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Advances in Molecular and Genetic Technologies in Animal Sciences

edited by

Maria Elena Arias Cea

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive biotechnology; molecular biology of reproduction; genome editing; functional genomics; epigenetic regulation; in vitro embryo production; cloning; animal biotechnology; genetic engineering

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

Surfactant Technologies and Applications

edited by

Rafael Bailón-Moreno

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: surfactant; surfactants and household industry; surfactants and pharmaceutical industry; surfactants and petrochemical industry; surfactants and environment; surfactant and agriculture; surfactants and biotechnology; surfactants and nanotechnology; surfactant and sustainability

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

Sound and Vibration: Measurement, Perception, and Control

edited by

Yu Huang

and Liang Yu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound measurement; vibration analysis; noise control; acoustic perception; smart materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Application of Molecular Biology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer

edited by

Christiana Neophytou

and

Christiana Charalambous

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular oncology; cancer biomarkers; precision medicine; genomic profiling; targeted therapy; liquid biopsy; tumor microenvironment; gene expression; molecular diagnostics; cancer therapeutics

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

Additive Manufacturing for Advanced Thermal Management and Cooling Applications

edited by Jaewook Lee and

Kunwoo Kim

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; thermal management; heat exchangers; thermal metamaterials; lattice structures; conformal cooling channels; ai-driven design optimization; digital twin; thermal simulation; advanced cooling applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

Advances in Computer Networks and Software-Defined Networks

edited by

Jerzy Domzal

and

Edyta Biernacka

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: software-defined networks; machine-learning; traffic engineering; cross-layer networks; SDN controllers

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

Advances in Natural Extracts: Bioactive Compounds and Health Impacts

edited by

Marco Giammanco

and

Manuela Mauro

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural extracts; micronutrients

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

Underwater Communication Networks

edited by

Ruiqin Zhao

and Xiaohong Shen

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater acoustic network; underwater acoustic communication; underwater sensor networks; underwater optical communication; underwater network protocols; underwater network security

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

Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Communities

edited by

Claudio Valdovinos

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; marine communities; biodivesrity shifts; monitoring technologies and modeling tools; nature-based solutions and ecological restoration; adaptive management under climate change; ecological resilience; coastal and marine ecosystems

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

Advances in Computational Chemistry and Molecular Dynamics

edited by Somnath Bhowmick

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; reaction mechanisms; energy materials; drug discovery; soft matter; interfaces; membranes; nucleation; photochemistry; sensing; separations

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

Applications of Modern Medical Technologies Combined with Artificial Intelligence

edited by Dmytro Chumachenko

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; remote patient monitoring; public health monitoring; clinical decision support; synthetic data; digital twins; simulation of infectious diseases; health informatics; telemedicine; smart health

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

Advanced Fiber-Optic Devices and Sensing Technologies

edited by Chengliang Zhu,

Hailiang Chen

and

Hongtao Li

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-optic devices; optical fiber sensing; light-field manipulation; fiber-optical tweezers; computational photonics; signal processing in photonics; micro/nanophotonics; integrated photonic systems

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

Chemical and Methodological Approaches to Meat Quality and Preservation

edited by

John Quiñones

, Néstor Sepulveda and

Rommy Díaz

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat quality; lipid oxidation; preservation methods; analytical techniques; natural antioxidants; active packaging; omics technologies; shelf-life; production process; meat products

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

Wireless Networking: Application and Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Evangelos Spyrou

and

Vassilios Kappatos

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless networking; telecommunications; cross-layer development; optimization; 5G and beyond; real-world applications

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

Innovations in Blasting Technology and Rock Engineering

edited by Peng Xu and Liyun Yang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock blasting; blast waves; crack propagation; mining engineering; intelligent blasting; rockway excavation; blast virbration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Applied Audio Interaction: 2nd Edition

edited by

Andreas Floros

Emmanouel Rovithis

and

Nikolaos Moustakas

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: audio games; augmented reality audio; game audio; data sonification; auditory perception; accessibility; visual impairment; immersion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Applied Geophysics and Volcanology: Tools for Exploring the Dynamic Earth

edited by

Antonella Longo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: volcanoes; earth's interior evolution; earth's surface phenomena; inversion methods (seismicity; gravity; electrical and magnetic fields); gas emission; laboratory simulation; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Grounding Systems Optimization for Low-Frequency Fault Currents and Lightning Strikes, 3rd Edition

edited by

Eduardo Faleiro

Gabriel Asensio

and

Jorge Moreno

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: transient response; lightning-induced fields; non-negligible internal impedance; optima ground-line location; grounding electrode heating; ampacity study; coated electrodes; grounding system damage; effects of electrode corrosion; grounding malfunction detection test; influence of soil modeling

