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

[Carlos Oscar Sorzano]

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!GZSDW36IxvbDlhGbdnisq8xzmhc0G3oBUrrqzjtCpimbCjL79Z_YrRCeh1zmYsRkecUW3tSFjAn4wUAyWw$ —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!GZSDW36IxvbDlhGbdnisq8xzmhc0G3oBUrrqzjtCpimbCjL79Z_YrRCeh1zmYsRkecUW3tSFjAlJu-Hb9w$ . 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