Global Warming and Microbial Diversity, and the Challenge of Using Microbes to Go Carbon Neutral

Dear Colleagues,

I am inviting you to consider submitting a manuscript to this Special Issue of Sustainability entitled “Global Warming and Microbial Diversity, and the Challenge of Using Microbes to Go Carbon Neutral”.

If global warming continues to progress without effective action, the average temperature is expected increase by up to 4.8°C compared to the year 2000. Since microbes are the final decomposers of organic materials and support the ecosystem, even the slightest change in microbial diversity can have a significant impact on the ecosystem. This understanding of microbial diversity in the past and present may allow us to predict the nature of future ecosystems. Understanding how microbes adapt to climate changes will also enable us to understand the resilience of ecosystems. Furthermore, if microbes can contribute to carbon emission neutrality via the utilization of their abilities, they are expected to aid in the prevention of global warming.

This Special Issue welcomes the submission of papers presenting original research and mini-reviews on microbial diversity, its relationship to climate change, and the use of microbes to achieve carbon neutrality.

The papers selected for inclusion in this Special Issue will undergo a rigorous peer-review process with the aim of ensuring the rapid and widespread dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

Dr. Masaharu Tsuji
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-blind 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.