Sustainability

Tackling Energy Poverty and Vulnerability Through Energy Efficiency

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8130 | 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

Anna Marzo

and

George Wardeh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7480 | 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 7296 | 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

Abdel Mohsen Onsy Mohamed

,

Muftah El-Naas

,

Munjed Maraqa

and Evan K. Paleologos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6959 | 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)

Sustainable Development of Regional Tourism

edited by Krzysztof Widawski and

Federica Burini

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6929 | 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)

Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nikolay Kiktev

, Taras Lendiel and Oleksii Opryshko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6846 | 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)

Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Innovations for Sustainable Transport and Distribution

edited by Ruozhen Qiu,

Qingguo Bai

and Jianhu Cai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6546 | 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)

Advances in Intelligent Transportation, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles in the Context of Sustainability

edited by Yitong Shang,

Xueqian Fu

and Qiang Xing

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6165 | 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)

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 6123 | 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)

Sustainable Management and Regulation of Agricultural Water Resources in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaolin Yang

,

Wenfeng Liu

and

Wen Yin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6098 | 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

Yanfeng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5771 | 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 Operations and Green Supply Chain

edited by

Fouad Jawab

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5738 | 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 5628 | 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)

Sustainable Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Dexter Hunt

and Soroosh Sharifi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5592 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; infrastructure; planning; sustainable indicators

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

Extremophilic Plants and Microorganisms in Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Aleksandra Koźmińska

and Mohamad Al Hassan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5166 | 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 4886 | 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

edited by

Charles Chang-Yu Hong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4649 | 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

edited by

Waleed Al-Marzooqi

and

Hani El-Zaiat

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4535 | 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,

Amjad Pervez

, Chenzhu Wang and Liqiang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4515 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation system; traffic safety; machine learning; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Smart Cities, Smart Governance and Sustainable Development

edited by Guangwei Hu and Nan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4452 | 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

Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Systems

edited by

Yousef Farhaoui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4415 | 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 Grid Energy Management: Advancing Sustainability and Cybersecurity

edited by

Oussama Laayati

, Ahmed Chebak and

Ahsen Maqsoom

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4406 | 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)

Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Emergency Preparedness and Response

edited by

Andrii Galkin

,

Igor Chumachenko

and

Sergiy Bushuyev

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4140 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable emergency preparedness; resilience; emergency management; logistics; project management; logistics; risk assessment; response planning; resource reallocation; artificial intelligence

Advances in Interdisciplinary Sustainable Electrified Transport Systems

edited by

Erica Ballantyne

and

David Stone

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3718 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrified transport; EVs; charging systems; renewable generation for transport systems; energy storage for transport; sustainable transport and energy

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

Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy Resources

edited by Feng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3695 | Submission Open

Keywords: new energy-dominated power systems; renewable energy; hydropower; operation optimization; hybrid energy systems; design and sizing; power electronics; economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

From Taste to Health: The Multifaceted Benefits of Plant-Based Alternatives

edited by

Zhibin Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3517 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based alternatives; sustainable food; sensory analysis; nutritional profile; food safety; health benefits; chronic disease prevention; consumer behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Towards Carbon Neutrality: Sustainable Solutions for Reducing Carbon Footprints

edited by

Rafael E. Vásquez

,

Cesar Nieto-Londoño

and

Zulamita Zapata-Benabithe

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3355 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon footprint management; carbon neutrality; decarbonization strategies; energy transition; greenhouse gas reduction; process automation for sustainability; renewable energy; smart and digital technologies; smart energy systems; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Operations Research for Sustainability in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

edited by

John Willmer Escobar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3095 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics; supply chain optimization; Tripple Bottom Line; heuristic and metaheuristic approaches; machine learning; exact approaches; economic aspects; social aspects; environmental issues

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

Advanced Machine Learning and AI Techniques for Winter Weather Traffic Modelling in Cold Region Highways

edited by

Hyuk Jae Roh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3066 | Submission Open

