Call for Papers: Special Issue on Spirocompounds (http://www.mdpi.org/molecules/specialissues/spirocompounds.htm)

Dear Colleagues,
 
We would like to invite you to contribute a paper for publication in the
Special Issue on Spirocompounds of MOLECULES
(http://www.mdpi.org/molecules/specialissues/spirocompounds.htm) and invite
you to publish in this Open Access journal. Papers (both comprehensive review
articles and full research papers) on the organic chemistry, natural product
chemistry as well as structural analysis and bioactivity etc., are invited.

Spirocompounds can be defined as cyclic molecules containing at least two rings joined together by a single carbon atom. This unique structural feature has been observed in natural products and has also been the target of methodological studies and syntheses. This special issue of Molecules is aimed at all aspects of spirocompounds. Submissions dealing with new methods of spiroannulation, the use of spirocompounds as intermediates in synthesis, and the isolation/characterization of new natural products are particularly welcomed. Any submission dealing with other aspects of spirocompounds will also be considered.

You may send your manuscript soon or by 30 July 2008. Papers accepted will
be published immediately. Finally, all the papers belonging to this special issue
will be gathered together in the homepage
http://www.mdpi.org/molecules/specialissues/spirocompounds.htm.
For review papers, the title and a short abstract can be sent to the Guest Editor
and a copy to [email protected] as soon as possible.

MOLECULES (ISSN 1420-3049) journal is published online since
1996, http://www.mdpi.org/molecules/). It maintains a rigorous and fast
peer-review system. All manuscripts are peer reviewed. The peer-review
process is organized by the editorial office in Basel, Switzerland, and
supervised by the Guest Editor. Well written papers have been peer reviewed and
published in less than 1 month from manuscript submission, see the example:
http://www.mdpi.org/molecules/papers/11040212.pdf. This journal is indexed
and abstracted by the leading indexing and abstracting services including Beilstein,
Chemical Abstracts and Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science).

This special issue will be fully Open Access with the article processing charges
paid by authors. Open Access (unlimited access by readers) increases publicity
and promotes more frequent citations as indicated by several studies. More
information is available at http://www.mdpi.org/oaj-supports.htm.

Please send your paper by e-mail to [email protected] and send a copy to
[email protected]. The subject title of the message should be
"Manuscript for Special Issue on Spirocompounds". A guide for authors, template
 and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the
“Instructions for Authors” page.
 
Yours sincerely,
The Guest Editor
 
Dr. Guy Plourde
Chemistry Program 3333 University Way Prince George, B.C. V2N 4Z9, Canada
Phone: (250) 960-6694; Fax: (250) 960-5845.
http://web.unbc.ca/chemistry/faculty/guy.html
E-mail: [email protected]