Research in Nitrogen Footprint

Dear Colleagues,

Nitrogen (N) is essential for life, yet its use and management have profound environmental implications. Human-induced changes to the nitrogen cycle have escalated from minimal alterations in the mid-19th century to widespread transformations today, with far-reaching consequences for human and environmental health. The nitrogen footprint has emerged as a crucial environmental indicator, quantifying both direct and indirect reactive N emissions throughout the life cycle of products and activities. Research in this field is vital for comprehending the environmental impacts across various sectors—including agriculture, energy, transportation, and industry—and for developing effective mitigation strategies.

This Special Issue, “Research in Nitrogen Footprint”, aims to consolidate your new works from all relevant sectors. We welcome contributions on topics including, but not limited to:

• The assessment of N footprints at various scales.
• The assessment of N footprints for specific products or activities.
• Methods and models for calculating N footprints.
• N use efficiency and management practices to reduce N footprints.
• Innovative technologies for monitoring and reducing N emissions.
• Policy implications and strategies for reducing N footprints across sectors.
• The synergistic reduction effects of nitrogen and carbon.

Dr. Yuanyuan Du
Dr. Kang Xu
Dr. Xing Fan
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Nitrogen is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• climate change
• environment footprint
• nitrogen cycle
• reactive N