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Sustainable Management and Digital Economy for Green Global Value Chains submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1725 | 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)
Empowering Communities for Sustainable Energy Systems submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1008 | 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)
Sustainable Food Systems: Advancing Equity, Efficiency, and Resilience for a Better Future
edited by , and Luminița Mihaela Dumitrașcu
submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 597 | 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)
Integrated Sustainability Management: Linking Operations, Energy-Efficient Supply Chains, and Innovation Systems submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 571 | 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)
Climate-Functional EcoEngineering Design
edited by
submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 543 | 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 submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 461 | 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 123 | 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
submission deadline 2 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1333 | 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 submission deadline 2 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | 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 submission deadline 3 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 12705 | 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 submission deadline 3 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 237 | 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 and Thabit Qasem Awad Atobishi
submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 27682 | 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 and Andreea-Loredana Rhazzali
submission deadline 6 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1975 | 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 and Suppiramaniam Nanthikesan
submission deadline 7 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 299 | 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 submission deadline 7 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 272 | 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 , and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 45983 | 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 and Elena Leoni
submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2944 | 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 submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1233 | Submission Open
Keywords: e-learning; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; intelligent tutoring systems
Sustainability of Construction Materials
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open
Keywords: cement; supplementary cementitious materials; hydration modelling; performance; sustainability; green concrete; sustainable construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainable Innovation: Integrating Green Computing, Renewable Energy and Smart Power Systems
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy sources; energy harvesting systems; hydrogen potential; smart grid; AI; green technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Agriculture: Soil, Water and Environmental Practices in Climate Change
edited by , André Carlos Auler and Nataliia Voloshchuk
submission deadline 11 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6030 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; agriculture; soil; water; environment; climate; food; ecology; organic farming; regenerative agriculture systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
The Role of Hydraulic Engineering in Sustainable Water Resource Management for Agriculture submission deadline 11 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural engineering; irrigation; sustainable water management; hydraulic modelling; hydraulic structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Applications of Geospatial Technologies on Urban, Environmental, and Public Health Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 12 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3379 | Submission Open
Keywords: geographic information systems (GISs); remote sensing; GeoAI; smart cities; urban environments; spatiotemporal data; environmental monitoring; public health; spatial analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Innovative Strategies for Rural Development: Advances in Sustainable Agriculture and Responsible Agritourism submission deadline 14 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13618 | Submission Open
Keywords: rural development; sustainable agriculture; regenerative agriculture; rural and agritourism; responsible agritourism; regenerative agritourism; ecoagritourism; farming tourism; rural revitalization; animals in tourism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Circular Economy Solutions for a Sustainable Future submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16070 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; life cycle assessment; social LCA; LCSA; eco-design; sustainable development; climate change mitigation; industrial ecology; sustainability transitions; circular business models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Effectiveness Evaluation of Sustainable Climate Policies
edited by Xu Wang, and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11487 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; environmental policy; emission trading; carbon tax; green transition; econometrics; text analysis; machine learning; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Marketing and Sustainability in the Blue Economy
edited by Christy Ashley and Jason D. Oliver
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2815 | Submission Open
Keywords: blue economy; sustainable marketing; ocean economy; marine-based industries; coastal and marine business innovations; sustainable tourism; sustainable consumer behaviors; green supply chains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Water Security: Governance, Inequalities, and Sustainability
edited by , and Natália Molina Cetrulo
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2314 | Submission Open
Keywords: water security; governance; social inequalities; climate change; sustainable water management; resource allocation; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Application of Sustainable Materials in the Construction Industry
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1661 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable materials; construction industry; circular economy; life-cycle assessment; recycled materials; low-carbon construction; green building
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainable Life Cycle Assessment: Methods, Applications and Future Trends submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1229 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable life cycle assessment; circular economy; waste-to-energy; environmental systems analysis; industrial sustainability; AI and digital LCA tools; resource optimization; sustainable process design; recovery and reprocessing of waste tailings; critical materials manufacturing
Preserving and Utilizing Tourism Resources for Sustainable Futures: Heritage, Community, and Innovation
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1213 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; tourism resources; heritage conservation; sustainable tourism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
