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Sediment Transport in River Flows and Fluvial Hydraulics for Sustainable Development submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: sediment transport; fluvial hydraulics; aquatic vegetation
Green Supply Chain in Sustainable Enterprise Development submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: green supply chain management; sustainable enterprises; artificial intelligence in GSCM; AI-driven optimization; circular economy; low-carbon manufacturing; green logistics; Industry 4.0 in GSCM; environmental performance; sustainable procurement; supply chain optimization; eco-innovation
The Optimization of Food Processing in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food processing; process optimization; food technology innovation; green processing technologies; food waste reduction; by-product revalorization; food preservation techniques; sustainable development goals; functional food ingredients; food safety
Toward Net-Zero Emissions: Interlinking Renewable Energy Policies, Carbon Markets, and Green Supply Chains
edited by and Lingli Qi
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: net-zero emissions; renewable energy policy; carbon markets; emissions trading schemes; green supply chains; decarbonization; climate policy; sustainable development; energy transition; environmental economics
Innovative Research on Lithium-Ion Battery Materials for Sustainable Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; sodium-ion batteries; battery materials design; battery safety and reliability; thermal management of batteries; battery degradation mechanisms; battery diagnostics and testing; battery recycling and second life; sustainable electrode materials; solid-state electrolytes; desert climate battery performance; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; circular economy in energy storage; energy storage for electric vehicles; grid-scale battery storage; accelerated aging and thermal abuse; electrochemical performance evaluation; material recovery from spent batteries; techno-economic analysis of recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Improving Wind Energy Systems: The Role of Computational and Experimental Capability in Sustainable Development
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational fluid dynamics  ; wind systems  ; experimental testing  ; wind turbine resilience  ; performance assessment  ; data analysis
Impact of Emerging Contaminants in Freshwater Ecosystem: Ecotoxicity and Sustainable Remediation submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging contaminants; freshwater ecosystem; ecotoxicity; environmental risk assessment; removal technologies; sustainable development; ecosystem services
Sustainable Optimization for Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable optimization; energy and environmental management; system engineering; digitalized economy; Industry 4.0 vs. Society 5.0; zero-emission technologies; renewable energy sources and technologies; emerging technologies; public acceptance; policy issues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Properties of Cement Based Low-Carbon Concrete for Sustainable Construction submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building materials; sustainable constructions; cement; concrete; technology; low-carbon concrete; admixtures; additives; nanomaterials; phase change materials; rheology; durability; high-performance concrete; self-compacting concrete
Bridging Informal Divides: Urban Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Global South
edited by , and Sean Sithole
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: food systems; urban food security; circular food economies; sustainability transitions; ecological sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
AI-Powered Commerce: Enhancing Sustainability Through Smart Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); big data analytics; electronic commerce; green supply chain management; ESG (environmental; social; and governance); emerging technologies for sustainable development; smart logistics; sustainable business models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
The Role of Biomass Energy in Renewable and Sustainable Energy: Advanced Technologies, Challenges and Prospects
edited by Yingjin Song, Juan Zhao, Zhi Wang and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass energy; biomass conversion; thermochemical technology; biochemical technology; biomass biorefining; gaseous/solid biofuel; sustainable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Development Within Planetary Boundaries: Innovations in Circular Bioeconomy Systems
edited by , and Fabio Neves Puglieri
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular bioeconomy; sustainable development; life cycle assessment (LCA); planetary boundaries; bio-based innovation; resource efficiency; ESG integration; sustainable value chains; environmental policy; regenerative systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)
Industry 5.0 Smart Sustainable Techniques and Technologies submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 5.0 cobots; collaborative robot; digital twin; smart maintenance; machine learning; big data; computer vision; human in the loop; intelligent manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Air Quality Management and Monitoring submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; air quality management; air pollution monitoring; environmental monitoring; low-cost sensors; sustainability policies; air pollution control
Economic Resilience and Development Opportunities Amidst Climate Crisis
edited by Fengyi Lin
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate resilience; sustainable innovation; ESG
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Connectedness to Nature: Consequences for Well-Being and Sustainability submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature connectedness; sustainability; well-being; self-concept; self-transcendence; biophilia; place-based conservation; community-based conservation; social and cultural identity; pro-environmental behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Advancing the Bioeconomy: Sustainable Innovations for a Circular Future submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioeconomy; circular bioeconomy; biomass to novel biomaterials; sustainable innovation; waste to value-added products; biorefining; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)
