Sustainability

Strategies for Sustainable Soil, Water and Environmental Management

edited by

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submission deadline 7 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3422 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; soil degradation; soil management; water management; environmental sustainability; marginal areas; saline water use; policy interventions; climate change; soil management technologies; best practices

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

Smart Ergo-Design: Innovating Sustainability through Smart Ergonomics and Design

edited by Egon Ostrosi, Jean-Bernard Bluntzer and Morad Mahdjoub

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7886 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart ergonomics; sustainable design; sustainable ergonomics; green ergonomics; human factor; inclusive design; human-centered design; sustainable smart systems; AI for ergonomics and design; digital twin; immersive technologies; collaborative design; knowledge management; CCAM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Rural–Urban Integration and Revitalization: A Sustainability Perspective

edited by Miriam Grant

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4423 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; rural– urban integration; revitalization; circular economy; governance; SDGs

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

Service Experience and Servicescape in Sustainable Consumption

edited by Cristian Rusu,

Nicolás Matus

and

Fabián Silva-Aravena

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3219 | Submission Open

Keywords: service experience; servicescape and environmental design; sustainable consumption and behavior; tourism experience and tourist behavior; health service management and patient experience; education and student experience; predictive analytics and consumer modeling; decision support systems (DSS) and explainable AI; digital transformation and smart services; service ecosystems

Intelligent Transport System and Sustainable Traffic Management

edited by

Jinlei Zhang

and

Wei Ma

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2041 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic big data; artificial intelligence; data-driven methods; transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

The Governance of the Low-Carbon Transition for Sustainable Development

edited by Yujie Hu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1721 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon transition; sustainable development; governance frameworks; policy formulation; stakeholder engagement; technological innovation; social impacts; economic impacts; case studies; policy recommendations

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

Information Systems in Business Innovation: Knowledge Transfer, Dynamic Capability and Sustainability Transition

edited by

Ivanna Dronyuk

and Nataliya Chukhray

submission deadline 11 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1616 | Submission Open

Keywords: information systems (IS); business innovation; knowledge transfer; dynamic capabilities; digital transformation; sustainability transition; green IT; organizational learning; innovation ecosystems; strategic management; digital platforms; sustainable business models; ESG integration; resilience and adaptability; inter-organizational collaboration

Sustainable Methods for Resource Recovery and Circular Waste Management

edited by

Igor Palčić

and

Melissa Prelac

submission deadline 11 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 452 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food waste; circular economy; bioactive compounds; biochar; biomass valorization; composting; resource recovery; waste management

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

SDG 7: Sustainability in Biomass Utilization and Biomass Conversion

edited by

Nikolaos Margaritis

submission deadline 11 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; bioenergy; biohydrogen; biomethane; biorefineries

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

Sustainable Lean Development of Supply Chain and Logistic in Smart Port

edited by

Xiuwen Fu

and Xiangwei Liu

submission deadline 12 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5657 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart port; sustainable lean development; supply chain logistics; smart technologies; port ecosystem; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Integrating Sustainability into Management Control Systems: Challenges, Missing Concepts, and Emerging Research Areas

edited by Ivo Hristov,

Yongjian Bao

and Riccardo Camilli

submission deadline 12 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability management; CSR; sustainability control systems; sustainable performance; sustainability compliance

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

Precision Farming Practices for Sustainable Plant Protection

edited by

Joanna Krzymińska

,

Jolanta Kowalska

and

Magdalena Jakubowska

submission deadline 12 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant protection; precision farming; precision agriculture. nanotechnology; IoT; drones; robotics; autonomous vehicles; detection models; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Marketing and Consumption in the Digital Age

edited by

Łukasz Wróblewski

submission deadline 13 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9286 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable marketing; sustainable consumption; phygital marketing; phygital consumption; phygital consumers; consumer typology; marketing strategies; responsible consumption

