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Applied Biomechanics and Sports Sciences: 2nd Edition

edited by Filipe Conceição,

Ricardo J. Fernandes

and

Pedro Jimenez-Reyes

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1718 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics analysis; numerical modelling in sport; neuromuscular activation; muscle skeletal properties; joint biomechanics; hamstrings strain; strength training; injury studies; motor control; EMG, MUAPs; spatial location systems; miniaturized force transducers; inertial sensors; bipphysics; team or individual sports, sprint mechanics, motorized running systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Smart Textiles: Materials, Fabrication Techniques and Applications

edited by Hayriye Gidik

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1674 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional textiles; e-textiles; smart materials; fabrication techniques; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

AI-Enhanced Slope Stability and Landslide Risk in Transport Infrastructure

edited by

Joaquim Tinoco

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1647 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; slope stability; landslide risk assessment; transport infrastructure; remote sensing (InSAR, UAV, LiDAR); digital twins; geotechnical monitoring; predictive modeling; resilient infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Wireless Networks and Mobile Communication

edited by

Wei Gong

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1624 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless networks and communication; mobile communication systems; 5G and 6G technologies; edge computing; artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for wireless networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Optimization of Advanced Nuclear Technologies and Their Application in the Energy Industry: 2nd Edition

edited by Juntao Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nuclear technology; uranium exploration; nuclear well logging; comprehensive nuclear energy utilization; intelligent nuclear power plant; radiometric measurement; nuclear fuel cycle; modular reactor; nuclear industry digitalization; energy industry applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Trends and Applications of High-Performance Manufacturing Technologies

edited by

Junfeng Liu

, Xiaoqiang Peng and Tao Lai

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-end equipment/component; high-performance manufacturing; integration of of design and manufacturing; performance modeling; computational reverse engineering; simulation optimization; performance testing

Applied Ultrasonic and Acoustic Flow Technologies for Energy and Environmental Systems

edited by

Kristina Kilikevičienė

and

Darius Vainorius

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1528 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic; acoustic; flow technologies; acoustic–fluid interactions; numerical concentration of particulates; experimental investigation of acoustic agglomeration; fine particulate matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Artificial Intelligence for Thermal Imaging in Medical and Industrial Applications

edited by Oshrit A. Hoffer

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1482 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal imaging; infrared thermography; AI in thermography; medical thermography; thermal image analysis; non-invasive diagnostics; industrial thermal inspection; intelligent sensing systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Recent Research and New Challenges in Underwater Communications and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Miguel-Angel Luque-Nieto

Pablo Otero

and

Alfonso Ariza Quintana

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open

Keywords: UWSNs; wireless protocols; IoUT; AUVs; underwater security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Eco-Friendly Building Materials Made from Industrial Waste

edited by

Agata Stempkowska

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1473 | Submission Open

Keywords: ashes; slags; concrete; natural and artificial aggregates; glass; associated raw materials; powders; plastics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Analysis and Monitoring of Emerging Contaminants and Pollutants

edited by

Eduardo Cyrino Oliveira-Filho

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1462 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; emerging pollutants; monitoring; analysis; toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Food Detection Technology

edited by

Elisaveta Mladenova

and

Veselina Panayotova

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1458 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analysis; food composition; food quality; food safety; adulteration; analytical methods; chemometric methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Histochemistry and Anatomy in Animal Pathology

edited by

Izabela Janus-Ziółkowska

and

Rafał Ciaputa

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1438 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathological anatomy; histology; histochemistry; microscopic studies; animal model; companion animals; cattle; horse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Advanced Design and Control Methods for Magnetic Levitation Systems

edited by Zhizhou Zhang and

Chao Zhai

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1412 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic bearings; maglev train; magnetic levitation motor; magnetic levitation vibration isolation platform; magnetic levitation flywheel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

New Trends in Laser Processing for Advanced Manufacturing

edited by

Andrius Žemaitis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1404 | Submission Open

Keywords: burst; ultrashort pulses; efficient ablation; structuring; advanced manufacturing; 3D; LIPSS; DLIP; polishing; coloring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Analytical Chemistry: Fundamentals, Current and Future Applications

edited by

Antony C. Calokerinos

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1378 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; analytical methods; analytical techniques; green metods; circular economy; quality control; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

