Submissions for papers presented in IBSD-2026 will be open for the special issue of the following journals.
Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing (SMAB- Nature Springer)
Title: Innovations in Industrial and Environmental Bioprocessing (SI: InEnBio)
Scope: Industrial microbiology and biomanufacturing, systems metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, protein engineering, biorefineries and waste biotechnology
For details, see https://link.springer.com/journal/43393
Submission dates: SI to open on October 1, 2026 and close on January 31, 2027
Biologia- Cellular and Molecular Biology (Springer Nature)
Title: Sustainable Innovations for Advanced Bioprocessing (SusInnAB)
Scope: Manuscripts within the scope include all aspects of microbiology dealing with Bacteria, Archaea and microbial Eucarya, including cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry, enzymology, genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics; manuscripts outside the scope: especially dealing with various aspects of medical and health sciences such as cancer, stem cells research, etc.
For details, see https://link.springer.com/journal/11756
Submission dates: SI to open on October 1, 2026 and close on January 31, 2027.
Materials Sustainability (Nature Partner Journal)
Title: Innovations in Biopolymers and plastic waste management (InBiPWM)
Scope: Only works on biopolymers and plastic waste management will be considered.
For details, see https://www.nature.com/collections/gecejihgaj?platform=oscar&draft=collection
Submission dates: SI to open on May 1, 2026 and close on January 31, 2027.
Biomass Conversion and Biorefineries (Springer Nature)
Title: Advanced Biomass Conversion Processes and Biorefineries (AdBCPB)
Scope: Advances in biomass based processes for the production of fuels and chemicals and sustainable development. It also will lay emphasis on circular economy and application of emerging tools such as AI in advancing the bioprocess technology based on biomass conversion.
For details, see https://link.springer.com/journal/13399
Submission dates:SI to open on October 1, 2026 and close on March 31, 2027.
Journal of Sustainability (Scopus and WoS indexed journal)
Title: Sustainable Bioprocessing and Circular Economy (SBCEco)
For details, see https://journalofsustainability.net/
Submission dates:SI to open on October 1, 2026, and close on February 28, 2027.