Keywords: winter weather traffic modeling; cold region highways; machine learning; artificial intelligence; predictive modeling; traffic flow prediction; real-time traffic management; snowstorm traffic management; icy road conditions; weather-integrated traffic data; traffic safety; accident reduction; AI-based traffic solutions; comparative analysis of machine learning techniques; winter traffic management policy; smart transportation systems; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); road safety in winter conditions; big data in traffic management; climate impact on traffic systems; winter highway closure and reopen; vulnerability index development with traffic reduction; traffic reduction contour map development in network scale; weather data augmentation under scarcity of snowfall and severe cold temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Optimization and Application of Sustainable Distributed Power Generation

edited by

Jian Zhang

and

Yonghong Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3035 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable distributed power generation; renewable energy sources; design and performance optimization; energy storage; techno-economic analysis; smart building and smart city

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovative Green Water Technologies for Effective Environmental Pollution Control

edited by

Luiza Campos

and

Anna Bogush

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2935 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technologies; sustainable water management; climate change mitigation; advanced oxidation processes; eco-friendly coagulants; energy-efficient water treatment; nanotechnology; renewable resources; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Research on Pollutant Monitoring and Remediation Technologies for Contaminated Soil

edited by

Maria Cristina C. Vila

,

Valentina Pidlisnyuk

and

Karim Suhail Al Souki

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2926 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; remediation; nature-based remediation solutions; monitoring; soil contamination; soil pollution; urban soils; coastal soils; soil vulnerability; sustainability assessment

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

Next-Generation Biomass Gasification and Resource Recovery: Driving Sustainability and Circularity

edited by Seyedeh Azadeh Alavi Borazjani and

Luís Tarelho

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2871 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass gasification; resource recovery; circular economy; sustainability; renewable energy

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

Sustainability in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management: 2nd Edition

edited by

Salah Haridy

,

Ridvan Aydin

and

Mohammad Shamsuzzaman

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2867 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; sustainable product development; sustainable lean six sigma; sustainable quality engineering; sustainable project management; sustainable safety; sustainable waste management; sustainable and renewable energy management

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

Sustainable Railway Construction, Operation and Transportation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jozef Gasparik

and Libor Ižvolt

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2866 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; railway construction; railway operation and capacity; railway transportation; innovation and ecology in railway transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Impacts of Climate Change on the Water–Food–Energy Nexus

edited by

Balamurugan Panneerselvam

and

Nagavinothini Ravichandran

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2733 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water resources; food production; energy resources; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability, AI and the Evolution of Energy Infrastructure: Understanding the Intersection of Economics, Environment, and Society

edited by

Tao Ding

and Ruipeng Tan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2658 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); energy infrastructure; economic impacts; renewable energy integration; smart grids; energy efficiency; environmental sustainability; social equity; energy transition; AI-driven optimization

Air Pollution Control and Sustainable Urban Climate Resilience

edited by

Yaxing Du

, Shuojun Mei,

Shiguo Jia

and

Dongjin Cui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2650 | Submission Open

Keywords: air quality; pollution dispersion; pollution control; urban climate resilience; sustainable development; mitigation measures; built environment

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

Ecological Water Engineering and Ecological Environment Restoration

edited by

Guoce Xu

,

Binhua Zhao

and Zongping Ren

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2444 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-hydrology; aquatic ecology; water resources; water environment; water projects

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

Human–Wildlife Coexistence—Future Solution

edited by Achyut Aryal and Kedar Baral

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2397 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– wildlife coexistence; conservation biology; biodiversity; ecosystem sustainability; climate change impacts; environmental policy; human– wildlife conflict mitigation; wildlife management; community engagement; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

Sustainable Solutions for Wastewater Treatment and Recycling

edited by

Cristina-Gabriela Grigoraș

and Andrei Ionut Simion

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2358 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging persistent water pollutants; wastewater decontamination; sustainable water management; industrial waste revalorization; added value products; process optimization; sustainable environmental applications

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

Soil, Plant and Human Health in Sustainable Environment

edited by

Barbara Breza-Boruta

, Justyna Bauza-Kaszewska and Anna Ligocka

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2276 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable environment; human health; soil health; soil– microorganisms-plant interaction; soil-plant-human system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Biodiversity, Biologic Conservation and Ecological Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco Guerrero

,

Juan Diego Gilbert

and

Andreas Reul

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2263 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropocene; biodiversity; climate change; conservation; global change; management plans; restoration; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)

Digital Transformation in Manufacturing Systems: Improving Operations and Logistics

edited by

Evelin Krmac

,

Mozhgan Mansouri Kaleibar

and

Željko Stević

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2140 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; smart manufacturing; Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); big data analytics; supply chain optimization; predictive maintenance; Logistics 4.0; cyber– physical systems (CPS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Agriculture and Climate Change: Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by Bingjie Song, Guy M Robinson and