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

Mathematical Optimisation for Sustainable Supply Chains: From Network Design to Carbon Reduction

edited by Reza Eslamipoor

submission deadline 14 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3295 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; value chain; resource optimisation; carbon dioxide reduction; green logistics; mixed-integer programming; multi-objective models; optimisation algorithms; inventory management; sustainable distribution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Comprehensive Application of Concrete for Sustainability in Construction and Green Building

edited by

Hyunjin Ju

and Sun-Jin Han

submission deadline 14 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; composite materials; structural analysis; durability; mechanical behavior; finite element analysis; nonlinear analysis; civil engineering; green building; sustainable construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Urban Mobility: Road Safety and Traffic Engineering

edited by Evangelos Paschalidis and

Socrates Basbas

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20833 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban transport; road safety; traffic engineering; smart mobility; pedestrian safety; cyclist safety; micromobility; autonomous vehicles; traffic management; infrastructure design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Green Technology and Biological Approaches to Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Marko Vinceković

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17081 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; green technology; biological approaches; biofertilizers; biopesticides; precision agriculture; integrated farming systems; agroecology; climate-smart agriculture; soil health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Assessment of Civil Infrastructure Systems and Risk Analysis

edited by

Jarosław Górecki

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12854 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; risk assessment; construction project management; sustainability; circular economy

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

Innovative Ingredients and Sustainable Practices for Food Production

edited by Maurílio Lopes Martins and

Bruno Ricardo de Castro Leite Júnior

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10034 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food production; innovative ingredients; plant-based proteins; regenerative agriculture; circular economy; precision agriculture; food security; environmental resilience; food by-products’ valorization; zero-waste food systems; new food product development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Transportation Systems and Travel Behaviors

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9800 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; travel behaviors; electric vehicles; shared mobility; public transportation; mobility as a service; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Green Transition and Technology for Sustainable Management

edited by

Valentina Ndou

,

Eglantina Hysa

,

Otilia Manta

and Mirela Panait

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7952 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technology; sustainable digital transformation; circular economy innovation; renewable energy systems; artificial intelligence and sustainability; environmental; social; and governance strategies and corporate sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Transport and Traffic Management for Green Environment

edited by

Tomas Tichy

and

Edouard Ivanjko

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5011 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; ecological transport; environmental approaches in transport; traffic management in areas with low-emission transport; autonomous vehicles; traffic flow analysis; telematics systems; technological approaches; traffic management and efficiency; newly adapted technologies for environmental approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Foundational Industry 4.0/5.0 Technologies in the Digital Transformation of Supply Chains: A Global Perspective

edited by

Antonio Márcio Tavares Thomé

, Renan Silva Santos and Mozart Caetano Heymann

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2419 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry 4.0/5.0; supply chain digital transformation; sustainable supply chain management; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); dynamic capabilities; social sustainability; digital technologies adoption; global comparative analysis; barriers and enablers; human-centric operations

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

Sustainable Management of Georesources: From Mining and Mine Tailings to Waste Recycling

edited by

Sheila Devasahayam

, John Samuel Thella,

Mohammadali Sepehri

and

Sela Akdag

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1292 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate smart mining; green economy; hydrogen economy; industrial decarbonization; e.g.; green steel; cement/concrete decarbonization; hydrogen iron making; eco-communication; critical elements recovery; energy storage; recycling; e-wastes energy and water nexus; digital innovation; technoeconomic modeling; battery recycling; automotive wastes; life cycle analysis; nuclear energy; safety protocols; carbon utilization; catalysts for clean energy production; waste heat recovery; nano-materials; sustainable mining; mine tailings management; critical mineral recovery; geotechnical risks and stability; mine closure and rehabilitation; tailings reprocessing; mine tailings storage facilities (TSFs); sustainable mining; climate-smart mining; circular economy; critical minerals; tailings reprocessing; geotechnical stability; seismic risk in TSFs; life cycle assessment (LCA); techno-economic assessment (TEA); green metallurgy; industrial decarbonization; battery and e-waste recycling; digital mining technologies; artificial intelligence in geomechanics; sustainable mine closure; sustainable georesource management; mine waste valorization; hydrogen-based ironmaking; environmental risk assessment; eco-efficient comminution; rare earth elements; energy storage materials; heat energy storage systems; low-carbon technologies

