Call for Papers – Special Issues with Free Publication in Scopus and Web of Science Journals



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All listed issues are published with no Article Processing Charges (APCs).

1.Theory and intelligent control technology of dynamic disasters in deep earth resource development

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

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2.Understanding multi-scale fractures and faults in contemporary subsurface applications for decarbonization

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

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3.Cropland Use Mapping and Monitoring with Remote Sensing

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

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4.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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5.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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6.Geomechanics from Micro and Macro Scales: Recent Advances and Applications

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

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7.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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8.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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9.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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10.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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11.Thematic Series: Abiotic Stress Tolerance

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

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12.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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13.Thematic Series: Biotechnology-based breeding

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

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14.Mycoviruses and Biological Control of Crop Diseases

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

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15.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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16.CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE SPECIAL ISSUE "LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES ON ASIAN HUMANITIES"

The journal extends a warm invitation to scholars based in or coming from Latin America who specialize in Asian philosophy, religion, or related fields within the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Journal Name: Asian Studies

Scope: This issue invites contributions exploring intersections between Latin American and Asian humanities.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 20-07-2025

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17.Call for Special Issue: Navigating Democracy in Polarized Times

Journal of Social Studies Education Research (JSSER) (ISSN: 1309-9108) is an international, scholarly open access, peer-reviewed and fully refereed journal focusing on theories, methods and applications in Social Studies Education. The Journal does not have a publication fee for authors.

Journal Name: Journal of Social Studies Education Research

Scope: This special issue of the Journal of Social Studies Education Research (JSSER) aims to explore how civic education can meet the demands of contemporary democracy to combat polarization. We invite scholars, educators, and practitioners to contribute research, theoretical perspectives, and innovative strategies that support democratic engagement in today’s polarized world.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 15-06-2025

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18.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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19.Classroom Justice in Non-Western Higher Education Institutes

This special issue invites the submission of papers of all types, namely empirical research articles, critical commentaries, theoretical or conceptual papers, meta-syntheses, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews on the topic of classroom in higher education se

Journal Name: Journal of Higher Education Policy And Leadership Studies

Scope: This special issue will bring together scholars who study the nexus of classroom (in) justice and various aspects of learning and teaching in higher education.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 30-09-2025

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20.Call for Papers: Nano-Micro Catalysts for Enhanced Electrocatalysis

This collection aims to provide comprehensive insights into cutting-edge catalytic materials and their applications in energy conversion, environmental remediation, and sustainable chemical production. Funding is available for open access publishing in this journal.

Journal Name: Nano-Micro Letters

Scope: Submissions focusing on catalyst design, synthesis, and performance evaluation are particularly encouraged, including studies on activity enhancement, doping effects, structural engineering, and the use of additives.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 08-06-2025

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21.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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22.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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23.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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24.Biomedical Ecosystems: Innovation, Regulation, and Economic Development in Chinese and Comparative Context

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 aims to explore the relationship between public policies and the challenges of innovation within the biomedical ecosystem. The special issue will explore key issues, such as market structure, political-economic dynamics, industrial and innovation policies, organizational relations of power through the innovation process, regulatory frameworks, health policy, and bioethics. A particular focus will be placed on comparative analyses of China’s situations in relation to the U.S., Europe, Japan, and other countries.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 30-06-2025

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25.Call for Papers: Special Issue on Transforming Supply Chains in Central and Eastern Europe: Innovations and Challenges

Logistics Research is an academic, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal, publishing research from an interdisciplinary perspective in logistics management and engineering. You can publish an open access article in this diamond partnership journal. Authors in this journal are not required to pay an article processing charge (APC).

Journal Name: Logistics Research

Scope: This special issue aims to explore the evolving role of Central and Eastern Europe in global supply chains by addressing key challenges and opportunities across multiple dimensions, including trade flows, resilience strategies, sustainability, infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 30-09-2025

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26.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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27.Special Issue: Sudden Cardiac Death

This collection aims to accommodate the most recent research in cases of cardiac pathology, especially in youth, that unexpectedly lead to cardiac arrest and sudden death.

Journal Name: Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Scope: The collection is intended to host case studies, systematic reviews, and also methodological work in order to deepen and refine techniques, and investigations and implement useful research tools for the forensic pathologist.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 30-06-2025

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28.Special Issue: Financial Literacy around the World

Interested academicians are encouraged to submit empirical papers with policy implications on topics related to financial literacy. Authors do not have to pay any open access publication fee.

Journal Name: Borsa İstanbul Review

Scope: Financial literacy and capital markets, Impact of financial literacy on public market liquidity, Comparing levels of financial literacy across countries, Factors affecting levels of financial literacy, Impact of financial literacy on financial decision making and investor behavior, Financial literacy and participation in financial markets, Financial literacy and financial stability, Financial literacy training programs and their outcomes, The role of the private and public sector in enhancing financial literacy, Effect of financial literacy on wealth, saving and economic development

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 30-05-2025

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29.Family Policies and Labor Supply

The Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics invites papers investigating how family policies shape female labor supply.

Journal Name: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics

Scope: This collection explores the effects of policies like parental leave, childcare support, and flexible work on labor supply decisions and economic outcomes.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 31-08-2025

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30.Special Issue on Key Technologies in Vehicle-Road-Cloud Cooperative System

To provide an up-to-date overview of the latest research in vehicle-road-cloud collaboration and drive theoretical innovation and technological advancements in this field, CJME plans to publish a special issue on 'Key technologies in vehicle-road-cloud cooperative systems'.

Journal Name: Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Scope: Key technologies in vehicle-road-cloud cooperative systems.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 30-06-2025

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31.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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32.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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33.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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34.Randomized Impact Evaluation of Social Inclusion Policies in Spain

The Asociación Española de Economía sponsors the article processing charge (APC) of some articles to be published in Open Access.

Journal Name: Series-journal Of The Spanish Economic Association

Scope: Education and tutoring, Labor market integration and skill formation, Health, Homelessness, Gender equality, Energy poverty, Social support, Integration of disadvantaged minorities, Non-take-up of benefits, Digital skills

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 15-07-2025

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35.Textual Analysis in Economics and Finance

All the accepted papers will be published free of cost.

Journal Name: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics

Scope: Possible areas include monetary economics, forecasting, climate finance, household finance, political economy, law and economics, the economics of regulation, the economics of innovation, public economics, media economics, health economics, the economics of contracts, and education.

Publication Cost: No Publication Fee (Free Publication)

Submission Deadline: 31-07-2025

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