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Sustainable Organizational Adaptation: Nurturing Ecosystems for Innovation and Resilience
edited by Okechukwu Lawerence Emeagwali
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18306 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation ecosystems; ecosystem innovation; ecosystem management; business ecosystems; innovation ecosystem management; strategic adaptability; sustainable adaptation; complex adaptive systems; organizational resilience; open innovation; value networks; absorptive capacity; co-innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Digital Transformation and Open Innovation for Business Ecosystems
edited by and Naoshi Uchihira
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17953 | Submission Open
Keywords: business ecosystems; platform ecosystems; innovation ecosystems; digital transformation; open innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Smart Sensors and IoT Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Aquaculture Practices
edited by , and Hsin-Wei Kuo
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 17141 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-aqua sustainability; smart irrigation and aquaculture management; machine learning in agriculture and aquaculture; digital agriculture and aquaculture; climate-smart agriculture and aquaculture; controlled environment agriculture and aquaculture; environmental sensing; wireless sensor networks; remote control; IoT; UAV; Zigbee; LoRa; deep learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Intelligent Systems and Consciousness Society: Sustainable Transportation and Decision Making
edited by Yorgos Stephanedes and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16754 | Submission Open
Keywords: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)  ; C-ITS • Artificial Intelligence  ; Machine Learning (ML)  ; Natural Language Processing (NLP); decision/policy making; dynamic transport; traffic systems; traffic management; safety and security; logistics; digital data management; sustainability; smart cities; impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Circularity, Innovation, and Optimisation in Sustainable Supply Chains
edited by , Esther Oluwadamilola Olufemi Rotimi and Olamide Shittu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16461 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation; optimization; supply chain; sustainability; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Asphalt Binder and Sustainable Pavement Design
edited by and Hasan Faisal
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 15315 | Submission Open
Keywords: asphalt binder; recycled asphalt pavement; rubber-modified asphalt; recycled plastic asphalt; warm-mix asphalt; cold-mix asphalt; pavement performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Sustainable Business Management
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14780 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable business; circular economy; digitalisation; entrepreneurship; innovation; leadership; business strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Safety and Risk Analysis of Industrial Processes from the Perspective of Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14091 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable processes; safety; hazards and risks; environment; industrial processes; integrated framework; industrial accidents; responsibility; prevention; mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Application of Data-Driven in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13960 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable logistic; sustainable inventory management; logistics route optimization; data-driven technology; operation management and optimization; sustainable supply chain; supply chain coordination; sustainable supply chain network design; supply chain visualization; carbon emission reduction strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Urban Development Prospective for Smart Cities
edited by , and Vitalii Kruhlov
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13178 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; data; decision-making; Internet of Things; mobility and travel behavior; planning; public administration; smart public services; smart city; smart urban development; safety; urban transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Research on Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Economic Development submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11578 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainability; sustainable economic development; entrepreneurship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Green Product Development
edited by , and Wei Li
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11553 | Submission Open
Keywords: green supply chain management; e-commerce; sustainable supply chain; closed-loop supply chain; low-carbon supply chain; eco-friendly product design; innovation for green products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Advances in Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment: Emerging Technologies and Solutions
edited by Wei Li, Sicheng Shao and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11064 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; solid waste treatment; biological metabolism; carbon reduction; refractory wastewater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Digital Technology for Circular Economy Towards Sustainable Development submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10620 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; digital innovation; sustainable development; resource efficiency; environmental sustainability; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain technology; data analytics; policy and regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Development and Land Use Change in Tropical Ecosystems
edited by Elisa Grieco
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10307 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change agroforestry sustainable development land use change rural communities adaptation mitigation tropical ecosystems nature-based solutions forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
The Latest Studies on Natural Hazards and Sustainable Civil Engineering submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10126 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic resilience; sustainability; earthquake-induced demands; flooding; tsunami loadings; flooding loadings; hydrological hazards; resilience of built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment: Closing the Loop for Sustainable Resource Management
edited by Andrea Di Maria
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10093 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); sustainable resource management; carbon sequestration; policy decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Geoenvironmental Engineering and Water Pollution Control
