J G Manjunatha is working as an Assistant Professor in Chemistry at FMKMC College, A Constituent College of Mangalore University, Madikeri, India. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Kuvempu University and Postdoc from the University of Kebangsaan Malaysia. He has received various awards and published more than 160 research articles in reputed international journals. He has been an editor for thirteen books (RSC, ACS, IOP, Elsevier and Bentham science publishers), and special issues (IOP Science Publisher, Frontiers in Sensors, MDPI). He is also an editorial board member for many reputed journals and Editor-in-Chief of the Sensing Technology journal (Taylor and Francis).