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Sustainable Food Processing and Chemical Analysis
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food processing; green technologies; food safety and quality; chemical analysis in food systems; energy efficiency in food production; waste reduction and capitalization of by-products; nutritional enhancement; eco-friendly food packaging; life cycle assessment (LCA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Operational Strategy and Logistics in Freight Transport submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transport; sustainable logistics; transport network modeling; artificial intelligence in freight transport; intermodal transport; designing intermodal supply chain networks; strategies for intermodal terminal operations; mathematical analysis in strategic decision-making; transport cargo footprint
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable and Professional Education: Teacher Education and E-learning
edited by , Cao Yiming and
submission deadline 16 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6838 | Submission Open
Keywords: pre-service teacher; teacher training; online learning platforms; curriculum design for sustainability; distance education; digital pedagogy; sustainability in education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Sustainable Energy Systems: Integrating Renewable Energy Carbon Trading and Electricity Markets
edited by
submission deadline 17 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2718 | Submission Open
Keywords: low carbon energy policy; renewable energy consumption; novel power system; integrated electricity; carbon reduction and carbon optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Environmental Assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa—Innovation, Perspectives and Practice
edited by Vincent Onyango, Paola Gazzola and Phathu Mukwevho
submission deadline 19 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: sub-Saharan Africa; environmental assessment; EIA; ESIA; SEA; innovative approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Economics of Energy in the Context of Carbon Emissions and Environmental Sustainability
edited by Taimoor Hassan and Syed Anees Haider Zaidi
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3392 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy consumption and production; renewable energy; non-renewable energy; environmental sustainability; carbon emissions; energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Novel Techniques for Water Resources in a Changing Climate: Hydrological Strategies for a Sustainable Future
edited by Hossein Hamidifar, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2731 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources management; climate change; hydrological modeling; sustainability; machine learning; flood and drought risk; sediment transport; water quality; socio-economic impacts; resilience strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Potential Solutions for Environmentally Friendly Supply Chain Transformation
edited by Mingwei Wang, Zhifeng Qian, Yuanyuan Fu and Hengyu Li
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmentally friendly transformation; green supply chain; low carbon emissions; sustainability decision-making; artificial intelligence; data-driven decision-making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Urban Understanding and Planning: Principle and Application of Earth Observation and Geoinformation
edited by Da He, , Yang Chen and Yu Su
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; urban scene understanding; urban function zone; urban greenspace; artificial intelligence; urban land use; smart cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Food Preservation
edited by and Ana Paula Trindade
submission deadline 21 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 47923 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food preservation; food waste reduction; eco-friendly packaging; natural preservatives; modified atmosphere packaging; cold plasma in food preservation; pulsed-light technology; hurdle technology; nutritional quality maintenance; environmental impact of food preservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainability in Pavement Materials and Design submission deadline 21 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28100 | Submission Open
Keywords: Bio-Green-Circular economy; circular economy; durability; eco-efficient pavement design; life cycle analysis; life cycle cost analysis; low-impact development; multi-recycling capacity; paving materials; rejuvenators; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Urban Smart Mobility and Public Transport: Opportunities, Challenges, and Planning submission deadline 22 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2040 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban mobility; spatial pattern; spatial modeling; public transport; transit-oriented development; sustainable transportation; smart mobility; intelligent transport system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Marketing and Consumer Management
edited by Xiao Tong and
submission deadline 22 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable marketing; green marketing; consumer brand relationships; consumer management; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Progress in Climate-Adaptive Sustainable Energy and Materials
edited by , Chanjuan Han and Yuan Guo
submission deadline 23 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate adaptation; sustainable energy systems; renewable energy technologies; climate-resilient materials; circular economy; smart grids; energy storage solutions; lifecycle assessment; green construction materials; climate change mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Innovative Materials, Nature-Based Solutions and Energy-Efficient Solutions in Sustainable Buildings and Cities
edited by
submission deadline 24 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1317 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced composites; recycled materials; phase-change materials; low-carbon concrete; nanomaterials; eco-materials; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; energy efficiency; climate change adaptations; urban sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Navigating Sustainability Business: Environmental and Social Sustainability and Related Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11660 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental greening; social responsibility; economic performance of firms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Management in Tourism and Hospitality: Understanding Consumer Trends
edited by , Paola M. A. Paniccia and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6696 | Submission Open
