Photoacoustics - Call for Papers

This special issue is planned as a collection of selected papers presented at ICPPP23.
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/photoacoustics

Issue name: VSI: 23rd ICPPP-2026 - The Best Papers on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena

This Special Issue will feature selected contributions presented at the 23rd International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena (ICPPP23), covering cutting-edge research and developments in photoacoustic and photothermal science. Topics include, but are not limited to, original research and review contributions within the fast-growing field of photoacoustics-optoacoustics-thermoacoustics, which exploits acoustical and ultrasonic phenomena excited by electromagnetic radiation for purposes of detection, visualization, and characterization of a variety of materials and biological tissues, including living organisms.

The list of topics of interest includes (but is not limited to) the following:

• Tomography and deep-tissue imaging

• Mesoscopy, microscopy, and nanoscopy

• Functional and molecular imaging and sensing

• Contrast agents, molecular probes, and nanoparticles

• Interactions with cells and tissues

• Pre-clinical imaging, clinical translation, and clinical applications

• Multi-modality systems involving light and sound

• Microwave induced ultrasound imaging and sensing

• Laser ultrasound methods and applications

• Physics and modeling of photoacoustic generation, propagation and detection

• Signal processing, advanced filtering and artifact removal

• Image reconstruction algorithms including deep learning

• Computer assisted diagnostics based on artificial intelligence

• Ultrawide-band ultrasound detectors, optical detectors of ultrasound

• Novel lasers and light delivery technologies for the generation of ultrasound

• Photoacoustics spectroscopy and sensing for analysis of gases, liquids and solids

• Nondestructive testing of materials

• Brillouin spectroscopy, sensing and imaging based on optically induced coherent acoustic waves

PACS, photoacoustic, optoacoustic, thermoacoustic, laser ultrasound (supplemental keywords: imaging, sensing, monitoring, evaluation, tomography, microscopy, theranostics, contrast agents, nanotechnology, mid-infrared imaging).

Estimated number of articles to be published in the Special Issue:

Review Articles = 05

Original Research Articles = 13

Submission details: Open date Apr 15, 2026 - Final Manuscript Submission Deadline = Jul 31, 2026

Editorial Acceptance Deadline* = Oct 31, 2026

Scope of the Special Issue in one sentence: This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest advances in photoacoustic and photothermal science presented at the 23rd International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena (ICPPP23), held in Bonito, MS, Brazil.

Submission Instructions

The submission website for the ICPPP23 special issue is located at: https://www.editorialmanager.com/pacs/default1.aspx

To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion into the special issue, it is important that authors select VSI: 23rd ICPPP-2026 The Best Papers on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process.

All submissions deemed suitable to be sent for peer review will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Once your manuscript is accepted, it will go into production and will be simultaneously published in the current regular issue and pulled into the online Special Issue. Articles from this Special Issue will appear in different regular issues of the journal, though they will be clearly marked and branded as Special Issue articles.
Please ensure you read the Guide for Authors before writing your manuscript. The Guide for Authors and link to submit your manuscript is available on the Journal’s homepage at: journals.elsevier.com/photoacoustics

• Managing Guest Editor: 

Mauro Luciano Baesso

• Guest Editors:  To be indicated

Journal of Applied Physics – Call for Papers
Special Volume: Celebrating 50 Years of Modern Photoacoustics

The Journal of Applied Physics invites submissions for a special volume celebrating the 50th anniversary of a pivotal moment in photoacoustic science: the publication of the landmark 1976 paper by Allan Rosencwaig and Allen Gersho, “Theory of the Photoacoustic Effect with Solids” (J. Appl. Phys. 47, 64–69). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.322296.

Widely regarded as the foundation of modern photoacoustics, this seminal work has profoundly influenced scientific understanding and technological innovation in the field for five decades. This special volume will honor the legacy of Rosencwaig and Gersho’s contribution and highlight the evolution and impact of photoacoustic and optoacoustic research since its publication.

We welcome submissions of review articles, tutorials, and original research papers related to photoacoustics and optoacoustics. Contributions based on presentations from the 23rd International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena (ICPPP23) are encouraged.

• Editor: 

Andreas Mandelis 

• Guest Editors:

Mauro Luciano Baesso, Physics Department, State University of Maringá, PR, Brazil. Contact: mlbaesso@uem.br

Juan José Alvarado Gill, CINVESTAV, Unidad Merida, Merida, Mexico. Contact: juan.alvarado@cinvestav.mx

Roberto Li Voti, Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. Contact: roberto.livoti@uniroma1.it

Vitalyi E. Gusev

Laboratoire d’Acoustique de l’Université du Mans (LAUM), UMR 6613, Institut d’Acoustigue - Graduate            School (IA-GS), CNRS Le Mans Université, Le Mans, France. Contact: vitali.goussev@univ-lemans.fr

Opening for submissions: December 2025

Deadline for submission: June, 30 2026 

Dedicated to Photoacoustics and Optoacoustics, this special volume welcomes contributions on topics including, but not limited to:

• Fundamental theory and modeling of photoacoustic and optoacoustic phenomena

• Photoacoustic and optoacoustic imaging and sensing

• Materials and transducers for photoacoustic applications

• Time-resolved and frequency-domain techniques

• Biomedical and clinical applications

• Industrial, environmental, food and security-related implementations

• Nanoscale and microscale photoacoustic phenomena

• UV-Vis and Near and Mid Infrared spectrocopy and imaging

• Hybrid methods combining photoacoustics with other modalities

• Instrumentation and signal processing innovations

• Historical perspectives and future directions in the field

• Thermophysical Properties

• Ultrafast Phenomena

• Phononics and Diffusion Waves

• Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

• Photoacoustic Gas Sensors 

• Clinical Imaging and Tomography

• Photoacoustic Microscopy and Therapy

• Cytometry and Endoscopy

• Theranostics and Contrast Agents

• Non-Destructive Evaluation, Scanning and Depth Profiling

• Semiconductors, Electronic and Phononic Bandgap Materials

• Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures

• Analytical chemistry

• Earth-Sciences and Petrochemical Applications

• Atmospheric Monitoring Applications