Latest Review Papers in Development Goals Towards Sustainability 2026

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to collect high-quality review papers across the broad field of Latest Review Papers in Development Goals Towards Sustainability 2026, with a particular focus on the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We welcome comprehensive reviews that synthesise and critically assess recent advances in theory, policy, methods, and practice related to sustainable development at global, national, regional, and local scales.

We especially encourage contributions that:

• map progress and challenges in achieving one or more SDGs;
• integrate interdisciplinary perspectives (e.g., linking the water–energy–food nexus, climate action, social justice, and economic development);
• examine governance, finance, technology, education, and behavioural change as enablers of sustainable development; and
• identify research gaps and future directions for implementing development goals in a just and effective manner.

Researchers from all relevant disciplines are invited to submit full-length, comprehensive review articles, scoping reviews, or systematic reviews highlighting the latest developments, debates, and emerging trends in sustainable development and SDG implementation.

Prof. Dr. Cristina Raluca Gh. Popescu
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.