Keywords: tourism; hospitality; sustainability; sustainable development; management; tourism demand; corporate social responsibility; destination management; value co-creation; consumer behaviour; entrepreneurship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Pollution, Toxicology and Sustainable Solutions in Aquatic System
edited by Hyeonseo Cho, Gi Beum Kim and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5242 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental contamination and pollution; toxicity; risk assessment; management; sustainable solution; limnetic; marine; and aquatic systems; water; sediment; soil; and biota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Quality of Life in the Context of Sustainable Development
edited by and Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2707 | Submission Open
Keywords: quality of life; sustainable development; sustainable cities; infrastructure; renewable energy resources; protection of the environment; climate change; legal aspects of sustainable development and quality of life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Green Supply Chain and Sustainable Economic Development—2nd Edition
edited by Jiang Wu and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open
Keywords: green supply chain; sustainable economic development; comprehensive evaluation; green logistics; supply chain finance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Tourism and Destination Development submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism; destination management and marketing; branding; regenerative tourism; responsible tourism; meaningful tourism; slow tourism; sustainable transportation; corporate social responsibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Application of Sustainable Practices in Food Engineering
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; waste minimization; circular economy; food safety; food quality; nutritional value
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Energy Conservation Towards a Low-Carbon and Sustainability Future
edited by and Xuan Hu
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open
Keywords: data-driven; intelligent optimization; efficiency evaluation; artificial intelligence; data mining and fusion; environmental protection; energy saving and optimization; energy consumption forecast; air pollution emissions; renewable energy conversion and utilization; hydrogen energy; high-efficiency energy devices; neural networks; deep learning; environmental efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advances in Sustainable Battery Energy Storage Systems
edited by , Yuanxing Xia, Yu Huang and Qi Wang
submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable battery energy storage system (BESS); renewable energy integration; advanced battery technologies; electrical grid stability; energy management system (EMS); grid-scale energy storage; microgrids and smart grids; electric vehicle charging infrastructure; battery life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advances and Applications in Sustainable Built Environments: Energy Systems, Technologies and Building Design
edited by , , Juan Jesús Bayo and Rubén Mora-Esteban
submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; urbanism; climate change; energy efficiency; resilient urban designs; indoor air quality; green infrastructure; sustainable mobility; well-being
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Geographical Information System for Sustainable Ecology
edited by , and
submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1507 | Submission Open
Keywords: geographical information systems (GISs); sustainable ecology; environmental monitoring; spatial analysis; habitat management; resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Educating for Sustainability: Advances and Challenges in Environmental Education
edited by and Corina Cace
submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1016 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental education; education for sustainability; planetary boundaries; innovative teaching; complexity; problem solving; environmental ethics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Sustainable Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 31911 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; innovative technologies; logistics; supply chain management; business models; mathematical modeling; case and empirical studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Education for All: Latest Enhancements and Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 28976 | Submission Open
Keywords: active learning; assessment; education leadership; education policy; gender parity; inclusive education; innovative education; quality education; sustainable development; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Towards Energy Sustainability: Thermal Analysis and Renewable Energy Studies
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 22148 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal analysis; thermal science and energy; thermal properties of materials; thermogravimetric analysis; differential scanning calorimetry; material science; thermochemical processes; heat capacity; thermal conductivity; renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy; hydrothermal energy; bioenergy; biofuels; geothermal energy; energy storage; energy efficiency; energy economics; alternative fuels
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Green Consumer Behavior and Green Brands in the Tourism/Hospitality Industry
edited by , , and Sangguk Kang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 19763 | Submission Open
Keywords: green consumer behavior; green brand; green service; green product; green food; hospitality industry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
GeoHeritage and Geodiversity in the Natural Heritage: Geoparks submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17669 | Submission Open
Keywords: geological heritage; geodiversity; natural heritage; natural and cultural heritage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Environmental Pollution and Impacts on Human Health
edited by and Hui Zhi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15232 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental pollutants; emerging contaminants; traditional pollutants; fate and transport; degradation mechanisms; degradation pathway; ecological risk assessment; human health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Sustainability Challenges: Recovery and Valorization of Food Wastes and New Ingredients and Foods Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14993 | Submission Open
