Sustainability

Green Logistics, Supply Chains, and Organizational Management in Sustainable Health Services

edited by

, Robisom Damasceno Calado and Julio Vieira Neto

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable healthcare services; the healthcare services industry supply chain; sustainable logistics; models for assessing the maturity of sustainable management; the circular economy within healthcare services; sustainable service management models; waste management in the management systems of healthcare services; sustainable digital transformation

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

Marketing and Sustainability in the Blue Economy

edited by Christy Ashley and Jason D. Oliver

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 42 | 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

Francisco Silva Pinto

,

Tiago Balieiro Cetrulo

and Natália Molina Cetrulo

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 40 | 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)

Circular Economy Solutions for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Alejandro Padilla-Rivera

and

Adriana Rivera Huerta

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 39 | 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)

Energy Technology, Power Systems and Sustainability

edited by

Dmitry Baimel

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; power systems; energy technologies; renewable systems; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Corporate Sustainability: Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience and Environmental Performance

edited by

Kun Su

,

Yasir Shahab

and

Adwoa Anokye Effah Nana

submission deadline 16 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 70 | 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)

Sustainable Planning and Design of Urban Underground Space for Smart Cities

edited by

Wanjie Hu

,

Jianjun Dong

and Chengji Liang

submission deadline 17 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 235 | 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)

Methane and Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Monitoring, Adaptation, and Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Jose Ignacio Gere

,

Cecilia Loza

, María Paz Tieri and

Silvina Restovich

submission deadline 18 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrous oxide; methane; carbon sequestration; carbon balance; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability and Advances in Microplastic Pollution: Detection, Distribution, and Impact Across Environmental Matrices and Ecosystems

edited by

Claudia Campanale

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: airborne microplastic; waterborne microplastic; sediment contamination; ecosystem impact; analytical methods; environmental policy; sustainable solutions; waste reduction strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)

Travel Behavior and Sustainability

edited by

Sascha Von Behren

and Christine Eisenmann

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioral changes; long-distance travel behavior; urban mobility; sustainable behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

The Intersection of Sustainability and Food Science Research

edited by

Claudia Sánchez-Lara

and

Maria Paula Duarte

submission deadline 22 Apr 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: food technology; by-products; food ingredients; up-cycling; food science; sustainable technologies; food production; eco-friendly food systems; food security; eco-efficient practices; circular economy

Adapting Education for a Changing Environment and Sustainable Development

edited by Gökmen Dağlı,

Zehra Altınay

and Phillip Benachour

submission deadline 23 Apr 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; quality education; adaptation to changing environmental conditions; digital transformation; managerial changes and roles; cultural and social change; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)

Towards Sustainable Wastewater Solutions: Innovations, Challenges, and Economic Opportunities

edited by

Margarida Oliveira

and

Luisa Paula Cruz Lopes

submission deadline 23 Apr 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: decentralized systems; bioremediation; membrane bioreactors (MBRs); constructed wetlands; nutrient recovery; policy frameworks; public– private partnerships; circular economy; sustainable wastewater management; water– energy nexus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)

Advances in Climate and Energy Economics

edited by

Zhenhua Liu

, Xu Wang and Jinyu Chen

submission deadline 24 Apr 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate finance; energy finance; sustainable finance; climate risks; green assets; energy transition; carbon pricing; sustainable investment; ESG

Sustainable Valorization of Biomass for Clean Energy and High-Value Products

edited by Soyeon Jeong

submission deadline 24 Apr 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefinery; biomass valorization; bioenergy; renewable energy; bio-based materials; biochemicals; biomass conversion; green solvents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Agricultural Waste Management and Sustainable Practices

edited by

Lavinia Calinoiu

and

Laura Mitrea

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural waste management; bioconversion technologies; value-added products from waste; biodegradable packaging; circular economy in agriculture; sustainable waste valorization; bio-based materials; microbial and enzymatic waste processing; eco-friendly packaging solutions; waste-to-resource innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Civil Engineering: Sustainable Performance Evaluation of Construction Automation Process

edited by

Junbok Lee

submission deadline 29 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; construction automation; performance evaluation; ICT

