[3dem] Call for papers Special issue on image processing methods for CryoEM

[Carlos Oscar Sorzano]

Dear all,

just a reminder that the deadline for the white paper submission is 
tomorrow.

Kind regards, Carlos Oscar

El 21/05/2025 a las 20:51, Carlos Oscar Sorzano escribió:
> Dear all,
>
> as in each year, we are delighted to share the results of the 3rd 
> special issue—available at 
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://journals.iucr.org/special_issues/2025/imageprocessing/__;!!Mih3wA!CdR6kgGo0wz43jyrJWDf167NiAZyLNKu31bVRNt1HnoEjwVHQ06dfuvfkQ557Pz3eHIMyXjK62JjTiBV7A$ —and to 
> open the call for the 4th edition. We warmly thank all authors who 
> contributed last time and invite fresh submissions for the forthcoming 
> issue. Our sincere appreciation also goes to the IUCr staff for their 
> continued enthusiasm in sustaining this annual special issue in Acta 
> Crystallographica Section D.
>
> Kind regards, Amit, Alberto and Carlos Oscar
>
> Call for papers for Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural 
> Biology Special Issue on "Electron Microscopy image processing methods 
> for Structural Biology"
>
> Cryo-electron microscopy is a well-established technique to elucidate 
> the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules, isolated 
> or in their cellular environment. The field is rapidly growing thanks 
> to advances in sample preparation, electron optics, direct electron 
> detectors, and image processing algorithms. This latter topic is an 
> exciting scientific discipline where new mathematical concepts and 
> procedures result in a constant advance in the possibilities of 
> reaching high resolution, characterizing the dynamical features of 
> biological macromolecules, and their interactions.
>
> Acta Crystallographica Section D (IUCr) is a hybrid learned society 
> journal dedicated to all aspects of structural biology, particularly 
> emphasizing the structures of biological macromolecules and the 
> methods used to determine them. Acknowledging the growing importance 
> of Cryo-Electron Microscopy, the journal will dedicate a yearly 
> special issue to new algorithms, programs, public image databases, or 
> any other related work. Novel papers on Single Particle Analysis, 
> Electron Crystallography, Electron Tomography, Micro Electron 
> Diffraction, and other applications of electron microscopes to solve 
> Structural Biology problems will be considered.
>
> The call for papers is decomposed into two stages. In the first phase, 
> a white paper (free format) with a maximum of 2 pages must be 
> submitted. Upon pre-selection, a full paper can be submitted. The 
> information for authors for the full paper can be found at 
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://journals.iucr.org/d/services/notesforauthors.html__;!!Mih3wA!CdR6kgGo0wz43jyrJWDf167NiAZyLNKu31bVRNt1HnoEjwVHQ06dfuvfkQ557Pz3eHIMyXjK62IAlKtx-Q$ . The white 
> paper must not be sent through the journal manuscript system, but 
> directly to coss at cnb.csic.es.
>
> Special issue editors:
>
> Carlos Oscar S. Sorzano (CSIC, Spain)
> Amit Singer (Princeton Univ., USA)
> Alberto Bartesaghi (Duke Univ., USA)
>
> Important dates:
>
> July, 1st 2025 White paper due
> August, 1st 2025 Pre-selection notification
> October, 15th 2025 Full-length manuscript due
> November, 15th 2025 First review to authors
> December, 15th 2025 Revision due
> January, 15th 2026 Final decision
> February, 15th 2026 Special issue published
>