Sustainability

Sustainable Innovations in Industrial Transformation: Integrating Industry 5.0 and Ecological Economics

edited by

Maja Trstenjak

,

Tihomir Opetuk

,

Nataša Tošanović

and Hrvoje Cajner

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1517 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable manufacturing; circular economy; Industry 5.0; ecological economics; human-centered manufacturing; green manufacturing; clean technologies; manufacturing optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovations in Agri-Food Biotechnology for Sustainable and Secure Food Production

edited by

Anastasios Nikolaou

and

Theodoros Varzakas

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1420 | Submission Open

Keywords: food security and sustainability; agri-food biotechnology; fermentation; circular bioeconomy; food waste; high-added-value products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Energy Transition: Advanced Control and Optimization Techniques for Power Grid Resilience and Efficiency

edited by

Mokhtar Aly

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 949 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient grid; control systems; optimization methods; photovoltaic systems; energy storage; power electronics; robust control; wind generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Modeling and Simulation of Human–Environment Interactions, 2nd Edition

edited by

Arika Ligmann-Zielinska

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: agent-based model; artificial societies; decision support systems; fuzzy cognitive maps; environmental software; human– natural interactions; integrated assessment; model development; participatory modeling; social simulation; coupled human and natural systems

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

Innovations in Renewable Energy Systems: Wind, Solar, Ocean, and Hybrid Integration for Sustainable Development

edited by Denisson Queiroz Oliveira and

Osvaldo Ronald Saavedra

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind power planning and operation; solar power planning and operation; wave power planning and operation; tidal power planning and operation; low-carbon power systems; renewable energy planning and operation; energy storage; power electronics; smart microgrids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Green Chemistry in Bio-Circular Economies: Sustainable Solutions for Waste Valorization and Resource Efficiency

edited by Ashish Kumar Nayak and Charu Arora

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; bio-circular economy; waste valorization; sustainable bioproducts; renewable resources; carbon neutrality; biodegradable materials; resource efficiency; environmental remediation; circular bioeconomy

Microplastics, Sustainable Water and Soil Environments

edited by

M. M. Cledera-Castro

and

Noemí Delgado Mellado

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; water pollution; soil contamination; environmental pollution; ecotoxicology; microplastic mitigation; water ecosystems; anthropogenic impacts

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

Energy Systems, Industrial Engineering and Sustainable Green Innovation

edited by

Vitor Anes

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; energy systems; industrial engineering; green innovation; renewable energy; sustainable development; environmental impact; waste reduction; decarbonization; efficient manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Water Quality and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

edited by Xi Li

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen; phosphorus; migration; transformation; quality; treatment; measure; policy

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

Sustainable Agriculture: Strategies for Soil, Bioinoculants, and Biomass Management

edited by Carlos Antonio Costa do Nascimento,

Paulo Pagliari

and

Hu Zhou

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility management; bioinoculants and biofertilizers; biomass recycling; nutrient efficiency soil– plant– microbe interactions; organic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Strategy in Entrepreneurship and in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

edited by

Mirela Cătălina Tűrkeş

submission deadline 16 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4762 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; SME performance; green innovation; circular economy; environmental responsibility; ethical supply chains; resource efficiency; renewable energy; social responsibility; green financing; eco-friendly business models; sustainable growth; operational efficiency; regulatory compliance; sustainable business practices

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

Sustainability in Space and Aerospace Technologies

edited by

Lucjan Setlak

submission deadline 16 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEA/AEA concept; sustainable development technologies; decarbonization; programs to support green technology development; ECS; greenhouse gas emissions

Autonomous Driving, Robotic Computing and Sustainable Transportation

edited by

Xiang Li

and Bowen Zhang

submission deadline 16 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; robotic computing; sustainable transportation; smart city; multi-model transportation; real-time transportation management; human– AI interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Biodiversity Hotspots in Forests: Conservation Strategies and Global Implications

edited by

Petros Ganatsas

,

Marianthi Tsakaldimi

and Evangelia N. Daskalakou

submission deadline 16 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity hotspots; forest conservation; forest management; climate impacts; sustainable forestry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Mineral Resource Utilization and GeoConservation for Sustainable Development

edited by Shucheng Tan

submission deadline 17 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical mineral resources; mine environment; geological relics; geoparks; geological environment; geological disaster; mine ecological restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

Human Behavior and Its Role in Shaping Sustainable Supply Chains and Logistics

edited by

Bernardo Nugroho Yahya

and

Askiner Gungor

submission deadline 17 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: human behavior; human activity; logistics process; green supply chain process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Renewable Energy Applications and Energy Sustainability in Coastal Areas

edited by

Dimitrios N. Korres

submission deadline 19 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy sustainability; energy transition; decarbonization; coastal areas; hybrid renewable systems; solar energy; wind energy; tidal and wave energy; water desalination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Pathways to Carbon Neutrality: Circular Economy and Sustainable Innovation for Green Industry

edited by Yao-Ming Hong and

Bo-Ching Chen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1282 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; circular economy; green industry; sustainable innovation; climate action; resource efficiency; net-zero emissions; carbon footprint; nature-based solutions

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

Corporate Environmental Responsibility for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Rahat Munir

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon accounting; energy and waste management; sustainability; Sustainable Development Goals; corporate environmental responsibility; sustainability controls

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

Shaping Sustainable Environments: Advances in Building and Infrastructure Design

edited by

Nuno D. Cortiços

and

Anna Stefańska

submission deadline 22 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 165 | 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 172 | 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 Practices and Their Impacts on Organizational Behavior

edited by

Asta Savanevičienė

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2259 | 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 283 | 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 212 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 888 | 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)

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

edited by

Ming-Chung Chang

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 442 | 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 138 | 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)

Leveraging the Multidisciplinary Insights to Solve Watershed Management Problems

edited by Yang Zhou and Kai Tian

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 121 | 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)

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 2094 | 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 | Viewed by 100 | 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 | 11 articles | Viewed by 29724 | 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 27296 | 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 | 10 articles | Viewed by 23349 | 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)

Sustainability Assessment of Agricultural Cropping Systems

edited by

Karolina Ratajczak

and

Grażyna Szymańska

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21020 | 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)

Achieving Sustainability in Destination Marketing and Tourism Management

edited by

Mariana Ramona Ciolac

, Cosmin Alin Popescu and Elena Peţ

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18004 | 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)

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 17794 | 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)

Innovation and Sustainability in Inclusive Education

edited by

Luis Ortiz Jiménez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16775 | 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)

Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Management

edited by

Muzaffar Asad

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16767 | 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)

Sustainable Tourism Management and Marketing

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15018 | 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)

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 11361 | 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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10772 | 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)

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 10681 | 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)

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 10620 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Achieving Sustainability: Role of Technology and Innovation

edited by

Manjula S. Salimath

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8851 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; technology; innovation; digitization; management

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

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 8204 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; green processing; biofuels production

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

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 8102 | 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)

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8068 | 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)

Sustainable and Resilient Regional Development: A Spatial Perspective

edited by

Yingxia Pu

, Pingguo Yang, Qiuhao Huang and Xiujun Tai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7605 | 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)

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 6645 | 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)

Ecology and Environmental Science in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Viktor Brygadyrenko

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5775 | 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)

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