Keywords: food waste; sustainable management of food waste; valorisation of food waste; new foods; food waste recycling; technologies for food waste recovery; food sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Low Carbon Energy and Sustainability—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14765 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transition; green energy policy; energy-consuming behaviour; sustainability; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Energy: The Path to a Low-Carbon Economy
edited by , and Terri Trireksani
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14641 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy; low-carbon economy; renewable energy; energy transition; decarbonisation; energy transformation; SDGs; carbon capture; energy strategy; CO2 emissions; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Planning and Sustainable Management of Irrigation in Agricultural Operations submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12785 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation scheduling; smart agriculture; irrigation system; irrigation and drainage management; sustainable agriculture; water use efficiency; agricultural water management; precision irrigation; climate change; microirrigation; artificial intelligence; field production; controlled environment agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
AI Solutions for Improving Sustainability in Water Resource Management submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12582 | Submission Open
Keywords: time series; watershed; artificial intelligence; stochastic methods; hydrology; sustainability; hydrological processes; real-time prediction; optimization algorithms; predictive modelling; water balance; environmental sustainability; water demand; meteorological variables; water quantity and quality; watershed variables
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advanced Control Strategies for Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainable Development
edited by , Abdellatif Obbadi and Sahnoun Smail
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12296 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy conversion systems  ; maximum power point tracking  ; power electronic converter  ; controllers of renewable energy systems  ; control and optimization  ; nonlinear controllers  ; fault ride through  ; artificial intelligence control  ; fuzzy logic research  ; deep learning  ; sustainable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Integrated Geographies of Risk, Natural Hazards and Sustainability—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11256 | 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)
Consumption Innovation and Consumer Behavior in Sustainable Marketing submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10398 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumer behavior; buying behavior; sustainable marketing; marketing strategies; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
New Trends in Organizational Psychology—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10267 | Submission Open
Keywords: personal resources; strengths use; job crafting; proactive vitality management; well-being; innovative behavior; psychological capital; work engagement; engaging leadership; growth (mindset); gratitude; technology and well-being; creativity; self-leadership
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)
The Impacts of Industry Innovation and Environmental Regulation on Sustainable Development: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives
edited by and Stavros Kourtzidis
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10141 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental regulation; regional economic development; industry innovation; green economy transition; circular economy; sustainability; environmental performance indicators; productivity and efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Tourism Sustainomics: Ecological and Economic Pillars, with Stakeholder and Political Implementation for Sustainable Development
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9731 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism development; sustainability conceptualisation; developmental approaches; tourism sustainomics; stakeholder engagement; political implementation responsibility; tourism resilience; innovations; cyber space; cosmos; tourism paradigm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Agricultural Product Quality Safety and Sustainable Development, 2nd Edition
edited by , and Rui Feng
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9632 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; agricultural product quality analysis; bio-/sensor assay; chromatographic detection; nondestructive detecting; food additives; health risk assessment; nutritional quality; authenticity assessment; quality classification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
The Triple Nexus: Sustainable Management, Responsible Practices and Digital Transformation
edited by and Mauro Romanelli
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8090 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; digital innovation; innovation ecosystem; green technology; corporate responsibility; ethical governance; stakeholder engagement; sustainable development; artificial intelligence; ESG
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Advanced Technologies for Energy Saving in Sustainable Transportation Engineering
edited by and Ming Cheng
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7375 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy saving; intelligent transportation systems; optimization; deep excavation; underground spaces; smart infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Membrane Separations
edited by Maninderjeet Singh
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7027 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer; energy storage; membranes; nanotechnology; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Water Environmental Control of Pollutants and Environmental Sustainability
edited by Pei Lei, and Zhineng Hao
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7016 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollutant; environmental management; sustainability; aquatic systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Advances in Stability Control, Optimal Operation and Modeling Analysis of Power System with High-Level Renewable Energy
edited by Bo Zhang, Jiaoxin Jia and Sen Cui
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7004 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; active distribution network; distributed energy; smart grid; energy storage; optimal operation; stability control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
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