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Innovative and Smart Renewable Energy Technologies for Developing Low-Carbon and Sustainable Societies submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 25318 | Submission Open
Keywords: clean and renewable energy; energy sources and production; energy conversion and storage; energy efficiency; energy conservation and recovery; energy management and optimization; smart; hybrid energy systems; energy equity; security; and access; energy and buildings; climate change and global warming; sustainable societies; sustainability and decarbonization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Resource Sustainability: Sustainable Materials and Green Engineering submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22277 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; bio-based materials; energy-efficient materials; innovative materials; green route
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Towards Sustainable Business: Business Models Innovation for Circular Economy
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 21759 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; business models; environmental practices; innovation; supply chains; sustainable operations; green innovation; sustainability; global commerce dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Remediation Techniques to Mitigate the Effects of Soil Pollution by Heavy Metals
edited by and Wumei Xu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21246 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; soil pollution; soil remediation; environmental geochemistry; transformation; fate; risk assessment; heavy metal removal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock for Sustainable Agriculture submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 20351 | Submission Open
Keywords: livestock; animal husbandry; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions; mitigation strategies; sustainable livestock; production systems; manure management; diet management; waste treatment; cyclic economy; methanogenesis; handling practices; environmental impact; environmental policies.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Consumption in the Digital Age: Marketing Strategies and Consumer Behavior
edited by , Ali Abdallah Al-Alwan and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 16819 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable consumption; digital marketing; consumer behavior; green branding; customer engagement; ethical consumption; AI and personalization; social media and influencer marketing; digital innovation and traceability; customer loyalty and experience; digital marketing strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Transitions in Transport Energy Consumption: Self-Contained Transport Energy Systems Using Renewable Energy
edited by , Fang Fu and Xingtang Wu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16224 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; self-contained transport energy systems; transport energy systems; new energy vehicles; electric vehicles; electric vehicle charging/discharging station; decarbonization in transport systems; low-carbon-based transport operation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Tourist Satisfaction, Sustainability, and Sustainable Tourism Development: Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15868 | Submission Open
Keywords: customer satisfaction; tourist satisfaction; customer dissatisfaction; customer loyalty; customer switching; marketing strategies; marketing mix; consumer behaviour; services marketing; SERVQUAL; service quality; service failures; service recovery; customer loyalty; service orientation; organisational behaviour; empowerment; culture; cross-cultural theories; COVID-19; pandemic; smart technologies; service robots; sustainability; UN Global Development Goals; competitiveness; crisis; customer participation; customer co-production; destination development; branding; tourism; hospitality; artificial intelligence; generative AI; ChatGPT; personality; organisational commitment; corporate social responsibility; ethics; employee satisfaction; human resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Sustainable Finance, Technologies, and Regulatory Frameworks: Advancing Sustainability in a Digital Era
edited by and Majdi Karmani
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15136 | Submission Open
Keywords: ESG; sustainable finance; green FinTech; blockchain; artificial intelligence; climate risk; financial inclusion; regulatory compliance; impact investing; sustainable innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Future Trends in Sustainable Buildings: Materials, Technologies, and Computational Approaches
edited by and Sandra Cunha
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12365 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building materials; sustainable building technology; life cycle assessment (LCA); digital construction technologies; building information modeling (BIM); energy simulation in buildings; computational building design; waste management in construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Soil Pollution, Soil Ecology and Sustainable Land Use
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11805 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil health; nutrient cycling; soil pollutants; ecological conservation; large-scale modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
Sustainable Development and Emerging Pollutants: Innovations in Detection, Management, and Environmental Protection
edited by , and Hamid Nasrellah
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11540 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging pollutants; sustainable development; environmental protection; pollutant detection methods; green chemistry; eco-toxicology; contaminant management; policy and regulation; environmental monitoring; wastewater treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainability and Energy Performance of Buildings
edited by , and Giuliano Dall'O'
