Registration

For submitting the paper(s), the authors should use the EasyChair platform.

Official language of the Congress is Romanian and English.

Abstracts should be prepared in English, no more than 300 words. Each author cannot send more than two abstracts, only with the payment of other registration fee. All accepted abstracts will be published in a volume. Papers can be accepted for oral or poster presentation. All papers will be published in electronic format.

The most representative papers will be published into the Mining Revue and the Annals of University of Petrosani, which are in course of evaluation for being introduced into SCOPUS database. 

Authors are welcome to submit paper(s) in accordance with BALKANMINE2025 Congress topics.
The papers must be prepared in English.
When preparing the paper(s) and license agreement(s) please use the TEMPLATES.
Each paper must have at least 6 pages.
For submitting the paper(s), the authors should use the EasyChair platform, according to the following procedure:

1. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

For uploading the abstract please follow the procedure:
* Create/Open an EasyChair account at:
https://easychair.org/cfp/BALKANMINE_2025
* Upload the abstract on the EasyChair platform.
The abstract must present the essence of the paper and should not exceed 300 words. It briefly summarizes the background, aim or purpose of research, method used, results/findings and conclusions of the paper. Also, we recommend to use keywords in order to identify the contents of the papers.
The deadline for abstract submission is May 15, 2025

2. INITIAL PAPER SUBMISSION

If the Abstract is accepted (notification of abstract acceptance by May 20, 2025), authors are required to draw up the Full Paper in strict compliance with the BALKANMINE2025 Congress template. The Full Paper in DOCX must be uploaded in the “Full Paper in DOCX” section by the deadline of June 15, 2025
For uploading the full paper, please follow the procedure:
* Open your EasyChair account and upload the full paper in DOCX.
Your uploaded Full Paper will be subject to reviewing and the authors will be notified by July 20, 2025on the ACCEPTANCE without changes/with changes or on the REJECTION of the paper (if an unacceptable level of plagiarism level is detected or in case of major lack of scientific quality).

3. SECOND DOCUMENTS SUBMISSION

In compliance with the remarks made by the reviewers, authors will or will not have to revise the paper. If a revised version is required, authors are kindly asked to perform all necessary changes and to upload a revised version of document in the “Revised Paper in DOCX” section of their submission.
* DOCX file of the revised paper(s) – by EasyChair;
* PDF Analyser Report for the revised paper(s) by EasyChair;
Also, authors will have to transform the Revised Paper DOCX into a PDF document whose quality has to be checked at: http://pdf-analyser.edpsciences.org/ so that to make sure that all fonts are embedded and that the quality of images is at least 150 dpi. The PDF Analyser Report for the Revised Paper has to be uploaded in the corresponding “PDF Analyser Report” section (PDF or JPG format accepted).
If your paper had to be changed in compliance with the remarks of the reviewers, then your uploaded Revised Full Paper will be subjected to an evaluation by the initial reviewer and the authors will be notified (final notification) on the ACCEPTANCE or on the REJECTION of the paper.
For any problem regarding paper submission, please send an e-mail to balkanmine2025@upet.ro

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Please note that even if after the first review process you are informed that your Paper is accepted without changes, you will still have to re-upload the article in the Revised Paper in DOCX section, to transform it into a PDF, check the quality as mentioned before and to upload the PDF Analyser Report into the corresponding sections.
“Revised Paper in DOCX”, “PDF Analyser Report”, and “Signed License Agreement” sections will be made open for the author’s access gradually, depending on the completed review steps.

4. AFTER FINAL NOTIFICATION OF PAPER ACCEPTANCE THE NEXT STEPS ARE (BY September 15, 2025):

– License agreement(s) signed by at least one author – by EasyChair;
– Proof of payment – by email to balkanmine2025@upet.ro

REGISTRATION FEE

The standard conference fee for author or coauthor: 300 euro

The fee covers the following costs: publication of the paper in the periodicals of the University of Petrosani, congress materials, attendance at opening ceremony, plenary lectures and parallel sessions, participation to lunch, gala dinner, coffee brakes and field trip

Accompanying person: 150 euro/person (this will cover the costs related to: attendance at opening ceremony, plenary lectures, and parallel sessions, participation to welcome cocktail, lunch, gala diner, coffee brakes and field trip)

All fees can be paid in Euro or equivalent in RON at NBR (National Bank of Romania) exchange rate

These costs cover the participation of one person

Not included: transportation (except for the field trip) and accommodation costs; costs related to any additional program.

FEE PAYMENT

The registration fee must be paid until September 15, 2025

NOTE. Registration fee can be paid in one of the following bank accounts:

For Lei: IBAN RO81TREZ36820F330500XXXX, Trezoreria Petrosani, fiscal code: 4374849 mentioning: “for BALKANMINE 2025-Nume Prenume”; Beneficiary: Universitatea din Petroșani

For Euro: IBAN RO63RNCB0165020175210001, Bank: BCR Petrosani, VAT no. 4374849, BIC RNCBROBU, M. Viteazu, nr. 4, Petrosani, mentioning “for BALKANMINE 2025-Name-Surname”; Beneficiary: Universitatea din Petroșani

The symposium fee can also be paid at the university pay desk (only in RON at BNR exchange rate)

Additional information will be provided soon.