Sustainability

Sustainability of Waste Recovery on Renewable Energy Systems

edited by Juan Jose Garcia Pabon, Abdul Orlando Cárdenas Gómez and Luz Elena Peñaranda Chenche

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 441 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental engineering; renewable energy engineering; thermal engineering; mechanical engineering; sustainable development; chemical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Construction Engineering and Construction Project Management

edited by William Collinge

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction; project management; United Nations; SDGs; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Smart Agriculture, Ecological Resources and Environment

edited by Lichang Yin and

Feiyan Xiao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; resource utilization; greenhouse gas emissions; soil microbial carbon use efficiency; sustainable management; climate change; cultivated land use; yield– soil carbon relationship

Advances in Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Analytical Methods

edited by

Pere Colomer-Vidal

,

Bernat Oró-Nolla

and

Olga Gómez-Navarro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 385 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); PFAS; pesticides; environmental monitoring; bioindicators; analytical chemistry; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Sustaining the Waste-Energy Nexus: Thermal and Biochemical Pathways for Bioenergy and Waste-to-Product Valorization in Municipal and Industrial Streams

edited by

Fares AlMomani

and Kashif Rasool

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-to-energy; bioenergy valorization; thermal conversion; biochemical pathways; circular economy; municipal solid waste; industrial waste valorization; resource recovery; sustainable biorefineries; waste-to-products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)

Technological Pathways to Waste Reduction and Resource Efficiency

edited by

Damira Keček

,

Katerina Fotova Čiković

and Joško Lozić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste reduction; resource efficiency; technological innovations; artificial intelligence; AI-driven approaches; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Technological Innovation for Sustainable Traffic Safety

edited by

Sadko Mandzuka

and

Miroslav Vujić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport systems; traffic safety; technological innovation; smart roads and intersections; KPI and data analytics; data security; incident management systems

Renewable Energy and Energy Economics: Pathways to Sustainable Systems Development

edited by

Ioannis E. Kosmadakis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; energy economics; sustainability; decarbonization; electrification; green hydrogen; levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and levelized cost of storage (LCOS) analyses; circularity of energy systems; life cycle assessment; sustainability key performance indicators (KPI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Lean Construction and Sustainability in Construction Industry

edited by

Cylde Zhengdao Li

and Jian Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: lean construction; sustainable construction; waste minimization; BIM; circular economy; life-cycle assessment; construction management; green building; value stream mapping; project delivery

The Role of Functional Materials and Nanotechnology in Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by

Muhammad Yousaf

and

Ali Imran

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: batteries; supercapacitors; solar cell; environment remediation; synthesis of nanomaterials; fuel cell; adsorption; functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Management of Waste, Residues and By-Products Generated in Biotechnological Processes Consistent with Sustainable Development

edited by

Jarosław Domański

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology waste; waste management; circular economy; biotechnological processes; anaerobic digestion; methane; hydrogen; resource recovery; digestate; wastewater sludge

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: From Crop Production to By-Product Utilization

edited by

Zeljka Mesić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; circular bioeconomy; traceability and digitalization; by-product valorization; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advances in Sustainable Rural Tourism: Methods, Strategies and Practice—2nd Edition

edited by

Ramona Mariana Ciolac

,

Tiberiu Iancu

,

Gabriela Popescu

and

Tabita Cornelia Adamov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural tourism; smart development strategies; sustainability; rural resources and community development; branding methods for rural environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Sustainable Innovations in Food Chemistry: From Green Processing to Functional Ingredients

edited by

Maria Teresa Liberatore

, Mariacinzia Rutigliano and Flavia Dilucia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-sustainability; innovative foods; new functional ingredients; bioactive compounds; food by-products; green energy; non-thermal technologies; novel solvents; microwave and ultrasonic processing; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Soil Carbon Sequestration for Sustainable Ecosystem

edited by

Chao Li

, Pinshang Xu,

Zhenggui Zhang

and

Yi Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; carbon sequestration; sustainable land management; climate change mitigation; soil health; ecosystem services; carbon budgets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)

Sustainable Building Design and Energy Efficiency

edited by

Kangting Tsai

, Chien-Hung Tung and Yin-Hao Chiu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building design; energy efficiency; low-carbon architecture; building performance; indoor environmental quality; renewable energy; microgrid; resilient design; smart building technologies; thermal comfort; BIM; willingness to pay

