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Special Issues

Drones 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.

The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Open for Submission

UAV and USV Technologies for Inspection and Monitoring in Coastal Engineering

Guest Editors: Marcos Arza-García, Ana Margarida Bento, José Alberto Gonçalves
Viewed by 78

Deadline: 10 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 2,351

Deadline: 1 July 2026

Open for Submission

Rapid Disaster Assessment and Post-Disaster Recovery Using UAV Remote Sensing

Guest Editors: Alessio Calantropio, Vincenzo Di Pietra, Miguel Angel Maté-González
2 articles | Viewed by 1,264

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Open for Submission

Innovative Approaches to Biodiversity and Ecology Monitoring: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Drone Technology

Guest Editor: Eben N. Broadbent
2 articles | Viewed by 2,616

Deadline: 28 May 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 22,019

Deadline: 26 April 2026

Open for Submission

Drones in Hydrological Research and Management

Guest Editors: Dalia Calneryte, Robert Szczepanek, Jarosław Chormański
4 articles | Viewed by 5,479

Deadline: 28 February 2026

Open for Submission

UAVs and UGVs Robotics for Emergency Response in a Changing Climate

Guest Editors: Abraham Mejia-Aguilar, Santos Miguel Orozco Soto, Christian Wankmüller
1 article | Viewed by 574

Deadline: 31 January 2026

Open for Submission

Drones and Machine Learning as a Complementary Tools in Wildlife Biology Studies

Guest Editors: Cino Pertoldi, Sussie Pagh
3 articles | Viewed by 12,340

Deadline: 16 January 2026

Open for Submission

Drones for Mapping and Monitoring Wetland Ecosystems

Guest Editor: Ricardo Díaz-Delgado
Viewed by 1,123

Deadline: 31 December 2025

Closed

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based Hyperspectral Imaging for Earth Observation

Guest Editors: J. Pablo Arroyo-Mora, Margaret Kalacska, Niall Origo
1 article | Viewed by 6,677

Deadline: 25 September 2025

Closed

Drones for Natural Hazards

Guest Editors: Vasil Yordanov, Luigi Barazzetti, Maria Antonia Brovelli
5 articles | Viewed by 59,320

Deadline: 20 April 2025

Closed

Drones in the Wild

Guest Editors: Sophie F. Armanini, Raphael Zufferey
8 articles | Viewed by 38,500

Deadline: 31 January 2025

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