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Guest Editors: Hugo G. Espinosa, Aimee Mears, Andy Stamm, Yuji Ohgi & Christine Coniglio
The Topical Collection on Wearable Sensor Technology in Sports Monitoring is dedicated to recent advances in research and development in wearable sensor technology with emphasis on inertial measurement units (IMUs), textile-based, flex, pressure and strain sensors, among others.

Guest Editors: Hugo G. Espinosa, Steven A. Shade, Kim Blair & Jan-Anders Mansson
The Topical Collection on The Engineering of Sport 14 covers all aspects of sports engineering, with a focus on emerging sports engineering technologies and disciplines, including e-sports and hybrid sports. 

BY INVITATION ONLY | Submission deadline: 1 June 2024
Guest Editors: Hugo G Espinosa, Aimee Mears, Steph Forrester, Paul Fleming, Jon Farmer & Rebecca Grant
The Topical Collection on The Engineering of Sport 15 (this opens in a new tab) provides a platform for sports engineers in academia or industry, field leaders and early-stage research students from around the world to share their research and expertise to grow the network of sports engineers and inspire the next generation.

BY INVITATION ONLY | Submission deadline: 1 February 2025
Guest Editors: Ami Drory, Hanna Suominen & Matthew Worsey
The Topical Collection on Computer Vision and Machine Learning in Sports Engineering publishes a broad spectrum of computer vision and machine learning-based research contributions as well as best-practice contributions.

CALL FOR PAPERS | Submission deadline: 1 February 2025
Guest Editors: Andrea Zignoli, Fabio Malizia & Knut Erik Teigen Giljarhus
The aim of The Topical Collection on Fluid Dynamics in Sports is to gather the most recent advances in sports fluid dynamics, both in terms of improvement of the knowledge on the topic and on new fluid dynamic solutions for athletes’ performance, equipment, clothing, and safety. This collection wants to provide a valuable reference on sports fluid dynamics for scientists, equipment manufacturers, athletes, and governing bodies.

CALL FOR PAPERS | Submission deadline: 1 March 2025
Guest Editors: Oliver Duncan, Enrique Cuan-Urquizo, Gregory Chaplain, David Newman & Olga Kravchenko
Metamaterials research spans various domains, and in this collection, we hope to promote the application of more metamaterials in sports. 

CALL FOR PAPERS | Submission deadline: 1 April 2025
Guest Editors: David Pearsall, Irving Scher, Aimée Mears & Olga Kravchenko
In all winter sports, equipment is essential for athlete performance and safety. Sports Engineering research can therefore have a direct impact on the performance and safety of winter sports athletes. 

CALL FOR PAPERS | Submission deadline: 1 June 2026
Guest Editors: Marcus Dunn, Johsan Billingham, Olivia Greenhalgh, Katrine Okhlom Kryger, Sam Robertson, Steph Forrester, Paul Fleming, Jacqueline Alderson, Floriane Magera & John Hart
This Topical Collection has been launched to increase awareness of the ongoing research and development that is contributing to new technologies being used in football. 

CALL FOR PAPERS | Submission deadline: 30 April 2027
Guest Editors: Aimée Mears, Pui Wah (Veni) Kong, Kristina Brubacher & Paul Wood
This Topical Collection focuses on recent advancements in sports engineering and technology research and development involving or addressing inclusive populations.

CALL FOR PAPERS | Submission deadline: 1 May 2027
Guest Editors: Martino Colonna, Jörg Kaufmann, Martin Charter
The aim of this Topical Collection is to collect papers regarding the topic of sustainability in the field of sport engineering and, in particular, in the field of sport equipment focusing on, repair, reuse, remanufacturing and recycling.