Development and Application of Sustainable Composite Materials

edited by

Jin Wang

, Xiang Xu and Bobin Xing

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; lightweight composites; recyclable materials; eco-design; green processing; lifecycle assessment; thermoplastic composite; fiber-reinforced composites; composite structures; multifunctional structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Heat Pumps and Refrigeration Systems: Innovations in Eco-Friendly Fluids and Energy Efficiency

edited by

Raphael Nunes de Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat pumps; refrigeration systems; eco-friendly fluids; sustainable energy; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Sustainable Food Processing: Integrating Safety Control and Quality Detection

edited by Rubén Horacio Olmedo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation; digitization; traceability; green technology; packaging with sensors; food security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Fishery Management Under Extreme Environmental Challenges

edited by

Felipe Amezcua

and

María Teresa Carreón-Zapiain

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-ready harvest control rules; extreme event fisheries impacts; adaptive fisheries governance; ocean warming stock dynamics; hypoxia-tolerant management strategies; socio-ecological resilience; dynamic spatial closures; quota banking climate shocks; ecosystem-based fisheries adaptation; food security under extremes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Grazia Leonzio

and

Emilianny Batista Magalhaes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; carbon utilization; carbon storage; CCUS technologies; greenhouse gas mitigation; sustainable development; life cycle assessment; climate policy; industrial decarbonization; circular carbon economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)

Sustainable Energetic Valorization of Waste and Transformation of Biomass for Improved Energy Efficiency

edited by

Zhigao Liu

and

Penglian Wei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; thermal conductivity; electrical conductivity; biomass materials; functional modification; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Monitoring and Management of Farmland Ecosystems

edited by Yuhua Tian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: farmland ecosystem; nutrient management; pollution management; carbon sequestration; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Power Systems: Building a Greener Grid

edited by

Jiandong Duan

and Shaogui Fan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power systems; greener grid; renewable energy integration; energy transition; carbon neutrality; sustainability assessment; energy policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Data-Driven Innovation and Eco-Friendly Processing of Advanced Sustainable Materials

edited by

Fei Jia

, Jian Sun and Chenchao Fang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; data-driven; machine learning/AI; circular economy; process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Innovation Management and Organizational Performance for Sustainable Future—2nd Edition

edited by

Alina Badulescu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 29558 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; sustainable innovation; sustainable performance; innovation management; economic; social; and envionmental performance; sustainable development; challenges in sustainable development; technologies for innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Building a Sustainable Future: Sustainability and Innovation in BIM

edited by

Ahmad Jrade

,

Jieying Jane Zhang

and

Farzad Jalaei

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15167 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability in construction; building information modeling (BIM); open BIM; life cycle assessment (LCA); construction 4.0; digital twins; circular economy; interoperability and data exchange; innovation; green construction; sustainable retrofitting and energy efficiency; life cycle cost analysis (LCCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Environmental Supply Chain and Sustainable Operations Management: Theories, Methods, Techniques and Applications

edited by

Zhisong Chen

, Shujian Ma, Run Tang and Yong Wu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13583 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental supply chain; sustainable operations management; green supply chain management; low-carbon supply chain management; social responsibility; green consumer behavior; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; resource efficiency; environmental policies and regulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Nature-Based Solutions for Landscape Sustainability Challenges

edited by

Xuening Fang

, Lingqiang Kong and

Rui Zhou

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6539 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; landscape sustainability; ecosystem services; climate adaptation; biodiversity conservation; green infrastructure; sustainable land management; resilience; landscape governance; environmental policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Emerging Practices in Sustainable Tourism

edited by

Randall Upchurch

,

Leonard Jackson

and Danqing Liu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3306 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; environmental tourism; environmental citizenship; community development; stakeholder engagement

Sustainable Management and Digital Economy for Green Global Value Chains

edited by

António Miguel Rosado da Cruz

and

Estrela Ferreira Cruz

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2445 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; climate change; green value chain; circular economy; decarbonization and Carbon Market; traceability and Supply chain transparency; industry 4.0 and 5.0; digital transformation and digital economy; environmental; social; and governance (ESG); sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Green Corporate Practices, Environmental Management and Sustainability Performance

edited by

Grigoris Giannarakis

,

George Sklavos

and

Stavros Kalogiannidis

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open

Keywords: green corporate strategy; corporate governance; environmental management systems (EMS); ESG performance; sustainability reporting; circular economy; green innovation; carbon neutrality; sustainable supply chains; environmental economics; artificial intelligence for sustainability

Empowering Communities for Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Miguel de-Simón-Martín