edited by and Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9808 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoenvironmental engineering; water pollution; remediation techniques; soil and groundwater contamination; new geomaterials; renewable energies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Technologies for Sustainable Development of Smart Regions submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9249 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities and regions; ecosystems for sustainable development; artificial intelligence and AI systems; UAV as a service; mobile smart technologies; safety and security informed sustainability; wellness engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Advances in Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation Research and Technology
edited by , and Tammy E. Parece
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9202 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; water security; food security; economic incentives; climate change policy; data science; artificial intelligence; satellite technologies; sustainable systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Advances in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Energy Systems
edited by Ascensión López-Vargas and Natalia Pichel
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8700 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy technology; renewable energy sources; smart energy management; climate change mitigation; technological advancements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Irrigation Technologies for Saving Water
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8626 | Submission Open
Keywords: water-saving irrigation technologies; sustainable development; yield improvement; water use efficiency; efficient utilization of water resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advancing Sustainable Building Practices: State of the Art in Thermal Insulation Materials, Energy Efficiency, and Technological Innovations submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8549 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building insulation; energy-efficient construction materials; thermal insulation innovations; building energy performance; CO2 emission reduction in buildings; numerical modeling in material science; climate change resilience in architecture; renewable insulation materials; state-of-the-art insulation technologies; the environmental impact of thermal materials; artificial intelligence used for sustainable buildings; deep learning used for climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Development of the Digital Economy and Digital Innovation in the Web2.0 Environment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8179 | Submission Open
Keywords: Web2.0 and sustainable economy; digital economy; digital innovation; big data; internet of things; green innovation; sustainable development; sharing economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Transportation Systems and Infrastructures Planning, Optimization, and Management submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8087 | Submission Open
Keywords: transportation system and infrastructures optimization; transport planning; traffic and infrastructure management; sustainable mobility; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); traffic simulation; congestion mitigation; multimodal integration; big data in transportation; road safety and risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Agriculture with Innovative Technology and Equipment: Towards a Low-Carbon Era
edited by and Wei Ma
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7968 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent agronomic equipment; low-carbon and smart agriculture; carbon footprint; scenarios modelling; sustainable agriculture; agriculture/farming system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Interdisciplinary Explorations in Health and Healthcare: Addressing Complex Challenges for Sustainable Futures
edited by , Delores Springs and Kevin Richardson
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7856 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable health systems; sustainable design and health; biotechnologies and sustainability; food security and health; environmental health; environmental racism; environmental justice; pandemic preparedness; patient voice in public health; healthcare access; health policy development; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); interdisciplinary health approaches; global health security; public health research; health equity; resilient health infrastructures; sustainable healthcare practices; global health disparities; community health development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Tackling Energy Poverty and Vulnerability Through Energy Efficiency submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7751 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy poverty; vulnerability; energy efficiency; heating decarbonization; inclusivity; energy access; affordability; household energy demand; transport poverty; micro-enterprises
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Building Resilience and Green Building Construction for Environmental Sustainability
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7351 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable constructions; reuse of building materials; seismic protection; sustainable interventions; bio-based materials; zero-damage constructions; quick vulnerability assessment; durability; concrete; rupture; masonry; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Research on Sustainable Business Ecosystems and Corporate Governance
edited by Konstantina Ragazou, Nikolaos Sariannidis and Georgia Zournatzidou
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6917 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; ESG; efficiency; sustainable governance; SMEs; resilience; business ecosystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Waste Management Strategies for Circular Economy
edited by , , and Evan K. Paleologos
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6756 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste prevention and minimization; resource recovery and recycling; extended producer responsibility; sustainable materials management; industrial symbiosis; sustainable urban waste management; smart waste management systems; advanced recycling technologies; waste-to-energy; circular economy legislation; international cooperation and standards; public awareness and education; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Development
edited by , Taras Lendiel and Oleksii Opryshko
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6613 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart agriculture; agricultural machinery navigation; sustainable agriculture; artificial intelligence; automation and robotics; controlled agricultural environments; planning; management; and forecasting for agricultural production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Development of Regional Tourism
