Call for Papers

High-Content Imaging and Informatics: 4th Joint Special Issue with the Society for Biomolecular Imaging & Informatics

Special issue in SLAS Discovery – completed manuscripts accepted until April 30, 2026.

The special issue welcomes high-quality short- or full-length research reports, reviews, and perspectives related to high-content screening (HCS), imaging (HCI), analysis (HCA) and Informatics.

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Guest Editors:

Evgeny Shlevkov, PhD
Lieber Institute for Brain Development and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Paul A. Johnston, PhD
University of Pittsburgh

John Moffat, PhD
Genentech

The Society for Biomolecular Imaging and Informatics (SBI2) is an international community of leaders, scientists, and students that promotes technological advancement, discovery, and education to quantitatively interrogate biological models and provide high-context information at the cellular level. SBI2 is collaborating with SLAS Discovery to publish the 4th joint special issue featuring high-quality short- or full-length research reports, reviews, and perspectives on high-content screening (HCS), imaging (HCI), analysis (HCA) and Informatics. Manuscript submissions are welcome from academia, industry and technology providers.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to HCS/HCA/HCI applications for:

  • Lead generation case histories
  • Interrogating signaling pathways
  • Investigating cellular phenotypes
  • Cell Painting Applications
  • Analysis of Physiologically Relevant Cultures, Patient-Derived Organoids, and 3D Models
  • Live Cell Kinetic and/or Bright Field Imaging & Analysis
  • Machine learning analysis of image segmentation data
  • AI-based Image analysis of unprocessed images
  • Multiparametric HCS/HCI/HCA data analysis, dimensionality and visualization methods

Keywords:

Lead generation, phenomics, cell painting, live cell kinetics, bright field imaging & analysis, machine learning analysis, AI-based Image analysis.

Submit your manuscript before April 30, 2026. All submitted papers will be subject to peer review to ensure scientific rigor, clarity of expression, and integration with other SLAS Discovery Special Issue contributions.

Questions? Please e-mail SLAS Publishing Manager Jenny Cunningham.

NexusXp: The Connected Lab

Special issue in SLAS Technology – completed manuscripts accepted until December 31, 2025.

We invite researchers, scientists, and industry experts to submit articles on work related to NexusXp: The Connected Lab, also known as lab of the future, cloud lab or walk-away lab.

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Guest Editors:

Kalpesh Gupta, PhD
Moderna

Mario Richter, PhD
Abbvie

We are excited to announce a special edition on “NexusXp: The Connected Lab” in the field of lab automation. This edition aims to explore cutting-edge advancements, innovative technologies, and visionary concepts shaping the future of laboratories. We invite researchers, scientists, and industry experts to submit their original research papers, case studies and review articles. 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Advanced lab automation systems and technologies
  • Automation in GxP-regulated/Clinical labs
  • Integration of AI and machine learning in laboratory workflows
  • Innovations in lab management and data handling
  • Robotics and automation in sample preparation and analysis
  • Smart laboratories and IoT applications in lab environments
  • Sustainable and energy-efficient lab automation solutions
  • Real-world applications and case studies of future lab technologies.
  • Automation technologies in diagnostics
  • Application of DMTA in automation environments
  • Automation in GxP regulated/ Clinical labs

Submit your manuscript before December 31, 2025. All submitted papers will be subject to peer review to ensure scientific rigor, clarity of expression, and integration with other SLAS Technology Special Issue contributions.

Questions? Please e-mail SLAS Publishing Manager Jenny Cunningham.