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Advancements in Entrepreneurship, Economic Analysis, and Business Strategy from a Sustainable Perspective
edited by Federico Lanzalonga, Andrei Bonamigo and Harnesh Makhija
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24012 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; green business models; ESG (environmental; social; and governance) policies; corporate sustainability strategies; economic analysis in sustainability; business innovation for environment; social impact of entrepreneurship; sustainable development goals (SDGs); green economics; sustainable business practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advanced Research on Agriculture and Food Systems Landscape towards Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15163 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; agroecology; land use planning; sustainable food systems; circular economy; AI and smart technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Asphalt Binder and Sustainable Pavement Design
edited by and Hasan Faisal
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12038 | Submission Open
Keywords: asphalt binder; recycled asphalt pavement; rubber-modified asphalt; recycled plastic asphalt; warm-mix asphalt; cold-mix asphalt; pavement performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Novel Technologies and Digital Design in Smart Construction
edited by and Zhihe Yang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11932 | Submission Open
Keywords: technology innovation; digital technologies; AI techniques; data-driven approaches; novel materials; sustainable development; climate change socio-technical system
Smart Sensors and IoT Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Aquaculture Practices
edited by , and Hsin-Wei Kuo
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 11273 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-aqua sustainability; smart irrigation and aquaculture management; machine learning in agriculture and aquaculture; digital agriculture and aquaculture; climate-smart agriculture and aquaculture; controlled environment agriculture and aquaculture; environmental sensing; wireless sensor networks; remote control; IoT; UAV; Zigbee; LoRa; deep learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Organizational Adaptation: Nurturing Ecosystems for Innovation and Resilience
edited by Okechukwu Lawerence Emeagwali
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9885 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation ecosystems; ecosystem innovation; ecosystem management; business ecosystems; innovation ecosystem management; strategic adaptability; sustainable adaptation; complex adaptive systems; organizational resilience; open innovation; value networks; absorptive capacity; co-innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Safety and Risk Analysis of Industrial Processes from the Perspective of Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9361 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable processes; safety; hazards and risks; environment; industrial processes; integrated framework; industrial accidents; responsibility; prevention; mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Sustainable Urban Development Prospective for Smart Cities
edited by , and Vitalii Kruhlov
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8085 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; data; decision-making; Internet of Things; mobility and travel behavior; planning; public administration; smart public services; smart city; smart urban development; safety; urban transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Development and Land Use Change in Tropical Ecosystems
edited by Elisa Grieco
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7712 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change agroforestry sustainable development land use change rural communities adaptation mitigation tropical ecosystems nature-based solutions forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Research on Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Economic Development submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7510 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainability; sustainable economic development; entrepreneurship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Green Product Development
edited by , and Wei Li
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7494 | Submission Open
Keywords: green supply chain management; e-commerce; sustainable supply chain; closed-loop supply chain; low-carbon supply chain; eco-friendly product design; innovation for green products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Digital Technology for Circular Economy Towards Sustainable Development submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7437 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; digital innovation; sustainable development; resource efficiency; environmental sustainability; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain technology; data analytics; policy and regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Circularity, Innovation, and Optimisation in Sustainable Supply Chains
edited by , Esther Oluwadamilola Olufemi Rotimi and Olamide Shittu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7437 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation; optimization; supply chain; sustainability; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Digital Transformation and Open Innovation for Business Ecosystems
edited by and Naoshi Uchihira
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7172 | Submission Open
Keywords: business ecosystems; platform ecosystems; innovation ecosystems; digital transformation; open innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Sustainable Business Management
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6974 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable business; circular economy; digitalisation; entrepreneurship; innovation; leadership; business strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Building Resilience and Green Building Construction for Environmental Sustainability
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6161 | 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)
Sustainable Irrigation Technologies for Saving Water
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6042 | Submission Open
Keywords: water-saving irrigation technologies; sustainable development; yield improvement; water use efficiency; efficient utilization of water resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advances in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Energy Systems
edited by Ascensión López-Vargas and Natalia Pichel
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5970 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy technology; renewable energy sources; smart energy management; climate change mitigation; technological advancements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advances in Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment: Emerging Technologies and Solutions
edited by Wei Li, Sicheng Shao and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5870 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; solid waste treatment; biological metabolism; carbon reduction; refractory wastewater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Development of the Digital Economy and Digital Innovation in the Web2.0 Environment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5802 | Submission Open
Keywords: Web2.0 and sustainable economy; digital economy; digital innovation; big data; internet of things; green innovation; sustainable development; sharing economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
The Latest Studies on Natural Hazards and Sustainable Civil Engineering submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5801 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic resilience; sustainability; earthquake-induced demands; flooding; tsunami loadings; flooding loadings; hydrological hazards; resilience of built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Intelligent Systems and Consciousness Society: Sustainable Transportation and Decision Making
edited by Yorgos Stephanedes and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5728 | Submission Open
Keywords: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)  ; C-ITS • Artificial Intelligence  ; Machine Learning (ML)  ; Natural Language Processing (NLP); decision/policy making; dynamic transport; traffic systems; traffic management; safety and security; logistics; digital data management; sustainability; smart cities; impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Technologies for Sustainable Development of Smart Regions submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5001 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities and regions; ecosystems for sustainable development; artificial intelligence and AI systems; UAV as a service; mobile smart technologies; safety and security informed sustainability; wellness engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Agriculture with Innovative Technology and Equipment: Towards a Low-Carbon Era
