Women’s Special Issue Series: Mining

Dear Colleagues,

Raw materials supply is a central issue for both European and global development policies. Securing access to raw materials (also a critical issue) is highly influenced by international geopolitical strategies and global market trends. To face the urgent challenge linked to sustainable mining, an interdisciplinary approach and new skills are needed. New models for industrial development and territorial governance also have to be assessed.

Women and mines are two apparently conflicting terms: the role of women in the exploitation and management of primary resources seems to be of secondary importance to inexperienced eyes, but a huge contribution to geosciences comes from women engaged in the mining sector.

Women not only contribute to the further development of modern mining technologies, but also to the further technological development of society as a whole. This is because only a mining industry that is efficient, safe, and environmentally compatible is fit for the future.

The present SI aims to collect scientific papers and reviews by women who have a close link to the mining sector: professors, mining engineers and geologists linked with industry, policy makers involved in territorial governance, etc.

Articles where the lead authors are women, or that are completely authored by women, are encouraged. We welcome submissions from all authors, irrespective of gender.

Dr. Marilena Cardu
Dr. Giovanna Antonella Dino
Guest Editors

Women’s Special Issue Series

This Special Issue is part of Mining’s Women’s Special Issue Series, hosted by women editors for women researchers. The Series advocates the advancement of women in science. We invite contributions to the Special Issue whose lead authors identify as women. The submission of articles with all-women authorship is especially encouraged. However, we do welcome articles from all authors, irrespective of gender.

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Mining is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.