Sustainability

Waste Valorization, Sustainable Innovation and Circular Economy

edited by

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; sustainable innovation; resource recovery; bio-based materials; circular design; life cycle assessment; industrial symbiosis; circular business models; regenerative systems; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)

Sustainable Water Security: Forecasting Hydrometeorological Events in Poorly Gauged Basins

edited by

El Mahdi El Khalki

and Ismail Bouizrou

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrometeorological forecasting; poorly gauged basins; remote sensing; climate change impacts; machine learning in hydrology; water security and risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)

Sustainable Urban Food Systems: Pathways to the Future

edited by

Elena Pogurschi

and

Marius Ciobanu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban diets; food reformulation; food waste valorization; functional foods; upcycled ingredients; optimized nutrition; urban dietary behaviors; pathways to sustainable food futures

Decarbonizing Our World: Strategies and Technologies for Climate Mitigation

edited by

Joanna Rosak-Szyrocka

and

Huangxin Chen

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonization; climate mitigation; net-zero emissions; CCUS; renewable energy; low-carbon technologies; energy transition; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Sustainable Water Management Under Climate Change: Advances in Modeling and Decision-Support

edited by

Carina Almeida

submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; climate change; hydrological modeling; decision-support systems; sustainability; resilience and uncertainty analysis; nature-based solutions; extreme events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)

Sustainable Monitoring Systems for Building and Industrial Sectors: Energy Efficiency, Indoor Air Quality, and Thermal Comfort

edited by Jorge Loy-Benitez and Shahzeb Tariq

submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable monitoring systems; energy efficiency; indoor air quality; thermal comfort; smart sensing; building and industrial sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Organizational Management in the Hospitality Industry: Green Climate, Leadership, Employee Engagement and Well-Being

edited by

Hye Hyun Yoon

and

Hyo Sun Jung

submission deadline 27 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable hospitality management; organizational green climate; sustainable leadership; employee engagement; well-being; corporate social responsibility; pro-environmental behavior; resilience; human sustainability; hospitality innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Research on Digital Teaching and Learning in Education for Sustainability

edited by

Raquel Barragán Sánchez

,

Rocío Piñero-Virué

and

Victoria Fernández-Scagliusi

submission deadline 28 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; educational innovation; accessibility and equity; eco-responsible use of digital technologies; personalized and adaptive learning; emerging educational technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)

Advancing Eco-Friendly Materials and Sustainable 3D Printing in Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Abdelkrem Eltaggaz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly materials; sustainable 3D printing; smart manufacturing; additive manufacturing; process optimization; circular economy; green manufacturing; 3D printing in drone technology

GIS-Based Spatial Analysis for Ecological Monitoring and Sustainable Landscapes

edited by

Shangmin Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS spatial analysis; ground deformation ; ecological monitoring; remote sensing; brownfield remediation; watershed rehabilitation ; nature-based solutions; heritage conservation ; ecosystem services ; sustainable landscapes

Sustainable Materials for Building Envelopes

edited by

Francesca Merli

and

Chiara Chiatti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; building envelope; thermal insulation; acoustic performance; life cycle assessment (LCA); bio-based materials; recycled materials; hygrothermal properties; energy efficiency; civil engineering applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Sustainable Water Resource Management

edited by

Tymoteusz I. Miller

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; water resource management; sustainable development; environmental monitoring; hydrological modeling; climate change adaptation; data-driven decision-making; federated learning; aquatic ecosystems

Emerging Sustainable Nanomaterials: Exploration and Advanced Applications

edited by

Joseph Edward Govan

and

Julio Sánchez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; circular economy; environmental remediation

Municipal Solid Waste Management Regulation, Circularity and Urban Sustainability

edited by

Corrado lo Storto

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: municipal solid waste (MSW); recycling and reuse; waste collection and treatment; waste reduction and prevention; circular economy; sustainable cities; regulatory frameworks; smart waste management; performance metrics in waste management; public engagement and incentives

Sustainable Digital Transformation: Pathways to Resilient Enterprises, Regions, and Nations

edited by

Vida Davidavičienė

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; digital economy; sustainable innovation; resilient enterprises; changing work models; remote work; value chain transformation; green transition; digital sustainability; green business models; circular economy; Industry 5.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Building Information Modeling for Sustainable and Smart Construction

edited by

Manuel Pinto

,

Sandra Pereira

and Maria do Rosário

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; BIM-6D; BIM-sustainability; BIM-smart construction; green BIM; circular economy; asset management and life cycle; digital technologies and artificial intelligence

