The International Journal of Coal Science & Technology is a peer-reviewed open access journal. It focuses on key topics of coal scientific research and mining development, serving as a forum for scientists to present research findings and discuss challenging issues.
Coverage includes original research articles, new developments, case studies and critical reviews in all aspects of scientific and engineering research on coal, coal utilizations and coal mining. Among the broad topics receiving attention are coal geology, geochemistry, geophysics, mineralogy, and petrology; coal mining theory, technology and engineering; coal processing, utilization and conversion; coal mining environment and reclamation and related aspects.
The International Journal of Coal Science & Technology is published with China Coal Society, who also cover the publication costs so authors do not need to pay an article-processing charge.
The journal operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous.
A forum for new research findings, case studies and discussion of important challenges in coal science and mining development
Offers an international perspective on coal geology, coal mining, technology and engineering, coal processing, utilization and conversion, coal mining environment and reclamation and more
Published with the China Coal Society
Editors-in-Chief
Suping Peng, China University of Mining & Technology (Beijing), China
E-mail: psp@cumtb.edu.cn
Shimin Liu, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, US，
E-mail: szl3@psu.edu
Associate Editors
Bo Hyun Kim, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, US
E-mail: mirarco.bk@gmail.com
Dongjie Xue, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
E-mail: xuedongjie@cumtb.edu.cn
Pedram Roghanchi, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, US
E-mail: pedram.roghanchi@nmt.edu
Wu Xiao, Zhejiang University, China
E-mail: xiaowu@zju.edu.cn
Zhiqiang Wu, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
E-mail: zhiqiang-wu@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Editorial Board
Bern Klein, University of British Columbia, Canada
Binoy K Saikia, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, India
Bisheng Wu, Tsinghua University, China
C. Özgen Karacan, US Geological Survey, US
Chunshan Song, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Derek Elsworth, Pennsylvania State University, Sate College, US
Guangsuo Yu, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Guowei Ma, Hebei University of Technology, China
Guijian Liu, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Hamed Sanei, Geological Survey of Canada, Canada
Heinz Konietzky, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Hongpu Kang, China Coal Technology and Engineering Group Corp., China
Hongwei Zhou, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Igor Yu Chekryzhov, Far East Geological Institute, Russia
James C. Hower, University of Kentucky, Kentucky, US
Jamal Rostami, University of Colorado, US
Jishan Liu, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Jun Cheng, Zhejiang University, China
Kongzhai Li, Kunming University of Science and Technology, China
Krzysztof Tajdus´, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Lu Ding, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Luis F. Silva, Centro Universitário La Salle, Brazil
Markus Reinmöller, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Meihong Wang, University of Sheffield, UK
Minfang Han, Tsinghua University, China
Manchao He, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Nikki Wagner Wagner, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
P. G. Ranjith, Monash University, Australia
Peter Dowd, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Petr Konicek, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Qiang Yao, Xinjiang University, China
Qiang Wu, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Sevket Durucan, Imperial College London, UK
Shifeng Dai, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Stanisław Prusek, Central Mining Institute, Poland
Tamer Mohamed Ismail, Suez Canal University, Egypt
Xianyong Wei, China University of Mining and Technology, China
Yang Ju, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Yihua Hu, University of York, UK
Yinli Bi, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Yi Luo, West Virginia University, US
Yixin Zhao, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Yonggang Wang, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Zhenqi Hu, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Zhenyu Liu, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
Suping Peng, Shimin Liu
Wanjie Wang
Bo Hyun Kim, Dongjie Xue, Pedram Roghanchi, Wu Xiao, Zhiqiang Wu
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