Journal of Carbohydrates

Journal of Carbohydrates publishes original research on carbohydrate chemistry, structure, metabolism, and applications across biochemistry, food science, and biotechnology. We focus on molecular-level investigations of carbohydrate systems and their functional roles in biological and industrial contexts.

Glycochemistry Polysaccharides Glycobiology Carbohydrate Metabolism Structural Analysis

Scope Boundary: We do NOT consider clinical case reports, general nutrition reviews without carbohydrate-specific mechanisms, or studies where carbohydrates are incidental rather than central to the investigation.

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Core Research Domains

Carbohydrate Chemistry & Structure Tier 1

Synthesis and modification of monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides
Glycosylation reactions and glycoconjugate chemistry
Structural characterization of complex carbohydrates and glycans
Carbohydrate-based biomaterials and nanostructures
Stereochemistry and conformational analysis of carbohydrate molecules
Chemical glycobiology and bioorthogonal chemistry

Typical Fit: Novel synthetic routes to complex oligosaccharides with defined stereochemistry, or structural elucidation of bacterial polysaccharides using advanced NMR techniques.

Glycobiology & Metabolism Tier 1

Enzymatic pathways of carbohydrate biosynthesis and degradation
Glycan-protein interactions and recognition mechanisms
Role of glycosylation in cellular processes and signaling
Carbohydrate metabolism in health and disease states
Glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans in biological systems
Glycomic profiling and functional glycomics

Typical Fit: Mechanistic studies of glycosyltransferase specificity, or investigation of altered glycosylation patterns in metabolic disorders with molecular-level detail.

Analytical Methods & Techniques Tier 1

Mass spectrometry approaches for carbohydrate analysis
NMR spectroscopy for structural determination
Chromatographic separation and purification methods
Carbohydrate microarrays and high-throughput screening
Computational methods for glycan structure prediction
Novel detection and quantification technologies

Typical Fit: Development of new MS/MS fragmentation methods for branched polysaccharides, or validation of computational tools for predicting glycan conformations.

Applied Carbohydrate Science Tier 1

Carbohydrate-based drug design and therapeutics
Functional properties of polysaccharides in food systems
Industrial biotechnology and carbohydrate engineering
Carbohydrate-based vaccines and immunomodulators
Biomaterial applications and tissue engineering
Enzymatic modification for functional enhancement

Typical Fit: Structure-activity relationships of glycan-based vaccine candidates, or engineering of polysaccharide properties through controlled enzymatic modification.

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Secondary Focus Areas

Food Science Applications

Hydrocolloid functionality in food formulations
Carbohydrate-protein interactions affecting texture
Starch modification and resistant starch formation
Dietary fiber characterization and fermentation
Carbohydrate chemistry in food processing

Biotechnology & Bioprocessing

Microbial polysaccharide production
Enzymatic synthesis of carbohydrate derivatives
Fermentation processes for carbohydrate conversion
Carbohydrate-based biosensors
Green chemistry approaches to carbohydrate modification

Structural Glycoscience

X-ray crystallography of carbohydrate-protein complexes
Molecular dynamics simulations of glycan structures
Carbohydrate bioinformatics and database development
Glycan conformational analysis
Structure-function relationships in glycoconjugates

Plant & Microbial Carbohydrates

Cell wall polysaccharide biosynthesis
Cellulose and hemicellulose structure and function
Bacterial exopolysaccharides
Algal polysaccharides and their applications
Lignin-carbohydrate complexes

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Emerging & Interdisciplinary Areas

Computational Glycoscience

Machine learning for glycan structure prediction
AI-driven carbohydrate synthesis planning
Molecular modeling of carbohydrate-protein docking
Bioinformatics tools for glycomics data analysis

Carbohydrate Nanotechnology

Glycan-functionalized nanoparticles
Carbohydrate-based drug delivery systems
Polysaccharide nanofibers and nanocrystals
Self-assembling glycan structures

Glycoimmunology

Glycan-mediated immune recognition
Carbohydrate antigens in vaccine development
Glycosylation in immune cell function
Pathogen-host glycan interactions

Editorial Note: Manuscripts in emerging areas undergo additional editorial review to ensure they provide substantial carbohydrate-focused insights beyond general applications. Interdisciplinary work must demonstrate clear carbohydrate chemistry or biology contributions.

Out of Scope

Clinical Case Reports & Observational Studies

Individual patient cases or epidemiological studies without mechanistic carbohydrate chemistry or metabolism investigations. Consider clinical or medical journals instead.
General Nutrition & Diet Reviews

Broad dietary recommendations or nutritional surveys where carbohydrates are not the primary molecular focus. Suitable for nutrition-specific journals.
Exercise Physiology Without Carbohydrate Mechanisms

Sports performance studies mentioning carbohydrates incidentally without investigating glycogen metabolism, carbohydrate oxidation pathways, or molecular mechanisms.
Hydrocarbon Chemistry

Petroleum-derived hydrocarbons and fossil fuel chemistry are outside our scope. We focus exclusively on carbohydrate molecules (polyhydroxy aldehydes/ketones and derivatives).
Unrelated Medical Conditions

Studies on conditions like benign prostatic hyperplasia or other diseases where carbohydrates play no established mechanistic role. Carbohydrate involvement must be central, not tangential.

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Article Types & Editorial Priorities

Priority 1 Fast-Track

Original Research Articles
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Methods & Protocols
Technical Notes

Priority 2 Standard

Short Communications
Data Notes
Perspectives
Mini-Reviews

Rarely Considered Selective

Opinion Pieces (by invitation)
Commentaries
Case Reports (exceptional only)

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Editorial Standards & Requirements

Reporting Guidelines

Chemical synthesis: Full experimental procedures with characterization data
Biological studies: ARRIVE guidelines for animal research
Clinical relevance: CONSORT for trials, STROBE for observational studies
Systematic reviews: PRISMA checklist required
Structural data: Deposition in appropriate databases (PDB, CCDC)

Data & Reproducibility

Raw data availability in public repositories
Spectroscopic data (NMR, MS) must be provided
Statistical methods clearly described
Computational code and parameters shared
Materials availability statement required

Ethics & Integrity

IRB/Ethics committee approval for human subjects
IACUC approval for animal studies
Informed consent documentation
Competing interests disclosure
AI tool usage transparency

Preprint & Prior Publication

Preprints on recognized servers accepted
Conference abstracts do not preclude submission
Thesis chapters acceptable with proper disclosure
No duplicate publication or data fragmentation
Translations require original publisher permission

Publication Metrics & Timeline

21 Days to First Decision

35% Acceptance Rate

14 Days to Publication

Open Access Model

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If your research advances carbohydrate chemistry, structure, metabolism, or applications through rigorous experimental or computational approaches, we invite your submission. For scope inquiries, contact our editorial team at [email protected]

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