Jingjing Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2113 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; sustainable development; regional scale; national scale; climate change adaptation; climate-smart agriculture

Sustainable Ocean Engineering and the Development and Utilization of Marine Renewable Energy

edited by

Enhao Wang

and

Ming He

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2034 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable ocean engineering; marine renewable energy; offshore wind energy; tidal energy; wave energy; ocean thermal energy conversion; marine energy integration; environmental impact assessment; energy storage and transmission; ocean engineering design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Smart Cities—Toward Mitigating Climate Change, Preventing Soil Contamination and Improving Soil Treatment

edited by Maha Deeb, S. Perl Egendorf and Olivier Fouché-Grobla

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2030 | Submission Open

Keywords: sponge cities; purification; constructed soils; technosols; climate change mitigation; soil ecosytem servises; greenhouse gases; carbon storage; urban soil quality; stormwater management; nature-based solutions; green infrastructure; waste management; engineering soils; enhanced trees pits; urban planning; soil water retention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)

Sustainable, Intelligent, Resilient, and Connected Mobility and Transport Services

edited by

Yongxiang Zhang

, Qingwei Zhong,

Zhihong Yao

and Jingwei Guo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1994 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected vehicles; Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS); urban mobility innovation; transport electrification; smart infrastructure; autonomous vehicles; sustainable and shared mobility; intelligent transport systems; resilient transportation; transport policy and governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Food Processing and Food Packaging Technologies

edited by

Hongchao Zhang

and Ashutos Parhi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1934 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; food processing; degradable packaging; waste valorization; life cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advancing Sustainability in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry: Waste Valorization, Emission Control, and Environmental Management

edited by

Rosa Rodriguez

,

Germán Mazza

, Andrés Reyes Urrutia and

Daniela Zalazar-García

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1613 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas waste management; carbon capture and utilization; produced water treatment; process optimization; greenhouse gas emissions; resource recovery; environmental impact assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Coloration: Green Materials or Techniques for Promising Applications

edited by

Jiali Yu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1588 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic crystal; colloidal nanoparticles; stimuli responsive; structural color; bionic materials; sustainable coloration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Innovations and Advanced Techniques in Composite Structures: Towards a Greener Future

edited by

Andrii Kondratiev

, Natalia Smetankina and

Oleksii Vambol

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1472 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable composites; manufacturing of composites; natural fiber reinforced composites; structural optimization; energy-efficient manufacturing techniques; renewable resources; eco-clean composites; advanced analytical techniques; finite element analysis (FEA); advanced manufacturing techniques of composites

Research Progress and Applications of Solar Energy Conversion Materials for Energy Sustainability

edited by

Alejandro Zacarías

,

Juan P. Escandón

and

José Alfredo Jiménez-Bernal

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1389 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for solar energy conversion; photovoltaic solar energy; photothermal solar energy; photochemical solar energy; thermal storage batteries; electric storage batteries; nanomaterials; concentrating and non-concentrating collectors; desalination; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Addressing the Challenges of Sustainable Development in Transition Countries: Progress in Environmental Research and Climate-Resilient Development

edited by

Slavica Malinovic-Milicevic

, Gorica Stanojevic and

Goran Trbic

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1360 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; climate change; sustainable development; transitional countries

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

Place Branding and Brand Management for Sustainable Creative Cities

edited by

Jordi de San Eugenio Vela

,

Xavier Ginesta Portet

and

Nahuel Iván Faedo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1344 | Submission Open

Keywords: place branding; brand management; public diplomacy; sustainable cities; urban planning

Marketing and Artificial Intelligence in Tourism Management

edited by

Vasco Ribeiro Santos

and

Bruno Barbosa Sousa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism marketing; tourism AI; AI technologies; digital platforms

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

Power System Transformation and Smart Electricity Sustainable Development

edited by

Laila Zemite

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1321 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; demand-side management; digitalization of power systems; sustainable energy policies; grid optimization; distributed energy resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Geology, Engineering, and Environmental Sustainability in the Context of Natural Disasters

edited by

Yu Zhao

and Mingxuan Shen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1225 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological hazards; engineering resilience; environmental sustainability; disaster mitigation multidisciplinary approaches

