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Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery - Call for Papers - Marine Biomass – Option and Challenges

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery is proud to present an upcoming thematic issue, entitled:

Marine Biomass – Option and Challenges

Call For Paper (this opens in a new tab)


The core aim of this thematic issue is to take a very hard look at the prospects of marine biomass for agriculture and incite a successful shift towards novel research in the specified area,

  • Innovative techniques for harvesting and processing marine biomass
  • Production of marine biomass-based bio-stimulants
  • Production of marine biomass-derived agroactive compounds
  • Production of biopesticides form marine sources
  • Marine algae as alternative protein source for livestock feed
  • Processing of marine biomass within integrated biorefineries 

Please read the full Call for Papers (this opens in a new tab) for additional details

The focus of this thematic issue is on original research papers with novel findings and new results meetings the highest scientific standards in the research field outlined above. Review papers are typically rejected. They are only exceptionally accepted if they are tackling a clearly new question and / or providing new and in-depth insights into a specific topic. Papers must be submitted electronically via

https://www.editorialmanager.com/bcab/default2.aspx (this opens in a new tab)

All manuscripts submitted to this thematic issue will go through a stringent peer review process managed by the editorial staff of the journal, and only those that are accepted after peer review will be published. The manuscripts must be prepared strictly following the guidelines of the journal; otherwise, they will be rejected, see

https://www.springer.com/journal/13399/submission-guidelines#Instructions%20for%20Authors_Open%20Choice (this opens in a new tab)

Please check the instructions to authors and the guidelines for submission, see

https://www.springer.com/journal/13399 (this opens in a new tab)

Please also have a closer look at the rules related to self-citation as well as plagiarism. To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion into the thematic issue, it is important to answer ‘Yes’ to the question ‘Is this submission for a special issue?’ and provide the title “Marine Biomass – Option and Challenges”.

Targeted opening and closing date for manuscript submission to the thematic issue:

Opening Date  : March 10th, 2024
Closing Date   : December 31st, 2024

GUEST EDITORS

Dr. R. DINESHKUMAR, M.Sc., Ph.D.,
Lead Guest Editor,

Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology,
Vivekanandha Arts and Science College for Women,
Veerachipalayam – 637 303, Sankari, 
Salem Dt., Tamil Nadu, India
E.mail: rdineshkumar@viaasrtt.ac.in (this opens in a new tab)

Dr. R. MYTHILI, M.Sc., Ph.D., NET.,
Assistant Professor & Head
Department of Microbiology,
Vivekanandha Arts and Science College for Women,
Veerachipalayam – 637 303, Sankari, 
Salem Dt., Tamil Nadu, India
E.mail: drrmythili@viaasrtt.ac.in (this opens in a new tab)

Dr. T.T. Ajith Kumar,
Principal Scientist and Head,
PAGR Centre, ICAR-NBFGR,
Kochi, India,
E.mail: nbfgr_kochi@nbfgr.res.in (this opens in a new tab)

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