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Smart 3D Printing for a Circular Economy and Sustainable Manufacturing submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 821 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; circular economy; sustainable manufacturing; biodegradable materials; process optimization; resource-efficient design; design for sustainability; waste minimization; re-manufacturing and reuse; lifecycle assessment; recyclable polymers; bio-based materials; energy-efficient production; digital manufacturing; smart materials; renewable feedstocks; low-carbon manufacturing; closed-loop systems; sustainable industrial innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
Future-Proofing Maritime Logistics and Port Management: Sustainability in the Era of Tech Innovation, Climate Goals, and Global Disruption submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; sustainability policy; sustainable transition; decarbonization; green shipping technologies; smart ports; geopolitical risk management; workforce transformation; corporate social responsibility (CSR); environmental; social; and governance (ESG); digitalisation; automation
Sustainable Coexistence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Community-Based Conservation and Human–Wildlife Encounters
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable coexistence; community-based conservation; human– wildlife interaction; environmental governance; behavioral policy; political ecology; urban biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Development and Application of Biochar: 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; sustainable; emerging technologies; agriculture applications; energy vector; wastewater treatment; gas cleaning; soil decontamination; composite materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Environmental Sustainability: Hydrology, Soil, and Vegetal Resilience Under Climate Change submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrological behavior; soil resilience; environmental resilience; temparate and dry environments; plants resilience  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Advances in Sustainable Conservation of Architectural and Cultural Heritage submission deadline 18 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage conservation; sustainable materials; non-invasive diagnostic techniques; cultural heritage management; sustainable interventions; historic building preservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Advances in Sustainable Energy Planning and Thermal Energy Storage
edited by and Juozas Vaiciunas
submission deadline 19 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat storage system; accumulator; network; renewable energy; building heating and cooling; building energy efficiency; energy balance; optimisation; loadings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Computer-Aided Sustainable Development in Underground Engineering
edited by Junling Qiu, Enlin Ma and Jinxing Lai
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open
Keywords: underground engineering; computer-aided design; sustainable development; digital technologies; smart construction
AI-Driven Innovations for a Sustainable Future in Education submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; sustainable education; AI-driven pedagogical innovation; adaptive learning systems; intelligent tutoring systems; lifelong learning ecosystems; equity-centered AI; ethical AI in education; accessibility technologies; AI for sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Safety and Sustainability in Modern Transportation Systems
edited by Pierluigi Cordellieri
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: road safety; human factors; risk perception; sustainable mobility; driving simulation; driver behavior; human– machine interactions; advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS); behavioral change; transportation psychology
Tourism and Health Buildings Towards Sustainable Development and Decarbonization
edited by and Renata Biela
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: decarbonization of new and existing buildings; energy in building; eco-friendly solutions; energy efficiency; tourism buildings; swimming pools; health tourism; health building; balneotechnology; air quality and protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Building Information Modeling and Technology Applications in Construction submission deadline 21 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2051 | Submission Open
Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); advancement technologies; IoT in construction; AR/VR in construction; AI in construction; blockchain in construction; sustainability in construction; cost and time optimization in construction; digital twins; smart construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Green Economy and Sustainable Economic Development
edited by Maria-Eleni K. Agoraki, and Spiliopoulos Odysseas
submission deadline 21 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: green economy; sustainable economic development; sustainability; innovation; corporate governance; ESG; sustainable finance; sustainable regulatory framework
Geothermal Resource Assessment and Sustainable Exploration and Utilization
edited by and
submission deadline 22 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: geothermal resources; enhanced geothermal systems (EGS); geothermal exploration and drilling; geothermal applications; environmental impact assessment; multi-energy hybrid systems; geothermal policy and economics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Internet of Things (IoT) Applications for Sustainable Farming and Smart Cities
edited by
submission deadline 24 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things; precision agriculture; smart cities; edge AI; digital twin; sustainable supply chain; low-power sensor network; environmental monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
AI for Sustainable and Creative Learning in Education
edited by , Connie Svabo and
submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; sustainability; creativity; human-AI interaction; AI literacy; education; teaching; learning; pedagogical design; professional development; ecology of mind; distributed ontologies; embodied cognition; cognitive evolution; learning ecologies; learning environments; educational technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Paving the Way for Sustainability Through the Use of Cork-Based Materials: CSA 2025 submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: cork; composites; sustainable materials; carbon footprint; eco-friendly; forest
