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Special Issues

Plants publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process.

The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Open for Submission

Latin American Photography

Guest Editors: Nathanial Eli Gardner, Carmen Fernandez Galán Montemayor
Viewed by 38

Deadline: 31 December 2026

Open for Submission

Photography, Civil Society and the Crisis of Democracy

Guest Editor: Terri Weissman
Viewed by 216

Deadline: 15 November 2026

Open for Submission

[Re]thinking and Georeferencing Aesthetic: Heritage, Identity and Time

Guest Editors: Maria De Fátima Lambert, Hugo Monteiro, Rui Maia
Viewed by 143

Deadline: 30 October 2026

Open for Submission

Intersecting Dialogues: Contemporary Art and Architecture in the 21st Century

Guest Editors: Pablo Meninato, Gregory Marinic
Viewed by 344

Deadline: 1 October 2026

Open for Submission

Picasso Studies (Third Edition)

Guest Editor: Enrique Mallen

Deadline: 31 August 2026

Open for Submission

Divine Visions: A Global Exploration of Devotional Art and Iconography, c. 1200–1700

Guest Editor: Katharine Scherff
Viewed by 160

Deadline: 1 August 2026

Open for Submission

Ontological Investigations in Visual Art Studies

Guest Editors: Lampo Leong, Junping Liu
Viewed by 82

Deadline: 31 July 2026

Open for Submission

The New Politics of Art: Artworks in an Age of Corporate Globalism

Guest Editor: Lenore Metrick-Chen
Viewed by 229

Deadline: 1 July 2026

Open for Submission

Queerness in 18th- and 19th- Century European Art (2nd Edition)

Guest Editor: Andrew Shelton
Viewed by 163

Deadline: 1 July 2026

Open for Submission

Human-Animal Interactions in Western Art

Guest Editor: Laura Gelfand
1 article | Viewed by 3,884

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Open for Submission

The Art of the Brain: Unlocking the Power of Neuroaesthetics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Guest Editor: Elena Sidorova
Viewed by 43

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Open for Submission

Ethnographic Film Cinematography: Capturing Culture and Human Experience Through the Lens

Guest Editor: Paul Wolffram
Viewed by 143

Deadline: 20 June 2026

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