Sustainability

Shaping Sustainable Environments: Advances in Building and Infrastructure Design

edited by

and

submission deadline 22 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1098 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; ⁠energy use reduction; ⁠carbon emissions; simulation; ⁠building information modeling; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Internet of Things-Based Smart Systems in Industrial and Manufacturing Management

edited by Shaohua Huang and Yu Guo

submission deadline 24 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT; smart networks; generative AI; industrial big data; edge computing; 5G; sustainable manufacturing

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

Sustainable Digital Transformation and Corporate Practices

edited by

Junrui Zhang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12862 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; data assets; corporate practices; firm value; underlying mechanisms

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

Sustainable Practices and Their Impacts on Organizational Behavior

edited by

Asta Savanevičienė

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7498 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable practices; organizational behavior; well-being; inclusion; innovation; accountability; social responsibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Education: Digital Transformation Toward Online Learning

edited by

Harrison Hao Yang

and Sha Zhu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 543 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; digital transformation; online learning; educational equity; e-learning ecosystems; teacher professional development; blended learning; digital inclusion; AI in education; educational policy and innovation

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

Sustainable Development of Green Chemistry and Environmental Technology

edited by

Masud Rana

and

Jeong-hun Park

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste minimization and recycling; biodegradable and bio-based materials; water and waste treatment innovations; renewable energy; biomass valorization and biorefineries; catalysis and process intensification; chemical processes; green solvents; circular economy; life cycle assessment

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

E-Learning and Educational Technologies for Sustainable Transformation of Education

edited by Sabina Ličen

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4264 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-learning; educational technologies; sustainable development; digital transformation; innovative assessment methods; digital literacy; inclusive education; resilient learning environments; technology-enhanced learning

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

Leveraging the Multidisciplinary Insights to Solve Watershed Management Problems

edited by Yang Zhou and Kai Tian

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1008 | Submission Open

Keywords: model simulation; watershed ecosystem services; wetland biodiversity; policy frameworks; multidisciplinary insights; watershed management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainability in Carbon Emissions, Carbon Pricing and Trading, and Carbon Neutrality

edited by

Ming-Chung Chang

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon dioxide; carbon emissions; carbon pricing; carbon trading; carbon neutrality; carbon finance; emission trading system; net zero; sustainability; carbon border adjustment mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Sustainability of Archaeological Sites, Monuments and Historic Ensembles amid the Continuous Expansion of Cities and Infrastructures

edited by Dimitrios Kaimaris

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban expansion; modern infrastructures; environmental and climate challenges; cultural heritage preservation; technological innovations; interdisciplinary collaboration

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

Innovative Development and Application of Sustainable Management

edited by

Tsung-Yu Chou

and Feng-Chia Li

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3262 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision analysis; innovation and invention; management of service and operation; sustainable manufacturing; information technology application; electronic commerce; data analysis; marketing management; sustainable retail and distribution management; sustainable logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovation Management, Competition Strategies and Corporate Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Lawrence Loh

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; entrepreneurship; competition; strategy; sustainability; environmental; social and governance (ESG)

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

Sustainable Energy and Climate: Net Zero Strategies and Rapid Decarbonisation Pathways

edited by

Bertug Ozarisoy

,

Issa Chaer

and

Haşim Altan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 63284 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change and mitigation; passive solar design; sustainable building design; environmental monitoring; testing; and modelling; outdoor thermal comfort; thermal comfort and adaptation; net zero energy buildings and communities; climate modelling and forecasting; environmental sustainability; climate resilience and adaptation; urban environment; urban heat island effect; sustainable development goals; indoor air quality; healthy building design; modelling energy performance of buildings; building energy performance assessment methods; energy efficiency; energy policy and economics; energy; energy policy; built environment; net zero energy; retrofitting; life-cycle cost assessment; building occupancy survey; in situ measurements; decarbonisation strategies; socio-technical systems approach; climate change projections; occupant behaviour; benchmarking and standardisation; renewable energy systems; sustainable technologies; multi-objective optimisation; energy conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Governance: ESG Practices in the Modern Corporation

edited by

Ioannis Passas

,

Christos Floros

and Vortelinos Dimitrios

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 54826 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable governance; ESG practices; corporate sustainability; ethical stewardship; ESG reporting; stakeholder engagement; corporate social responsibility (CSR); regulatory compliance; financial performance; technological innovation in ESG

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

Management for Sustainable Future: Challenges, Innovations and Organizational Performance

edited by Walery Okulicz-Kozaryn

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 49244 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable future; SDGs 1– 17; sustainable management; management functions; management methods; management decisions; Artificial Intelligence; organizational performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Achieving Sustainability in Destination Marketing and Tourism Management

edited by

Mariana Ramona Ciolac

, Cosmin Alin Popescu and Elena Peţ

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 46010 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; tourism management and marketing; smart development strategies; sustainable forms of tourism