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Green Microbiology: Advancing Sustainability Through Microbial Innovations—2nd Edition
edited by , and Adenike A. Akinsemolu
submission deadline 27 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: green microbiology; microbes; sustainability; bioremediation; biofertilizers; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Smart Grid Technologies for the Sustainable Energy Transition submission deadline 29 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; demand response; energy transition; microgrid; prosumer technologies; smart grid
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Space Sustainability Research on Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering
edited by Andrew Wilson and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: space sustainability; space environmentalism; circular space economy; sustainable engineering; aerospace manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Corporate Governance and Firm Performance
edited by Antonio Prencipe and Danilo Boffa
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 47148 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate governance; firm performance; ESG; corporate social and environmental performance; social and environmental reporting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Design, Evaluation and Optimization of Eco-Friendly Construction Materials
edited by , , Hanqi Liu and Anqi Chen
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16004 | Submission Open
Keywords: material characteristics; environmental impact assessments; urban infrastructure optimization; eco-friendly material assessments; advanced pavement construction materials; material visual optimization; sustainable culture development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Advanced Materials and Technologies for Environmental Sustainability
edited by Andrzej Biessikirski and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8461 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; renewable energy technologies; renewable energy technologies; process optimization; resource efficiency; sustainable transportation systems; water purification technologies; pollution control; environmental remediation; sustainable agriculture; industrial ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Advances in Composite Structures: Material Innovations and Sustainable Manufacturing Practices
edited by Hamid Daghigh
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2228 | Submission Open
Keywords: Sustainable manufacturing; Natural and synthetic composite materials; Hybrid composites; Composite materials characterization; Machine learning and AI in composites; Data-driven materials design; Cost-effective fabrication; Application-specific composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Strategic Management in Tourism Businesses: Pathways for Resilience, ESG Alignment, and Destination Sustainability
edited by , Alexandros Apostolakis and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 1621 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience; sustainability governance; smart tourism strategy; strategic risk management; strategic leadership
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Green Transportation and Collaborative Logistics Management Driven by Artificial Intelligence
edited by and Muqing Du
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open
Keywords: green transportation; logistics network design; resource sharing; operations management; recycling logistics; vehicle routing problem; artificial intelligence; intelligent algorithm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advances in Management of Hydrology, Water Resources and Ecosystem
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1057 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources management; hydrological modelling; ecological conservation; ecosystem restoration; water quality; sediment– flow regulation; water security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Integrating Data Envelopment Analysis with AI and Digital Tools for Sustainable Solutions submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open
Keywords: data envelopment analysis (DEA); artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; digital tools for sustainability; efficiency and optimization; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); decision support systems; predictive modeling; big data analytics; renewable energy and resource management
Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Innovation in Supply Chain Management: Towards Supply Chain X.0
edited by , , and Doaa Shohaieb
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chains; digital sustainability; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); circular economy; ESG integration; green logistics; technology-driven sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Strategic Management and Innovation Dynamics: Pathways to Economic Sustainability
edited by , Samir Hammami and Taher Alkhalaf
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open
Keywords: economic sustainability; leadership dynamics; innovation strategies; sustainable; business models; sustainability leadership; innovation ecosystems; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Energy Storage and Integration of Renewable Energy Systems Towards Energy Sustainability: 2nd Edition
edited by Jian Chen, Wen Zhang and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage; renewable energy integration; energy management system; planning and operation; energy economics; environmental sustainability
Sustainable Mobility Planning Under the Power of Emotion: Affective Influences on Pro-Environmental Behaviors submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open
Keywords: pro-environmental behavior (PEB); sustainable transportation; climate change and emotions; readiness to change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Smart Technology Applications for Sustainable Urban Futures
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin and digital twin cities; sustainable urban futures; smart cities and smart homes; healthy buildings and well-being; inclusive design; participatory urban planning; smart technologies for sustainable built environments; urban resilience; digital transformation in architecture and urban design
