Publish your research in special issues of reputed civil engineering journals — now accepting submissions!
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: This special issue seeks to showcase pioneering research on subsurface storage technologies, including but not limited to hydrogen storage in porous reservoirs, compressed air energy storage, hydrogen storage, nuclear waste repository design, and integrated renewable energy solutions.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 31-03-2026
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal. Chinese Academy of Sciences pays the OA fee. Authors do not have to pay any open-access publication fee.
Journal Name: Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Scope: This Special Issue invites submissions that apply and develop advanced multi-scale tools and methods to address challenges in contemporary subsurface utilization. Contributions offering new scientific insights and explaining how they improve our understanding of geosystems and promote sustainability are welcome.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 01-09-2026
The Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is inviting research papers for its special issue for free publication. All the publications are open access.
Journal Name: Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Scope: 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 journal is a peer reviewed, subsidized open access journal where the China University of Mining & Technology pays the OA fee. Authors do not have to pay any open access publication fee.
Journal Name: International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Scope: This Special Issue focuses on polar and periglacial geotechnical and environmental engineering challenges. The issue intends to promote sustainable engineering in polar and periglacial regions.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 15-01-2026
Energy Material Advances is a fully open-access journal and doesn't charge any publication fee to authors. The journal is supported by the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), which covers the costs of publication.
Journal Name: Energy Material Advances
Scope: The aim of this special issue is to provide an up-to-date and transdisciplinary overview of the advancing field of nanomaterials for radiation detection.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 31-12-2025
Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy is a peer-reviewed journal, publishing original research and reviews across various scientific disciplines.
Journal Name: Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy
Scope: One of the key aims of INYAS is to advance science education and outreach. Scientific and scholarly works are steps towards this direction. The Special Issue aims to highlight scientific and technological advancements driving India’s comprehensive growth and future prosperity.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 30-04-2026
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
Energy storage devices, such as lithium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, supercapacitors and other emerging systems, have important and wide applications in electronic products, electric vehicles, and grid-scale energy storage, etc. Nanomaterials, nanostructures, and nanotechnology have pushed the rapid development of energy storage devices in the recent decades, which attracts more and more scientific research and financial support.
Journal Name: Energy Material Advances
Scope: This special issue entitled “Nanomaterials for Energy Storage” focuses on the fundamentals and applications of nanomaterials, nanostructures and nanotechnology in the field of energy storage. All types of manuscripts are welcomed, including research articles, reviews, and perspectives.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 31-12-2025
Arabian Journal of Mathematics publishes significant research papers across all mainstream branches of pure and applied mathematics. The journal Imposes no submission or publication charges for authors or their institutions.
Journal Name: Arabian Journal of Mathematics
Scope: The collection aims to reflect the vibrant scientific research and progress within the realm of physics and astrophysics in Central Asia.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 30-12-2025
Drylands are defined by scarcity of water and limited soil moisture, which account for 41% of the global terrestrial area and are home to a third of the global human population and half of the livestock. Global drylands encompass deserts, grasslands, savannahs, Mediterranean ecosystems, and even some forests.
Journal Name: Journal of Remote Sensing
Scope: This Special Issue intends to enrich our collective knowledge of remote sensing for dryland sustainability. Topics may include, but are not limited to: Extent and shifts of global drylands, Climate and hydrological trends over global drylands, Food, water, and energy securities in a socio-ecological context, Advanced data analytics, machine learning, and AI, Novel field, UAV, and spaceborne instruments.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 31-12-2025
This journal operates as an open access publication, with all publishing costs being subsidized by the IEEE Xplore.
Journal Name: Big Data Mining and Analytics
Scope: This special issue invites research papers in the domains of cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence to provide practical applications for various institutions. The research should highlight the role of AI in enhancing technologies, policies, or best practices, from both theoretical and practical perspectives.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 31-01-2026
Living Reviews in Solar Physics is a diamond open-access journal that publishes invited reviews of research in all areas of solar and heliospheric physics.
Journal Name: Living Reviews in Solar Physics
Scope: This special issue seeks a collection of articles on the applications of machine learning techniques in solar and heliophysics, such as solar feature detection and solar event classification, solar cycle prediction, and space weather forecasting.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 31-10-2025
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
Data and Information Management is a peer reviewed, open access journal. The Article Publishing Charge (APC) is covered by the Wuhan University School of Information Management for all submitted articles.
Journal Name: Data and Information Management
Scope: This special issue seeks to bring together groundbreaking research, theoretical frameworks, and applied solutions that push the boundaries of health information behavior research within marginalized populations.
Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)
Submission Deadline: 31-12-2025