Special Issues & Calls for Papers

Guest-edited special collections in leading urban planning and building science journals. Active collections are currently accepting manuscript submissions; impact factors reflect each journal’s most recent reported value.

Active Calls for Papers

Active Call · Special Collection

Special Collection on Data Centers as Urban Infrastructure in the AI Era: Equity-Aware Siting, Lifecycle Decarbonization, and Digital-Twin Decision-Making for Sustainable Cities

A. Shafaghat, A. Keyvanfar, D. Hu, S. Sabri, M. Klimenko

OPEN · 2026 – Open through July 31, 2027 ASCE J. of Urban Planning & Development · IF 2.6 View Call for Papers →

Active Call · Special Collection

Special Collection on AI-Ready Data Centers as Next-Generation Buildings: Lifecycle Performance, Grid Integration, and Decarbonization Pathways

A. Shafaghat, A. Keyvanfar, D. Hu, S. Sabri

OPEN · 2026 – Open through June 30, 2027 Buildings (MDPI) · IF 3.4 View Call for Papers →

Closed Collections

Closed · 2024

Special Collection on Transition Urban Infrastructure: Envisioning Systems for a Sustainable Future

A. Shafaghat, A. Keyvanfar, D. R. Ossen, P. Bhavsar

CLOSED Sustainability (MDPI) · IF 4.1

Closed · 2023

Special Collection on Urban Physics and COVID-19 Pandemic Risk Management

A. Shafaghat, A. Keyvanfar, J. Binbin, H. Nussloch, H. R. Lamit

CLOSED ASCE J. of Urban Planning & Development · IF 2.6

Closed · 2020

Special Issue Topic: Rethinking Social Sustainable Construction Practices

A. Keyvanfar

CLOSED Sustainability (MDPI) · IF 4.1
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