Sustainable Water Management: Pollution Control and Environmental Sustainability submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resource management; water quality; pollution sources; anthropogenic activities; emerging pollutants; microplastics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Just Transitions in Urban Space: Geospatial Insights for Equitable and Sustainable Spatial Planning
edited by , Jeon-Young Kang, Fangzheng Lyu and Kangjae Lee
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable spatial planning; urban accessibility; geospatial big data; GeoAI; health equity; climate resilience; 15-minute city; environmental justice; mobility equity; spatial modelling
Unlocking Sustainable Value: Challenges and Innovations in Green Marketing submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenwashing; green branding; green marketing; digital platforms; artificial intelligence; eco-literacy; consumer trust; behavioral shifts; policy innovations; regulatory frameworks; circular economy; sustainable value chains; green product innovation; sustainability messaging; cross-cultural perspectives; transparency; ethical dilemmas; environmental claims
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainable Work and Organizational Practices submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: work and organizational psychology; entrepreneurship; innovation; sustainable work practices; psychological well-being; skills; identity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Macroalgae as Innovative Agricultural Inputs and Climate-Smart Agroecosystems: From the Sea to the Soil
edited by Andrés Calderín García, Danielle França de Oliveira Torchia and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; macroalgae; climate-smart agroecosystems; circular agriculture; soil health; marine biotechnology; life cycle assessment (LCA); environmental sustainability; green technologies; sustainable nutrient management; plant– soil interactions
Advanced Data Science Technology for the Safety, Reliability, and Economic Viability of Sustainable Distributed Systems and Complex Industrial Systems
edited by Hua Zhang, and Tengfei Tu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: data science; sustainable systems; industrial systems; system reliability; machine learning; cybersecurity; energy efficiency
Eco-Innovation and the Economics of Innovation in Environmental Policy and Practice
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation; sustainable systems; free market environmentalism; evaluation; environmental economics; regulatory reform; sustainability; markets; voluntary environmentalism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Soil Restoration and Sustainable Utilization
edited by Bo Zhang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil remediation; soil restoration; sustainable utilization; soil restoration and sustainable utilization
Smart Manufacturing for an Integrated Model of Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: manufacturing; industrial AI; cobotics; sustainable manufacturing
Integrated Systems for Elemental Geochemical Cycling and Sustainable Development
edited by Xu Liu, and Tao Yu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: elements flux quantification (core measurement focus aligned with journal's "quantify sustainability" aim); multi-media pollution tracing (emphasizes cross-media "water– soil– air" innovation); source apportionment modeling (advanced methodology for pollution origin identification); smart remediation governance (links technical solutions to policy frameworks); soil contamination resilience (directly addresses SDG 15 "Life on Land"); sustainable industrial regulation (connects to journal's "policies relating to sustainability" scope); predictive risk assessment (key tool for "monitor sustainability" as per journal aims); circular resource management (ties pollution control to resource efficiency/SDG 12)
Resilience and Sustainability of Socio-Ecological Systems
edited by Cesar Augusto Ruiz-Agudelo, Angela María Cortes-Gómez and Francisco De Paula Gutierrez Bonilla
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience; ecosystem resilience; social resilience; production systems; socioecological systems; socio-ecological systems resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Green and Smart Synergies in Port, Shipping and Water Transportation
edited by and Chenrui Qu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: green shipping; smart ports; maritime decarbonization; digitalization; alternative marine fuels; port automation; digital twin; IMO Regulations; sustainable logistics; intelligent water transportation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Smart and Efficient Power Systems: Renewable Energy Storage and Grid Integration for a Sustainable Future submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy storage; smart grid; power system integration; energy management; artificial intelligence; sustainable energy; decarbonization
Advances in Sustainable Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Intelligence
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart manufacturing; digital manufacturing; green manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable value network; smart product severs systems; industrial artificial intelligence
Innovation and Sustainable Development of Economy: New Material Technologies, Energy Efficiency and Organization Realities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy efficiency; material technologies; economy; urban design
Smart Agricultural Technologies, Digitalization and Sustainable Development Goals
edited by , Nasir Abbas Khan, and Khondokar Humayun Kabir
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital agriculture; climate change adaptation; sustainable food systems; artificial intelligence in agri-food; knowledge and policy for resilience; AI in agricultural extension and advisory services; law and policy for climate-smart agriculture; farm-data; farmers’ data privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Energy in Building and Built Environment submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; IoT; machine learning; optimization; renewable energy; smart grid; sustainable energy; storage system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
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