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Sustainable Rural Development and Agricultural Policy submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15470 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; green development; green consumption; rural development; agricultural policy; environmental sustainability; climate change adaptation; sustainable technologies; socio-economic; farm planning
Sustainable Business Practices in Emerging Markets: Innovation, Governance, and Environmental Impact
edited by , , and Farid Ullah
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15355 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging market; sustainable development; innovation; environmental protection; environmental regulation; government subsidy; carbon emission; digital economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Advancing Innovation and Sustainability in SMEs: Insights and Trends submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14802 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; business innovation; innovative SMEs; innovative products; information technology; machine learning; artificial intelligence; technology adoption model (TAM); circular economy; marketing strategies for SMEs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advancements and Innovation in Tourism Management and Strategic Management: Sustainable Development Perspective submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14543 | Submission Open
Keywords: strategic management; sustainable tourism management; innovation in tourism; sustainable development goals (SDGs); tourism policy and governance; resilience and adaptation strategies; technological advancements in tourism; community-based tourism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Decision-Making in Sustainable Management submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13551 | Submission Open
Keywords: Pareto; optimal; MADM; MCDM; sustainable; balanced solutions; resources optimization; uncertainty; robustness; resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Industry 4.0 and Application of Artificial Intelligence System in Operation Management submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13496 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; Industry 4.0; life cycle analysis; lean manufacturing; green optimization; sustainable practices; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Building Sustainable Businesses: Psychological Drivers, Organizational Strategies and Entrepreneurial Development
edited by and Alexandros G. Sahinidis
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12520 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intention; personality and leadership; training; startups; business strategy; behavioral economics in entrepreneurship; digital transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Exploring the Relationship Between Authenticity and Wellbeing in Heritage Tourism
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12494 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage tourism; wellbeing; authenticity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Sustainable Water Management: Innovations in Wastewater Treatment
edited by Jordana Georgin and Dison S. P. Franco
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12191 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; sustainable water management; resource recovery; emerging pollutants; advanced treatment technologies; circular economy; nature-based solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Urban Planning and Design in the Context of Climate Change
edited by , and Maya Kumari
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11672 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban planning; climate change adaptation; resilient cities; green infrastructure; renewable energy; energy efficiency; sustainable transportation; urban heat island mitigation; water management; carbon footprint reduction; biodiversity enhancement; inclusive public spaces; community resilience; environmental health; climate-smart urban design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Advancing Innovation and Sustainability in SMEs and Entrepreneurship
edited by and Jesús D. Sánchez De Pablo
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10993 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; small medium enterprises; sustainable management; innovation; corporate social responsability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transportation Planning for Better Resilience
edited by and Rong Deng
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10779 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable mobility; transportation planning; smart transportation systems; data-driven urban planning; inclusive urban design; transportation governance; health and well-being design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Animal Production and Livestock Practices
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10677 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable livestock; animal welfare; greenhouse gas emissions; conservation grazing; regenerative practices; agroecological livestock production; circular economy; carbon balance; integration of agroforestry and livestock
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
edited by and Syed Shah Alam
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10458 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable operations; green logistics; circular supply chains; sustainable sourcing; innovation in logistics; supply chain resilience; eco-friendly practices; resource efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Energy Transition and the Collaborative Governance for Reduction of Pollution and Carbon Emissions
edited by , Lingyun He and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9954 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon abatement and pollution reduction; energy transition; collaborative governance; energy security; energy system; green and low-carbon development; climate change; environmental governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Smart Mobility for Sustainable Development submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9884 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart mobility; sustainable mobility; green mobility; affordable mobility; accessible/inclusive mobility; sustainable development goals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Advanced Technologies for Sustainable and Low-Carbon Energy Solutions
edited by , Xinlu Han, and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9787 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy technologies; low-carbon energy solutions; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; green hydrogen; carbon capture and storage; smart grid technology; artificial intelligence in energy; energy efficiency; clean energy innovation
