About EMCEI

History

Currently, the Euro-Mediterranean region is facing not only significant political, economical, and social challenges, but also an ever-growing environmental degradation that have made environmental and resource protection an increasingly critical issue. These issues have re-energized the debate on the Euro-Mediterranean integration process through concrete cooperative projects in many sectors, especially those concerned with environmental awareness, assessment, and improvement. This integration process is intended to make decision makers from related sectors aware of the importance of integrating environmental considerations into their respective activities. To reach this goal, the development gap between the northern and southern coasts of the Mediterranean should be reduced and new and closer political, economical, social, cultural, and, most importantly, scientific ties between these two shores should be created founded on common concerns.

EMJEI
In this context, and with the specific aim to promote Euro-Mediterranean scientific partnership so as to develop and integrate environmental research and findings into the activities of related sectors in the region, a group of Euro-Mediterranean scientists have launched the Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration. This journal (published by Springer and owned by the University of Sfax, Tunisia), which started in 2016, has been now indexed in the Web of Science (Impact Factor 2) and Scopus (CiteScore 3). It offers a scientific platform for presenting and discussing the latest advances in research with a focus on emerging environmental issues and challenges in the region. In particular, this first regional journal from the Euro-Mediterranean, encompassing all disciplines of the earth and environmental sciences, seeks to make societies and decision makers from related sectors aware of the importance of integrating environmental considerations into their respective activities. In this context, the journal provides a scientific forum that promotes the exchange of knowledge and fosters collaborations to improve the consistency of environmental management efforts between the countries of the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean.

 

Eduard Suess
To further strengthen Euro-Mediterranean environmental integration, the journal's editorial office at the University of Sfax (Tunisia), in close collaboration with the Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria (Italy), Springer (as publishing partner in addition to other publishers), and several regional partners, organizes the 7th EMCEI this year, building on the success of previous editions (EMCEI-2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024). The conference aims to gather new research contributions from all disciplines of earth and environmental sciences by scientists from diverse backgrounds, and thus makes an essential contribution towards ensuring that science and knowledge contribute to the promotion of a more sustainable environment for the Euro-Mediterranean and surrounding regions.

 

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established in 2015 by the international community as part of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through which countries of the world collectively pledged to eradicate poverty, find sustainable and inclusive development solutions, ensure everyone’s human rights, and generally make sure that no one is left behind by 2030. 17 SDGs have been defined, with 169 associated targets, to be reached by 2030. They address the global challenges the world faces and tackle all dimensions of sustainable development, in a balanced and integrated manner.

The EMCEI community has pledged to positively and constructively contribute to the 2030 Agenda's development by publishing their most recent relevant research in the EMCEI Proceedings, which focuses on addressing environmental issues that hinder sustainable development. The EMCEI series of proceedings supports the SDGs by fostering extensive research on these global goals and attempting to address some of society's most pressing concerns and greatest grand challenges.



Past Events


EMCEI-25 Spotlight

THE 7TH EMCEI WILL GO AHEAD IN-PERSON & ONLINE THIS JUNE IN Reggio Calabria, Italy. WE WELCOME PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!

  • Deadline to submit a short abstract (max. 350 words / 1 page): 31 December 2024
  • Online registration will open on 20 February 2025 and closes on 10 March 2025, whilst the deadline for payment is 10 April 2025.
  • If you have been selected (i.e. short abstract accepted), we will contact you to check whether you want to attend the conference in person and present your work to the audience directly or if you would prefer to make your presentation online.
  • You will have until 10 April 2025 (payment deadline) to decide on the type of presentation (in-person or online).
  • Deadline to submit (optional, not mandatory) an extended abstract (max. 5 pages including figures and references) for publication in the proceedings by Springer (indexed in Scopus / SCImago): 31 March 2025.
  • Before doing any trip planning, be sure to check the Travel & Entry Restrictions to Italy.
  • Thank you for your great interest in joining the 7th EMCEI in June 2025!

EMCEI & EURO-MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRATION

  • Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (published by Springer) was founded by scientists at the University of Sfax in Tunisia in collaboration with scientists from other universities in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Since the journal's inception in 2016, EMCEI has provided it with the best papers to support its content with the most recent discoveries and research studies.
  • A special Issue from EMCEI-25 will also be published in the journal. All presenting authors will be invited to submit to the special issues. See the full list of our partner journals on Publications.
  • Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration is indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus. Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.5 (July 2023). Its 2023 Impact Factor is 1.8 (June 2024).

BELOW THE PUBLICATIONS FROM PAST EMCEI EVENTS

  • Proceedings of EMCEI-2017
    Proceedings of EMCEI-2017
    Springer (click here)
    Indexed in Web of Science
    Indexed in Scopus
  • Proceedings of EMCEI-2019
    Proceedings of EMCEI-2019
    Springer (click here)
    Indexed in Scopus
  • Special Issue of EMCEI-2017
    Special Issue of EMCEI-2017
    ESPR Springer (click here)

    Special Issue of EMCEI-2019
    ESPR Springer (click here)

    Special Issue of EMCEI-2021
    ESPR Springer (click here)
  • Best Papers of EMCEI-2019
    Best Papers of EMCEI-2017
    Best Papers of EMCEI-2019
    EMJEI Springer (click here)
  • EMCEI-2021
    Proceedings of EMCEI-2021
    Springer (click here)
    Indexed in Scopus
  • EMCEI-2022
    Proceedings of EMCEI-2022
    Springer (click here)
    Indexed in Scopus

EMCEI-25 PROCEEDINGS (INDEXED IN SCOPUS)

The proceedings of the 7th EMCEI will be published in Springer ASTI series which is indexed in Scopus and will be made available in the SpringerLink Digital Library (on the EMCEI page at link.springer.com/conference/emcei) which is directly linked to Research Gate.

EMCEI-25 SPECIAL ISSUES

The 7th EMCEI scientific committee has agreed with the Editors-in-Chief of several journals (see Publications) to publish high-quality topical collections (special issues) on cross-cutting themes from the earth and environmental sciences.

EMCEI-23 IN ITALIAN MEDIA

The 5th EMCEI (2023) was hosted by the University of Calabria (Italy) and was attended in person and online by about 600 scientists from more than 70 Mediterranean-region countries as well as other nations.

VIDEOS FROM PAST EMCEI EVENTS

You can watch the EMCEI videos on our YouTube channel.

SPRINGER TITLES ON DISPLAY AT EMCEI-24

The 7th EMCEI will feature a Springer stand showcasing some of the latest books from the earth and environmental sciences. The following book titles were on display at the Springer stand at the 6th EMCEI:

Publishers Awards

DE GRUYTER Open Chemistry awarded Veronica Cozzolino from the Institute on Membrane Technology of the National Research Council (CNR-ITM) in Rende (CS), Italy, with the best presentation prize, and Elias Abdenour from the Faculty of Technology, University of Blida 1, Algeria, with the best poster prize.

MDPI Mining awarded Salma En-naji from Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech, Morocco, with a prize for the outstanding contribution to EMCEI-24 in mining research by an early career scientist.


MDPI Mining Journal Best Paper Prize
EMCEI-24
MDPI Mining Journal Best Paper Prize
EMCEI-23
MDPI Mining Journal Best Paper Prize
EMCEI-23




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