International Journal of Sustainable Engineering

Circular Economy in Industrial Processes: From Policy to Practice in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

The global challenge of achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure remains one of humanity's most pressing concerns. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering invites submissions for a special Article Collection focused on innovative research addressing UN Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure challenges.

The Article Collection, edited by Editor-In-Chief Professor Shahin Rahimifard, will be included in Taylor & Francis’ SDG Article Collection Series. This series features Article Collections focused on ground-breaking research addressing global sustainability challenges while accelerating progress toward achieving the UN's SDGs. Papers published within the SDG Article Collection series will benefit from additional promotional activities across Taylor and Francis, increasing the discoverability and visibility of your research.

This Article Collection welcomes Research Article and Review Articles exploring:

• Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCA) – Evaluates environmental, economic and social impacts across a product’s entire life, guiding decisions towards sustainable production and consumption
• Eco-Design and Design for Disassembly – Encourages creating products that are easier to repair, reuse, or recycle, supporting closed-loop systems.
• Sustainable and Renewable Materials – addresses the rapidly depleting virgin material sources, with special focus on efficient material flow analysis and regeneration of materials
• Renewable Energy Integration – Reduces reliance on fossil fuels in industrial operations, aligning with CE goals of sustainability and reduced environmental impact
• Remanufacturing and Product-as-a-Service Models – Shift the focus from ownership to usage, extending product life and encouraging reuse over disposal
• Advanced Recycling Technologies – Innovations in chemical and mechanical recycling help recover materials that were previously considered non-recyclable.
• Circular Economy - a model for sustainable circular production and consumption within an economy that involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, and extending product and material lifecycles as long as possible
• Industrial Symbiosis – Involves collaboration between industries where the waste or by-products of one become the input for another, reducing overall resource consumption.
• Digital Tools and Smart Manufacturing – Technologies based on Industry 4.0 & 5.0 such as IoT and AI, real-time monitoring and optimization of resource flows, and improving the resilience of manufacturing supply chains
• Sustainable Business Model – decoupling the economic growth from environmental degradation whilst maintaining ethical standards and safeguarding the future prosperity of manufacturing business
• Sustainable Policy, Regulation and Education - based on a coherent and coordinated framework at national or international levels as the key enablers and drivers for a shift towards a more environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable future

Submission Guidelines 

• Manuscripts should clearly demonstrate relevance to Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
• Original research must include robust methodology and data analysis

To submit your papers to this Article Collection, please:

1. Check "yes" for the question, "Are you submitting your paper for a specific special issue or article collection?"
2. Select the relevant Article Collection from the drop-down menu under the question, "Circular Economy in Industrial Processes: From Policy to Practice in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure "

Submitting authors will be eligible for a 20% discount off this journal's Article Publishing Charge.

Please contact [email protected] for your discount code or for any other matters relating to this Call for Papers.

You must enter your discount code at the point of submission, as this cannot be applied retroactively nor can it be combined with any other discount code, as only the higher valued discount would be applicable.