Planning Smart Cities for Environmental Sustainability

edited by Ana Clara Mourao Moura,

Francisco Henrique De Oliveira

and Paulo Pellegrino

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial technologies; smart city planning and design; digital twins; extended reality (XR); artificial intelligence (AI); citizen-centric planning; geodesign; climate resilience; sustainable development goals (SDGs); geotechnologies for decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Open Innovation, Circular Economy and Sustainable Green Business: Current Issues and Future Perspectives

edited by

Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska

and

Carlotta D'Alessandro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: open innovation; sustainable corporate management; current issues in sustainability; emerging technologies; circular economy; ESG integration; innovation ecosystems; future business models; sustainability transition; innovation ecosystems; future business models; sustainability transitions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Agro-Ecosystem Approaches to Sustainable Land Use and Food Security

edited by

Horațiu Felix Arion

and

Iulia D. Arion

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-ecosystems; sustainable land use; food security; climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; soil health; integrated landscape management; sustainable agriculture; circular food systems; socio-ecological transitions

Productivity, Efficiency, and Green Growth for Sustainability

edited by

Dong-hyun Oh

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; productivity; efficiency; green growth; eco-efficiency; green productivity; sustainable development goals (SDGs); environmental performance; frontier analysis; circular economy; innovation and technology; energy and resource efficiency; sustainable industrial transformation; policy and governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Measuring What Matters: Outcomes of Smart-City Innovation for Sustainability

edited by

Jiří Remr

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; SDG 11; impact evaluation; climate neutrality; climate resilience; urban analytics; indicators and KPIs; equity and inclusion; data governance; comparability and transferability

Landscape Planning Between Coastal and Inland Areas

edited by

Massimo Sargolini

, Ana Sopina,

Valentina Polci

and Flavio Stimilli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal– inland landscape dynamics; sustainable landscape planning; environmental transformation; interdisciplinary landscape research; river valley systems; ecological and cultural connectivity; landscape governance; resilient territorial development; landscape observatory; integrated spatial planning; socioecological networks; communication processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)

Research on the Interactions Between Plants and the Environment: Mechanisms, Adaptations, and Sustainable Perspective

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change adaptation; abiotic stresses; plant– microbe interactions; omics-based stress mechanisms; phytoremediation; ecosystem resilience; biostimulants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Water Futures: Integrated Approaches for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

edited by

Gergana Kirova

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management; wastewater treatment and reuse; sorption technologies and novel sorbents; nature-based water treatment; circular economy in water systems; emerging contaminant removal; sustainability assessment and monitoring; policy and governance in water sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)

Resource Recovery and Sustainable Biomass Waste and Wastewater Management

edited by Jinsong Liang and Longyi Lv

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass waste; wastewater; sustainable development; biofuel; biorefinery; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Exploring Digital Transformation and Sustainability

edited by

Adel Ben Youssef

, Alper Ertürk and

Ahmad Sedaghat

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; artificial intelligence; applied robotics in sustainability; sustainability; Industry 4.0; smart manufacturing; artificial intelligence governance; digital economy; resilient systems; sustainable education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advances in Stability Control, Optimal Operation and Modeling Analysis of Power System with High-Level Renewable Energy: 2nd Edition

edited by Bo Zhang, Jiaoxin Jia and Sen Cui

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; active distribution network; distributed energy; smart grid; energy storage; optimal operation; stability control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Integrating the Triad: Carbon Neutrality, Circular Economy, and Energy Transition for the Sustainable Development

edited by

Javier Cifuentes-Faura

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; circular economy; energy transition; sustainable development; decarbonization; renewable energy; green industry; resource efficiency; climate policy; ESG; just transition; innovation systems; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Development of the Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies

edited by

Rajendra Singh Adhikari

, Ghassan Zubi and Pravin Kannan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy efficiency; hydrogen economy; e-mobility; sustainable aviation; green shipping; electrolyzers and fuel cells; battery technologies; supercapacitors; energy sector digitalization; smart grids; multi-energy systems; circular economy; critical materials; power-to-X systems; waste-to-energy; energy carriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Control Strategies for Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Youssef Errami

