This Special Issue will provide a coherent overview of state-of-the-art optical measurement strategies for life-science and biomedical analysis with a clear translational perspective. Submit your manuscript by October 1, 2026.
ACS Measurement Science Au is welcoming submissions for an upcoming Special Issue on recent advances in optical spectroscopy and microspectroscopic methods for life-science and biomedical analysis. The focus of this Special Issue is on innovative spectroscopic concepts, methodological and technological developments, and measurement science approaches that span fundamental life-science and biomedical analytical questions, clinical applications, and the translation of optical measurement platforms into preclinical and clinical contexts.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy, including single- and multiphoton techniques, FLIM, FRET, and related approaches
- Raman spectroscopy, covering linear methods (e.g., resonance Raman, SERS) as well as nonlinear modalities such as CARS and SRS
- Infrared absorption spectroscopy, with an emphasis on new methodological and technological developments for analytical and biomedical applications
- Hyperspectral and multimodal approaches that link methodological innovation with application-oriented analysis
Organizing Editors
Prof. Dr. Juergen Popp, Guest Editor
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
apl. Prof. Dr. Michael Schmitt, Guest Editor
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Prof. Robert T. Kennedy, Associate Editor, ACS Measurement Science Au
University of Michigan, United States
Submission Information
We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through October 1, 2026. For more information on submission requirements, please visit the journal’s Author Guidelines page.
Accepted manuscripts for consideration in this Special Issue will include Articles, Reviews, and Tutorials. Papers accepted for publication for this Special Issue will be available ASAP (as soon as publishable) online. After all submissions have been published, they will then be compiled online on a dedicated landing page to form the Special Issue. Manuscripts submitted for consideration will undergo the full rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals.
ACS Measurement Science Au is an open access journal.
How to Submit
- Log in to the ACS Publishing Center.
- Select the "Journals" tab.
- Choose ACS Measurement Science Au.
- Click "Submit."
- Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “Optical Spectroscopy for Life-Science and Biomedical Analysis: From Methodology to Translation."
If you have any questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office: au-eic@journals.acs.org.
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