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Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing 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.

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Open for Submission

Autonomy Challenges in Unmanned Aviation

Guest Editors: Kimon P. Valavanis, Anthony Tzes
Viewed by 99

Deadline: 31 October 2026

Open for Submission

Drones and the Internet of Things: Enabling Connected Airspace

Guest Editors: Riccardo Marini, Bernabe Matteo, Enrico Testi
Viewed by 54

Deadline: 31 July 2026

Open for Submission

UAVs for Nature Conservation Tasks in Complex Environments

Guest Editors: Tom Richardson, Ulrik Pagh Schultz Lundquist, Fabio Remondino
1 article | Viewed by 2,034

Deadline: 1 July 2026

Open for Submission

Advancing Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Networks in Drones: Techniques, Applications, and Future Directions

Guest Editors: Dawei Wang, Hongbo Zhao, Li Li
1 article | Viewed by 101

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Open for Submission

Advances in Drone Applications for Last-Mile Delivery Operations

Guest Editors: Yoon Seok Chang, Ilkyeong Moon, Chulung Lee, Taesu Cheong
Viewed by 79

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Open for Submission

Advances in Intelligent Coordination Control for Autonomous UUVs

Guest Editors: Haitao Zhang, Bin-Bin Hu, Zhenghong Jin, Mingkang Long, Henglai Wei
4 articles | Viewed by 5,476

Deadline: 25 June 2026

Open for Submission

Drones for Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Science 2nd Edition

Guest Editors: Brian Gullett, Pantelis Velanas, Katerina Margariti
Viewed by 35

Deadline: 24 June 2026

Open for Submission

Cooperative Perception, Planning, and Control of Heterogeneous UAVs

Guest Editors: Yuan Yuan, Qian Zhang, Huanhuan Yuan

Deadline: 15 June 2026

Open for Submission

Advanced Optimization Strategies for UAV Mission Planning and Operation

Guest Editors: Emanuele Luigi de Angelis, Fabrizio Giulietti, Giulio Avanzini
Viewed by 117

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Open for Submission

IoT-Enabled UAV Networks for Secure Communication

Guest Editors: Bing Chen, Changyan Yi, Kun Zhu, Yutao Jiao, Zhiyi Tian
3 articles | Viewed by 5,103

Deadline: 21 May 2026

Open for Submission

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Drones Systems for Marine Engineering Applications

Guest Editors: Bo Li, Jia Ren, Kaifang Wan, Yani Cui
1 article | Viewed by 420

Deadline: 30 April 2026

Open for Submission

Drone-Based Wildlife Protection, Monitoring, and Conservation Management:2nd Edition

Guest Editors: Humberto Perotto-Baldivieso, Aaron M. Foley
4 articles | Viewed by 19,235

Deadline: 26 April 2026

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