Sustainable Energy Development and Energy Economics in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Adel Ben Youssef

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1093 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; climate change; mitigation; energy economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Engineering Design and Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nadezhda Kunicina

and

Rasa Brūzgienė

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 985 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; green computing; cyber sustainability; sustainable engineering; environmental sustainability; information communication technology for sustainability; resilient infrastructures; energy efficiency; sustainable security; sustainability education; smart technologies for sustainability; emerging technologies in education

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

Ecosystem Sustainability, Soil Biodiversity, and Environmental Restoration

edited by

Tao Long

, Mingchang Cao,

Ming Li

and Yamei Shao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem sustainability; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity conservation; soil biodiversity; ecological restoration; nature-based solutions; soil health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)

Achieving Sustainability Goals Through Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Laura-Diana Radu

and

Daniela Popescul

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 784 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainability; machine learning; resilience; ethics; green innovation; intelligent information systems; smart cities; social vulnerabilities

Sustainability Marketing: A Focus on Food, MARTECH, and Consumer Behavior

edited by

Soniya Billore

, Tomio Kobayashi and

Ou Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: MARTECH; consumer behavior; sustainable consumption; food loss and wastage; transformatory behavior

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

Sustainable Development Information Technologies for Business Strategies and Public Safety

edited by

Mariia Nazarkevych

, Vasyl Lytvyn, Serhii Vladov and

Victoria Vysotska

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: business strategies; sustainable development; information technologies; security methods; business risks; big data analytics; artificial intelligence; algorithmic methods

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

Resilient and Sustainable Solutions for Earthquake Resistant Building Structures

edited by

Anthimos S. Anastasiadis

,

Antonio Formisano

,

Emmanouil Golias

and

Marius Mosoarca

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake; resiliency in buildings; sustainability in buildings; building stock; retrofitting; energy and seismic efficiency; new and existing buildings; historical and cultural heritage buildings; resilience-based design; damage and functionality; carbon impact; life cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability Challenges of Marine Ecosystem Conservation and Resources Management

edited by

Luminita Lazar

,

Elena Bișinicu

and

Andra Oros

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine ecosystems; sustainability; conservation; resources management; habitat restoration; sustainable fisheries; marine protected areas; climate change impacts; ecological dimensions; socio-economic dimensions; traditional knowledge; scientific knowledge; interdisciplinary dialogue; resilience; marine environment degradation; marine pollution; eutrophication; modelling; scenarios; sustainable development goals

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

Sustainable Strategies for Monitoring and Mitigating Climate Extremes

edited by

Komali Kantamaneni

,

U. Surendran

and Cristiane Mansur de Moraes Souza

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; extreme weather events; GIS mapping; numerical methods

Sustainability of Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils

edited by

Jorge Costa

and

Ana Luisa Fernando

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; ecosystem services; contaminated soils; ecological management; sustainable soil management; valorisation of contaminated biomass; environmental impact assessment; socio-economic impacts; contaminants

Waste Management and Recycling Innovations for Environmental Sustainability

edited by Fidelis Ibiang Abam,

Macmanus Chinenye Ndukwu

and Odufuwa Olumuyiwa Yinus

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; waste management; wastewater treatment; solid waste management; reusing and recovering; bio-waste recycling

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

Sustainable Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Malgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek

,

Katarzyna Antosz

and

Grzegorz Bocewicz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 591 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable manufacturing and maintenance; digitalization; smart manufacturing and maintenance; industrial AI; modelling and simulation; industrial ergonomics

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

From Decline to Growth: Sustainable Tourism and Community-based Initiatives for Local Development

edited by Chung-Hun Lee and Jae Hyup Chang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 591 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; consumer behavior; local livelihoods; tourism development; socio-economic impacts; environmental sustainability; cultural heritage; responsible tourism; policy and governance; community-based tourism

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

The Impacts of Recent Technological Advancements on Sustainable Managerial Practices

edited by Andrej Bertoncelj and

Maja Meško

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; decision-making; artificial intelligence; robotics; data analytics; extended reality; continuous learning; energy efficiency; creativity; ethical frameworks

Green and Sustainable Separation of Natural Products from Plant-Derived Waste

edited by

Daniel Pecoraro Demarque

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 537 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable separation; plant-derived waste; green extraction; circular economy; bioactive compound recovery

