An International Journal Sponsored by the Chemometrics Society

Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems publishes original research papers, short communications, reviews, tutorials and Original Software Publications reporting on development of novel statistical, mathematical, or computer techniques in Chemistry and related disciplines.

Chemometrics is the chemical discipline that uses mathematical and statistical methods to design or select optimal procedures and experiments, and to provide maximum chemical information by analysing chemical data.

The journal deals with the following topics:

1) Development of new statistical, mathematical and chemometrical methods for Chemistry and related fields (Environmental Chemistry, Biochemistry, Toxicology, System Biology, -Omics, etc.)
2) Novel applications of chemometrics to all branches of Chemistry and related fields (typical domains of interest are: process data analysis, experimental design, data mining, signal processing, supervised modelling, decision making, robust statistics, mixture analysis, multivariate calibration etc.) Routine applications of established chemometrical techniques will not be considered.
3) Development of new software that provides novel tools or truly advances the use of chemometrical methods.
4) Well characterized data sets to test performance for the new methods and software.

The journal complies with International Committee of Medical Journal Editors' Uniform requirements for manuscripts.

Special Issue on 7th Brazilian Winter School of Chemometrics
Submission Date: 2026-03-31

This Special Issue contains refereed papers that were presented at the 7th Brazilian Winter School of Chemometrics, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2025. The present Special Issue aims at collecting a selection of the works presented at the winter school and accounting for recent developments and applications of chemometrics. Contributions on different topics, such as supervised classification, multivariate calibration, experimental design and optimization, multi-way analysis, hyperspectral imaging, artificial intelligence, multivariate curve resolution, applied to different domains, are welcome.

Guest editors:

Prof. Héctor Goicoechea, PhDUniversidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
hgoico@fbcb.unl.edu.ar

Prof. Marcelo Sena, PhD
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
marcsen@ufmg.br

Prof. Jez Braga, PhD
Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
jez@unb.br

Special issue information:

Papers describing developments and applications of chemometrics on different topics, such as supervised classification, multivariate calibration, experimental design and optimization, multi-way analysis, hyperspectral imaging, artificial intelligence, and multivariate curve resolution. Applications to different domains/fields, such as food and beverage, agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, fuels, forensic samples, environmental analysis, etc.Edit Full scope of the Special Issue

Manuscript submission information:

Submissions will open for the upcoming Special Issue in Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems. The submission deadline is 31 March 2026. The journal's submission platform (Editorial Manager®) will accept submissions.

If you have any questions regarding the special issue topic, please reach out to guest editors.

To prepare your manuscript, please refer to the Guide for Authors and select the article type 'VSI: BR School of Chemometrics' when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal can be found on the Journal Homepage at https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/chemometrics-and-intelligent-laboratory-systems

Submission Open Date: 1 September 2025
Submission Deadline: 31 March 2026

Keywords:

Multivariate calibration; Discriminant analysis; One-class modeling; Experimental design; Hyperspectral images; PCA; PLS; Neural networks

Special Issue on Selected Papers from the 12th Colloquium Chemiometricum Mediterraneum
Submission Date: 2026-05-31

The origin of the Colloquium Chemiometricum Mediterraneum traces back to 1986 when, during an international conference, several French, Spanish and Italian researchers, each one speaking their own mother tongue, managed to share their own experience in the fields of chemometrics and multivariate data analysis. The 12th edition of the Colloquium took place on the island of Porquerolles (France) in 2025 and was organized by the French Chemometrics Group.This special issue aims to collect selected papers from the conference and highlight recent developments in chemometrics.

Guest editors:

Assoc. Prof. Raffaele Vitale, PhD
University of Lille, Lille, France
raffaele.vitale@univ-lille.fr

Dr. Megalie M. Clays-Bruno, PhD
Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
m.claeys-bruno@univ-amu.fr

Dr. Silvia Mas-García, PhD
National Research Institute for Agriculture Food and Environment, Occitanie-Montpellier Center, Montpellier, France
silvia.mas-garcia@inrae.fr

Special issue information:

This special issue of Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems welcomes contributions on a wide range of topics, including:- algorithm development;
- calibration;
- Design of Experiments (DoE) and system optimisation;
- image analysis and hyperspectral imaging;
- multivariate analysis of variance;
- multivariate curve resolution;
- multiway and multiset data analysis;
- pattern recognition;
- Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and process data analysis;
- qualimetrics and chemical metrology;
- Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (QSAR) and Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships (QSPR).

Manuscript submission information:

Submissions are now open for the upcoming Special Issue in Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems. The submission deadline is 31 May 2026. The journal's submission platform (Editorial Manager®) is accepting submissions.

If you have any questions regarding the special issue topic, please reach out to guest editors.

To prepare your manuscript, please refer to the Guide for Authors and select the article type 'VSI: CCM2025' when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal can be found on the Journal Homepage at https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/chemometrics-and-intelligent-laboratory-systems

Submission Deadline: 31 May 2026

Keywords:

chemometrics; multivariate data analysis; data modelling

Special Issue on Rising Voices in Spanish Chemometrics: Contributions from the VII Workshop of Young Researchers in Chemometrics
Submission Date: 2026-06-30

The VII Workshop of Young Researchers in Chemometrics, organized by the Spanish Society of Chemometrics, will take place on 22-23 January 2026 in, Leioa Campus (UPV/EHU), Spain. This gathering offers an excellent opportunity for early-career scientists to exchange ideas, present their work in short oral talks, and possibly posters, in a friendly, stimulating environment. Sessions include both introductory and advanced training in classification analysis, led by Prof. Davide Ballabio (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy). We are proud to host a dedicated special issue in Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems to collect selected contributions from promising young researchers, a great chance to highlight innovative chemometrics research.

Guest editors:

Prof. José Manuel Amigo, PhD
University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
josemanuel.amigo@ehu.eus

Prof. Giulia Gorla, PhD
University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
giulia.gorla@ehu.eus

Special issue information:

This Special Issue highlights innovative contributions from emerging researchers in chemometrics, focusing on both methodological advances and impactful applications. Submissions may cover multivariate data analysis, machine learning, signal processing, validation strategies, or data fusion, among others.We particularly welcome papers enhancing model interpretability, or demonstrating strong validation and reproducibility. Interdisciplinary studies using chemometrics are encouraged.

The issue aims to showcase the creativity and scientific excellence of the next generation of chemometricians through high-quality, original research.

Manuscript submission information:

Submissions will open for the upcoming Special Issue in Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems. The submission deadline is 30 June 2026. The journal's submission platform (Editorial Manager®) will accept submissions.

If you have any questions regarding the special issue topic, please reach out to guest editors.

To prepare your manuscript, please refer to the Guide for Authors and select the article type 'VSI: VII Workshop Spanish Chemom' when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal can be found on the Journal Homepage at https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/chemometrics-and-intelligent-laboratory-systems

Submission Open Date: 1 February 2026
Submission Deadline: 30 June 2026

Keywords:

Multivariate Data Analysis; Chemometric; Machine Learning; AI; Validation; Design of Experiments