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

Advances in AI for Extended Reality: From Explainable Agents to Generative Worlds

edited by

Marina Anca Cidota

and

Clara Maathuis

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: XAI techniques; generative AI; agent-based modeling; digital twin; augmented/virtual/mixed realities

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

Emerging Techniques and Trends in Food Analysis and Quality Control

edited by

Artur Mazurek

and

Marzena Włodarczyk-Stasiak

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analysis; food quality control; modern analytical technologies; artificial intelligence in food analysis; quality control and validation procedures in food analysis

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

Restorative Innovations in Pediatric and Behavior-Challenged Patients

edited by

Denise Corridore

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: minimally invasive restorative dentistry; bioactive dental materials; AI-enhanced diagnostic and treatment workflows

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)

Robust Fault-Tolerant Controllers for Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles

edited by Valery Salauyou

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: actuator faults; adaptive controller; attitude controller; disturbance rejection controller; distributed controller; external disturbances; failure recovery system; fault-tolerant controller; field-programmable gate array (FPGA); finite-state machine (FSM); flight controller; formation maintenance; fuzzy logic controller; hardware description language (HDL); hierarchical controller; machine learning; multi-drone system; neural controller; path tracking controller; pose tracking; proportional integral-derivative (PID) controller; robust controller; sliding mode controller; speed controller; swarm intelligence; UAV swarm; system on a chip (SoC); trajectory tracking; tracking controller; UAV network; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

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

Intelligent Robotics Systems: Current Developments and Future Prospects

edited by Jong-Hwan Kim, Joon-Hyuk Park and

Namsuk Cho

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; reinforcement learning; robotic perception; autonomous systems; multi-robot coordination; system validation; simulation and digital twins

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

Application of Biology to Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art

edited by

Maria Filomena Macedo

and

António Manuel Santos Carriço Portugal

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; biodeterioration; conservation and restoration; preservation; treatments; biocides; biodiversity; climatic changes; sustainability

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

New Challenges in Thermodynamics

edited by

Javier Rodríguez-Martín

Javier Muñoz Antón

Susana Sánchez-Orgaz

and Fernando Varela

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: first law of thermodynamics; second law of thermodynamics; exergy; entropy; thermophysical properties; teaching; energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)

Current Advances in Performance Analysis and Technologies for Sports

edited by

Adrian Escudero-Tena

Diego Muñoz Marín

and

Sergio José Ibáñez Godoy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21960 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports science; exercise performance; sports performance; real-time monitoring of sport performance; behavior analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Structural Health Monitoring in Bridges and Infrastructure

edited by

Yang Yang

and Lijun Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13105 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; structural damage identification; structural response reconstruction; structural load identification; structural diagnosis; machine learning; intelligent algorithms; bridge/ infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Additive Manufacturing for Novel and Advanced Materials: Characteristics, Challenges, and Applications

edited by Edgar Moraru and

Manoj Gupta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11840 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; digital manufacturing; metal additive manufacturing; ceramic additive manufacturing; polymer additive manufacturing; composite additive manufacturing; 3D printing; 4D printing; rapid prototyping; fused deposition modelling; vat photopolymerisation; selective laser melting; selective laser sintering; selective electron-beam melting; powder bed fusion; binder jetting; material jetting; laminated object manufacturing; direct metal deposition; resin-based materials; powder-based materials; filament-based materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

Advances in Robot Path Planning, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jonghoek Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11201 | Submission Open

Keywords: online and dynamic path planning; energy-efficient path planning; motion planning; SLAM; coverage problem; mobile robots; multiple robots; robot arms; underwater robots; UAVs

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

Industrial Safety and Occupational Health Engineering

edited by Ming Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11093 | Submission Open

Keywords: health engineering; industrial safety; dust prevention

Recent Advances and Emerging Trends in Computational Fluid Dynamics

edited by

Florin Bode

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9260 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); energy efficiency; indoor air quality; outdoor air quality; wind engineering; heat and mass transfer

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

Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles: Development and Challenges

edited by Ronik Ketankumar Patel and Apurva Pamidimukkala

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8219 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; artificial intelligence; safety and reliability; technology advancements; regulatory frameworks; infrastructure requirements; economic and societal impacts

