Publish your research in special issues of reputed agricultural biological sciences journals — now accepting submissions!
Croplands, occupying approximately 13% of Earth’s land surface, are pivotal for global food security and sustaining human populations through providing essential resources for agriculture. Accurate and timely monitoring of cropland use provides critical information for resource management and decision-making at various levels. Recent advances in remote sensing technologies as well as data-model integration and AI technologies enable the mapping and monitoring of cropland use across multiple scales, e.g., global, regional and fields.
Journal Name: Journal of Remote Sensing
Scope: This special issue aims to disseminate state-of-the-art research and applications using remote sensing techniques for monitoring and mapping of croplands use.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 31-12-2025
Cotton is the most important fiber crop for the textile industry and one of the most important oilseed crops in the world.
Journal Name: Journal of Cotton Research
Scope: The objectives of this thematic issue in the Journal of Cotton Research are to seek manuscripts in research and reviews on biotechnology-based cotton breeding.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 31-12-2025
The Journal contributions present the latest findings on this topic as research articles and review papers.
Journal Name: Phytopathology Research
Scope: the aim of this Topic is to update the area of mycoviruses and their biological control of crop diseases with the latest research activities, including identification and characterization of novel mycoviruses infecting fungi that are associated with plants; the diversity, ecology, and evolution of mycoviruses; the interplay among mycoviruses, fungi, and plants; application of mycoviruses to biological control fungal diseases, and so on.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 30-06-2025
Abiotic stresses are major environmental factors that affect plant growth and survival of crop plants, particularly, cotton. Keeping in view the role of abiotic stresses, Journal of Cotton Research is hosting a thematic series on cotton abiotic stress tolerance. The Institute of Cotton Research (ICR, CAAS) covers the publication costs for the Journal of Cotton Research, so authors do not need to pay an article-processing charge.
Journal Name: Journal of Cotton Research
Scope: The thematic series covers the following topics: Drought or flooding, Saline-alkali or acidity, Extreme temperature (heat and cold), Nutrient, Toxic metals in soil
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 31-12-2025
The Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering does not have any Article Processing Charges (APCs) or publication fees. The Chinese Academy of Sciences covers the open access fees for this journal.
Journal Name: Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Scope: The special issue aims to provide a platform for academic exchange, enabling researchers and industrial practitioners to share the cutting-edge research on coal/rock dynamics and intelligent control technologies for dynamic disasters in deep earth environment. Focus areas include underground space development, energy extraction and storage, and deep mining environments.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 01-06-2026
This special issue invites submissions that apply and develop advanced multi-scale tools and methods to address challenges in contemporary subsurface utilization.
Journal Name: Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Scope: Topics for this call for papers include but not restricted to: - Field-scale monitoring techniques, observations and interpretation, - Mine-scale testing, monitoring, modelling and analysis, - Laboratory-scale experiments under coupled conditions, - Fluid-rock interactions in fault and fractured systems, - THMC processes in geoenergy and geostorage applications
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 01-09-2026
Recent advancements in geomechanics have highlighted the critical importance of understanding geomaterial behaviour across micro and macro scales.
Journal Name: Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Scope: This special issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary approaches that bridge the gap between the microscopic properties of geomaterials and their macro-scale engineering applications.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 31-08-2025
The Journal of Remote Sensing, an Open Access journal published in association with AIR-CAS
Journal Name: Journal of Remote Sensing
Scope: This special issue seeks contributions focusing on cutting-edge hyperspectral remote sensing applications from the plot- to the satellite-level. We also seek contributions that utilize intelligent image processing and information extraction techniques to more effectively exploit the vast importation contained in hyperspectral data cubes. These applications are being focused on themes such as urban, ecology, geology, agriculture, resources, and wetland.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 30-11-2025