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Micropollutants and Emerging Contaminants
The journal Micropollutants and Emerging Contaminants (JMEC) will focus on the study, detection, behavior, and impact of micropollutants and emerging contaminants on the environment…
Global NEST Journal
The Global NEST Journal is an open-access journal that publishes original research articles, short papers and critical reviews on all aspects of Environmental Science and Technology…
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20th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology – CEST2027
The 20th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2027) will bring together researchers, scientists, engineers and environmental professionals in Thessaloniki, Greece, from 1–4 September 2027. Organized by the Global Network on Environmental Science and Technology (Global NEST), in collaboration with the University of the Aegean (Greece), the University of Salerno (Italy) and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), the conference will provide an international platform for sharing innovative research and addressing today’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Against the backdrop of climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity and increasing pollution, CEST2027 will highlight scientific advances and practical solutions that support environmental protection and a more sustainable future.
Key thematic areas include:
| 1. Water and Wastewater Treatment & Reuse | 2. Circular Economy & Bioeconomy | 3. Plastics in the Environment | 4. Solid Waste Management | 5. Environmental Management and Policy | 6. Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Applications |
| 7. Environmental Pollution | 8. Ecology, Environmental Change & Management | 9. Hydrology & Water Resources | 10. Environmental Health & Well-being | 11. Energy Technologies | 12. Climate Change |
IMPORTANT NOTES:
à Interested participants are invited to submit their abstracts as of 12 October 2026 via the following link: https://cosmos.gnest.org/conference/cest2027/conference_paper/add
à For further information, submission guidelines and updates, visit the official conference website: https://cest.gnest.org/cest2027
Join the international environmental science community to exchange ideas, foster collaboration and help shape innovative pathways towards a more resilient and sustainable world!
Update - New Journal Launched: Micropollutants and Emerging Contaminants
We are pleased to announce the release of the new journal Micropollutants and Emerging Contaminants (JMEC) by GNEST. We invite researchers, professionals and scientists to explore the new journal and delve into the study, detection, behavior, and impact of micropollutants and emerging contaminants on the environment and human health.
We would like to welcome all members of the Editorial Board and thank them for their contribution and expertise in the advancement of open-access research.
UPDATE: Interested authors are invited to submit their papers. The submission period is now open.
The official call for submissions and submission opening date will be announced in due course.
To discover more information and learn more about the Journal, please visit: https://cosmos.gnest.org/journal/jmec
Global NEST Journal and the CEST Conference Proceedings are now on one platform
We are pleased to announce that the Global NEST Journal and the proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST) are now published together on a single platform.
Until now, the journal and the conference proceedings were maintained as two separate websites. Bringing them together means that the full body of work published under Global NEST — journal papers and conference proceedings alike — can now be found, read and cited in one place.
What this means for you
- Your existing links continue to work. Every address published in the past, including every DOI, will take you to the correct page. Citations printed in published articles, links held in academic databases, and your own bookmarks all continue to resolve, and nothing needs to be updated.
- The conference proceedings are now fully searchable. More than 1,600 papers presented at CEST2017 through CEST2025 can be browsed by conference and by topic, or searched by keyword, title and author, alongside the journal’s own archive.
- Nothing is asked of you. Authors, reviewers and editors will find their accounts, submissions and history exactly as they left them. No new registration is required, and no action is needed on your part.
Browsing the proceedings
The conference proceedings can be explored from the Proceedings page, where papers may be narrowed down by conference and by research topic, or searched directly. Each paper carries its own permanent address and DOI, exactly as before.
A note of thanks
Bringing two long-standing archives together, while ensuring that every published reference continues to resolve, has been a considerable undertaking. We are grateful to our authors, reviewers and editors for their patience, and we hope the result makes the work published under Global NEST easier to find and to build upon.
Should you notice anything unexpected, or have any difficulty locating a paper, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office. We will be glad to assist.
Sincerely,
The Global NEST Editorial Office