Innovation Management, Organizational Resilience, and Performance: Pathways to a Sustainable Future submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: organizational resilience; employee resilience; organizational adversity; operational adaptability; sustainable organizational development; sustainability-focused operations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Enhancing Urban Green Spaces and Forests to Cultivate a Sustainable Future
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban green spaces; sustainable development; environmental resilience; urban forestry; nature-based solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Multicriteria Decision Making for Sustainable Holistic Flood Risk Assessment and Mitigation submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: multicriteria decision-making (MCDM); flood risk assessment; environment; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Digital Governance and Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitization; sustainability; governance; innovation; development; green software; green engineering; cloud migration; corporate strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Technology and Education for Sustainable Futures: Innovation, Global Citizenship and Ecosystem Transformation
edited by and José Luis Villena-Higueras
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development goals; global citizenship; educational innovation; artificial intelligence; circular economy; ecosystem management; STEM education; university social responsibility; public policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Advancing Sustainable Energy Systems: Enhancing Efficiency and Reducing Costs of Renewable Power submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind energy; photovoltaic energy; thermal energy; hydro energy; hydrogen; techno-economic analysis; levelized cost of energy
Microbial Applications and Ecological Research in Wastewater Treatment
edited by Muhe Diao
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; microbial community; biogeochemical cycling; wetland; lakes; groundwater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Marketing for Sustainable Tourism Development
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: identification of “ ideal” target markets for destinations; sustainable destination branding; marketing to achieve sustainable tourism goals; social media and sustainable tourism; destination development and placemaking for sustainability; supply chain management for sustainable tourism; internal marketing for sustainable destinations; experience design and sustainable tourism
Biotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Remediation
edited by Ana Isabel Díaz
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; environmental remediation; bioremediation; microbial biotechnology; phytoremediation; biosorption; emerging contaminants; resource recovery; sustainable technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Eco-Friendly Living and Sustainable Consumption: Innovations, Challenges, and Practices
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: eco-friendly living; sustainable consumption; green consumer behavior; circular economy; sustainable lifestyles; waste reduction and resource efficiency; sustainable business models; climate change mitigation; life cycle assessment; eco-innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Biofuels: Opportunities and Challenges
edited by Abdenour Achour
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable biofuels; biomass-to-liquid (BtL); catalytic hydrotreatment; hydrothermal liquefaction; bio-oil upgrading; green hydrogen integration; co-processing; circular carbon economy; techno-economic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development: Research and Practices: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; nature conservation; sustainable development; research; practice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Advances in Sustainable Construction Engineering and Management
edited by Jeong-Hoon Lee, and Jinwoo Kim
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: construction engineering and management; sustainable; smart construction; digital twin; automation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Advances in Sustainable Water Management: Wastewater Treatment and Water Reclamation
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; circular economy; water reclamation; physical-chemical technology; biological processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Selected Papers from the 33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE 2025)
edited by David Baxter, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass feedstocks; agricultural residues; energy crops; short rotation crops; forest residues; organic waste; bioenergy; biofuels; energy carriers; biorefineries; thermochemical conversion; biochemical conversion; bioeconomy; biochemicals; biomaterials; circular economy; integrated approaches; sustainability; climate change; life cycle analysis; environmental sustainability; environmental impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Drought and Water Quality Dynamics: From River Basins to Sustainable Management
edited by and Juan Camilo Restrepo
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought; water quality; climate change; water management; hydrological dynamics; soil degradation; agricultural runoff; water pollution; nutrient cycling; water-ecosystem; water scarcity; ecosystem resilience; water-security; crop stress; agricultural water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Methodological Innovations in Operations Research for Sustainable Resource Allocation
edited by , , Mateus Pereira Martin and Carolina Lino Martins
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: resource allocation; sustainable resource allocation; deprivation community; slums; operational research (OR); multi-criteria decision making (MCDM); portfolio analysis; cost-benefit analysis; machine learning; simulation; community
