Call for Papers in Food Science Journals - Special Issues


Publish your research in special issues of reputed food science journals — now accepting submissions!


1.Special Issue: 'Playing with food: Designing playful, magic and otherwise awe-inducing food experiences'

The International Journal of Food Design is Diamond Open Access. The journal does not charge APCs or submission fees.

Journal Name: International Journal of Food Design

Scope: This Special Issue explores the intersection(s) of food and play, inviting explorations that investigate the processes involved in crafting playful food experiences.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 31-10-2025

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2.Future Position, Navigation, and Timing

This special issue invites the latest research results in the field of future Position, Navigation, and timing (PNT), covering the theoretical models and methods, instruments and equipment, and innovative applications of future PNT. The publication costs for Satellite Navigation are covered by Aerospace Information Research Institute so authors do not need to pay an article-processing charge.

Journal Name: Satellite Navigation

Scope: GNSS and LEO based satellite navigation; Inertial navigation; Pulsars and astronomical navigation; Geomagnetic and gravity navigation; Visual and LiDAR navigation; Quantum navigation; Brain-inspired and Bio-inspired intelligent navigation; Underwater PNT; Indoor and underground PNT; PNT for the Moon and deep space; Instruments and sensors of PNT; Integrity theory and method; Theory and method of elastic PNT;

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 31-05-2025

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3.Harnessing Large Language Models for Teaching and Learning: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education is calling for submissions to our Collection on Harnessing Large Language Models for Teaching and Learning: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions.

Journal Name: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education

Scope: This special issue invites submissions that explore both the potential benefits and the challenges associated with applying large language models in education. The issue welcomes original research, case studies, and theoretical explorations that contribute to the ongoing discussion about how LLM can shape the future of education.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 19-12-2025

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4.Learning analytics and AI support for learning design and educational decision-making

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education is calling for submissions to our Collection on Learning analytics and AI support learning design and educational decision-making.

Journal Name: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education

Scope: The issue is ooking for high-quality empirical and theoretical contributions that explore how Gen AI, learning design, and/or learning analytics can provide educators and learners with better insights for enhanced learning experiences and outcomes.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 31-08-2025

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5.Digital Transformation in Transport and Logistics

This special issue focuses on improving the digital and technological interfaces in the logistics and transport industry at both technological, organisational and planning levels to facilitate efficient decision-making in supply chains.

Journal Name: Logistics Research

Scope: Networked, intermodal transport and logistics, Supply chain integration, Smart city and mobility, Industry 4.0 and autonomous value chains , Automated freight system , Future intralogistics and warehousing, Data and information technology, Data interoperability frameworks and standards, Policy and governance practices, Business model and process innovation

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 31-08-2025

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6.The Securitization of Knowledge Exchange with China: Soft Power, Research Collaboration, and Academic Engagement

The journal Asian Review of Political Economy publishes theory-driven and policy-oriented research on diverse political economy issues. Authors don't have to pay any publication fees for publication. APC is fully sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a special fund from IIA, CUHK, Shenzhen, ensuring high visibility for your work with open access.

Journal Name: Asian Review of Political Economy

Scope: This special issue welcomes contributions from scholars working in diverse geopolitical settings to examine how the securitization of knowledge manifests in policy, discourse, institutional responses, and the lived experiences of researchers and students.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 31-12-2025

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7.Special Issue of Machine Learning in Particle Physics

Machine learning (ML) has become increasingly important in the field of particle physics, contributing significantly to both experimental and theoretical aspects of this field.

Journal Name: Nuclear Physics B

Scope: The aim of the Special Issue on Machine Learning in Particle Physics is to provide a platform to advance the field, which is fully within the scope of the journal Nuclear Physics B.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 30-06-2025

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8.Special Issue: Statistical and Machine Learning with Applications

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: Technological advances, significant algorithmic developments, and novel methods for fundamentals of mathematical representation, artificial intelligence modeling, statistical learning, deep neural networks, and direct applications in a wide range of disciplines.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 30-12-2025

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9.Call for Papers Special Issue on “Grid-forming Technologies and Equipment”

The CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems does not charge publication fees or article processing charges (APCs). All articles published in this journal are open access, and the open access fee is waived upon acceptance of the manuscript.

Journal Name: CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems

Scope: This special issue aims to bring together researchers and engineers from academia and industry to discuss recent advancements in GFM technologies and equipment.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 30-06-2025

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10.CFP-Special Issue on Uncertainty and Decision-Making in Automated AI Systems

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: (1) Uncertainty Quantification in AI, (2) Risk-Aware Decision-Making, (3) Trustworthy AI in High-Stakes Domains, (4) Hybrid AI Approaches for Decision-Making, (5) Ethical and Policy Considerations

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 01-12-2025

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11.CFP-Special Issue on Blockchain-Enabled Big Data Analytics: Innovations, Applications, and Challenges

The convergence of Blockchain technology and Big Data Analytics has emerged as a transformative approach to addressing data-related challenges in decentralized systems. Blockchain enhances the trustworthiness, security, and traceability of big data, while big data analytics unlocks actionable insights from blockchain-generated and external data sources.

Journal Name: Big Data Mining and Analytics

Scope: This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research that explores the integration of Blockchain with Big Data Analytics, focusing on novel frameworks, methodologies, applications, and challenges. This Special Issue will provide a comprehensive understanding of the synergies between blockchain and big data analytics, offering valuable insights for academics, practitioners, and policymakers.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 30-06-2025

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12.CFP-Recent Innovations in AI and Cloud Technologies for the Internet of Things

The objective of this special issue is to unite efforts in the domains of cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence to provide practical applications for various institutions. We invite contributions that highlight the role of AI in enhancing technologies, policies, or best practices, from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

Journal Name: Big Data Mining and Analytics

Scope: Edge Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Cloud and IoT, 5G Networks and Their Impact on IoT, Smart Cities and Urban IoT Applications, Data Analytics and Visualization Techniques, Digital Twin Technologies, Green Computing and Sustainability in Cloud Infrastructure, Smart Grid Technologies and IoT Integration, Interoperability Standards for Cloud and IoT Devices, User Experience (UX) in Cloud and IoT Applications, Regulatory Compliance in Cloud Computing and IoT, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity in Cloud Environments, Supply Chain Management Using IoT and Cloud Technologies,

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 15-07-2025

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13.Advances in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: Intelligent Extraction and Applications Show / hide sections navigation Scope Guest Editors Submission Instructions Table of Contents

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

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14.Advances in Nanomaterials for Radiation Detection

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

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15.Nanomaterials for Energy Storage

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

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16.Applications of Machine Learning in Solar Physics

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

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