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Microbial Pathogens’ Resistance Mechanisms and Application of Novel Antimicrobial Agents

edited by Jamil Jubrail and

Agata Urszula Fabiszewska

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; antimicrobial agents; natural compounds; synthetic compounds; antimicrobial peptides; protein targets; gene targets; bacteria; viruses; fungi; parasites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Advances in Radar Signal Processing

edited by

Paulo Marques

and

Ernesto Limiti

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; cognitive radar systems; distributed MIMO; waveform design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Air Quality: Advances in Pollution Control, Odor Removal and Waste Treatment Technology

edited by Alberto Moreno and

Jesus Vicente De Julián Ortiz

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food waste analysis; circular economy; lifecycle assessment (LCA); outdoor air studies; indoor air; carbonyls; volatile organic compounds (VOCs); aerosols; tropospheric ozone and particle matter (PM) levels’ monitoring; passive and active sampling and analysis; health and risk assessment; quantitative structure– activity relationship (QSAR) (eco)toxicology studies of air pollution’ s impact on health; quantitative structure– toxicity relationship (QSTR).

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

Seismic Resistant Analysis and Design for Civil Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Virginio Quaglini

and

Eleonora Bruschi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake-resistant structures; seismic performance; seismic risk mitigation; seismic design; base isolation; energy dissipation; local strengthening; seismic codes; nonlinear analyses; structural retrofitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Current Advances in Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Dragoş Creţoiu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cell-based regenerative strategies; telocyte-related tissue dynamics; genomic approaches in biological modeling; cellular interactions in regenerative medicine; translational frameworks for therapeutic innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Plasma Physics: Theory, Methods and Applications (Second Edition)

edited by Shuxia Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-temperature plasma; thermal nuclear fusion plasma; discharge structure hierarchy; self-coagulation; inter-disciplinary research; self-organization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)

Mobile Robots: Advanced Technologies and Applications

edited by

Florin Ciprian Argatu

and

Felix Adochiei

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile robots; autonomous navigation; perception and localization; multi-robot and swarm systems; human– robot interaction; smart cities and industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)

Carbon-Neutral Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

edited by

Jaecheul Yu

and

Kyung-Yup Hwang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-neutral wastewater treatment; resource recovery; greenhouse gas mitigation; bioelectrochemical systems; electroactive biofilms; shortcut nitrogen removal; anammox processes; circular bioeconomy; omics-based microbial analysis; life cycle assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Deep Learning-Based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

edited by

Kun Wu

and Huaxin Qiu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; autonomous navigation; object detection and tracking; UAV mission decision-making; multi-UAV systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)

Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis for System Health Management

edited by

Jian Ma

, Hualiang Wang and Jinsong Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent fault diagnosis; fault prognosis; system health management; AI algorithms; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Research Progress of Smart Grids and Microgrids

edited by

Juan Manuel Rey

and

Eduardo Mojica-Nava

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; microgrids; distributed energy resources (DERs); grid modernization; energy storage systems; advanced metering infrastructure (AMI); energy management system; grid resilience; demand response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Advanced Methods for Time Series Forecasting—Second Edition

edited by

Camelia Delcea

and Nora Monica Chirita

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series forecasting; deep learning; machine learning; hybrid models; complex data; probabilistic forecasting; spatiotemporal modeling; explainable AI (XAI); foundation models; real-time forecasting; autoML for time series

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advanced Technologies in Nanoelectronics and Semiconductor Device Physics

edited by

Supriyo Bandyopadhyay

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoelectronics; semiconductor devices; beyond-CMOS; 2D materials; quantum transport; neuromorphic computing; device modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)

Future Industry of Polysaccharides, Protein and Pectin in Food Processing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mauricio Opazo-Navarrete

and

Guillermo Petzold

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteins; polysaccharides; pectin; food processing; sustainable innovation; protein digestibility; food structuring; gelling properties; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Graphene Nanoribbons: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

edited by

George Kliros

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene nanoribbon; synthesis; properties; device applications; analytic modeling and simulation; circuit level simulators

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

Emerging Technologies in Innovative Human–Computer Interactions: 2nd Edition

edited by

Shana Smith

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interaction; extended reality; brain-computer interface; wearable technologies; conversational artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Emerging Technologies for Metallic Materials Processing

edited by

Anna Kulakowska

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging technologies; metallic-materials processing; advanced manufacturing; microstructure design; functional properties