edited by Krzysztof Widawski and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6315 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature tourism; rural tourism; heritage tourism; tourism management in a region; protected areas; active tourism; sustainable tourism product; sustainable development; case studies; tourist resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Innovations for Sustainable Transport and Distribution
edited by Ruozhen Qiu, and Jianhu Cai
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6204 | Submission Open
Keywords: green logistics; supply chain management; transportation; distribution system; sustainable development; environment; environmental impact reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Governance Development and Strategy
edited by Yong Qi, Yangao Xiao and Yuting Deng
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5922 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable governance; intellectual property; corporate sustainability strategies; digital economy; sustainable industrialization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advances in Intelligent Transportation, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles in the Context of Sustainability
edited by Yitong Shang, and Qiang Xing
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5875 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems; public transportation; energy-efficient traffic flow; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); smart charging; emerging technologies; environmental and social impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Management and Regulation of Agricultural Water Resources in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5681 | Submission Open
Keywords: ater scarcity; irrigation; agriculture water management; crop evapotranspiration; water use efficiency; climate change; adaptation; regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Future of Ecohydrology: Climate Change and Land Use
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5492 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecohydrology; climate change; land use; water resources; sustainability; ecosystem resilience; climate adaptation; hydrological modeling; biodiversity conservation; integrated water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Sustainable Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by and Soroosh Sharifi
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5483 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; infrastructure; planning; sustainable indicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Operations and Green Supply Chain
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5371 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; supply chain; operations; performance; collaboration; environmental impact; social impact; theory; best practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Renewable Energy and Environment Protection: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Liquid Fuels from Carbon Dioxide, and Biofuels
edited by Daniel A. Lowy and Jesus R. Melendez
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5337 | Submission Open
Keywords: challenge of energy transition; renewable energy production; energy storage; biofuels; green hydrogen; biomass energy; direct carbon capture and reduction of carbon dioxide; AI in the optimization of alternative energy production; storage and usage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Extremophilic Plants and Microorganisms in Environmental Sustainability
edited by and Mohamad Al Hassan
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5022 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytoremediation; metallophytes; soil desalinization; halophytes; carbon sequestration; bioremediation; bioinoculants; biofuels; bioenergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Application of Regenerative Approaches, Sustainable Technologies and Multiscale Climate Strategies in Improving the Urban Built Environment
edited by Alejandro Prieto and Elizabeth Wagemann
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4763 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban environment; climate adaptation and mitigation designs; regenerative design; sustainable technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Innovation and Sustainability in Urban Planning and Governance submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4505 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban governance; arts and humanities in city governance; tourism governance; urban theory; urban sociology; urban network; water governance; resident perceptions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Exploring the Innovative Approaches and Advanced Practices to Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Husbandry submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4396 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; precision farming; animal welfare; climate change mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications for Sustainability and Safety
edited by Dongdong Wang, , Chenzhu Wang and Liqiang Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4297 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent transportation system; traffic safety; machine learning; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Smart Grid Energy Management: Advancing Sustainability and Cybersecurity
edited by , Ahmed Chebak and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4291 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grid; energy management systems (EMSs); blockchain; cybersecurity; renewable energy; peer-to-peer energy trading; artificial intelligence (AI); grid resilience; energy optimization; microgrids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4249 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven optimization of renewable energy systems; predictive analytics for resource management; sustainable urban and smart city development; circular economy frameworks enabled by data-driven tools; environmental monitoring and climate change mitigation using AI; blockchain for decentralized sustainable systems; ethical considerations and policy frameworks for sustainable AI applications
Smart Cities, Smart Governance and Sustainable Development
edited by Guangwei Hu and Nan Zhang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4226 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities; technological innovation; urban development; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable urban development; smart governance; data-driven decision making; citizen engagement; urban infrastructure
Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Emergency Preparedness and Response submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4046 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable emergency preparedness; resilience; emergency management; logistics; project management; logistics; risk assessment; response planning; resource reallocation; artificial intelligence
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