edited by and Wei Ma
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4967 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent agronomic equipment; low-carbon and smart agriculture; carbon footprint; scenarios modelling; sustainable agriculture; agriculture/farming system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Application of Data-Driven in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4676 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable logistic; sustainable inventory management; logistics route optimization; data-driven technology; operation management and optimization; sustainable supply chain; supply chain coordination; sustainable supply chain network design; supply chain visualization; carbon emission reduction strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Advancing Sustainable Building Practices: State of the Art in Thermal Insulation Materials, Energy Efficiency, and Technological Innovations submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4544 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building insulation; energy-efficient construction materials; thermal insulation innovations; building energy performance; CO2 emission reduction in buildings; numerical modeling in material science; climate change resilience in architecture; renewable insulation materials; state-of-the-art insulation technologies; the environmental impact of thermal materials; artificial intelligence used for sustainable buildings; deep learning used for climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Transportation Systems and Infrastructures Planning, Optimization, and Management submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4523 | Submission Open
Keywords: transportation system and infrastructures optimization; transport planning; traffic and infrastructure management; sustainable mobility; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); traffic simulation; congestion mitigation; multimodal integration; big data in transportation; road safety and risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Waste Management Strategies for Circular Economy
edited by , , and Evan K. Paleologos
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4440 | 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)
Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment: Closing the Loop for Sustainable Resource Management
edited by Andrea Di Maria
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4399 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); sustainable resource management; carbon sequestration; policy decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Tackling Energy Poverty and Vulnerability Through Energy Efficiency submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4387 | 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)
Geoenvironmental Engineering and Water Pollution Control
edited by and Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4378 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoenvironmental engineering; water pollution; remediation techniques; soil and groundwater contamination; new geomaterials; renewable energies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by and Soroosh Sharifi
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4278 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; infrastructure; planning; sustainable indicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Governance Development and Strategy
edited by Yong Qi, Yangao Xiao and Yuting Deng
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3839 | 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 Development of Regional Tourism
edited by Krzysztof Widawski and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3833 | 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)
Research on Sustainable Business Ecosystems and Corporate Governance
edited by Konstantina Ragazou, Nikolaos Sariannidis and Georgia Zournatzidou
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3577 | 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)
Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Development
edited by , Taras Lendiel and Oleksii Opryshko
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3576 | 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)
Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications for Sustainability and Safety
edited by Dongdong Wang, , Chenzhu Wang and Liqiang Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3396 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent transportation system; traffic safety; machine learning; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Management and Regulation of Agricultural Water Resources in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3058 | 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)
Innovation and Sustainability in Urban Planning and Governance submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2997 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban governance; arts and humanities in city governance; tourism governance; urban theory; urban sociology; urban network; water governance; resident perceptions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Exploring the Innovative Approaches and Advanced Practices to Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Husbandry submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2818 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; precision farming; animal welfare; climate change mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Emergency Preparedness and Response submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2783 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable emergency preparedness; resilience; emergency management; logistics; project management; logistics; risk assessment; response planning; resource reallocation; artificial intelligence
Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Innovations for Sustainable Transport and Distribution
edited by Ruozhen Qiu, and Jianhu Cai
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2732 | 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, and Qiang Xing
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2696 | 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)
Smart Grid Energy Management: Advancing Sustainability and Cybersecurity
edited by , Ahmed Chebak and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2692 | 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)
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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2589 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban environment; climate adaptation and mitigation designs; regenerative design; sustainable technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Extremophilic Plants and Microorganisms in Environmental Sustainability
edited by and Mohamad Al Hassan
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2563 | 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)
Advanced Machine Learning and AI Techniques for Winter Weather Traffic Modelling in Cold Region Highways
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2515 | 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)
Interdisciplinary Explorations in Health and Healthcare: Addressing Complex Challenges for Sustainable Futures
edited by , Delores Springs and Kevin Richardson
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2430 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable health systems; sustainable design and health; biotechnologies and sustainability; food security and health; environmental health; environmental racism; environmental justice; pandemic preparedness; patient voice in public health; healthcare access; health policy development; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); interdisciplinary health approaches; global health security; public health research; health equity; resilient health infrastructures; sustainable healthcare practices; global health disparities; community health development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Advances in Interdisciplinary Sustainable Electrified Transport Systems submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2407 | 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)
Innovative Industrial Policies for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by Xiaohong Wang and Shaopeng Zhang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2220 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable industrial growth; green technologies; digital transformation; innovative industrial policies; cross-sectoral collaboration innovation; sustainable industrial policy; green supply chain management; digital transformation; circular economy; sustainable digitization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
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