Full paper submission opening
Submission deadline
Call for papers
Manuscript requirements
- Original work and must not have been submitted to another forum
- Manuscripts must be no more than 16 pages in length, with text in single-spaced 12-point Times New Roman and 1-inch page margins.
- The title, abstract, keywords, figures, and figure captions are subject to the page limit.
- References, acknowledgments, and author contribution specifications are not subject to the page limit.
- Supplementary materials are permitted but are not encouraged.
- Papers must be submitted directly to Fire Safety Journal’s Editorial Manager (EM) system. When submitting the paper, please select the special issue tag “FISJ_IAFSS 2026”.
The authors must also identify the selected research track in the letter to the editor. Submitted papers will be subject to three independent peer reviews.
Papers will be accepted for oral presentation at the symposium based on their quality and originality. The papers accepted for presentation will undergo a second round of evaluation, which may include additional reviews, to determine whether they meet the standard for publication in a special issue of the Fire Safety Journal.
Call for papers
Symposium timeline
Full papers
- September 24, 2025Submission deadline for full papers. Elsevier FSJ Submission system closes on September 25 12:00 am Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8hrs).
- October 4, 2025Desktop rejection will be sent to authors. All other papers will go through a peer review process.
- November 14, 2025Authors will receive reviews and will be asked to prepare a rebuttal (max 900 words)
- December 2, 2025Rebuttals are due, to be submitted via the FSJ EM.
- January 8, 2026Decisions for symposium oral presentation acceptance/rejection will be sent out.
- February 15, 2026Authors should submit the full rebuttal and paper revision to FSJ Editorial Manager system. Start journal publication review/revision process.
- June 1, 2026Authors notified of selection for publication in Fire Safety Journal
Posters and images
- January 09, 2026Beginning of submission posters and images
- January 30, 2026Submission deadline for poster abstracts and images
- March 2, 2026Authors notified of selection decision for posters and images
Call for papers
Research Tracks
Ignition, flame structure, and spread (including pool fires and flame heat transfer)
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Solid pyrolysis and smouldering
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Material flammability (including flame retardant materials, flammability testing, fire emissions and their toxicity)
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Enclosure fire dynamics (including compartment, building, façade, tunnel fires, and smoke transport)
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Large outdoor fires (wildland, wildland-urban interface fires, and urban conflagrations)
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Fires in energy systems and industrial installations (including electrical vehicles, hydrogen, photovoltaics, wind turbines, manufacturing, and storage facilities)
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Fire detection and suppression
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Structure-fire interactions (mechanical response to fires of steel, concrete, timber, or composite structures)
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Evacuation, human behaviour, and societal impact of fires
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Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fire forensics
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Special track for the papers of chairs and co-chairs of the symposium that fall in the scope of the track they are chairing
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Call for papers
Submission & Destop evaluation
Submission (by September 24, 2025)
- Submission system (FSJ Editorial Manager Special Issue FISJ_IAFSS 2026) opens on August 25, and closes for submission on September 25, 12:00 am Pacific Time (PT). No extension will be granted.
- Please choose a technical track that best matches the scope of the paper. Program Co-Chairs have the discretion to move a paper to a different track if they see fit.
Desktop evaluation (September 24 – October 3, 2025)
- All submissions will go through a preliminary review step by the program committee. A desktop rejection decision can be made without further peer review if the paper is:
- Out of the scope of IAFSS symposium
- Poorly written (e.g., too long/short, significant language issue), poorly organized and/or are not formatted in accordance with the symposium requirements.
- Clearly lacking in scientific content, rigor, novelty, or have been plagiarized
- With apparent technical quality issues
- In close resemblance to published papers, or part of a mass submission on a similar topic
Exhibition
Showcase your company at IAFSS 2026. You are a startup, a SME, a large corporation... You want to exhibit new products, new technologies, new researches...
Agenda
September 24, 2025 : Submission deadline for full papers — November 14, 2025 : Reviews and requests for rebuttal are sent to authors. See more : click on the link below