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

Sustainable Analysis of Renewable Energy Technology, Circular Economy, and Urban Development

edited by

Dan Yan

and

Zhongrui Sun

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; circular economy; urban sustainable development; green innovation; carbon footprint; energy policy; new energy industry; spatiotemporal network; spatial diffusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Water Distribution Systems: Security, Resilience, Water Loss Management and Sustainability

edited by

Tiku Tanyimboh

, Alemtsehay Seyoum and Rajesh Gupta

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical and cyber security; infrastructure resilience; water loss management; water quality risks; hydraulic capacity reliability; asset management and planning; whole-life costing; performance monitoring and regulatory compliance; operational modelling support; mains replacement design and optimization; intermittent supply concerns; data management; real-time monitoring and control; demand uncertainty and forecasting; demand management; water charges and tariffs; UN SDG6; stakeholder engagement

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

Resilient and Regenerative Tourism: Beyond Sustainability

edited by

Chris Roberts

and

Mary Jo Dolasinski

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient and regenerative tourism; ecological balance; climate change; sustainable development

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

Accident Analysis for Sustainable Safer Roads and Vehicles

edited by Željko Šarić

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: accident analysis; road safety; vehicle safety; crash reconstruction; traffic engineering; crash data; safety technologies

Innovative Approaches to Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Advancements in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Raouf Mobasheri

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS); carbon utilization technologies; combustion technologies; renewable energy integration; sustainable hydrogen production; greenhouse gas mitigation; emission reduction strategies; climate change solutions

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

Driving Sustainable Development Through Supply Chain Transformation

edited by Mohammad Miftaur Rahman Khan Khadem and

Ahm Shamsuzzoha

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; circular economy; supply chain transparency; scope 3 emissions; ethical sourcing; supply chain resilience; digital transformation (or blockchain or AI in supply chain); supplier development; sustainable logistics; UN sustainable development goals (SDGs)

Roles and Status of Sustainable Development Goals in the Deployment of Technological and Social Innovations

edited by

Nicolas Merveille

, Carole Brunet, Majlinda Zhegu and

Stéphane Roche

submission deadline 16 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 2075 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); technological advancement; paradoxical situations; social and environmental vulnerabilities; resilience; ethical frameworks; policy approaches; governance structures; technology-driven sustainability; analytical tools

Digital Strategy and Innovation for Sustainable Business Development

edited by

Ida D'Attoma

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: data; metrics; and statistics for sustainability transitions; consumer behavior change; food systems sustainability; measuring sustainability dimensions using digital sources; eco-innovation; green marketing; digital nudging; evidence-based decision-making

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

Implementing Food Safety Standards in Sustainable Food Processing Practices

edited by

Diána Bánáti

and Gyimes Gyimes

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: food system; food safety; circular economy; climate change; global health; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advances in Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Services Management Towards Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Emanuel Ștefan Baltag

submission deadline 18 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3768 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; environmental sustainability; habitat restoration; species reintroduction; nature-based solutions; climate change adaptation; ecological resilience; conservation policy; sustainable land management

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

Construction Management and Sustainable Development

edited by

Kleopatra Petroutsatou

and

Theodora Vagdatli

submission deadline 18 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3562 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; life-cycle management; sustainable construction equipment; economic sustainability; climate resilience; resilient projects; eco-friendly materials; circular economy; ISO standards; cost– benefit analysis; risk assessment

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

Sustainable Management in Coastal Areas and Addressing the Challenges of Climate Change Risks

edited by

Gustavo Nagy

, Isabel C. Olivares, José E. Verocai and

Isaías Lescher Soto

submission deadline 18 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2319 | Submission Open

Keywords: coasts; climatic risks; adaptation; resilience and sustainability; estuaries; blue carbon; vulnerability; cumulative impacts; nature-based solutions

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

Circular Water Management in Sustainable Cities: Valorization of Municipal By-Products and Industrial Wastewater

edited by Huihui Chen and

Zhijian Shi

submission deadline 18 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open

Keywords: municipal wastewater; industrial wastewater; valorization of the organic compounds; new pollutants in wastewater; different treatment technologies