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

Medical Image Analysis for Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Therapy

edited by

Junyeong Kim

and

Sunjae Yoon

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical image analysis; compuer-aided diagnosis; image-guided therapy; multi-modal imaging; explainable AI; radiomics and radiogenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances and Challenges in Wind Turbine Mechanics, 2nd Edition

edited by Małgorzata A. Śmiałek,

Ryszard Szwaba

and

Janusz Telega

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind turbine design; wind turbine experimental research; wind turbine simulations; wind turbine optimization; wind potential assessment; wind turbine data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Applications of Nano- and Micro-Encapsulation for Phytochemical Delivery

edited by

Van-An Duong

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; drug delivery; nanocarriers; micro-encapsulation; phytochemical delivery; bioavailability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

Microstructure and Characterization for Metals/Alloys

edited by

Ariosto Medina

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; characterization; metals; alloys; high-entropy alloys

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

Noble Metal Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Sara Cerra

and

Ilaria Fratoddi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: noble metal nanoparticles; plasmonic nanomaterials; colloidal synthesis; top-down synthesis; surface functionalization; nanoparticle characterization; catalysis and electrocatalysis; biomedical applications; sensing and detection; structure– property relationships

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

Advances of Edge Computing in Distributed Systems—Second Edition

edited by Ali Jalooli and Bin Tang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence at the edge; autonomous systems; blockchain in edge computing; quantum computing; distributed ledger technologies; edge– cloud integration; privacy-preserving computation; decentralized systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Recent Advances in Drug Design, Development and Delivery

edited by

Carmela Saturnino

and

Anna Caruso

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative drugs; new synthesis techniques; molecular mechanisms; pharmaceutical formulations and administration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Application, Optimization and Architecture of Deep Learning Neural Network, 2nd Edition

edited by

Haigang Gong

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; artificial intelligence; reinforcement learning; image detection and segmentation; forecasting using deep networks; predications using deep networks; applications of deep learning neural networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Heat Exchangers and Thermal Engineering

edited by Chao Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical fluids; compact heat exchangers; thermal protection; heat and mass transfer; aerospace thermal management; experimental and numerical studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)

Blockchain-Based Architecture: Performance and Applications

edited by Jesús Rodríguez-Molina and

Bimal Ghimire

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; distributed ledger technologies; scalability; Internet of Things (IoT); smart contracts; edge and cloud computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Next-Generation Applications for Cellulose Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites

edited by

Caitlyn M. Clarkson

and

Katie Copenhaver

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocellulose; celluose nanomaterials; cellulose nanofibrils; cellulose nanocrystals; nanocomposites

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

Nonlinear Dynamics and Stability of Civil Engineering Structures

edited by

Paulina Obara

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical modelling; deployable structures; domes; experimental investigations; intelligent structures; lattice structures; numerical modelling; shells; tensegrity structures; towers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Structural Health Monitoring Using Ultrasonic and Vibrational Methods

edited by Zhen Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); ultrasonic guided waves; vibration analysis; damage detection; non-destructive testing (NDT); signal processing; modal analysis; machine learning; composite materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Oral Microbiome in Oral and Systemic Pathologies

edited by Wilfredo Alejandro González-Arriagada

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral microbiome; dysbiosis; oral cancer; potentially malignant disorders; oral mucositis; systemic health; metagenomics; biomarkers; probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Smart and Sustainable Building-Envelope Technologies Under Climate Change

edited by

Alberto Cerezo-Narváez

Daniel Sánchez-García

María del Carmen Guerrero Delgado

and

Magadalena Ramirez-Peña

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart faç ades; adaptive systems; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); life-cycle analysis; thermal comfort resilience; climate adaptation; building retrofits; energy efficiency; architectural design; smart materials; urban heat island; internet of things (IoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Orthodontics, 2nd Edition

edited by Giuseppina Laganà

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; dental digital treatment; dental science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)

E-Waste Recovery with Sustainable Technologies

edited by

Arianna Parisi

and

Virginia Venezia

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-waste recycling; sustainable recovery; resource valorization; critical raw materials; green technologies; hydrometallurgy; environmental sustainability; waste-to-resource; lifecycle assessment

