The sustainable development of human society depends on resources. Addressing critical societal challenges, such as climate change, resource depletion, and environmental protection, requires sustainable management of resources using interdisciplinary approaches.

The International Conference on Resource Sustainability (icRS) series serve as an international platform for researchers and practitioners around the world with diverse background and expertise to share the most recent ideas, outcomes, and practices on resource sustainability.

icRS embraces interdisciplinarity, welcoming contributions from ANY discipline including natural sciences, social sciences, and engineering on ANY aspect of resource sustainability. We define resource broadly, including physical resources, biological resources, and "misplaced" resources:

• physical resources: metals, non-metallic minerals, energy, water, etc.
• biological resources: food, forestry, land, ecological systems, etc.
• "misplaced" resources: air emissions, water pollutants, solid waste, etc.

icRS 2025, hosted by The University of Adelaide, will include invited keynote speeches, parallel sessions, and poster presentations on a variety of topics related to resource sustainability.

To encourage participation, we will ONLY call for abstracts to submit for the conference. However, authors will have options to select to submit full papers in addition to abstracts to be considered for special issues in supporting journals.

We also welcome proposals to organize special sessions at icRS 2025.

icRS 2025 is in-person only. There will be no option for online presentations.

icRS 2025 is sponsored by the flagship journal in sustainable resources management Resources, Conservation & Recycling (RCR; 2023 Impact Factor: 11.2) and its sister journal Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances (RCRADV; 2023 Impact Factor: 5.4). High quality papers presented at icRS 2024 will be recommended to special issues in these journals as well as other supporting journals.

Awards:

• Best Student Oral Presentations
• Best Student Posters
• Most Welcomed Posters

Special sessions:

• Editor Panel

Important Dates

• February 1, 2025:Deadline for abstract submission
• March 1, 2025: Acceptance notification for abstracts
• May 15, 2025: Early-bird registration ends (at least one author should register before Early Bird ends; otherwise an accepted abstract will be removed from the conference program and not be considered for journal special issues; an author can only register for no more than two accepted presentations)
• July 16-18, 2025: Conference
• October 6, 2025: Deadline for submitting papers to journal special issues (by invitation only)

icRS 2025 welcomes submissions of abstracts, full papers, and special session proposals on topics related to sustainable management of resources from any discipline.

Abstract

All authors who wish to present at the conference should submit an abstract. Abstracts should be submitted in plain text with no more than 300 words. The abstract should be written in clear and concise English. At least one author of an accepted abstract should register in order to keep the presentation in the program.

Full papers (optional)

Only accepted abstracts can submit full papers. Full papers are optional, but are required if to be considered for one of the special issues sponsoring icRS 2025. Full paper template can be downloaded here.

Special session proposal

icRS 2025 welcomes proposals to organize special sessions which focus on topics that are highly relevant and timely to the conference. Special session organizers should solicit interested authors to prepare abstracts on related topics and, if the special session proposal is approved, coordinate submission of the abstracts. A special session is confirmed when the proposal is approved and at least four presentations are accepted and registered.

Special session proposal should include the proposed session title (no more than 80 characters with space), short acronym (no more than 20 characters), rationale of the special session (no more than 300 words), organizer(s) information (name, title, affiliation, email), and information on at least four expected presentations (title, author name, author affiliation).

Submission

To be updated

Publication procedure

Authors who want their presentations to be considered for publication in the conference proceedings or one of the journals supporting the icRS 2025 conference (either special issue or regular issue) need to follow the publication procedure below.

• Authors should submit full papers to the conference by the appropriate deadline.
• The conference Scientific Committee will evaluate all submitted full papers and decide which paper is invited to which journal for consideration. The notification will be sent shortly after the conference.
• The authors can choose whether to accept the invitation. Once submitted, invited papers will go through the appropriate editorial and review processes by the corresponding journals. Receiving an invitation does not guarantee publication.
• If the authors choose to publish the submitted full paper in the conference proceedings (different from journal publications), additional fees will be applied (details can be found in the "Proceedings" below). A paper published in the conference proceedings can still be considered for journal publications, but substantial differences should be made.

Conference Venue

The University of Adelaide's North Terrace campus is located in the cultural heart of the CBD (5 minutes from tram and bus stops, 10 minutes from Adelaide Railway Station). The North Terrace campus lies adjacent to many of South Australia's major arts and cultural institutions, including the State Library of South Australia, the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, the South Australian Museum, the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Adelaide Festival Centre and Adelaide Zoo.

As well as being the main site for teaching and research facilities, the North Terrace campus is home to the student hub and Barr Smith Library. You'll find central services such as disability support, health and counselling, accommodation services and Ask Adelaide. There are also amenities including ATMs, post office, student co-op and campus general store. If you are hungry there are plenty of places to grab a bite to eat, sit down and relax, or get some extra study in.

About Adelaide

Adelaide is bursting with culture, flavours, events and entertainment. Taste your way through world-famous wine regions only minutes away from the city or soak up the sun at one of our picture-perfect metropolitan beaches. Join the party at our immersive festivals and events or spend the night exploring Adelaide attractions and a thriving restaurant and bar scene. Adelaide is a gateway to some of Australia’s best wine country and is dotted with historic buildings, lush parklands and sprawling botanic gardens.

Weather in July

Temperatures in South Australia in July hover around 17°C, although July is in winter. Check Adelaide weather forecast from Bureau of Meteorology: http://www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/adelaide.shtml

Wine Experience

Adelaide has been recognised as one of the Great Wine Capitals of the World – a network of nine major global cities that share a common feature: their internationally renowned wine regions. With 200 stunning cellar doors only a short drive away from the city centre and 18 world-renowned wine regions nearby, it’s no surprise why.

Places to Visit

• Adelaide Zoo
• Glenelg Beach
• Art Gallery of South Australia
• South Australian Museum
• National Wine Center of Australia
• Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Additional Information about Adelaide

Tourism SA: https://southaustralia.com/places-to-go/adelaide

Pre and Post Touring Information provided by Adelaide Convention Bureau.

International Flights to Adelaide

Adelaide is serviced by the world's best international airlines including:

• Quntas Airways
• Qatar Airways
• Singapore Airlines
• Malaysia Airlines
• China Southern Airlines
• Emirates
• Cathay Pacific
• Air New Zealand
• Jetstar International
• Fiji Airways

Domestic Flights to Adelaide

• Quntas Airways
• Jetstar International
• Virgin Australia

Public Transport with Adelaide Metro

Choose from trains, trams and buses with Adelaide Metro: https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au

A tram ride through the city’s centre is free and will take you between the South Terrace tram stop and the Entertainment Centre at Hindmarsh.

Explore with the free City Connector Loop-Bus which runs frequently until about 6pm each day and Fridays until 9pm seven days a weeks.

Hotels

To be updated

Visa

Please check visa options from Department of Home Affairs: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder

Visa invitation letter will be available after you complete the online registration. When registering, you will be asked for information to prepare your visa invitation letter. You can download the letter from the online registration system once your registration is complete.