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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

Skybound Surveillance: Enhancing Road Network Efficiency with Drone Inspections

Guest Editors: Anastasios Dimou, Omar Alharasees, Haitham A. Al Hasanat, Mohammad Saleh Fawaier
Viewed by 276

Deadline: 30 January 2027

Open for Submission

Autonomy Challenges in Unmanned Aviation

Guest Editors: Kimon P. Valavanis, Anthony Tzes
Viewed by 234

Deadline: 31 October 2026

Open for Submission

Advances in Internet of Drones: Applications, Communication Infrastructures, Architectures, and Protocols for FANETs

Guest Editors: Wilfried Yves Hamilton Adoni, Richard Gloaguen, Qi Lu
1 article | Viewed by 1,406

Deadline: 10 October 2026

Open for Submission

Advances and Innovations in Drone Technology for Mining and Construction Applications

Guest Editors: Yewuhalashet Fissha, Hajime Ikeda, Natsuo Okada, Abhishek Kumar Tripathi, Debashish Chakravarty, Muhammad Zaka Emad
1 article | Viewed by 4,107

Deadline: 31 August 2026

Open for Submission

Hydrogen and Hybrid Propulsion Systems for UAV Applications

Guest Editors: Ali Dinc, Onder Turan, Selcuk Ekici
Viewed by 73

Deadline: 31 August 2026

Open for Submission

Computational Fluid Dynamics for Next-Generation Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Guest Editors: Enrique Aldao Pensado, Fernando Veiga López, Elena Beatriz Martín Ortega
1 article | Viewed by 1,189

Deadline: 20 August 2026

Open for Submission

Resilient Networking and Task Allocation for Drone Swarms: 2nd Edition

Guest Editors: Jingjing Wang, Yibo Zhang, Qi Li
2 articles | Viewed by 5,090

Deadline: 10 August 2026

Open for Submission

Advances in Civil Applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Third Edition

Guest Editors: Higinio González Jorge, Fernando Veiga López, Enrique Aldao Pensado
Viewed by 90

Deadline: 3 August 2026

Open for Submission

Wearable Technologies for Driving Drones: Innovations and Applications

Guest Editors: Cristian Randieri, Andrea Tortorelli, Bojan Jerbić
1 article | Viewed by 4,627

Deadline: 31 July 2026

Open for Submission

Drones and the Internet of Things: Enabling Connected Airspace

Guest Editors: Riccardo Marini, Bernabe Matteo, Enrico Testi
Viewed by 126

Deadline: 31 July 2026

Open for Submission

Design and Development of UAV Systems for Logistics Networks and Operations

Guest Editors: Andreas Schwung, Stefan Lier, João Paulo Javidi da Costa, Edison Pignaton De Freitas
Viewed by 75

Deadline: 31 July 2026

Open for Submission

Security-by-Design in UAVs: Enabling Intelligent Monitoring

Guest Editors: Lei Shi, Yi Zhou, Xuhui Bu, Lingling Lv
Viewed by 111

Deadline: 31 July 2026

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