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

Enhancing Urban Resilience: The Social Consequences of Climate Change and Adaptation Policies in the Cities of the Global South and Global North Cities

edited by

Yosef Jabareen

and Efrat Eizenberg

submission deadline 19 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3632 | Submission Open

Keywords: social justice; adaptation; mitigation; public policy; Global South; sustainability; resilience; informality; developing cities; local governments; city planning

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

Sustainable Management: Plant, Biodiversity and Ecosystem

edited by

Ferenc Pál-Fám

and

Roman Rolbiecki

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13093 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant and fungi adaptation; biodiversity change; community structure; forest management; plant production and protection; fungi-plant interaction; water management; grassland management; habitat maintenance and restoration

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

Advances in Electronic Waste Management and Sustainability

edited by

Yan Xu

and Ling Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3801 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-waste/waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE); sustainable development; circular economy; zero waste; extended producer responsibility; recycling technology and innovation; waste management policy and regulation; low-carbon recycling awareness and behavior; environmental justice; critical materials recovery; digital transformation; community-based recycling; urban mining

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

Solar Energy Technology in Sustainable Development

edited by Bruno D. Tibúrcio and

Dawei Liang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; energy storage; smart grids; solar concentration; solar-pumped laser; hydrogen production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Integrating Ecosystem Services and Indigenous Knowledges for Sustainable Resource Management and Policy

edited by

Kamaljit Kaur Sangha

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 572 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; indigenous knowledges; ecological economics; biocultural values; sustainability policy; nature-based solutions; UN SDGs

Multimodal Transportation Hubs: Strategies, Technologies, and Policies for Intermodal Operation Efficiency

edited by

Filippo Paganelli

and

Luca Mantecchini

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open

Keywords: management and performance of transport infrastructures; simulation and optimization of transport nodes; maritime container/Ro-Ro/bulk/project cargo shipping; transportation planning; air transportation; passenger/freight terminal simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancements in Safeguarding Biocultural Diversity: The Path to Sustainability

edited by

Julia Prakofjewa

submission deadline 21 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6083 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocultural diversity; knowledge systems; sustainable development; resilience; socio-ecological systems; transformative changes

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

Sustainable Development, Sustainable Policy, and Innovation: A Scholarly Inquiry into Corporate Brands and Investor Behavior

edited by

Ana Isabel Jiménez Zarco

,

Jun Wang

and Ling Lin

submission deadline 22 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3474 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable policy; innovation; investor behavior; corporate brands

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

Advances in Intelligent Cluster Collaborative Control for Optimization Decision-Making

edited by Lei Zhu and

Wei Yue

submission deadline 22 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1842 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent cluster systems; cooperative control; optimization algorithms; multi-agent systems; swarm robotics; sustainable decision-making; distributed intelligence; autonomous systems; edge computing; task allocation; sustainability; green computing; low-carbon operations; resource efficiency

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

Sustainable Logistics Systems: The Impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Combinatorial Optimization

edited by

Sameh Al-Shihabi

, Mohammad AlDurgam and

Dua Weraikat

submission deadline 22 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistics; artificial intelligence; combinatorial optimization; green supply chain management; carbon-aware vehicle routing; metaheuristic algorithms; machine-learning decision support; digital twins in logistics; reverse and circular logistics; lifecycle carbon footprint reduction

Cutting-Edge Research in the Building Information Modelling (BIM) Application for Sustainable Construction

edited by

Sonia Lupica Spagnolo

and Alberto Pavan

submission deadline 23 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15354 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modelling (BIM); digital transformation; built environment; sustainable construction; data management; digital twins; digital building logbooks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Economy and Market: Strategies and Policies for Sustainable Development

edited by

Rajagopal

submission deadline 23 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; industrial development; markets; strategy; government policies; innovation; technology; green consumption; society; economic growth

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

Advanced Technologies in Biomass and Waste Conversion for Sustainable Energy and Materials

edited by

João Pedro Vasconcelos Silva

submission deadline 23 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; renewable energy; waste conversion; biofuels; bioenergy systems; sustainable fuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)

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