China launches pioneering international journal "Safety Emergency Science"

The inaugural issue of Safety Emergency Science (SES), China's first English-language academic journal dedicated to safety and emergency science, has been officially published on Tsinghua University Press's SciOpen platform. Jointly established by the China Occupational Safety Association (COSA) and Tsinghua University, this peer-reviewed journal aims to reshape global safety governance through interdisciplinary research and international collaboration.

A New Platform for Global Safety Governance

Under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Tiechui Zhao, President of COSA, the journal aligns with international frameworks including the UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and FEMA's Strategic Plan 2022-2026, while incorporating China's legislative philosophy of "putting people and life first" from the revised Emergency Response Law.

Key Focus Areas:
1. ​Global Perspective: Facilitates paradigm shifts from traditional workplace safety to comprehensive approaches addressing natural disasters, urban resilience, and emerging risks.
2. ​Four Research Pillars:

1. Safety science policies & theoretical innovations
2. Risk assessment & management breakthroughs
3. Emergency management theories & practices
4. Standardization in safety engineering

3. ​Cutting-edge Priorities: Promotes research on AI-driven emergency response systems, resilient infrastructure development, and climate change adaptation strategies.

Inaugural Issue Highlights

The debut edition features groundbreaking contributions from international scholars:

Editorial

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief of Safety Emergency Science

Tiechui Zhao

Review Article

Review of fire risk assessment methods at subway stations

Junfeng Chen

Recent advances in disaster emergency response planning: Integrating optimization, machine learning, and simulation

Fan Pu, Zihao Li, Yifan Wu, Chaolun Ma, Ruonan Zhao

Overview of the current status of fire safety laws and regulations in China

Kaiwen Wei

Research Article

Enabling the upgrading of security emergency technology in the AI era

Yong Shang

City-scale fire risk modeling based on spatial regression methods

Hanchao Ma, Xiaoxiao Sun, Jinlong Zhao

Adaptive path planning for arriving at firelines in dynamic wildfires and complex landscapes

Zeren Gesang, Bo Yu, Jiasong Zhu, Wenyu Jiang

Journal Scope & Submission

Covering 20+ critical domains from mine safety to AI applications in emergency response, SES invites submissions across:

Safety Fields: Chemical process safety, clean energy security, critical infrastructure protection

Emergency Management: Disaster response protocols, mass evacuation strategies, international rescue coordination

Policy & Technology: Regulatory frameworks, intelligent emergency systems

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Journal Homepage: https://www.sciopen.com/journal/3079-501X
​Contact: safetyemergsci@gmail.com