This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest contributions from scientists and technologists in the interdisciplinary area of Raman Spectroscopy & Microscopy research. Submit your manuscript by December 31, 2025.
In 2026, ACS Applied Optical Materials will launch a Special Issue titled “100 Years of the Raman Effect: Celebrating a Century of Molecular Insight and Shaping the Future.” This commemorative edition will highlight cutting-edge advances in materials science research centered on Raman spectroscopy and microscopy. It will mark the beginning of a planned series of Special Issues leading up to the centennial celebration in 2028.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Advancements in Raman Instrumentation
- Raman Imaging
- Raman Characterization of Molecular Crystal, Self-healing crystals, MOFs, COFs MXenes, etc
- Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS)
- Time-Resolved Raman Spectroscopy
- Advancements and application of Low-frequency Raman
- Polarized Raman Spectroscopy
- Raman spectroscopy for disease detection and staging
- In-situ Raman characterization in different areas (device, electrochemistry, engineering etc.)
- Surface Enhanced Raman Optical Activity (SEROA)
- Raman amplifiers
- Advanced Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)
Do you have a research report to include? Submit your manuscript by December 31, 2025.
If you plan to submit a Review or Perspective manuscript for this Special Issue, please submit your proposal to eic@aom.acs.org. Review-type manuscripts cannot be directly submitted to ACS Applied Optical Materials.
Organizing Editors
Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Guest Editor
Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India
Dr. Tommaso Salzillo, Guest Editor
University of Bologna, Italy
Dr. Shailendra K. Saxena, Guest Editor
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India
Submission Information
We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through December 31, 2025. For more information on submission requirements and accepted article types, please visit the journal’s Author Guidelines page.
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.
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How to Submit
- Log in to the ACS Publishing Center.
- Select the "Journals" tab.
- Choose ACS Applied Optical Materials.
- Click "Submit."
- Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “100 Years of the Raman Effect: Celebrating a Century of Molecular Insight and Shaping the Future.”
- Reminder: If you plan to submit a Review or Perspective manuscript for this Special Issue, you must submit your proposal directly to eic@aom.acs.org.
If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact Dr. Chengmei Zhong at managing.editor@aom.acs.org.
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