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10727 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy performance assessment; building energy efficiency; high-performance buildings; sustainability in the built environment; dynamic and steady-state modeling; zero-energy buildings; renewable energy integration; smart buildings; life-cycle assessment (LCA); embodied energy; circular economy in construction; energy audits; building decarbonization; thermal comfort evaluation; artificial intelligence (AI) in energy analysis; building information modeling (BIM); building simulation; climatic data for energy applications; cost-optimal methodology; energy performance of buildings; energy certification of buildings; building envelope; EPBD standards
Rural Social Work and Social Perspectives of Sustainability submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10512 | Submission Open
Keywords: rural social work; agency; social welfare; relational networks; resilience; sustainability; practice; service delivery; social perspectives; rural communities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Towards Sustainability: Applications of Machine Learning in Water Management and Environmental Monitoring submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10273 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; water management; environmental monitoring; sustainability; predictive analytics; hydrology; water quality assessment; data-driven decision making; sustainable development; environmental stewardship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Future: Circular Economy and Green Industry submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9426 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; green industry; sustainable development; renewable energy; eco-innovation; resource efficiency; waste management; climate adaption; artificial intelligence in sustainability; cybernetics in circular systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainability of the Water Cycle System and Water Utilization in a Changing Environment
edited by Miao Zhang, and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8926 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative strategies for water utilization; climate hydrology and ecohydrology feedback mechanisms; sustainability of the water cycle and water utilization; evolution of water cycle processes and tipping points; water resource supply and demand balance and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Aquaponic Systems and the Role of Deep Learning in Aquaculture
edited by and Shuofei Yang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8913 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaponic systems; sustainable aquaculture; deep learning in aquaculture; integrated fish-vegetable farming; resource efficiency in aquaponics; hydroponic lettuce cultivation; nutrient cycling; AI in fish farming; smart aquaculture technologies; sustainable food production systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Renewable Energy Conversion and Sustainable Power Systems Engineering
edited by and Jesus Aguila-Leon
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8743 | Submission Open
Keywords: PV systems; wind systems; storage systems; microgrids; smart grids; biomass gasification systems; hydropower systems; power control; greenhouse gas emissions; emissions; reliability of the grid; lithium-ion batteries; lead– acid batteries in microgrids; demand response; SCADA; control algorithms; energy management systems; microgrid simulation; power electronics; losses in power systems; hybrid energy systems; HERS economic analysis; HERSs for developing countries; virtual power plants; prosumer; distributed energy resources (DERs); metaheuristic algorithms; fuzzy logic; bio-inspired optimization; optimization algorithms; grey wolf optimizer (GWO) algorithm; particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm; genetic algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Tourism: Climate Change Effect on Tourist Behaviour
edited by , Yi Fu and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7891 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism; climate change; tourist behavior; environmental impact; behavioral adaptation; socio-economic impacts; sustainable practices; tourism industry; climate resilience; tourism management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Land Use Planning for Sustainable Ecosystem Management
edited by , Jing Liu and Yeting Fan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7041 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; land use planning; ecosystem services; land consolidation; ecosystem restoration; ecological protection; land use policy; natural resource management; interdiscipline
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development of Human Health
edited by Michael J. Ahrens, César Augusto Ruiz Agudelo, Angela María Cortes-Gómez and Francisco De Paula Gutierrez Bonilla
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6963 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services; human health; human development; human well-being; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Sustainable Soil Management: Conservation Strategies for Agricultural Resilience
edited by , Temitope Ojo, Patricia Omo-Okoro and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6912 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil management; sustainability; soil nutrient; soil conservation; agricultural practices; soil health; climate change resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
Sustainable Innovations in Health Economics and Health Management: Opportunities and Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6783 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable healthcare; health economics; health management; innovation; equity; accessibility; technology; public-private partnerships; climate change; social determinants of health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Research on Ecological and Environmental Sustainability Based on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
edited by and Tao Liu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6362 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems; ecological or environment sustainability; multi-source remote sensing data; three-dimensional geographic information systems; prediction modeling; resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Sustainable Management: Economic and Business Development submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6097 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development goals of the United Nations; environmental; social; and governance goals; business sustainability; financial sustainability; economic sustainability; green finance; optimal investment; sustainability of natural resources; circular economics; zero waste; quality of life; eco-taxes; eco-labeling; eco-resource management; eco-feminism and women’ s economics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Transport: Logistic, Optimization, Traffic Flow and Road Safety