Sustainable Materials Research and Technology: Utilizing Waste as a Resource in the Production of a New Generation of Green Materials
edited by and Smitirupa Biswal
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9150 | Submission Open
Keywords: green materials; wastes valorization; sustainable manufacturing; resource recovery; circular economy; waste-to-material technologies; sustainable chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainable Construction Through Utilization of Optimization Tools and Experimental Methods: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7912 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building; construction management; project scheduling; production processes; site layout planning; structural design; materials research; environmental engineering; technology development; optimization; mathematical programming; heuristics; hybrid approaches; multi-criteria decision-making techniques; experimental methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Remote Sensing for Sustainable Environmental Ecology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7693 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; environmental sustainability; climate change monitoring; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity conservation; UAV and LiDAR applications; AI and geospatial analytics; land-use change detection; natural resource management; ecological monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Valorization of Biomass for Clean Energy and High-Value Products
edited by Soyeon Jeong
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7490 | Submission Open
Keywords: biorefinery; biomass valorization; bioenergy; renewable energy; bio-based materials; biochemicals; biomass conversion; green solvents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
Sustainable Transportation Planning: Gender, Mobility and Care
edited by Inés Sánchez de Madariaga
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7207 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation; public transport and regional planning integration; shared mobility; women in transport; Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS); mobility of care; multi-modal networks; equity in mobility; smart city planning; transport policy innovation; user behavior analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Ecological Transition in Economics submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6766 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecological economics; sustainability transition; green policies; resource management; circular economy; environmental governance; socio-economic development; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advances in Management of Hydrology, Water Resources and Ecosystem
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6503 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources management; hydrological modelling; ecological conservation; ecosystem restoration; water quality; sediment– flow regulation; water security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Wastewater Treatment Technology Under Sustainable Environmental Monitoring
edited by , and Hana Posavčić
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6229 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; advanced technologies; sustainable wastewater management; environmental sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Advances in Photovoltaic Technologies and Sustainable Energy Solutions
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6217 | Submission Open
Keywords: third-generation photovoltaics; tandem solar cells; solar photovoltaic materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Natural Resource Economics and Environment Sustainable Development
edited by , , Costanza Fiorentino and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6181 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental monitoring; pollution; conservation agriculture; precision agriculture; resource curse; GIS; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Energy Economics and Energy Policy Towards Sustainability—2nd Edition
edited by and Zhiyuan Gao
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5696 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy policy; sustainable development; energy consumption; energy structure; energy transition; renewable energy technology; green investment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advances in Composite Structures: Material Innovations and Sustainable Manufacturing Practices
edited by Hamid Daghigh
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5546 | Submission Open
Keywords: Sustainable manufacturing; Natural and synthetic composite materials; Hybrid composites; Composite materials characterization; Machine learning and AI in composites; Data-driven materials design; Cost-effective fabrication; Application-specific composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainable Innovation and Energy Transformation Toward Regional Economy Development submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5543 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy; energy transformation; sustainable innovation; regional economy development; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Land Use and Sustainable Environment Management
edited by , Bora Lee and Byoung Ki Choi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5506 | Submission Open
Keywords: nexus approach; water management; multifunctional landscape; sustainable development goals (SDGs); socio-ecological systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Crop Production: The Interaction on Soil Microorganisms and Soil Health in Arable Land
edited by Jing Huang, Kailou Liu and Tianfu Han
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5395 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable crop production; arable land; soil microorganism; soil health; fertilization management for sustainable agriculture; planting technology; microbial community structure; meta-genomics; microbial activities; microbial abundance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Engineering Psychology: Human-Orientated Design and Sustainable Wellbeing
edited by , Jeremiah Sullins and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5378 | Submission Open
Keywords: human-orientated design; human-centered design; engineering psychology; ergonomics; user experiences; human– computer interaction; design thinking; sustainable design; inclusive design; social impact; quality of life; sustainable living
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)
Sustainable Materials Selection in Civil Engineering Projects
edited by , and Gurminder Singh