The Impacts of Marketing, Decision-Making and Consumer Choices on the Sustainability of Foods and Services
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1151 | Submission Open
Keywords: marketing strategies; decision-making process; consumer choices; consumer psychology; sustainable consumption; sustainable food; sustainable services; responsible consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Green Logistics: Transforming the Supply Chain for a Low-Carbon Future
edited by , Xiaojun Yang and Peng Du
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 886 | Submission Open
Keywords: decarbonizing transport; supply chain management; circular logistics systems; sustainable aviation fuels
Circular Economy and Green Technology for Sustainable Development submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; green technology; sustainable development; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); environmental innovation; sustainable production models; ecological transition; sustainability policies; sustainable entrepreneurship; environmental governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Strategic Management, Innovation Dynamics and Economic Sustainability submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open
Keywords: economic sustainability; strategic management; innovation dynamics; corporate governance; entrepreneurship; sustainable business models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Agri-Tourism: Innovations, Advances and Practices
edited by and Yoshimasa (Nancy) Kageyama
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism development; agritourism and rural innovation; digital and regenerative practices; circular economy in hospitality; climate resilience and community inclusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Operationalizing Sustainability with Digital Tools: Measurement, Policy and Performance
edited by Nohade Nasrallah, and Rima Assaf
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open
Keywords: strategic management; hybrid business models; eco-innovation; natural resource-based view; dynamic capabilities; digital transformation; circular economy; risk management; cost of capital
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Water Quality and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
edited by Xi Li
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open
Keywords: nitrogen; phosphorus; migration; transformation; quality; treatment; measure; policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Energy Efficiency and Circular Economy in Sustainable Net-Zero Retrofitting of Buildings
edited by and Juan Ferriz-Papi
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: net-zero retrofit; circular economy; modelling and simulation; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Battery Aging and Circular Economy Strategies: Extending Lifespan and Reducing Environmental Impact
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery aging; circular economy; battery lifecycle assessment; second-life batteries; battery recycling; energy storage sustainability; degradation modeling; battery management systems (BMS); environmental impact; sustainable energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
From Environmental Risks to Public Health Resilience: Policy Innovations for Sustainability
edited by Constantina Skanavis
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental health; public health; resilience; sustainability; climate change; policy innovation; One Health; planetary health; governance; health promotion; policy implementation; global health
Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Using Modern Technologies Including AI submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development goals; modern technologies; artificial intelligence; case studies; qualitative; quantitative; modelling; multi-disciplinarity; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)
Corporate Sustainability: Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience and Environmental Performance submission deadline 16 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10592 | Submission Open
Keywords: supply chain resilience; supply chain sustainability; environmental performance; corporate sustainability; sustainable operations; green supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advanced Developments in Digital and Sustainable Innovation of Design and Construction Management
edited by , and Lekan Ojo
submission deadline 16 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2582 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital innovation; modern methods of construction; sustainable construction; digital integration; building information modeling (BIM); automation in construction; digital twins; artificial intelligence (AI); circular economy; lifecycle assessment (LCA); construction management; project delivery innovation; resilient built environment; sustainable design practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Innovative Strategies for Marine Conservation, Safety, and Sustainability
edited by , Taeyoon Kim and
submission deadline 16 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1657 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine conservation; coastal and ocean sustainability; marine disaster response and recovery; maritime safety management; resilient coastal systems; marine ecological restoration; sustainable marine operations; marine risk assessment and preparedness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Sustainable Planning and Design of Urban Underground Space for Smart Cities
edited by , and Chengji Liang
submission deadline 17 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4202 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart city; urban underground space; urban planning and management; emerging infrastructure; underground logistics systems; intelligent transportation systems; critical infrastructure; urban environment modeling; social-technological system; project and operations management of urban systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Mineral Resource Utilization and GeoConservation for Sustainable Development
edited by Shucheng Tan
submission deadline 17 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3044 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical mineral resources; mine environment; geological relics; geoparks; geological environment; geological disaster; mine ecological restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Human Behavior and Its Role in Shaping Sustainable Supply Chains and Logistics submission deadline 17 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1503 | Submission Open
Keywords: human behavior; human activity; logistics process; green supply chain process
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Methane and Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Monitoring, Adaptation, and Mitigation Strategies
edited by , , María Paz Tieri and
submission deadline 18 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1200 | Submission Open
Keywords: nitrous oxide; methane; carbon sequestration; carbon balance; carbon footprint
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Corporate Environmental Responsibility for a Sustainable Future
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2225 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon accounting; energy and waste management; sustainability; Sustainable Development Goals; corporate environmental responsibility; sustainability controls
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
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