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Ecosystem of Pollution & Diseases
Integrated Publishing and Research Platform
The Pollution & Diseases initiative consists of four interconnected platforms, each with a clearly defined role within a unified academic publishing system. Together, they form a complete infrastructure for scholarly communication, from journal publication to data archiving and book publishing.
1. Main WebsitePollution and Diseaseshttps://pollution-diseases.orgFunction: Public representation, strategic vision, and academic identity.This is the official information portal of the journal. It provides:• Journal scope and aims• Editorial board information• News, conferences, and announcements• Strategic themes (e.g., war & environment, freshwater systems)• Institutional information and policies• Contact and partnership informationPurpose in the system: This website represents the intellectual and institutional identity of the journal. It is the entry point for readers, authors, and partners.
2. Journal Publishing Platform (OJS). Open Journal SystemsPollution and Diseases OJShttps://pollution-diseases-ojs.org Function: Peer-reviewed journal publication system.This platform is the operational core of the journal where:• Authors submit manuscripts• Peer review is conducted• Articles are published with DOIs• Metadata is exported (Crossref, indexing systems)• Citations and downloads are trackedPurpose in the system: This is the official publishing engine of the journal. All peer-reviewed scientific articles are published here.
3. Research Repository (OJS-based)PD Repositoryhttps://pd-repository-ojs.orgFunction: Open research archive and supplementary materials storage.This repository serves as a complementary research infrastructure for:• Preprints• Data sets• Technical reports• Conference materials• Supplementary research documentationPurpose in the system: The repository increases transparency, reproducibility, and open science compliance. It allows authors to deposit materials that extend beyond the formal journal article.
4. Book Series PlatformPollution and Diseases Book Serieshttps://pd-book-series-ojs.orgFunction: Publication of academic monographs and edited volumes.This platform is dedicated to:• Thematic book projects• Edited scientific volumes• Conference proceedings• Long-form research studies• Interdisciplinary research collectionsPurpose in the system: The book series expands the journal’s mission beyond article-length publications, supporting deeper and more comprehensive academic contributions.
CONFERENCE: War, Soil, and Freshwater Systems: 2026
Armed conflicts represent one of the most profound and understudied drivers of long-term environmental degradation. Military activities generate complex and persistent contamination of soils and freshwater systems through explosive residues, heavy metals, fuel combustion products, and large-scale physical disturbance. Despite the growing recognition of these impacts, systematic, comparative, and methodologically coherent research remains limited.
The international conference War, Soil, and Freshwater Systems: 2026 aims to bring together researchers from soil science, environmental sciences, geosciences, toxicology, ecology, infectious ecology, and public health to examine the environmental and health consequences of war-related contamination. The conference emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, integration of field-based evidence, and the development of robust theoretical and methodological frameworks for studying military-induced environmental change.
Special attention will be given to comparative case studies, including long-term consequences of the Vietnam War and ongoing environmental impacts of the war in Ukraine, with a particular focus on soil degradation, freshwater contamination, and associated risks to ecosystems and human health. The conference will also address the use of highly impacted territories and aquatic systems as scientific “polygons” for detailed geochemical, ecological, and toxicological investigation.
A central thematic focus will be the comprehensive study of Snake Island in the Black Sea and its surrounding marine area as a unique natural laboratory for assessing war-induced environmental pollution. The existence of extensive pre-war baseline data allows for rare before-and-after comparisons and provides an exceptional opportunity to advance understanding of military contamination processes and their long-term implications.
In addition to scientific presentations, the conference will facilitate structured roundtable discussions and strategic sessions dedicated to the development of international expeditionary research programs and collaborative funding initiatives. All accepted contributions will be published in the journal Pollution and Diseases.
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The journal “Pollution and Diseases” not only serves as a platform for publishing scientific results but also actively supports the initiation, coordination, and scientific framing of expedition-based research aligned with the journal’s priority thematic areas, including environmental contamination, military impacts, and health-related consequences.The first expedition projects supported by the journal focus on a comprehensive multidisciplinary study of Snake Island in the Black Sea and its surrounding marine area. This site represents a unique natural laboratory, as it was extensively studied prior to the war, allowing for a rare before-and-after assessment of war-induced environmental contamination and its implications for ecosystems and human health.
Through these initiatives, “Pollution and Diseases” functions not only as a scientific journal, but also as an integrative hub for international expeditionary research, fostering collaboration and advancing understanding of the environmental and health consequences of war-related pollution.
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