Publish your research in special issues of reputed geography 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
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
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
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 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