edited by Domenico Gattuso and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5951 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transport; logistics optimization; traffic flow management; green technologies; road safety; energy efficiency; social equity in transportation; last-mile logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Integrated Sustainability Management Across Processes, Supply Chains, and Innovation Systems as Drivers of Change
edited by , and Piotr Cyplik
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5772 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated sustainability management; sustainable development; supply chain management; business process transformation; innovation systems; ESG (Environmental; Social; Governance); digital technologies (AI; blockchain; IoT; digital twins); Industry 4.0/Industry 5.0; sustainable value chains; Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD); sustainability metrics and indicators; resilience and responsibility; sustainable business models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Urban Landscaping for Resilience and Biodiversity Preservation submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5672 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable landscaping; urban horticulture; biodiversity– economy– society nexus; urban spaces; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Sustainable Innovative Development of New Materials Through the Incorporation of the Waste
edited by , André Augusto Nóbrega Dantas and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5640 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable materials; construction materials; sustainable construction; waste utilization; construction and demolition waste
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Solid Waste Management and Sustainable Environmental Remediation
edited by , Binhai Cheng and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5250 | Submission Open
Keywords: co-disposal process; solid waste reutilization; heavy metals transport; building and cementitious materials; thermal treatment; geopolymer; pyrolysis oil or gas; phase change material; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Economic Development
edited by Antti Ainamo, and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5220 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable economic development; innovation; entrepreneurship; business model; green economy; strategy; operations; systemic innovation; ecosystem; ecological innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainability of Smart Energy Networks: Pathway for Achieving a Green Smart Energy Network—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4991 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart energy district; district heating and cooling; energy efficiency; sustainability; renewable energy; electric vehicle; storage system; optimization analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Consumer Behavior, Circular Economy, and Digital Marketing Strategies
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4957 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable consumer behavior; circular economy; digital marketing; green marketing strategies; sustainable consumption; environmental communication; social media and sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Tourism Development in Natural and Rural Areas: Stakeholders, Tourists and Destination Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4913 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecotourism; nature-based tourism; cultural tourism; rural tourism; tourism planning; tourism policy; destination management; impacts; indigenous tourism; lifestyle entrepreneurship; amenity migration; resilience; social capital; stakeholder; tourist behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Digital Economy Era–Corporate Strategy Management and Sustainable Innovation submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4853 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate low-carbon innovation; corporate strategies in response to market digitalization; digital economy; digital economy empowering green finance; digital economy development and environmental uncertainty; digital financing; digital technologies; digital transformation of business processes; environmental protection; green innovation; green production; green technological innovation; green technology; Industry 4.0 and 5.0; internet dynamics in the digital economy; research and development practices directed at sustainability; revenue from R& D of sustainable products; sustainable economic development; sustainable innovation; sustainable innovation development in SMEs and large enterprises; sustainable low-carbon development in the digital economy; sustainable strategic management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Water Treatment, Waste Valorization and Environment Sustainability submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4667 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated sustainable approaches for water; energy and the environment; energy production from waste specifically related to biological and chemical pathways; the impact of climate change on water and energy systemsaAdvancements in renewable energy production and water treatment pathways to achieve the UN SDGs (6 and 7); chemical and thermal methods for waste-to-resource conversion; technological innovations for resource efficiency and conservation; ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation through sustainable practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Global Strategies for Sustainable Energy Transitions: Innovations and Reflections
edited by , and Barun Das
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4620 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy strategies; sustainable energy transitions; distributed energy resources; energy storage technologies for sustainable energy transition; techno-economic analysis; energy policy and governance; technological innovations in energy; integration of renewable systems; socio-economic impacts of energy transitions; global energy solutions; renewable energy policy; energy sustainability; clean energy technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Application of Land Surveying and Mapping in Land Resource Development and Management
