Call For Papers: Peptide Therapeutics

Traditionally, most therapeutic drugs were based on small molecules, however, due to their limitations, it has been necessary to find alternatives drugs. Peptide-based drugs have emerged as a promising solution due to their unique physicochemical properties, high potency and selectivity, lower immunogenicity, flexible backbone, relatively cheap production costs, etc. There are several peptide-based drugs available on the market to treat a myriad of conditions including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders, infections, central nervous system disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, and dermatological, and hematological disorders.

The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry is opening submissions for a Special Issue on “Peptide Therapeutics”. The goal of this Special Issue is to highlight novel research in this field in the form of articles, perspectives, and drug annotations.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Rational design of peptides
• Peptidomimetics and chemical modifications of the natural amino acids
• Composite peptide-based therapeutics
• Drug delivery

For more information on this Special Issue, read the Editorial. Submit your manuscript by August 31, 2025.

Organizing Editors

Sunanda Chatterjee, Associate Editor, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India

Submission Information

We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through August 31, 2025. For more information on submission requirements, please visit the journal’s Author Guidelines page.

Accepted manuscripts for consideration in this Special Issue will include research articles, perspectives, and drug annotations.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.

Open Access: There are diverse open access options for publications in American Chemical Society journals. Please visit our Open Science Resource Center for more information.

How to Submit

• Log in to the ACS Publishing Center.
• Select the "Journals" tab.
• Choose Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.
• Click "Submit."
• Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “Peptide Therapeutics."

If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact managing.editor@jmedchem.acs.org.