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

Sustainable Tourism Management and Marketing

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 36377 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism marketing; sustainable tourism management; sustainable tourism development; protected natural areas; community-based tourism; prism of sustainability in tourism; digital engagement strategies

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

Advancing Sustainable Cities and Urban Regions Development: New Challenges and Prospects

edited by

Qian Zhou

and Shihu Zhong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 33046 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional economics; sustainable development; resilient city; technological innovation; spatiotemporal evolutionary

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

Sustainability Assessment of Agricultural Cropping Systems

edited by

Karolina Ratajczak

and

Grażyna Szymańska

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 31874 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; low-intensity tillage systems; biodiversity in modern agriculture; limitation of the effects of drought; residue management; cover crops; changing climatic conditions; sustainable crop rotation; microorganisms; soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Eco-Environmental Effects and Spatio-Temporal Evolution Characteristics of Land Use Change

edited by Hui Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 31009 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; urban expansion; crop land; wetland; forest; water body; conservation and protected areas; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; sustainable ecosystem; sustainable land use; sustainable environment

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

Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Management

edited by

Muzaffar Asad

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 30623 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; innovation; big data analytics; entrepreneurial marketing; open innovation; green product innovation; innovation performance

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

Innovation and Sustainability in Inclusive Education

edited by

Luis Ortiz Jiménez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 30174 | Submission Open

Keywords: inclusion; educational innovation; technologies applied to education; universal design for learning (UDL); educational evaluation in inclusive contexts; educational response to students with disabilities; collaborative networks (OBJ 17); education sustainability

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

Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Production and Circular Economy

edited by

Pawel Sobczak

,

Jacek Mazur

,

Piotr Markowski

and Andrzej Anders

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20821 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural engineering; circular economy; food production; utilization; precision agriculture; technology 4.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Intelligent Transportation: Cooperative Systems and Vehicle Automation

edited by Jia Hu,

Haoran Wang

and

Jintao Lai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19417 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; cooperative system; vehicle automation; driver assistance; eco-driving; energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transport and Land Use for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Linchuan Yang

, Wei Lv, Hongliang Ding and

Hongtai Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19347 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport and land use; built environment; physical environment; travel behavior; transport geography; transport planning; land use planning; TOD; transit; synergy

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

Sustainable and Resilient Regional Development: A Spatial Perspective

edited by

Yingxia Pu

, Pingguo Yang, Qiuhao Huang and Xiujun Tai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18925 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; vulnerability; sustainability; shocks and stresses; society inequality; global South/North; spatial thinking; adaptation; complex systems; policy actions

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

Green Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass for the Production of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

edited by Tirath Raj

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 18592 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; green processing; biofuels production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)

Advanced Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Techniques for Safe Operation and Control in Power and Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Van-Hai Bui

,

Wencong Su

, Xuan Zhou and

Akhtar Hussain

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16659 | Submission Open

Keywords: the applications of advanced machine learning in sustainable energy systems; energy management systems; microgrids; power system operation and control; reinforcement learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Achieving Sustainability: Role of Technology and Innovation

edited by

Manjula S. Salimath

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16617 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; technology; innovation; digitization; management

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

Innovation in Low-Carbon Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

edited by

Hui Hu

and

Zeyu Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15058 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy technologies; circular economy; sustainable urban planning; climate resilience; eco-innovation

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

Advanced, Digital, Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

edited by

Jay Rajasekera

and Shinji Ayuha

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14413 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green tech; agri-tech; health tech; fintech; renewables; inclusive business; digital technologies; AI; big-data

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

A New Paradigm in Teacher Education: Sustainability in Teacher Training

edited by

Çiǧdem Hürsen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 14080 | Submission Open

Keywords: teacher training; teacher training programs; technology-supported teacher training programs; new orientations and approaches in teacher training; teacher candidates; sustainability practices; sustainability and teachers; sustainable development goals and teacher training

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

Trends and Perspectives in the Approach to Sustainable Food Design and Production

edited by

Karolina Pycia

and

Joanna Kaszuba

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12933 | Submission Open

Keywords: food production; sustainable production; by-product management; bioactive substances; biodegradable packaging; natural methods of food preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Innovations and Challenges in Sustainable Building Development: Materials, Design, Technologies, and Management

edited by Maria Ratajczak,

Monika Siewczyńska

, Piotr Nowotarski and

Patrick Dallasega

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12836 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building development; eco-friendly building materials; modular design; green construction technologies; sustainable project management; innovative construction methods; building performance optimization; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Ecology and Environmental Science in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Viktor Brygadyrenko

