Drones

Drones is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that focuses on the design and applications of drones (including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs), Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPASs), etc.) and also of unmanned marine/water/underwater drones, unmanned ground vehicles, fully autonomous driving and space drones, and published monthly online by MDPI. The Association of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems UK (ARPAS-UK) and International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Association (ICUAS) are affiliated with Drones and their members receive a discount on the article processing charges.
Impact Factor: 5.2 (2025); 5-Year Impact Factor: 5.3 (2025)
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Topic in Applied Sciences, Electronics, Information, Drones, Sensors, BDCC, IJGI
Advances in Integrative AI, Machine Learning, and Big Data for Transformative Applications Topic Editors: Peiying Zhang, Athanasios V. Vasilakos
Deadline: 31 October 2026
Topic in Aerospace, Applied Sciences, Drones, Electronics, Eng, Remote Sensing, Sensors
Unmanned Vehicles Technology and Embodied Intelligence Systems for Intelligent Transportation Topic Editors: Jian Chen, Min Xia, Hui Xie
Deadline: 20 November 2026
Topic in Applied Sciences, Electronics, J. Imaging, JMSE, Machines, Robotics, Sensors, Drones
Applications and Development of Underwater Robotics and Underwater Vision Technology, 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Jingchun Zhou, Wenqi Ren, Qiuping Jiang, Yan-Tsung Peng
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Topic in AI, Drones, Electronics, Mathematics, Sensors
AI and Data-Driven Advancements in Industry 4.0, 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Teng Huang, Yan Pang, Qiong Wang, Jianjun Li, Jin Liu, Jia Wang
Deadline: 8 December 2026
Special Issue in Drones
Air–Ground Integrated Perception and Cooperative Control for UAVs and UGVs Guest Editors: Shunchao Wang, Meng Li, Shuo Cheng, Qi Cao, Rui Shang, Qi Liu
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Special Issue in Drones
Intelligent Control and Optimization of Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Guest Editors: Zongyang Lv, Qing Zhao, Hao Wei
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Special Issue in Drones
Drones in Hydrological Research and Management Guest Editors: Dalia Calneryte, Robert Szczepanek, Jarosław Chormański
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Special Issue in Drones
Unmanned Aerial Systems for Geophysical Mapping and Monitoring Guest Editors: Bastien Dupuy, Filippo Accomando, Piyoosh Jaysaval, Yuxin Wu
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Topical Collection in Drones
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Drones in Emergencies Operations Collection Editors: Gino Lim, Houbing Song, Israel Quintanilla García
Topical Collection in Drones
Feature Papers Collection of the World’s Top 2% Scientists in Drones Collection Editors: Diego González-Aguilera, Pablo Rodríguez-Gonzálvez
Topical Collection in Drones
Drones for Security and Defense Applications Collection Editors: Diego González-Aguilera, Pablo Rodríguez-Gonzálvez, Abdessattar Abdelkefi, Xiwang Dong, Petros Bithas, Oleg Yakimenko, Andrey V. Savkin, Eben N. Broadbent
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