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

AI-Enhanced 4D Geospatial Monitoring for Healthy and Resilient Cities

edited by

Ram C. Sharma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7830 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sustainability; remote sensing and geospatial technology; urban geomorphology; vegetation and public health; urban ecosystem analysis; AI; machine learning; and deep learning; urban design and micro-climatic conditions; green infrastructures and water management systems; lidar and photogrammetry; extreme weather events and heat stroke; air quality and public health; spectral analysis and biodiversity indices; social issues and urban resilience strategies; optical; radar; and lidar sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Biosynthesis and Applications of Natural Products

edited by Shogo Mori and Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7270 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; biosynthesis; chemoenzyamtic synthesis; combinatorial biosynthesis; drug discovery; drug development; gene clusters; natural products; protein engineering; secondary metabolites

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

Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science for E-Learning

edited by

Sacha Gómez Moñivas

and Beatriz Narbona

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5954 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; e-learning; learning systems

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

Advanced Robotics, Mechatronics, and Automation

edited by

Yan Shi

and Shuai Ren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5099 | Submission Open

Keywords: surgery robotics; rehabilitation medical; advanced intelligent; healthcare application; digital diagnosis and treatment

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

Data Science and Machine Learning in Logistics and Transport, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marta Campos Ferreira

João Manuel R. S. Tavares

and

Teresa Galvão Dias

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4559 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; data mining; data analytics; artificial intelligence; deep learning; pattern recognition; classification; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)

Future Horizons in Multi-Agent Systems: Pioneering Trends and Breakthrough Innovations

edited by

Pilar Herrero-Martín

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4525 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems (MASs); agent architectures; collaboration and coordination; human– agent interaction; swarm intelligence; intelligent tutoring systems; security and privacy; hybrid and quantum-inspired agents

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

Nonlinear Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering and Thermal Engineering

edited by Vasile Marinca and

Nicolae Herisanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 4088 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear systems; analytical solutions; vibration; resonance; stability; thermodynamics; thermal nonlinearity; temperature dependency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Design, Development, and Characterization of Advanced Materials for Modern Industry

edited by

Madalina Simona Baltatu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4061 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization and fabrication; innovations in composites; ceramics; metals; and polymers; material manufacturing and processing; physical; chemical; and mechanical properties; applications of automotive; aeronautics; biomedicine; and electronics; sustainability and the environmental impact

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

Transportation and Infrastructures Under Extreme Weather Conditions

edited by E Deng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4024 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation; infrastructures; extreme weather conditions; disaster; turbulence; monitoring; early warning; railway infrastructure; vehicle aerodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Security and Privacy Mechanisms for Cyber–Physical Systems and Industrial Networks

edited by

Jiuxin Cao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3905 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; privacy– utility trade-offs; chaos-based encryption; federated learning; network resilience; unknown threat detection; generative content forensics

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

Advances in Fuzzy Optimization for Transportation Planning Under Uncertainty

edited by Yan Sun and Maoxiang Lang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3465 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation planning; transportation optimization; uncertainty modeling; fuzzy set theory; fuzzy optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)

AI-Enhanced Metal/Alloy Forming

edited by

Zili Wang

and

Yong Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3016 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal/alloy forming; deep learning algorithms; optimization algorithms; digital twin technology; large language models; rolling; forging; extrusion; drawing; stamping; hydroforming

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

Advanced Technology in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Qingrong Xiong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2884 | Submission Open

Keywords: micromechanics; multiscale modeling; particle interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Monitoring and Conservation of Freshwater Biodiversity

edited by

Olga Petriki

and

Dimitra Bobori

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2693 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater biodiversity; ecological monitoring; conservation strategies; habitat restoration; environmental impact; policy and management; community engagement; molecular tools; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Cultural Heritage: Restoration and Conservation

edited by Paola Pogliani and

Claudia Pelosi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2652 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation; restoration; cultural heritage; diagnostic; enhancement; documentation; materials; technologies; methodologies; products

Sustainability in Functional Textiles: Materials, Technology and Design

edited by Isabel Cabral and

Jorge Padrão

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2151 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance textiles; smart textiles and wearable technology; medical textiles; multifunctional textiles; eco-design; circular economy; biomimicry and bio-inspired; advanced manufacturing and nanotechnology; textile coloration

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

New Challenges in Dentistry and Oral Health

edited by Anahid Ahmadi Birjandi and Maja Sabalić

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1913 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health; integration of technology; antibiotic resistance; novel therapeutics; regenerative dentistry; patient education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Sports, Exercise and Health, Second Edition

edited by

Gian Mario Migliaccio

and

Luca Russo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1789 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports science; exercise; public health; performance analysis; health prevention; wearable devices; sports analytics; physical activity; sports nutrition

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

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