Advances in Civil Applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Dear Colleagues,

In the last few years, the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), also known as drones, has rapidly increased. The cost reduction of these systems, coupled with their ability to reach difficult to access areas make them the perfect tools for performing different civil applications. In addition, several payloads for different purposes have been developed in recent years, thus introducing these systems into many new fields.

Motivated by this rapid development, we are excited to invite you to submit a research paper to the Special Issue of Drones titled “Advances in Civil Applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems”. The aim of this Special Issue is to showcase new innovations presented in unmanned aircraft systems in civil applications, demonstrating their impact in areas such as surveying, infrastructure inspections, mining, precision agriculture, forest management, surveillance, and cargo/logistics. Their applications include drones in different configurations, i.e., fixed-wing, rotary wing, or vertical take-off and landing. Original submissions aligned with the above-mentioned research areas are highly welcomed.

Dr. Higinio González Jorge
Dr. Luis Miguel González-deSantos
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Drones is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.