Special Issue
Special Issue: Harnessing Bioactive Natural Products for Next-Generation Therapeutics
Submit Your ManuscriptLead Guest Editor
Isaac Elaka Kaba
Head of African Affairs, STEM for Development, Washington D.C., United States
Ph.D. Candidate & Researcher, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, United States
Email: isaac_kaba@berkeley.edu
ORCID: 0000-0003-0234-0626
Scopus Author ID: 58684851800
Scope & Subtopics
- Ethnopharmacology and bioprospecting of indigenous medicinal plants, with emphasis on under-represented pharmacopeias (African, Asian, and Amazonian floras)
- Isolation, structural elucidation, and dereplication of bioactive natural products (chromatography, NMR, HRMS, and metabolomics)
- Semi-synthesis and structure–activity relationship (SAR) optimization of natural product scaffolds
- Chemical biology approaches to target identification and mechanism of action (e.g., photoaffinity labeling, activity-based protein profiling)
- Natural products in oncology, infectious disease, and inflammation therapy
- Computational, cheminformatic, and high-throughput strategies for natural product drug discovery
Expected Volume: Maximum of 15 manuscripts (target 10–15), including original research articles, invited reviews and perspective pieces. The special issue fully fits the publishing scope of Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Research (JPBR), covering Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Biopharmaceutical Sciences.
Publication Timeline
| Milestone | Schedule Date |
|---|---|
| Call-for-papers opens | 1 October 2026 |
| Manuscript Submission Deadline | 31 March 2027 |
| Rolling Peer-Review Period | 15 October 2026 – 15 May 2027 |
| Online Rolling Publication (upon acceptance) | From November 2026 |
| Full Special Issue Finalized | 31 July 2027 |
