This Special Issue will showcase advances in the design, evaluation, and clinical translation of radiopharmaceuticals for improved diagnosis and treatment. Submit your manuscript by December 31, 2026.
The Special Issue in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, “Radiopharmaceuticals,” aims to highlight cutting-edge advances in the design, synthesis, and translational application of radiolabeled agents for imaging and therapy across a range of diseases. Bringing together innovations in targeting strategies, radiotherapeutics, and multimodal imaging, the collection seeks to showcase how radiopharmaceuticals are transforming precision medicine at the interface of chemistry and biology. Researchers are invited to contribute original research and perspectives that advance this rapidly evolving field by the submission deadline of December 31, 2026.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Design of targeting agents with focus on selectivity and binding.
- Evaluation of radiopharmaceuticals (PK, distribution, efficacy).
- Development of radiotheranostics and emitting agents.
- Multimodal imaging combining nuclear and other techniques.
Organizing Editors
Prof. Dr. Anna Junker, Associate Editor, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
University of Tübingen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Andreas Maurer, Guest Editor
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany
Submission Information
We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through December 31, 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 letters, notes, technical notes, microperspectives, and viewpoints. 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 your manuscript type and upload your manuscript and related files.
- Review the title and abstract fields to ensure any pre-populated information has uploaded correctly.
- Under "Special Issue Selection," select Radiopharmaceuticals.
- Confirm all other information has uploaded correctly.
- Submit your article.
If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact eic@medchemlett.acs.org.
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