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

Advancements in Sustainable Manufacturing Systems and Risk Management

edited by

Pier Francesco Orrù

and

Anna de Carolis

submission deadline 29 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; manufacturing systems; risk management

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

Integrating Sustainability in Engineering: Towards a Sustainable Future

edited by

María-José Terrón-López

and Adela Acitores Suz

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability in engineering education; environmental impact; sustainable development goals (SDGs); renewable energy; circular Economy; sustainable materials and processes; social awareness in engineering; sustainable competencies

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

Prevention of Thermodynamic Disasters in Mines and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Changkui Lei, Jun Nian and Xiaobo Lv

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment sustainability; spontaneous coal combustion; gas explosion; coal dust explosion; risk assessment; gas extraction; thermokinetic mechanism; thermodynamic disasters; artificial intelligence

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

Towards Sustainable Energy: Renewable Energy Utilization and Near-Zero Carbon Regulation Technologies in Modern Industrial Parks

edited by Xianbo Wang, Zhidong Li and

Tao Tao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: source– grid– load– storage integration; smart microgrid; multi-energy complementarity; digital twin; near-zero carbon emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Tourism Development in Natural and Rural Areas: Stakeholders, Tourists and Destination Management

edited by

Seweryn Zielinski

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 238 | 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)

Advancements in Concrete Materials for Sustainable Construction

edited by

Mouhcine Benaicha

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 196 | 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)

Advancements in Solid Waste Valorization for Clean Energy and Environmental Protection

edited by

Riaz Ahmad

,

Muhammad Sultan

and Waseem Hayat

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste valorization; bioenergy production; sustainable waste management; circular economy; biomass conversion; waste treatment innovations; green energy solutions; environmental impact of waste; renewable energy from waste

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

Preconditions for the Sustainable Development of Agroecosystems: Good Agricultural Practices and Monitoring of Soil Conditions and Land Cover Changes

edited by

Jonas Volungevičius

and

Kristina Amalevičiūtė-Volungė

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: tillage; agroecology; soil organic matter; agrosystem; agroecosystem; sustainable soil management; soil properties; monitoring systems; landscape; spatial planning; natural framework; land management; land cover change

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

Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Industrial Systems

edited by

Pier Francesco Orrù

,

Tsega Yenew Melesse

and

Mohamed Shameer Peer Mohamed

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; artificial intelligence and machine learning; circular economy; enabling technologies; additive manufacturing; energy optimization; Industry 5.0 and human-centric technologies; blockchain; quantitative methods for industrial sustainability; sustainable logistics and supply chain management

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

Applications of Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence in Land Cover Mapping and Ecosystem Monitoring

edited by Malik Mohammed Al-Wardy and

Mohammad Reza Nikoo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; land cover changes; climate change; ecosystem health; environmental trends; resilience planning; sustainable management

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

Sustainable Building Materials: Concrete and Cement-Based Materials

edited by

Arnas Majumder

,

Marco Zucca

and Flavio Stochino

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; recycled aggregates; geopolymer materials; construction waste utilization; durability of green concrete; natural fiber; bio-based construction materials; circular economy in construction; thermal retrofitting/upgrading; structural retrofitting/upgrading; integrated retrofitting/upgrading

Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability

edited by Shuaib Lwasa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 100 | 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)

Sustainable Waste Management and Recycling for Achieving a Circular Economy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jeongsoo Yu

and Xiaoyue Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 93 | 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)

Innovative and Smart Renewable Energy Technologies for Developing Low-Carbon and Sustainable Societies

edited by

Alireza Dehghani-Sanij

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 93 | 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)

Sustainable Aquaponic Systems and the Role of Deep Learning in Aquaculture

edited by

Haihua Wang

and Shuofei Yang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 81 | 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)

Innovative Building Envelope Solutions for Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Buildings

edited by Aleksejs Prozuments

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: building envelopes; building energy efficiency; smart building materials; indoor environmental quality; building performance simulation; life cycle analysis; climate-responsive design; green building technologies