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

The Application of Artificial Intelligence in Geomatics

edited by

Karel Pavelka

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; geomatics; remote sensing; photogrammetry; LiDAR; GIS; machine learning; deep learning; UAV; spatial analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Research Progress in Electrode Materials

edited by

Pedro Inácio

and

Youssef Elamine

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrode materials; electrochemical devices; biosensors and bioelectronics; wearable and implantable electronics; pharmaceutical sensing (e-tongue/e-nose); energy storage and conversion; electrophysiology (in vivo; ex vivo; in vitro); surface engineering and nanostructures; advanced fabrication techniques; smart materials and interfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Omics Applications in Animal Nutrition

edited by Doctor Mziwenkosi Nhlanhla Mthiyane

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; nutraceuticals; metabolism; metagenomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; lipidomics; metabolomics; epigenomics; nutrigenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Soil Resilience for Sustainable Agricultural Systems

edited by

Carolina Dos Santos Batista Bonini

and

Marlene Cristina Alves

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil resilience; sustainable agriculture; regenerative agriculture; soil health; climate adaptation; soil management; soil restoration; agroecology; agricultural sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)

Advances in Applied Neuroaesthetics

edited by

Alexandros A. Lavdas

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive neuroscience; neuroaesthetics; biometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering)

Marine Fluid Mechanics: Research, Discovery and Applications

edited by

Anastasios Georgoulas

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine hydrodynamics; wave-structure interaction; computational fluid dynamics; multiphase flows; offshore renewable energy; coastal engineering; turbulence modeling; sediment transport

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

Metal Additive Manufacturing: Technological Advancements and Applications

edited by Sheng-Hui Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; metal 3D printing; powder bed fusion; directed energy deposition; binder jetting; material extrusion; large-scale metal printing; adaptive metal additive manufacturing; hybrid metal additive manufacturing; sustainable production; industrial decarbonization

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

Emerging Technologies for the Protection and Restoration of Marine Ecosystems

edited by

Valentina Costa

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine ecosystem restoration; emerging technologies; aunomous monitoring; environmental sensors; tecnological innovation in conservation

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

Emerging Directions in Bioelectrochemistry, Electrocatalysis and Intelligent Electrochemical Characterisation

edited by

Shaneel Chandra

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry; materials science; catalysis; chemical and molecular sciences; bioengineering; AI/ML for chemistry; energy and environmental technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

Emerging Perspectives and Innovations in Gut-Microbiome Research

edited by

Wessam Galia

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiome; One Health; human microbiome; veterinary microbiome; microbial metabolites; probiotics; prebiotics; dysbiosis; host– microbe interactions; environmental transmission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Advances in Intelligent Cluster Collaborative Control for Optimization Decision-Making

edited by

Wei Yue

and Lei Zhu

submission deadline 22 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 217 | 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 Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Algorithms and Methods for Designing and Scheduling Smart Manufacturing Systems—3rd Edition

edited by

Vladimir Modrak

and

Zuzana Soltysova

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1234 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimization; facility layout design; assembly line balancing; mass customization; scheduling problem

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Soundscape and Environmental Noise, 2nd Edition

edited by

Masayuki Takada

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: soundscape; soundscape analysis; environmental noise; ambient noise; community noise; environmental acoustics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Machine Learning in Biomedical Sciences

edited by

Matteo Bodini

Giovanni Cugliari

and

Andrea Loddo

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 41362 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; biomedical sciences; medical imaging; predictive analytics; genomics; personalized medicine; natural language processing (NLP); electronic health records (EHRs); drug discovery; explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Data-Driven Supply Chain Management and Logistics Engineering

edited by Dimitrios Vlachos,

Dimitrios Bechtsis

and Nikos Tsotsolas

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 38164 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven supply chains; digital supply chains; smart logistics; sustainability; resilience; artificial intelligence; traceability; Internet of Things (IoT); asset management in SCs; Maintenance 5.0 in SCs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advances in Sports Science and Novel Technologies

edited by Ewa Malchrowicz-Mośko,

Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka

Patxi León-Guereño

and

Mateusz Rozmiarek

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17371 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports science; novel technologies; athlete performance; sports nutrition; body composition analysis; mental well-being; cognitive behavioral techniques; data analytics; psychological resilience; injury prevention; personalized training; sports technology innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

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