he 8th International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering will be held in Jiaozuo, China from October 10th to 12th, 2025. This meeting aims to convene the wisdom of elite professionals from the global mine safety sector to collectively discuss the latest advancements and challenges faced in the field of mine safety. The conference will promote international cooperation and exchange, drive the research and application of mine safety technologies, and contribute to the development of a safe, sustainable, and efficient mining system. Additionally, the conference will present the International Outstanding Young Scholar Award in Mine Safety Science and Engineering, and the organizing committee will award outstanding conference papers.

We sincerely invite experts and scholars from universities, research institutions, and enterprises around the globe to participate in the 8th International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering. We encourage you to submit your innovative research findings to show the latest ideas, technologies, and equipment in this important field. For information on exhibition arrangements and other details, please visit the official ISMSSE website.

Topics 

⮚ Coalbed gas geology

⮚ Mine disaster prevention and control (methane, fire, water, rock burst)

⮚ Mine intelligent ventilation

⮚ Mine transparent geology

⮚ Mine accident emergency and rescue

⮚ Mine disaster risk perception and intelligent early warning

⮚ Mine occupational hazard protection

⮚ Mine methane control and emission reduction

⮚ Closed/abandoned mine utilization and energy storage

⮚ Intelligent coal mining

⮚ Other related topics

Collection and evaluation of papers

⮚ Choose excellent papers from full papers submission and recommend excellent papers to International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, International Journal of Coal Science and Technology, Earth Energy Science, Journal of Sustainable Mining, Journal of Industrial Safety and other SCI or EI indexed journals for publication.

⮚ Select the international mine safety science and engineering "Excellent Paper" among the papers submitted in full text and orally presented at the symposium. It will be presented at the closing ceremony. The collection of abstracts of this conference will be officially published in an internationally renowned publishing house. The conference will publish a collection of abstracts informally as the exchange materials during the conference. For the format requirements for the full papers, please refer to Elsevier or Springer submission requirements.

International Symposium Language

English (including symposium language and paper publication)

The PowerPoint of the presentation can be "Chinese-English bilingual"

Important Dates

May 25, 2025: Deadline for submission of abstracts.

August 10, 2025: Notification of abstracts acceptance. Deadline for submission of full papers (Submission of full papers is optional. It will be used to help the review committee recommend a journal for publication of the paper).

August 10, 2025: Deadline for the application of International Outstanding Young Scholars award.

August 31, 2025: Notification of preliminary review results for full papers.

October 10-12, 2025: Symposium to be held.