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Fermentation 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 policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Functional Properties of Microorganisms in Fermented Foods, 3rd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermented food; functional properties; functional nutrition; flavor; antibacterial properties; preservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Fermented Biofertilizer Production and Application
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1665 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermentation; nature-based solutions; biofertilizer; circular economy; agricultural by-products; microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Wine and Beer Fermentation, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: wine and beer fermentation; non-conventional yeasts; NAB and LAB; fermentation technology; alcoholic beverages; microbial; winemaking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Microbial Metabolism Focusing on Bioactive Molecules
edited by Ismael Maciel de Mancilha
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9561 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial metabolism; bioactive metabolites; biotechnology; microbial pathways; metabolic products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)
The Roles of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Food Fermentation
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8215 | Submission Open
Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; fermented foods; probiotics; postbiotics; starter cultures; fermented foods; health benefits; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Probiotic Strains and Fermentation)
Applied Microorganisms and Industrial/Food Enzymes, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4991 | Submission Open
Keywords: applied microorganisms; industrial/food enzymes; fermentation optimization; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; protein engineering; transcriptional regulation; host cells; protein expression; high-throughput screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)
Applications of Microbial Biodiversity in Wine Fermentation
edited by , Karina Medina and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4003 | Submission Open
Keywords: saccharomyces yeast; non-saccharomyces yeast; lactic acid bacteria; acetic acid bacteria; Brettanomyces; winemaking; vineyard; oenological microbiota; microbial consortium; winery grape; innovation; sustainability; bioprotection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Advances in Fermented Fruits and Vegetables—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3081 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermentation science; fermented fruits and vegetables; health benefits; microbial diversity; nutritional value; technological advances
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
From Waste to Value: Microbial Fermentation for the Sustainable Valorization of Agri-Food Residues submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2540 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-food by-products; microbial fermentation; circular bioeconomy; sustainable bioprocessing; functional foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Application of Anaerobic Digestion Technology: Current Progress and New Trends submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1340 | Submission Open
Keywords: anaerobic digestion; anaerobic fermentation; pre-treatment; co-digestion; volatile fatty acids; inhibition; process control; biogas and biomethane; digestate valorization; dynamic modeling; circular bioeconomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Non-Conventional Yeasts in Fermented Beverages: Biotechnology, Tradition, and Innovation
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open
Keywords: aroma complexity; fermented beverages; innovative fermentation strategies; low-alcohol fermentation; mixed and spontaneous fermentations; non-conventional yeasts; yeast biotechnology; yeast diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)
Microbial Ecosystems in Fermented Foods submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8049 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermented foods; fermenting agents; microbial ecosystems; microbial succession; food quality; food safety; fermentation innovations; fermentation sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Advances in Fermented Foods and Beverages, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open
Keywords: health promotion; probiotics; bioactive peptides; functional foods; microbial fermentation; anticarcinogenic; cardiovascular disease; antimicrobial effect; lactic acid bacteria; nutraceuticals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
The Industrial Feasibility of Biosurfactants submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14578 | Submission Open
Keywords: glycolipids; rhamnolipids; sophorolipids; mannosylerythritol lipids; lipopeptides and lipoproteins; surfactin; polymeric biosurfactants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Microbial Upcycling of Organic Waste to Biofuels and Biochemicals
edited by and Rouf Ahmad Dar
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6975 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermentation; organic wastes; biochemicals; biofuels; bioenergy; biogas; biohydrogen; anaerobic digestion; acidogenic fermentation; dark fermentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Research Progress of Rumen Fermentation, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3989 | Submission Open
Keywords: ruminant nutrition; feed; animal nutrition; ruminal fermentation; microbiota
Fermented Foods for Boosting Health: 2nd Edition
edited by Jia Song
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3650 | Submission Open
Keywords: health benefits; traditional fermented foods; fermentation; functional foods; bioactive molecules; antioxidants; antidiabetics; gut microbiome; polysaccharides
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Lactic Acid Bacteria in Functional Foods: From Microbiology to Health Benefits
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2488 | Submission Open