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

Resilience and Recovery of Tourism from the Perspective of Sustainability

edited by

José Dias Lópes

and

Ricardo Jorge Gomes Raimundo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; hospitality; resilience; recovery; sustainability

Sustainable Analysis and Application of Solar Thermal Systems

edited by

Krzysztof Sornek

,

Francesco Liberato Cappiello

,

Wojciech Goryl

and

Aleksandra Komorowska

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; solar thermal energy; active solar energy systems; passive solar energy systems; thermal energy storage; solar space heating; solar-driven cooling; solar desalination; hybrid solar systems; green hydrogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancements in Sustainable Thermal Engineering and Computational Fluid Dynamics Applications

edited by

Aimad Koulali

and

Mohammed El Ganaoui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable thermal engineering; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); energy efficiency; renewable energy technologies; green building design; HVAC system optimization; environmental impact mitigation; CFD-AI integration; sustainable industrial processes; urban energy systems; innovation in thermal systems

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

Sustainability in Smart Factory and Industry 4.0

edited by

João Miguel Lourenço

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; smart manufacturing; smart factory; intelligent technologies; sustainability; industrial internet of things; cloud manufacturing; additive manufacturing; simulation and augmented reality

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

Consumer Behaviour and Environmental Sustainability—Second Edition

edited by

Antonis Skouloudis

, Iosif Botetzagias and

Eftichios Sartzetakis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; Sustainable Development Goal 12; green purchasing intention; consumer preferences; social motivations for consumption; green products and services; household waste behaviours; public acceptability of environmental policy instruments; environmentally conscious consumerism; green consumers

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

Sustainability Pathways in Biomass and Agricultural Resource Utilization

edited by

Sameer Al-Asheh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass utilization; agricultural resource efficiency; renewable energy; sustainable farming practices; circular economy; bio-based materials; carbon footprint reduction; climate change mitigation; resource conservation; bioeconomy sustainability

Unlocking the Sustainability Potential of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Through Systems Thinking Approach

edited by

Petra Schneider

and Mohammad Mozumder

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-energy-food nexus; resource scarcity mitigation; climate adaptation; multifunctionality; nature-based solutions; systems thinking; complex systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Composites, Construction, and Artificial Intelligence Optimization—Second Edition

edited by

Md. Saiful Islam

and

Md. Habibur Rahman Sobuz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 390 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; biodegradable composite; green composites; natural fiber; biopolymer; nanocomposites; biocomposites; construction management; building sustainability; RC structural response; green building technology; cementitious materials; fiber-reinforced concrete; recycled aggregate concrete; structural health monitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); microstructure; 3D printing technology; building information modelling (BIM); SDGs; IoT; digital twins; biomanufacturing; circular economy; architecture

Improving Sustainable Processes and Products through Biological Fermentation: Advances in Obtaining Agricultural Inputs to Food

edited by

Paulo Ricardo Franco Marcelino

, Fernanda Palladino Pedroso and Monica María Cruz-Santos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural bioinputs; fermented foods; biorefineries; agricultural microbiology; food fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Innovations in Sustainable Food Processing Technologies

edited by

Andrei Borșa

and

Muntean Mircea Valentin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; circular economy; energy efficiency; non-thermal processing technologies; food waste valorization; sustainable packaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Economic Growth and Development for Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Sorin-George I. Toma

and Catalin Gradinaru

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; economic growth; economic development; sustainability; environmental sustainability; sustainable development goals; gross domestic product

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

Smart Agriculture, Ecological Resources and Environment

edited by Lichang Yin and

Feiyan Xiao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; resource utilization; greenhouse gas emissions; soil microbial carbon use efficiency; sustainable management; climate change; cultivated land use; yield– soil carbon relationship

Sustainable Urban Environments: Addressing Air Pollution and Climate Change Challenges

edited by

Kuotai Cheng

and

Chun-Fa Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban environments; air pollution control; climate change mitigation; urban air quality; green infrastructure; smart technologies; sustainable urban planning; climate adaptation strategies; greenhouse gas emissions; pollution monitoring; urban resilience; policy frameworks; community initiatives