, Abdellatif Obbadi and Sahnoun Smail

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy conversion systems; maximum power point tracking; power electronic converter; controllers of renewable energy systems; control and optimization; nonlinear controllers; fault ride-through; artificial intelligence control; fuzzy logic research; deep learning; sustainable energy

Spatial Data for the Sustainable World: Remote Sensing in Geographical Research

edited by

Robert Župan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial data; remote sensing; geoinformatics; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); earth observation; spatial analysis; environmental monitoring; geovisualization; spatial planning; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)

Environment and Sustainability: Circular Economy, Green Business and Socio-Economy

edited by

Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav

and Raluca Iuliana Georgescu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; green business; sustainable development; socio-economic transformation; environmental governance; sustainability measurement; resource efficiency; policy and innovation; social inclusion; regenerative economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Monitoring Tools for the Sustainable Management of Organic Carbon in Coastal Ecosystems

edited by

Shuchai Gan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue carbon; carbon sequestration; coastal ecosystems; biogeochemical process; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Technology Innovation Management: Fueling Smart Transformation in Project Management

edited by

Yong Liu

,

Peng Ma

and Liguo Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital project management; new product development; innovation management; project collaboration; sustainable project management; artificial intelligence in projects; cultural and creative industries; consumer-driven innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advancing Sustainable Construction Management Through Decision Support System

edited by

Leonas Ustinovichius

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable constructiondecision support systems (DSS); construction management; building information modeling (BIM); sustainability assessment; life cycle analysis (LCA); smart construction technologies; environmental performance; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); sustainable infrastructure development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable and Innovative Agriculture in Issues of Energy Production and Food Safety: 2nd Edition

edited by

Bogdan Saletnik

,

Marcin Bajcar

and

Grzegorz Zaguła

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovations in agriculture; sustainable agriculture; food production; food safety; food preservation methods; biochar; pyrolysis; waste management; carbon sequestration; soil fertilization; magnetic fields

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Management

edited by

Francesco Abbondati

, Ferdinando Verardi and

Fabio Rondinella

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation management; infrastructure asset management; life-cycle performance; smart mobility systems; resilient transport networks; sustainable construction and maintenance; data-driven infrastructure optimization; predictive modeling in pavement engineering; environmental and social sustainability; digital twin of infrastructures; GeoAI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Circular and Nature-Based Materials for Net-Zero Cities: Integrating Green Infrastructure and Urban Sustainability

edited by

Olga Szlachetka

and Justyna Dzięcioł

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; green infrastructure; zero-carbon cities; sustainable materials; urban resilience; low-carbon design; biomaterials; material reuse and recycling; sustainable urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable and Circular Approaches for Power and Energy Systems

edited by

Andrea Toscani

,

Nicola Delmonte

and

Danilo Santoro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converters; renewable energy; sustainability; circular economy; eco-design; e-waste reduction; reliability; smart grids; energy storage; lifetime extension

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

From Interface to Impact: Mechanisms and Measurement in Sustainable Digital Consumption

edited by

Magdalena Jaciow

, Ilona Lipowska and Marcin Awdziej

submission deadline 11 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital circular economy; digital consumption behaviors; digital ethics in consumption; data-driven sustainability; reducing overconsumption; switching to digital alternatives; user experience (UX) design and behavioral economics; lifecycle assessment (LCA); algorithmic accountability; socio-technical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Advanced Research on the Smart Grid and Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

Jianheng Lin

and Wenjing Xiong

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; sustainable power system; renewable energy integration; grid-forming converter; energy storage; distributed energy resources; resilient operation; carbon neutrality; digital twin; sustainable development

Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Climate-Resilient Agricultural Systems: Integrating Science, Technology, and Policy for Future Farming

edited by

Daowei Sun

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-smart agriculture; regenerative farming; precision agriculture; soil management; water management; nutrient efficiency; crop adaptation; on-farm experimentation; climate impact modeling; agricultural policy

Advances in Thermal Energy Storage Materials, Technologies, and Applications

edited by

Qinghua Yu

and Weiwei Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; phase-change materials (PCMs); thermochemical storage; thermal management systems; electric vehicles (EVs); automotive thermal management; sustainable energy systems; energy storage materials; renewable energy integration