Keywords: lactic acid bacteria; plant-based fermented foods; bioactive compounds; functional properties; nutrition; by-products; starter cultures; health benefits; postbiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Lactic Acid Bacteria: Fermentation submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2144 | Submission Open
Keywords: lactic acid bacteria (LAB); fermentation; strain improvement; bioprocess engineering; food biotechnology; metabolic engineering; systems biology; functional foods; omics; microbial physiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Starter Advances in Beverage and Dairy Fermentation
edited by Oktay Yerlikaya
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open
Keywords: beverage and dairy fermentation; starter cultures; yeast–bacteria interactions; fermentation metabolism; bioactive compounds; fermented foods and beverages; brewing and dairy technology; fermentation kinetics; microbial ecology; mixed-culture fermentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Tradition to Innovation: Biotechnological and Microbial Approaches in Fermented Beverages
edited by Nadia Nara Batista, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1636 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermented beverages; microbial ecology; microbial interactions; starter cultures; spontaneous fermentation; process optimization; metabolomics; proteomics; sensory quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Next-Generation Biotics in Fermented and Functional Foods submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open
Keywords: prebiotics; probiotics; postbiotics; synbiotics; functional foods; fermented foods; gut microbiota; bioactive metabolites; food biotechnology; nutraceuticals; microbial fermentation; food safety; consumer acceptance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Probiotic Strains and Fermentation)
Non-Conventional Yeasts as Biofactories for Biotechnological Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-conventional yeasts; yeast cell factories; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; systems biology; whole-cell biocatalysis; recombinant protein expression; secretion; enzymes; organic acids; polyols; single-cell oils (SCO); single-cell proteins (SCP); pigments; flavors and aromas; stress tolerance; waste valorization; circular bioeconomy; bioprocess engineering; fermentation scale-up; co-culture fermentation; downstream processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Yeast)
Feed Additives and Rumen Fermentation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open
Keywords: rumen fermentation; feed additives; rumen microbiota; volatile fatty acids; methane mitigation; essential oils; phytogenic feed additives; rumen microbial ecology; nutrient digestibility; ruminant nutrition
Fermentation-Driven Meat: Microbial Processes for Sustainable Flavor, Safety and Preservation submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermented meat; starter cultures; bioprotection; bacteriocins; predictive microbiology; volatilomics; clean-label; nitrite reduction; shelf-life; sustainability; life-cycle assessment; sensory quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Rumen Microbes and Fermentation
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermentation; rumen microbes; metabolites; diet composition; volatile fatty acids; feed additives; methane emissions; ammonia
Biofuels Production and Processing Technology, 4th Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofuel production technologies; downstream processing; upstream processing; biorefinery; energy; bioethanol production; agroforest and industrial waste feedstock valorization; microorganisms for biofuel; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Fermented Foods as Functional Foods
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermentation; fermented foods; functional foods; nutraceuticals; prebiotics; probiotics; postbiotics; bioactive compounds; food safety; food innovation; organoleptic properties; human health; nutrition; microbiome; precision nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Biotechnology for Smarter Industrial Fermentation
edited by Giulia Bozzano
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial fermentation; biotechnology; microbial engineering; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; systems biology; precision fermentation; bioprocess optimization; scale-up; omics technologies; sustainability; circular bioeconomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Advances in Fermentation Technology for Sustainable Waste Management
edited by Kenji Sakai
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial conversion of biomass waste and wastewater; fermentative production; organic waste and wastewater treatment; aerobic and anaerobic digestion; composting; solid and liquid fertilizer; biogas production; uncultured microorganism; meta-genomic and meta-transcriptomic analyses; microbial consortium and function; microbial fuel cell; biocycle of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus elements; organic waste treatment (human excreta, sewage sludge, livestock manure, food waste, agricultural waste); soil amendment and fertilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Anaerobic Digestion to High-Value Organic Fertilizer and Biogas submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2656 | Submission Open
Keywords: anaerobic digestion; biogas production; organic fertilizers; digestate valorization; nutrient recovery; co-digestion; waste-to-energy; circular bioeconomy; pre-treatment strategies; sustainable waste management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Bioprospecting Pigment-Producing Microorganisms from Different Biomes
edited by Fernanda Cortez Lopes
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1426 | Submission Open
Keywords: pigments; biomes; biological activities; natural pigments; agro-industrial residues; fungal pigments; bacterial pigments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)
Perspectives on Microbiota of Fermented Foods, 2nd Edition