Geographic Information Technologies in Agriculture and Environment

edited by Rodrigo Bezerra A. Gallis and

Gilberto de Oliveira Mendes

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1376 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; geographic information systems; remote sensing and photogrammetry; UAV technology; high-throughput phenotyping; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; IoT; machine learning; big data in agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)

Explainable Machine Learning and Computer Vision

edited by

Vytautas Abromavičius

Artūras Serackis

and

Dalius Matuzevičius

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: saliency and feature attribution; counterfactual and concept explanation methods; model-agnostic approaches; metrics and benchmarks for explainability; human-centered evaluation of interpretability; explainability in video, 3D vision, and multimodal tasks; integration of explainable AI into visualization dashboards and reporting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advances in Data Science in Sports

edited by

Kelly De Jesus

, Karla De Jesus,

Flávio Antônio de Souza Castro

and Raúl Arellano

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance prediction; sports optimization; data science; precision; efficiency

Data-Enhanced Engineering: Structural Integrity Assessment and Design, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qing Ai

and

Debiao Meng

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1310 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced computational methods; uncertainty quantification; physics-informed machine learning; reliability-based design optimization (RBDO); data augmentation; structural integrity modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Edible and Functional Films for Food and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Yunia García Tejeda

and

Giorgia Spigno

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1269 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible films and coatings; biopolymeric matrices; active packaging; antimicrobial films; controlled release systems; wound healing applications; encapsulation technology; functional biomaterials; sustainable materials; toxicity, biocompatibility, and regulatory considerations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Security and Privacy in the Internet of Things (IoT): Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Masoud Barati and Nafiseh Kahani

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1212 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); IoT security; privacy preservation; access control; lightweight cryptography; blockchain for IoT; AI-based security; edge and fog computing security; trust management; GDPR and regulatory compliance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Latest Applications of Laser Measurement Technologies

edited by

Yufei Ma

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1146 | Submission Open

Keywords: high sensitivity; high precision; high speed; real-time measurement; laser sources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)

Analytical Chemistry: Techniques and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mario Ferreira Conceição Santos

and Sergio Ambrosio

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1134 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; method development; instrumentation; validation; organic matrices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

Mobility Aids: Design, Methods, and User-Centered Solutions

edited by Claire Flemmer and

Jorge Morais

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1115 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobility aid; wheelchair; leg prosthetic; exoskeleton; rehabilitation; navigation; accessibility; accessibility implementation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Statistical Methods in Environmental and Climate Sciences

edited by

Ramón Álvarez-Esteban

and

Flor Álvarez-Taboada

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental and climate sciences; remote sensing; data handling; time series; multidimensional statistical methods; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering, Second Edition

edited by

Chase Wu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1100 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; intelligent manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Recent Advances in Exercise-Based Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elias Tsepis

and

Maria Tsekoura

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1058 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise therapy; therapeutic exercise; kinesiotherapy; tele-rehab; rehabilitation technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Recent Advances in Asphalt Materials and Their Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by Syed Waqar Haider

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open

Keywords: unbound materials; asphalt; recycled concrete aggregates; aggregate base; sub-base; stabilization; durability; moduli

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

RGB-IR Vision for 3D Scene Analysis and Thermal Assessment

edited by Władysław Skarbek

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1045 | Submission Open

Keywords: RGB; 3D analysis; multispectral vision; 3D reconstruction; thermal analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Recent Advances in Underwater Vehicles, 2nd Edition

edited by

Seongyeol Yoo

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater robots; underwater sensors; navigation; machine learning for underwater robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)

