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
- November 14, 2025Reviews and requests for rebuttal are sent to authors
- December 2, 2025Author’s rebuttals are due
- January 8, 2026Authors notified of selection decision for oral presentations
- February 15, 2026Revised papers with extended rebuttals are due
- June 1, 2026Authors notified of selection for publication in Fire Safety Journal
Posters and images
- January 30, 2026Submission deadline for poster abstracts and images
- March 2, 2026Authors notified of selection decision for posters
- March 2, 2026Authors notified of selection decision for images
Call for papers
Research Tracks
Ignition, flame structure, and spread (including pool fires and flame heat transfer)
Chair
Co-chair
Co-chair
Co-chair
Solid pyrolysis and smouldering
Chair
Co-chair
Material flammability (including flame retardant materials, flammability testing, fire emissions and their toxicity)
Chair
Co-chair
Co-chair
Enclosure fire dynamics (including compartment, building, façade, tunnel fires, and smoke transport)
Chair
Co-chair
Co-chair
Co-chair
Large outdoor fires (wildland, wildland-urban interface fires, and urban conflagrations)
Chair
Co-chair
Co-chair
Co-chair
Fires in energy systems and industrial installations (including electrical vehicles, hydrogen, photovoltaics, wind turbines, manufacturing, and storage facilities)
Chair
Co-chair
Fire detection and suppression
Chair
Co-chair
Structure-fire interactions (mechanical response to fires of steel, concrete, timber, or composite structures)
Chair
Co-chair
Evacuation, human behaviour, and societal impact of fires
Chair
Co-chair
Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fire forensics
Chair
Co-chair
Special track for the papers of chairs and co-chairs of the symposium that fall in the scope of the track they are chairing
Chair
Co-chair
Co-chair
Call for papers
Contact
If you have any questions on the paper submission process for the 15th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, please contact or Dr. Pedro Reszka (pedro.reszka@uai.cl).
Dr. Xinyan Huang (xy.huang@polyu.edu.hk),
Dr. Pedro Reszka (pedro.reszka@uai.cl)
All symposium attendees are expected to adhere to the IAFSS Code of Conduct. IAFSS is dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion within its organization and official events, and no discriminatory behavior will be tolerated.
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