,

Matteo Fresia

and

Stefano Bracco

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1130 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy communities; renewable energy; collective self-consumption; energy sharing; smart energy management; energy storage; energy policy and regulation; sustainable energy systems; positive energy districts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Integrated Sustainability Management: Linking Operations, Energy-Efficient Supply Chains, and Innovation Systems

edited by

Jereb Borut

and

Mohan Lal Kolhe

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sustainability management; circular economy; operations sustainability; supply chain management; innovation systems; digital transformation in sustainability; green logistics; risk management; renewable energy; resilient value chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Food Systems: Advancing Equity, Efficiency, and Resilience for a Better Future

edited by

Corina Zugravu

,

Mirela Nedelescu

and Luminița Mihaela Dumitrașcu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food systems; resource efficiency; health equity; resilience; public health nutrition; planetary health; food policy; food security; climate adaptation; socio-economic sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Climate-Functional EcoEngineering Design

edited by

Matteo Convertino

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 588 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological portfolio; ecohydrological engineering; climate-functional design; terraformation; restoration; networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Advancing Operational Excellence Through Sustainable Quality Management in Industry 5.0

edited by

Leonor Teixeira

,

Juliana Salvadorinho

and

Guilherme Luz Tortorella

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 507 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; sustainable quality management; operational excellence; human– AI collaboration; circular economy; smart manufacturing; resource efficiency

Impact of Waste on the Sustainability of Marine Ecosystems

edited by Dorothy Horn and Timnit Kefela

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine debris; microplastics; marine ecosystem sustainability; coastal pollution; spatial analysis; environmental justice; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; pollution monitoring; resilient socio-ecological systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Business Management: Innovative Strategies for the Future of the Global Economy

edited by

Ionica Oncioiu

submission deadline 2 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1901 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business models; sustainable development; innovation in business strategy; green business practices; environmental impact reduction; sustainable supply chain management; business ethics and sustainability; digital transformation in sustainable business; circular economy; eco-innovation; sustainable marketing strategies; sustainable consumer behavior; corporate sustainability; resource efficiency; strategic management for sustainability; green finance and investment; environmental and social governance (ESG); technology and sustainability integration; organizational resilience; sustainability metrics and reporting; sustainable product development; stakeholder engagement in sustainability; climate change and business adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Urbanization and Environmental Sustainability—3rd Edition

edited by

Enrico Ivaldi

,

Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo

and

Alfonso Piscitelli

submission deadline 2 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cities; urban futures; urban greening; land system; energy consumption; food habits; travel habits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)

Emerging Technologies That Facilitate the Sustainable Management of Digital Supply Chains and the Circular Economy

edited by

Muhammad Noman Shafique

submission deadline 3 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 13150 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; emerging technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain; internet of things (IoT); supply chain transparency; carbon footprint reduction; predictive analytics; green logistics; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Advanced Engineering in Marine Renewable Energy and Sustainability

edited by

Ching-Piao Tsai

and

Chun-Han Ko

submission deadline 3 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewable energy; wave energy; tidal energy; current energy; OTEC; ocean engineering; hydrodynamics; sustainability assessment; offshore renewable energy; techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Organization Management and Entrepreneurial Leadership

edited by

Saeed Nosratabadi

and Thabit Qasem Awad Atobishi

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29250 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable organization management; entrepreneurial leadership; sustainable innovation; corporate sustainability; social entrepreneurship; sustainable business models; organizational culture; sustainability performance; circular economy; sustainable value creation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Circular Economy Implementation: From Processes and Systems to Organizational Transformation

edited by

Elena Simina Lakatos

and Andreea-Loredana Rhazzali

submission deadline 6 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2257 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable processes; organizational transformation; business models for circularity; digital supply chains; integrated LCA/LCC/S-LCA; dynamic MFA/stock-flow; exergy/material circularity metrics; operations and supply chain redesign; disruptive technologies; reliability and maintenance for circular assets; industrial symbiosis; behavioral enablers; sustainable management practices; transition strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Resource Management: Community-Based and Nature-Based Approaches for Resilient Future

edited by

Juha Uitto

and Suppiramaniam Nanthikesan

submission deadline 7 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate adaptation; nature-based solutions; community-based approaches; resilience; vulnerability; coupled human-natural systems; sustainability transitions; natural resources; environment; environmental hazards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Monitoring and Mitigating Pollutants in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Ludmiła Polechońska

and

Mateja Germ

submission deadline 7 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental contamination and pollution; management; protection; sustainable solution; aquatic systems; water; sediment and biota

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

Sustainable Transportation and Logistics Optimization

edited by

Jie Ma

,

Jingxu Chen

and

Xinlian Yu

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 46872 | Submission Open

Keywords: shared mobility; public transportation; sustainable logistics; electrification transportation and logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Development Goal 7: Biofuel Production from Biomass Conversion

edited by

Alessio Ilari

and Elena Leoni

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3978 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuel; biomasses; renewable sources; energy conversion; life cycle assessment; sustainability; environmental impact; near-infrared spectroscopy; thermochemical processes; biochemical processes; chemical– physical processes; novel fuels; drop-in biofuels

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

Sustainable Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Enhancing Sustainable Smart Education

edited by