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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.

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Open for Submission

Advances in Functional Coatings and Films for Thermal, Wear and Corrosion Protection

Guest Editors: Rui Yang, Botao Zhang
Viewed by 68

Deadline: 20 August 2026

Open for Submission

Waste Material Utilization and Recycled Materials for Sustainable Construction

Guest Editor: Nuha Mashaan
Viewed by 99

Deadline: 20 August 2026

Open for Submission

Waste Materials: Recycle and Valorize

Guest Editors: Lorena Alcaraz, Olga Rodríguez Largo
Viewed by 35

Deadline: 20 August 2026

Open for Submission

Microstructural, Mechanical, and Durability Characteristics of Cementitious Materials (3rd Edition)

Guest Editors: Ruizhe Si, Shuaicheng Guo
Viewed by 30

Deadline: 10 August 2026

Open for Submission

Advances in Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Metallurgical Technologies

Guest Editors: Kezhou Song, Ying-De Huang
Viewed by 29

Deadline: 10 August 2026

Open for Submission

Physico-Chemical Modification of Materials for Biomedical Application (2nd Edition)

Guest Editors: Bernadeta Dobosz, Joanna Czwartos
Viewed by 28

Deadline: 10 August 2026

Open for Submission

Understanding and Further Development of Directed Energy Deposition Process

Guest Editor: Shinichi Tashiro
Viewed by 119

Deadline: 31 July 2026

Open for Submission

Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials (4th Edition)

Guest Editor: Jaime Viña
Viewed by 4

Deadline: 30 July 2026

Open for Submission

Synthesis–Processing–Structure–Property Interrelationship of Multifunctional Polymeric Materials and Natural Polymers

Guest Editor: Aleksander Hejna
11 articles | Viewed by 26,813

Deadline: 25 July 2026

Open for Submission

Functional Cement-Based Composites for Civil Engineering (3rd Edition)

Guest Editor: Jonathan Oti
3 articles | Viewed by 4,363

Deadline: 20 July 2026

Open for Submission

Polymer Electrolytes: Fundamentals, Approaches and Applications

Guest Editors: Yunsong Li, Yuxiao Lin
1 article | Viewed by 1,088

Deadline: 20 July 2026

Open for Submission

Advanced Metallic and Ceramics Composites: Preparation, Properties and Applications

Guest Editor: Jarosław Woźniak
2 articles | Viewed by 1,735

Deadline: 20 July 2026

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