Bordeaux, France

Submission Information

Submissions are welcome through December 31, 2025.

Papers accepted for inclusion in this Special Issue will be highlighted as a significant contribution to this expanding field. If accepted, publications will go online as soon as possible with a DOI, and will be published in one of the next available issues. Publications on this topic will be assembled into a Special Issue in 2026 and widely promoted.

All articles will be peer reviewed prior to acceptance to ensure they fit the scope of the Special Issue and meet the high scientific publishing standards of Chemical & Biomedical Imaging. The peer review process for all papers will be managed by Associate Editors Prof. Neso Sojic and Prof. Peng Chen to ensure scientific rigor is maintained.

Chemical & Biomedical Imaging is an open access journal. Article Publishing Charges are waived until December 31, 2025.

How to Submit

• Log in to the ACS Publishing Center.
• Select the "Journals" tab.
• Choose Chemical & Biomedical Imaging.
• Click "Submit."
• Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose "Electrochemistry and Imaging."

Detailed submission guidelines and deadlines can be found on the journal’s website. Please see our Author Guidelines for more information on submission requirements.