Free Radical, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidant Impact on Human Health

edited by

Cheol-Su Kim

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1032 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative stress; free radicals; antioxidants; redox homeostasis; ROS; inflammation; mitochondrial dysfunction; lipid peroxidation; redox signaling; therapeutic interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Innovative Finite Element Analysis Methods for Composite Materials

edited by

Valerio Belardi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1030 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite structures; numerical simulation; computational efficiency; advanced modeling techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Data-Driven Sports Science: Advances and Applications

edited by

Francisco García-Angulo

, Francisco Ayala and Antonio García-Angulo

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1012 | Submission Open

Keywords: human movement; devices; sports science; kinematics; biomechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Coffee and Coffee By-Products: Processing, Qualities and Functional Properties

edited by

Líbia Diniz Santos

, Lucas Louzada Pereira and

Erica Liberto

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | Submission Open

Keywords: coffee by-products; post-harvest processing; fermentation; drying methods; bioactive compounds; sustainability in coffee production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Advances in Functional Foods and Natural Products

edited by Elenice Souza Dos Reis Goes and

Cintia da Silva Araújo

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 985 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; natural bioactive compounds; health-promoting ingredients; food product innovation; nutraceuticals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Advances in Structural Health Monitoring in Civil Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by Yoshikazu Kobayashi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 964 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; structural health monitoring; system identification; tomography; elastic wave; X-ray; unmanned system; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

The Development of Novel Functional Foods: Trends, Prospectives, and Possible Bioactivity (2nd Edition)

edited by

Antonios E. Koutelidakis

Andreas Tzakos

Aikaterini Papadaki

and

Nikolaos Kopsahelis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 964 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel functional foods; bioactivity; bioavailability; interventional studies; novel technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Biomedical and Industrial Applications for Digital Holographic Microscopy

edited by Maria Del Socorro Hernandez-Montes and Fernando Mendoza Santoyo

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open

Keywords: DHM; in-line DHM; of-axis DHM; 3D imaging; label-free imaging; QPI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Terahertz Sensing and Imaging: Advances in Materials, Environmental Monitoring and Biomedical Diagnostics

edited by

Janez Trontelj

and Andrej Švigelj

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 958 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz sensing; terahertz imaging; THz materials; signal processing; biomedical diagnostics; environmental monitoring; non-destructive evaluation; THz device integration; real-time measurements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Design and Implementation of Small Side and Conditioned Games in Team Sports

edited by

Alberto Moreno Domínguez

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 929 | Submission Open

Keywords: team sports training; task constraint manipulation; decision-making processes; practice task design; performance analysis; constraints-led approach; game-based learning; ecological dynamics; skill acquisition; representative practice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Recent Progress and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Bioinformatics and New Medicine, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tao Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 874 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; deep learning; new medicine; cancer; single cell omics; network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

New Trends in Natural Language Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alaa Mohasseb

and

Andreas Kanavos

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 871 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural language processing; deep learning in NLP; semantic analysis; language models; sentiment analysis; text classification; text summarization; multilingual NLP; low-resource language processing; NLP applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advanced Blasting Technology for Mining, 2nd Edition

edited by

Krzysztof Skrzypkowski

and Andrzej Biessikirski

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 865 | Submission Open

Keywords: blasting works; explosives; fragmentation; detonation properties; blast-induced vibration; drilling; blast and ring design; blasting safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Optical Communication and Photonic Integrated Devices

edited by Gerardo Antonio Castañón-Avila

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 848 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communications; silicon photonics; co-packaged optics; optical I/O; coherent DSP; 800G/1.6T transceivers; thin-film lithium niobate; microcombs; secure photonics; optical chaos communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Rock Mechanics in Geotechnical and Tunnel Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yun Lin

and Chun Yang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock engineering; mechanical behavior; geotechnical and tunnel engineering; underground space; numerical modelling; monitoring technology; blasting techniques; big data analytics; stability assessment; machine learning and artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Services for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry: 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrei Crisan

, Sorin Herban and

Lars Abrahamczyk

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 839 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modelling; 3D scanning; parametric modelling; IoT; digital building permits; AR/VR/MR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)

Digital Transformation and Occupational Safety in Industry

edited by

Andres Pastor Fernandez

Alberto Cerezo-Narváez

and

Magadalena Ramirez-Peña

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 827 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); advanced industrialization; big data; digital twins; Industry 4.0 (I4.0); Industry 5.0 (I5.0); occupational health and safety; occupational risks; project management; sustainability

Advanced Technologies in Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Qi-Ang Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 819 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; sensors; data modeling; machine learning; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Developments in 3D Mechatronics Design

edited by

Mihaiela Iliescu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 755 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechatronics; systems; design; modeling and simulation; 3D printing; prototype

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

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