Innovative Green Technologies and Sustainable Solutions for Environmental Challenges

edited by Kui-Hao Chuang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; resource efficiency; waste reduction; circular economy; renewable energy; climate adaptation; sustainable materials; green technologies; eco-friendly practices; policy innovations

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

Biodiversity and Sustainability in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Ingrida Šatkauskienė

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater ecosystems; sustainability; freshwater monitoring; biodiversity conservation; conservation applications; sustainable management applications; aquatic ecology

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

Sustainable Finance, Technologies, and Regulatory Frameworks: Advancing Sustainability in a Digital Era

edited by

Amir Hasnaoui

and Majdi Karmani

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 53 | 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)

AI-Driven Sustainability in Heritage Science

edited by

Laura Medeghini

,

Michela Botticelli

and

Alessandro Ciccola

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage science; artificial intelligence; sustainable conservation; AI-driven data processing

Sustainable Consumption in the Digital Age: Marketing Strategies and Consumer Behavior

edited by

Raed Salah Algharabat

, Ali Abdallah Al-Alwan and

Zainah Qasem

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 40 | 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)

Soil Science and the Latest Studies on Sustainable Agriculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Barbara Futa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; agroecosystem; soil properties; soil fertility; soil health; land use change; climate smart agriculture; regenerative agriculture

Sustainability and Energy Performance of Buildings

edited by

Giovanni Murano

,

Annalisa Galante

and Giuliano Dall'O'

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 31 | 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

Food Science: Innovative Techniques, Quality Control, and Sustainability in Food Processing

edited by

Lucia Cintia Colibaba

,

Camelia Elena Luchian

and

Elena Cristina Scutarașu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; non-thermal processing technologies; cold plasma and high-pressure processing; energy-efficient food technologies; food quality and safety; alternative protein sources; agricultural and horticultural innovations; environmental impact of food processing; food industry sustainability metrics; regulatory policies in food processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Urban Landscape Ecology and Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandro Bellino

and

Daniela Baldantoni

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecology; urban ecosystem; landscape; ecosystem functioning; social– economic– ecological interactions; planning

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

Exploring Education Management Strategies for Sustainable Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Eric C. K. Cheng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: management strategies; sustainable development; education management; quality management; educational leadership

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)

Sustainable Education: The Role of Innovation

edited by

Juan Carlos Bustamante

, Natalia Larraz Rábanos and Manuel Segura-Berges

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; sustainable education; digital transition; technology; SDG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)

From Crisis to Sustainability: Rethinking Emergency Management in an Era of Compounding Risks

edited by

Carmit Rapaport

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster risk reduction (DRR); sustainable development; emergency management; climate resilience; sustainable infrastructure; urban and regional planning; cascading disasters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

Sustainable Industrial Engineering and Logistic Management

edited by

Farnaz Ghazi-Nezami

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain and operations management; logistics systems; industrial engineering; optimizing logistics systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Smart Technologies for Sustainable Production

edited by

Manuela Ingaldi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; sustainable production; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; collaborative robots (cobots); autonomous mobile robots (AMR); artificial intelligence (AI); digital twins; green and lean manufacturing; industrial innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Carbon Management and Decarbonization Pathways in Buildings and Infrastructure

edited by

Linfeng Zhang

and

Jiaqiang Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy saving; low-carbon buildings; building integrated renewable energy systems; building system control and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Research on Grid Integration and Electrical Power Systems

edited by Mai The Vu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; renewable integration; microgrids; power system stability; energy storage; grid optimization; distributed generation; electricity markets; machine learning; electrical power systems

Sustainable Food: Safety, Contaminants, and Microbial Risks

edited by

Soraya Paz Montelongo

and

Samuel Alejandro-Vega

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; food contaminants; microbial hazards; foodborne pathogens; contaminant analysis; risk assessment; risk assessment; risk mitigation; food preservation technologies; public health; food chain; food safety; food contaminants; microbial hazards; foodborne pathogens; food chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

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