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advancing Renewable and Low-Carbon Energy Systems for Long-Term Energy Sustainability submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; low-carbon energy; energy efficiency; photovoltaics; solar energy; computational fluid dynamics; heat transfer; numerical modeling; energy transition; sustainable systems
Advanced Renewable Energy Supply and Sustainability Transitions: System Performance, Industrial Integration, and Risk-Aware Assessment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy systems; energy storage; system performance assessment; sustainability assessment; life cycle thinking; energy efficiency and management; industrial symbiosis; circular economy; risk and uncertainty
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Integrated Treatment Strategies for Solid Wastes
edited by Zihan Zhou and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open
Keywords: mine waste recycling; low-carbon technologies; synergistic utilization of solid waste; mine backfilling materials; sustainable cementitious materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Sustainability Assessment and Decision Support for Circular Waste and Resource Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open
Keywords: assessment metrics; sustainability; circular economy; net-zero emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Biochar as a Sustainable Solution for Water and Soil Pollution: Removal of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants
edited by , Stuart Cairns and
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1118 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; water pollution; soil pollution; organic contaminants; inorganic contaminants; heavy metals; micro(nano)plastics; pesticides; pharmaceuticals; per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; aquatic species; plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Consumer Behavior and Sustainable Consumption: Opportunities and Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 3 Aug 2026 | 18 articles | Viewed by 48288 | Submission Open
Keywords: responsible consumption; consumption and sustainable development; consumption as a determinant of production; environmental consequences of the consumer society; consumer behavior in a digital environment; brand and production consumption; fair trade ethical marketing and management; consumer as a citizen; formation of consumers’ attitudes toward a social brand; consumer perception of CSR/CSV/ESG activity; sustainable food consumption; consumer behavior regarding ethical management and products; other topics and related issues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Mobility and Built Environment in Shaping Sustainable Cities
edited by , Karolina Tulkowska-Słyk and Ewelina Gawell
submission deadline 3 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 1733 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy-efficient cities; smart urban design; sustainable urban planning; clean energy mobility; innovative mobility; universal design; inclusive mobility; inclusive urban spaces; smart mobility; integrated mobility; autonomous transport system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Integrated Geographies of Risk, Natural Hazards and Sustainability—3rd Edition submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; climate change; disasters; human geography; geography of risk; natural hazards; physical geography; social perception; sustainability; vulnerability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Quality and Sustainability: The Way to Improvement submission deadline 8 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: quality; sustainability; integration; value creation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Waste Management: Waste Activation and Mineralization
edited by , Mostafa Sharifzadeh, Baiyi Li and
submission deadline 9 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; waste activation; mineralization
Healthy Indoor Environments: Air Quality in Sustainable Public and Healthcare Buildings
edited by
submission deadline 14 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor air quality (IAQ); microbiological risk and bioaerosols; sustainable design; building management; environmental comfort; indoor air pollutants; HVAC systems and filtration; building certification (LEED; WELL; BREEAM); healthy buildings; QMRA methods and microbial surveillance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Smart 3D Printing for a Circular Economy and Sustainable Manufacturing submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 737 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; circular economy; sustainable manufacturing; biodegradable materials; process optimization; resource-efficient design; design for sustainability; waste minimization; re-manufacturing and reuse; lifecycle assessment; recyclable polymers; bio-based materials; energy-efficient production; digital manufacturing; smart materials; renewable feedstocks; low-carbon manufacturing; closed-loop systems; sustainable industrial innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
Future-Proofing Maritime Logistics and Port Management: Sustainability in the Era of Tech Innovation, Climate Goals, and Global Disruption submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; sustainability policy; sustainable transition; decarbonization; green shipping technologies; smart ports; geopolitical risk management; workforce transformation; corporate social responsibility (CSR); environmental; social; and governance (ESG); digitalisation; automation
Sustainable Coexistence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Community-Based Conservation and Human–Wildlife Encounters
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable coexistence; community-based conservation; human– wildlife interaction; environmental governance; behavioral policy; political ecology; urban biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Development and Application of Biochar: 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; sustainable; emerging technologies; agriculture applications; energy vector; wastewater treatment; gas cleaning; soil decontamination; composite materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
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