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.
UAVs and GeoAI for Natural Hazard Monitoring and Modeling
Deadline: 16 November 2026
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Enhanced Emergency Response: 2nd Edition
Deadline: 20 November 2026
Advancing UAV-Based Remote Sensing: Innovations, Techniques and Applications
Deadline: 28 November 2026
UAV Swarm Intelligent Control and Decision-Making
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Advanced Cross-Domain Unmanned Platform Command and Security Technology: 2nd Edition
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Advanced Optimization Strategies for UAV Mission Planning and Operation
Deadline: 1 December 2026
Optimizing MIMO Systems for UAV Communication Networks
Deadline: 1 December 2026
IoT-Enabled UAV Networks for Secure Communication
Deadline: 15 December 2026
Drones and AI for Crop Information Sensing and Decision-Making Models
Deadline: 15 December 2026
Collaborative UAV SLAM: Methods and Applications
Deadline: 15 December 2026
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Applications in Critical Industrial Sectors (2nd Edition)
Deadline: 28 December 2026
When Deep Learning Meets Geometry for Air-to-Ground Perception on Drones: 2nd Edition
Deadline: 31 December 2026
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