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

Advancing Sustainable Forest Management: Economic Values and Conservation Strategies

edited by

Jitka Fialova

and

Petra Hlavackova

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forestry; forest economics; biodiversity; forest conservation; climate solution; forest policy; innovation in forestry; environmental economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Energy System Optimisation and Integration and the Sustainable Use of Renewable Energy

edited by

Rohitha Weerasinghe

and Sivasakthivel Thangavel

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy system optimisation; advanced modelling and simulation techniques for energy systems; optimisation algorithms for energy management and grid efficiency; AI and machine learning applications in energy optimisation; demand-side management and energy storage optimisation; integration of renewable energy sources; challenges in integrating solar; wind; hydro; and bioenergy; hybrid energy systems and microgrid technologies; smart grid solutions and digitalisation for seamless integration; policy and regulatory frameworks for renewable integration; sustainable use of renewable energy; lifecycle analysis and environmental impact assessment; sustainable energy policies and transition pathways; community-based renewable energy projects; the decarbonisation of industrial and transportation sectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Green Extraction Processes from Natural Sources and Agricultural By-Products to Achieve New Foods Development: Sustainability Opportunities and Sensory Challenges

edited by

Ignacio Vietez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural sources and agricultural by-products; functional food development; green extraction processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Recent Advances in Biomass Conversion, Renewable Energy, and Biomaterials—2nd Edition

edited by

Lei Zhang

and

Jun Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural and forestry waste processing; bioactive materials; biomass degradation; biomass refinery; biofuels processes; biomaterials; bioresource technology; biotechnologies applied for renewable energies; biotransformation; chemical and biological conversions; renewable energy; sustainable processing; biomaterials for sustainability

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

Towards Sustainable Agroecosystems: Innovations in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Carbon Sequestration

edited by

Zhihui Bai

and

Decai Jin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecosystem; biofertilizer; greenhouse gas mitigation; soil carbon sequestration; bioremediation; microbial ecology; saline– alkali soil improvement; circular nutrient management; sustainable agriculture

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

Design of Sustainable Supply Chains and Industrial Processes

edited by

Fouad Jawab

and

Youness Frichi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; manufacturing systems; optimization; performance; artificial intelligence; sustainability

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

Advanced Smart Materials for Sustainable Urban Development

edited by

Samira Touhtouh

,

El-Kebir Hlil

and

Abdeowahed Hajjaji

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart materials; energy; urban; sensors; smart cities

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

Advances in Pollutant Removal and Metal Recovery from Water for Sustainability

edited by

Cláudia B. Lopes

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; metal recovery; emerging pollutants; rare earth elements; sustainability

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

Sustainable Forestry for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Ronald C. Estoque

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 38885 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forest management; sustainable harvesting; SDGs; forest certification; community engagement; biodiversity; climate change; ecosystem services; forest conservation; forest restoration; deforestation; forest degradation; tree canopy cover; forest monitoring; GIS; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Urban Landscapes, Forestry and Green Infrastructure: From a Sustainable Perspective

edited by

Francesca Ugolini

and David Pearlmutter

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 33723 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; nature-based solutions; urban environment; climate change; biodiversity; biophilia; cities; green spaces; health; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

ESG Investing for Sustainable Business: Exploring the Future

edited by

Hatem El-Gohary

,

David John Edwards

and

Syed Mohsin Ali Shah

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24944 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESG investing; ESG performance; ESG reporting; ESG risk management; ESG trends; sustainability; sustainability reporting; sustainable financial markets; green and socially responsible projects; sustainable business; responsible investment; environmental finance; sustainable behaviour

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

Innovation Management and Organizational Performance for Sustainable Future—2nd Edition

edited by

Alina Badulescu

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18052 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; sustainable innovation; sustainable performance; innovation management; economic; social; and envionmental performance; sustainable development; challenges in sustainable development; technologies for innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Information Management and E-Commerce

edited by

Guangxu Li

, Yu Zhou and Wenlong Zhu

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7559 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable information management; green e-business models; accounting information systems and sustainability; sustainable decision-making; internal control and risk management; carbon footprint management and carbon disclosure; decision support system; ecological compensation mechanism

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

Environmental Supply Chain and Sustainable Operations Management: Theories, Methods, Techniques and Applications

edited by

Zhisong Chen

, Shujian Ma, Run Tang and Yong Wu

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6473 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental supply chain; sustainable operations management; green supply chain management; low-carbon supply chain management; social responsibility; green consumer behavior; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; resource efficiency; environmental policies and regulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

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