edited by , , Hanlin Zhou and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4617 | Submission Open
Keywords: land surveying; land cover/land use mapping; sustainable land management; land resource development; land use planning; remote sensing; geographic information science (GIS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Sustainable Forest Technology and Resource Management submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4467 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest management; forestry economics; climate change; sustainable development; forest resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)
Geographical Information Technology and Urban Sustainable Development submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4339 | Submission Open
Keywords: geospatial data analysis; social sensing; sustainable cities; urban land use patterns; simulation and forecasting of urban development; GeoAI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Innovative Applications for Sustainable Agriculture: Strategies for Soil Fertility, Plant Growth, and Stress Mitigation
edited by Andrés Calderín García and Danielle França de Oliveira Torchia
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4082 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; humic substances; soil fertility; carbon sequestration; soil– plant interactions; abiotic stress mitigation; plant growth stimulation; sustainable agriculture; soil organic carbon; agricultural innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Advancements in Concrete Materials for Sustainable Construction
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3851 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-compacting concrete; ultra-high-performance concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; sustainable materials; recycled aggregates; geopolymer concrete; low-carbon construction; eco-friendly materials; advanced concrete technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Waste Management and Recycling for Achieving a Circular Economy: 2nd Edition
edited by and Xiaoyue Liu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3796 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; circular economy; recycling; carbon neutral; SDGs; co-design; sharing; reuse; data science; international cooperation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Tunneling and Underground Engineering: A Sustainability Perspective
edited by Xiangyu Wang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3773 | Submission Open
Keywords: underground engineering; tunnel support; geotechnical sustainability; green tunnel design; renewable energy integration; sustainable development
Sustainable Urban Risk Management and Resilience Strategy submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3539 | Submission Open
Keywords: disaster risk reduction; natural disasters; land use planning; sustainable development; territorial and urban management; resilience; stakeholders engagement; knowledge and data; disaster cycle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability
edited by Shuaib Lwasa
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3427 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; environmental sustainability; sustainable development; climate resilience; biodiversity; sustainability tools; environmental policy; integrated approaches; socio-economic impacts; sustainable practices; climate adaptation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Power Electronics on Recent Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3326 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable power electronic systems; electronic engineering; electromobility; energy storage; energy conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Green Building Intelligence: Evaluating Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solutions submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3300 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy systems; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); hybrid energy systems; energy storage technologies; agrivoltaics; smart energy management; carbon neutrality; net-zero energy buildings; grid integration; phase change materials; green buildings
Green Materials, Smart BIM and Comfortable Environments: Towards Sustainable Building submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3277 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollution; climate change; global warming; sustainability; ecological transition; urban metabolism and post-carbon city strategies; pollution from construction sector; nature-based ecological transition of global construction sector; implementation of nature-based transitions; sustainable construction; green building; brand new green buildings versus new brown buildings; green building rating tool (GBRT) and GBRT post-occupancy valuations; ecological retrofitting of existing portfolio versus BAS maintenance of stocks; energy bio– eco (nature-based)-efficiency; energy conservation; nature-based energy conservation measures; co-benefits of energy conservation measures; co-benefit valuations; MCA; multi-criteria analysis; MCDV; multi-criteria decision valuation; energy performance simulation program software; EPSPs; thermal comfort; life cycle assessment (LCA); LCA of green buildings versus brown buildings; benefit– cost valuations and CFA (cash flow analysis) of investments; data base management system (DBMS); GIS; BIM; and 3D studio in the strategy and implementation of green buildings; cost analysis; cost archives; cost estimation; cost forecast; detailed cost estimate of nature-based new constructions and retrofitting of green buildings; cost; income; and market value of buildings; market price less the total construction cost of a building: value added and profitability creation; market price premium for the extra expenses of green buildings; spatial and factor analyses of materials; works; and yard sites in green construction; material and factor analyses of green buildings versus brown buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
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