Water Desalination and Water Treatment Technologies for Sustainability

edited by

Han Yuan

,

Longxiang Chen

and Yongchao Sun

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: desalination; sustainable water technologies; water management; water security; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)

Advances in Biorefinery Technologies for Sustainable Future

edited by

Alessandra Palella

and Lorenzo Spadaro

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefinery; bio sources; sustainable chemistry; biomass valorisation; bio-feedstock; bio-waste; bio-fuels; transesterification; hydrotreatment; hydrodeoxygenation; gasification and pyrolysis; catalytic chemical conversion of biomass

Sediment Movement, Sustainable Water Conservancy and Water Transport

edited by

Junhong Zhang

,

Lingling Zhu

,

Yunping Yang

and Dangwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5679 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal; estuarine; and river dynamics; numerical modeling; laboratory modeling and experimental studies; hydrodynamic processes; sediment transport and morphology; water conservancy; environmental hydraulics; sediment dynamics; morphodynamics; sediment budget

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)

Sustainable Development of Construction Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5402 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction engineering; green buildings; low-carbon buildings; construction industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Soil Quality and Innovation in Agriculture: Dynamics, Indicators, and Sustainability, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eleftherios Evangelou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3535 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality indicators; sustainable soil management; soil quality monitoring; innovation in agriculture; soil functions

Research Progress and Evaluation Challenges of By-Product and Waste Valorization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Miguel Henriques Ferreira

,

Sara Nunes Silva

,

Catarina Silva S. Oliveira

and

Alessandra Braga Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-product valorization; bioactive; circular economy; green chemistry; green metrics

Innovations in the Degradation and Remediation of Emerging Organic Pollutants

edited by

Guofang Xu

,

Yi Yang

,

Feilong Gao

and Zhihao Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 605 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); microplastics; environmental remediation; degradation mechanisms; advanced oxidation processes; green technologies; artificial intelligence; environmental fate and transport; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)

Lifecycle Assessment of Building Materials, Components, and Techniques: Tools for Sustainability

edited by

Alberto Quintana Gallardo

and Vanesa Celina Sáez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental life cycle assessment; comparative LCA; sustainable building materials; sustainable construction; environmental product declarations (EPDs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Urban Futures and Sustainable Cities: Geographies of Transition and Transformation

edited by

Jinghu Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transformation geography; sustainable cities; urban resilience; multi-scale interaction; socio technical systems; nature based solutions; smart cities; compact cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)

Energy Carbon Emission Reduction and Carbon Neutrality: The Uncertainty Path

edited by

Zhengning Pu

and

Jiasha Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; climate policy; energy/climate policy uncertainty; climate risk and opportunity; environmental regulation; regulatory transformation; institutional adaptation; adaptation strategy; corporate environmental strategy; environmental management practice; international climate agreements ESG performance; legal adaptation; technology innovation; export performance; poverty and inequality; firm resilience; green transition trade-offs; decarbonization cost; environmental compliance pressure; digital transformation and sustainability; growth drag; structural adjustment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovations in Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chain and Logistics Management

edited by Michael Wang, Samsul Islam, Yongjiang Shi, Kurt Y. Liu and Bill Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; sustainability; resilience; digitalization; supply chain; logistics; transportation

Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) of Sustainable Building Materials

edited by

Lucas Rosse Caldas

and

Francesco Pittau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: LCA; recycled materials; reused materials; bio-based materials; low-carbon materials; performance analysis; innovative approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

The Impact of Pollution on The Sustainability of Food Systems

edited by Corina Dana Mişcă,

Delia-Gabriela Dumbrava

,

Camelia Moldovan

and Aurica B. Borozan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste recovery; food technologies; circular economy; soil pollution; microbiological contamination; consumer health; food sustainability; sustainable use; food resources; food waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Leveraging AI and Deep Learning for Smart Cities: Challenges, Opportunities, and Applications to Sustainable Development

edited by

Javier J. Sanchez-Medina

,

Rachid Belaroussi

and

Nuno Datia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable development goals (SDGs); deep learning; Internet of Things; big data analytics; computer vision; large language model; generative and agentic AI applications; ethical challenges

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)