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12031 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; global climate change; extensive methods of agricultural production; biotechnology in animal husbandry; microorganisms in agriculture; local biodiversity; agricultural production and landscape diversity; sustainability of biological communities; taxonomic diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Enhancing Sustainability Through Power System Flexibility, Smart Grids, and Energy Digitalization

edited by

Mikaeel Ahmadi

and Atsushi Yona

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11182 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; power system flexibility; sustainability; energy digitalization; SDGs; energy management; electrical vehicle; renewable energy; sustainable transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Rural Development and Agricultural Policy

edited by

Changbin Yin

,

Qiang Wang

and

Shu Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10440 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; green development; green consumption; rural development; agricultural policy; environmental sustainability; climate change adaptation; sustainable technologies; socio-economic; farm planning

Sustainable Business Practices in Emerging Markets: Innovation, Governance, and Environmental Impact

edited by

Zhaoyang Kong

,

Yuhua Zheng

,

Daojuan Wang

and Farid Ullah

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9351 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging market; sustainable development; innovation; environmental protection; environmental regulation; government subsidy; carbon emission; digital economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainability of Pavement Engineering and Road Materials

edited by

Chaohui Wang

,

Qian Chen

, Ping Li and Yuanzhao Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9163 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement engineering; road materials; sustainability; functional materials; environmental protection; solid waste; pavement recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancements and Innovation in Tourism Management and Strategic Management: Sustainable Development Perspective

edited by

Christos Papademetriou

,

Dimitrios Belias

, Konstantina Ragazou and

Sofia Anastasiadou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9011 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic management; sustainable tourism management; innovation in tourism; sustainable development goals (SDGs); tourism policy and governance; resilience and adaptation strategies; technological advancements in tourism; community-based tourism

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

Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Recent Progress of Sustainable Energy Economic, Energy Policy and Energy Transition, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrew John Chapman

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8722 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy economics; carbon neutrality; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Energy Futures: Emerging Technology of Geological Carbon Storage

edited by

Seyed M. Shariatipour

and

Mohammadreza Bagheri

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8412 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 storage; carbon capture; CO2 sequestration; CCS; carbon storage; geological CO2 storage; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Hydrological Insights for Sustainable Ecosystem Management Under Climate Change

edited by

Gowhar Meraj

,

Shruti Kanga

and

Pankaj Kumar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8130 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; hydrological cycles; ecosystem resilience; sustainable water management; hydrological modeling; ecological feedback mechanisms; water resource management; ecosystem services; environmental sustainability; climate adaptation strategies

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

Green Landscape and Ecosystem Services for a Sustainable Urban System

edited by

Luisa Sturiale

and

Maria Rosa Trovato

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7962 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; urban green system; green urban landscapes; resilient and inclusive city; sustainable development goals; urban planning processes; evaluation of ecosystem services; ecosystem service economic evaluation; social multi-criteria evaluation; multi-criteria decision aid

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

Spatial Analysis and Spatial Planning for Sustainability in Urban Areas

edited by

Francesco Zullo

and

Cristina Montaldi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7956 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable spatial and urban planning; urban resilience; land use and land cover changes; greenways and urban ecosystem services; urban growth models; urban sprawl and urban sprinkling

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

Photovoltaic Thermal Systems for Sustainable Energy Production

edited by

Sebastian Hudisteanu

, Nelu-Cristian Cherecheș and Florin Emilian Turcanu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7914 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy generation; photovoltaic thermal; BIPV; solar energy; PV cooling; energy production; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Food Systems: Innovations in Production and Waste Management for a Greener Future

edited by

Dragan R. Milicevic

and Nataša Kilibarda

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7788 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food systems; food waste; Circular Economy; precision agriculture; sustainable packaging; food security; food safety; climate change; life cycle assessment; innovation; waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Harnessing Technology for Sustainable Tourism: Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future in Travel

edited by Seunghun Shin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7382 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology; environmental sustainability; economic sustainability; social sustainability

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

Sustainable Use of Bioactive Compounds: Green Approaches Towards Healthier Outcomes

edited by Nevena Grujić-Letić and

Emilia I. Gligoric

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6749 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; bioactive compounds; sustainability; environmental chemistry; molecular docking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)

Sustainability Teaching in the Face of the Global Challenges of the 21st Century

edited by

Álvaro-Francisco Morote

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6713 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change and natural hazards; water resources and landscape; end-purposes of sustainability teaching; relevant social problems; education for democratic citizenship

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

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