Call for Papers: π-Conjugated Molecules & Materials

This Special Issue will feature the new directions and findings on π-conjugated organic species. The broad scope of the field will be encompassed by this Special Issue soliciting papers on synthetic methodology, design, and/or applications of π-systems/structures. The molecules and materials presented in submitted letters that have optical, electronic, magnetic, biomedical imaging, and/or supramolecular properties should showcase those properties through associated experiments.

To capture the leading research in this exciting area of chemistry, Organic Letters is calling on authors who specialize in this field to submit your latest work to the Special Issue “π-Conjugated Molecules & Materials.” Also, we invite you to navigate through our previous Special Issues.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• New synthetic methodologies for synthesis of π-conjugated molecules
• Design and synthesis of novel aromatic π-systems/structures and study their optical, electronic and magnetic properties
• Synthesis of organic π-radicals and reactive intermediates
• Self-assembly of functional π-systems and supramolecular materials
• Fluorescent dyes, molecular probes and biomedical imaging agents
• Organic semiconductors/materials for organic electronics (OLED, OPV, FET et al), photonics and spintronics, electronics, optoelectronics, and sensing applications 

Organizing Editors

Prof. Chunyan Chi, Associate Editor, Organic Letters
National University of Singapore

Prof. Qian Miao, Guest Editor & Editorial Advisory Board member, Organic Letters
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Araceli G. Campana, Guest Editor
University of Granada, Spain

Prof. Hiroshi Shinokubo, Guest Editor
Nagoya University, Japan

Submission Information

We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through July 1, 2025. For more information on submission requirements, please visit the journal’s Authors page.

Letters 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 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 Organic Letters.
• Click "Submit."
• Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “Pi-Conjugated Molecules and Materials."

If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact eic@orglett.acs.org.