Sustainable Air Quality Management: Bioaerosols, Human Health, and Integrated Environmental Strategies

edited by

Ewa Brągoszewska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiological air quality; bioaerosols; bacterial bioaerosols; fungal bioaerosols; health risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Process Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Sustainability

edited by Jan C. Bongaerts

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: LCA; social LCA; economic valuation; sustainability; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Smart and Inclusive Public Services: Digital Pathways to Local Sustainability

edited by

Cristina Lincaru

, Camelia Speranța Pîrciog,

Adriana Grigorescu

and

Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation ; public governance ; regional development ; digital inclusion ; sustainable management ; public services ; local sustainability; data-driven governance; policy-relevant evidence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)

Removal of Heavy Metals From the Environment: Advances and Applications

edited by

Mario Nikola Mužek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: clays; engineered mineral materials; zeolites; geopolymers; (bio)char; nanosorbents; modified sorbents; sorption; hybrid systems; electrocoagulation; heavy metals; wastewater treatment

Looking at the Future: Approaches to a More Sustainable and Just Tourism, 2nd Edition

edited by Andrea Giampiccoli and Anna Dłużewska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; sustainability; alternative tourism; tourism strategies; tourism policies; tourism; tourism sustainability; tourism and poverty; tourism and inequality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)

Food Science and Engineering for Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Long Yu

and

Ping Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; innovative food processing technologies; novel product development; food packaging; food chemistry and nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Digital Twins and Manufacturing Systems: How to Move Towards Sustainability in Industry 4.0

edited by

Helena Navas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainability of digitization; Industry 4.0/5.0; sustainable manufacturing; industrial engineering; sustainable materials; sustainable design

Advances in Resilience Engineering and Risk Management for Sustainability

edited by

Kaiye Gao

, Fangqiu Xu and

Tingting Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience engineering; risk management; health management; sustainability; sustainable infrastructure; climate adaptation; digital technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Homes of Tomorrow: Innovations in Materials and Design

edited by

Yi Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; circular economy; green materials; furniture innovation; life cycle assessment; renewable resources; bio-based composites

Sustainable Thermal Management: Innovations in Biomass-Derived and Green Materials

edited by Haiyue Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable thermal management; biomass-derived materials; green material; energy efficiency; eco-design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Production

edited by

Ana Isabel Roca-Fernández

and

Magdalena Arévalo Turrubiarte

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel feeding strategies; greenhouse gas emissions; pollution; livestock farm residues; sustainability; environmental-friendly practices; innovative technologies; digital farming; smart farming; precision livestock farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Integrating the Water-Energy-Food Nexus for Sustainable Development

edited by

Gricelda Herrera-Franco

, Janaina Pasqual Lofhagen and Regina Célia De Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: territorial planning; resilience; policies and laws relating to sustainability; decision-making; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); smart sustainable communities; Nature-based Solutions (NbS); adaptation to climate change; ancestral knowledge; education and awareness of sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Manufacturing Systems and Digital Twins: How to Move Towards Sustainability in the Era of Industry 4.0

edited by

Arnis Lektauers

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; sustainable manufacturing; Industry 4.0; simulation-based design; cyber-physical systems; predictive maintenance; smart factories; lifecycle management; system-of-systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Advances in Sustainability, Life-Cycle Assessment, and Circularity of Construction Materials

edited by

Tomasz Kania

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA); construction materials; environmental product declarations (EPD); embodied carbon; service life modelling; end-of-life scenarios; BIM– LCA integration

Sustainable Water and Nutrients Resources Management: Natural and Constructed Wetlands

edited by José Luis Marín-Muñiz and Irma Zitácuaro Contreras

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural wetlands; constructed wetlands; carbon sequestration; wastewater treatment; sustainability; environmental services; nutrient cycle; pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Sustainable Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jianghang Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; innovative technologies; logistics; supply chain management; business models; mathematical modeling; case and empirical studies

Sustainable Coastal and Estuary Management—2nd Edition

edited by Rhoda Ballinger

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal management; estuary management; governance; sustainability; socioecological systems; community engagement; blue energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Recent Advances in Environmental Economics Toward Sustainability

edited by

Liliana Ionescu-Feleaga

,

Elena Condrea

,

Ionela Munteanu

and

Bogdan Ştefan Ionescu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2347 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental economics; performance assessment; sustainability evaluation; sustainable finance; ESG; performance metrics; digitalization; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

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