Managing Business Transformations During Uncertain Times: Blue Economy, Carbon-Neutral Tourism and Circular Coastal Value Chains

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Dear Colleagues,

This Topic aims to advance the scholarly and practical understanding of how organisations, destinations, and entrepreneurial ecosystems operating in and around coastal and marine environments are adapting their business models to remain competitive, resilient, and sustainable during a period of widespread uncertainty (e.g., climate shocks, pandemics, geopolitical tensions, financial volatility). We focus on blue economy sectors (e.g., tourism, fisheries, shipping, renewable ocean energy, coastal manufacturing, and creative industries), highlighting pathways toward carbon-neutral/net-zero tourism, as well as upcycled product innovation that delivers simultaneous environmental, social, and economic value.

This Topic encourages cross-disciplinary dialogues that bridge management, environmental science, engineering, economics, public policy, marketing, and cultural studies. Submissions should offer actionable insights for academics, practitioners, and policymakers aiming to steer blue economy transformations toward inclusive prosperity and planetary health.

Authors may draw on single-site explorations, multi-country comparative analyses, or global syntheses; perspectives from both developed and developing countries are welcome.

Dr. Siwarit Pongsakornrungsilp
Prof. Dr. Vikas Kumar
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Administrative Sciences admsci	3.1	5.6	2011	27.7 Days	CHF 1600	Submit
Businesses businesses	-	-	2021	33.8 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Economies economies	2.1	4.7	2013	22 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
World world	1.9	-	2020	28.6 Days	CHF 1200	Submit
Platforms platforms	-	-	2023	15.0 days *	CHF 1000	Submit

* Median value for all MDPI journals in the first half of 2025.

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