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Special Issues

Sustainability 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

Life in Space: From Molecules to Extremophiles

Guest Editors: Alessia Cassaro, Daniela Billi
Viewed by 88

Deadline: 27 April 2026

Open for Submission

Current Challenges in Human Space Flight

Guest Editors: Larry D. Sanford, Richard A. Britten
4 articles | Viewed by 13,773

Deadline: 20 February 2026

Open for Submission

Space Medicine Ophthalmology: Insights from Molecular Observations to the Clinical Management of Ocular Risks in Microgravity

Guest Editor: Joshua Ong
3 articles | Viewed by 5,328

Deadline: 28 November 2025

Closed

The Space Environment on Human Health and Disease

Guest Editors: Camilla Urbaniak, Emily Seto
8 articles | Viewed by 49,386

Deadline: 31 December 2023

Closed

Advances in Space Biology

Guest Editors: Claudia Pacelli, Francesca Ferranti, Marta del Bianco
15 articles | Viewed by 59,177

Deadline: 21 April 2023

Closed

Frontiers of Astrobiology, Volume II

Guest Editor: Christopher Bennett
5 articles | Viewed by 22,874

Deadline: 15 April 2022

Closed

Microbial Life in the Solar System

Guest Editor: Jay Nadeau
7 articles | Viewed by 33,155

Deadline: 31 January 2022

Closed

Frontiers of Astrobiology

Guest Editor: Manasvi Lingam
17 articles | Viewed by 169,214

Deadline: 15 October 2020

Closed

Chemical Evolution of Organic Molecules in Solar System Small Bodies

Guest Editors: Hikaru Yabuta, Joseph A. Nuth III, Ernesto Palomba
5 articles | Viewed by 31,646

Deadline: 18 June 2020

Closed

Life on Mars

Guest Editor: Daniela Billi
6 articles | Viewed by 41,424

Deadline: 25 April 2020

Closed

Analytical Chemistry in Astrobiology

Guest Editor: Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin
6 articles | Viewed by 40,183

Deadline: 31 March 2019

Closed

Meteorites and the Origin of Life

Guest Editor: Daniel P. Glavin
7 articles | Viewed by 60,747

Deadline: 31 March 2018

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