Call for papers - Microbiome engineering and sustainability

Guest Editors

Vineet Kumar, PhD, Central University of Rajasthan, India
Maulin P Shah, PhD, Environmental Technology, India

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 23 April 2025

BMC Environmental Science is calling for submissions to our Collection on the potential of microbiome engineering for developing innovative solutions for environmental sustainability.

New Content Item This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 12: Responsible Consumption & Production, SDG 14: Life Below Water, and SDG 15: Life on Land.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Vineet Kumar, PhD, Central University of Rajasthan, India

Dr Vineet Kumar currently working as a National Postdoctoral Fellow at the Central University of Rajasthan, India. His research interests encompass metagenomics, wastewater treatment, waste management, waste valorization, bioremediation, phytoremediation, and bioenergy production. Dr Kumar has published more than 55 articles in reputable peer-reviewed international journals, along with 24 books and 54 book chapters from international publishers. He actively contributes as a guest editor and reviewer for over 60 international journals in his field of expertise. Additionally, Dr Kumar currently serves the position of President at the Society for Green Environment, India, and is an esteemed member of several scientific societies, including the Microbiology Society (UK).

Maulin P Shah, PhD, Environmental Technology, India

Dr Maulin P. Shah's research focuses on genetic adaptation processes in bacteria, the mechanisms by which they deal with toxic substances, how they react to pollution in general, and how we can apply microbial processes in a useful way (like bacterial bioreporters). One of his major interests is to study how bacteria evolve and adapt to use organic pollutants as novel growth substrates.

About the Collection

BMC Environmental Science is calling for submissions to our Collection on the opportunities of microbiome engineering for sustainability.

The study of microbiome engineering and its implications for environmental sustainability has gained significant attention in recent years. This field encompasses the manipulation and optimization of microbial communities to address environmental challenges, such as bioremediation, soil health, and sustainable agriculture. Researchers have explored the potential of microbial consortia, synthetic biology, and bioprocess optimization to develop innovative solutions for environmental sustainability.

Recent advances have demonstrated the capacity of microbial communities to contribute to carbon sequestration, wastewater treatment, and the development of biofertilizers, highlighting the promise of microbiome engineering for sustainable resource management and ecosystem services.

This timely Collection welcomes submissions on:

Microbiome engineering for bioremediation
Synthetic biology for environmental sustainability
Soil health and sustainable agriculture
Microbial consortia in wastewater treatment
Bioprocess optimization for renewable resources
Marine microbiome restoration

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 12: Responsible Consumption & Production, SDG 14: Life Below Water, and SDG 15: Life on Land.

There are currently no articles in this collection.

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Microbiome engineering and sustainability" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.