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5096 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction; green building materials; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy in construction; low-carbon materials; recycled construction materials; bio-based building materials; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); eco-friendly infrastructure; material durability and sustainability
Digitalization and Its Application of Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4928 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitalization; sustainability; digital transformation
Sustainable Fisheries Management: Progress and Future Challenges and Opportunities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4860 | Submission Open
Keywords: fisheries management; sustainable fisheries development; resource management; marine policy; environmental economics and policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Innovative Industrial Policies for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by Xiaohong Wang and Shaopeng Zhang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4836 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable industrial growth; green technologies; digital transformation; innovative industrial policies; cross-sectoral collaboration innovation; sustainable industrial policy; green supply chain management; digital transformation; circular economy; sustainable digitization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Urban Transport Planning: Challenges and Solutions
edited by and Filippo Carrese
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4752 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable mobility; urban transport planning; urban mobility; shared mobility; transport equity; smart transport technologies; city logistics; multimodal transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Intelligent Transportation Systems and Sustainable Urban Traffic Management and Transportation Planning
edited by Giulio Erberto Cantarella and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4737 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban systems; ITS; traffic management; transportation planning; traffic and transportation theory; machine learning; digital twins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
New Directions for Cultural and Heritage Sustainability in Hospitality and Tourism
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4650 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural and heritage tourism; festival/event tourism; tourist behaviors; innovative technologies; challenges and opportunities of cultural and heritage sites; cultural and heritage sites; world heritage sites (WHSs); UN sustainable tourism development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Unlocking Sustainable Value: Challenges and Innovations in Green Marketing submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4493 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenwashing; green branding; green marketing; digital platforms; artificial intelligence; eco-literacy; consumer trust; behavioral shifts; policy innovations; regulatory frameworks; circular economy; sustainable value chains; green product innovation; sustainability messaging; cross-cultural perspectives; transparency; ethical dilemmas; environmental claims
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Tourism and Environmental Development: A Sustainable Perspective
edited by , Jooa Baek and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4490 | Submission Open
Keywords: tourism development; sustainability; resident; over- and under-tourism; pro-environmental tourist behavior; tourism growth; responsible tourism development; SDGs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
The Inspiration of Science and Science Education in Environmental Sustainability
edited by Chinfei Huang and Yen-Chang Lin
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4355 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental education; environmental sustainability; science; science education; STEAM; sustainability
Green Transportation and Collaborative Logistics Management Driven by Artificial Intelligence
edited by and Muqing Du
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3976 | Submission Open
Keywords: green transportation; logistics network design; resource sharing; operations management; recycling logistics; vehicle routing problem; artificial intelligence; intelligent algorithm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Development: Integrating Economy, Energy and Environment
edited by Huaping Sun, Wei Wei and Bless Kofi Edziah
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3904 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; energy transition; environment; economic development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Building Decarbonization
edited by Szymon Firląg and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3762 | Submission Open
Keywords: whole-life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions; zero-emission building; cost-optimal level; indoor environmental quality; deep renovation; adaptation to climate change; energy poverty; building renovation passport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
The Nexus Between Environment, Economy, Policy and Sustainable Development—a Needed Global Systems Optimization to Stay Below 1.5 Degrees
edited by Giovanna Croxatto Vega
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3514 | Submission Open
Keywords: shared socioeconomic pathways; biofuels; land use change; burden shifting; LCA; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Design and Performance Analysis of Structure and Building Materials submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3323 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable design; performance analysis; resilient infrastructure; low-carbon structures; building materials; resource efficiency; structural safety; artificial intelligence; data-driven solutions
Enhancing Soil Fertility Through Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Organic Amendments
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3274 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil fertility; sustainable agriculture; organic amendments; soil degradation; climate change; agroecological practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Strategic Management in Tourism Businesses: Pathways for Resilience, ESG Alignment, and Destination Sustainability
edited by , Alexandros Apostolakis and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 3260 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience; sustainability governance; smart tourism strategy; strategic risk management; strategic leadership
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
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