edited by Junnan Xu and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7813 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermented food; microbial diversity; fermentation optimization; metabolic engineering; high-throughput screening; food microbiology; microbiota; flavors; microorganism application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Fermentation Processes: Modeling, Optimization and Control: 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11111 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermentation technology; process modeling; simulation analysis; process optimization; control process; sustainability issues; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation Process Design)
Fermentation of Organic Waste for High-Value-Added Product Production—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5124 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermentation; organic waste; sewage sludge; food waste; algae; agricultural straw; brewery wastewater; food wastewater; slaughterhouse wastewater; volatile fatty acids; medium-chain fatty acids; polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Advances in Functional Fermented Foods
edited by Emiliano Salvucci and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4230 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional fermented foods; gut microbiome; precision fermentation; multi-omics technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Production of Added-Value Metabolites Through Microbial Fermentation submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3608 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial fermentation; value added; metabolic; waste; microbial cell factories
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Metabolism, Physiology & Genetics)
Probiotics in Food Fermentation: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1375 | Submission Open
Keywords: probiotics; food fermentation; lactic acid bacteria; gut microbiota; lactobacillus; bacillus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Probiotic Strains and Fermentation)
Microbial Processes for Biomass Conversion to Bioenergy
edited by Júlio César Dos Santos and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1186 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass conversion; bioenergy; biofuels; microbial biotechnology; lignocellulose; metabolic engineering; enzymatic hydrolysis; fermentation technology; biorefinery; sustainable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Feed Efficiency and Rumen Fermentation submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open
Keywords: rumen fermentation; microbial protein; feed efficiency; volatile fatty acids; forage-to-concentrate ratio; fiber digestibility; methane mitigation; protein degradation; rumen microbiome; nutrient synchronization
Advances in Fermented Functional Foods and Probiotic Performance submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermented functional foods; probiotics; fermentation biotechnology; probiotic viability and stability; functional food development; precision fermentation; postbiotics and paraprobiotics; gut–organ axes; metabolic engineering; sustainable food systems; bio-transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Application of Fermentation Technology in Biopolymer Production
edited by Alberto Rodriguez and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial biopolymers; fermentation; bioprocess engineering; waste management; polyhydroxyalkanoates; bacterial cellulose; microbial conversion; life cycle analysis; techno economical analysis; biorefineries
Waste and Wastewater Biotreatment for Bioenergy and Bioresource Recovery
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open
Keywords: anaerobic digestion of waste and wastewater; organic waste treatment; biomethane and biohydrogen production; syngas fermentation; anaerobic membrane reactor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Integrative Microbial Fermentation: Synergistic Consortia of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Other Microorganisms for Development of Functional Foods
edited by Carla Luciana Gerez
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial co-fermentation; functional foods; lactic acid bacteria (LAB); multi-omics and artificial intelligence; fermented foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Fermentation-Based Biorefineries: Unlocking Energy and Nutrient Potential from Biomass Waste
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermentation technologies ; biomass waste ; energy and nutrient recovery ; biogas production ; pretreatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
Recent Advances in Microbial Fermentation in Foods and Beverages, 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4658 | Submission Open
Keywords: fermented foods; alcoholic beverages; microbial metabolism; probiotics; microbial biochemistry; nutritional enrichment; microbial culture; functional foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Emerging Microbial Technologies in Fermentation: Innovations in Food, Environmental, and Health Bioprocesses submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17343 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental biotechnology; functional foods; genetically engineered microorganisms; microbial fermentation; postbiotics and microbial metabolites; probiotic biotechnology; sustainable bioprocesses; synthetic biology and microbial consortia; valorization of agro-industrial by-products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Fermentation and Circular Economy in Food Sustainability
edited by Jaslyn Jie Lin Lee and Xiaomei Lyu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6756 | Submission Open
Keywords: food waste; packaging; coating; fermentation; sustainability; valorisation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Fermentations of Agri-Food By-Products for the Development of Functional Foods
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5428 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional foods; postbiotic; food by-products; solid-state fermentation; liquid-state fermentation; lactic acid bacteria; yeasts; fungi; bacteria; functional ingredients; feeds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
Resource Recovery and Microbial Transformation of Organic Solid Waste
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2988 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic solid waste; microorganisms; compost; fermentation; community succession; resource recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Fermentation)
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