Call for Papers

Author Instructions

Important Deadlines

• Abstract Deadline:October 31, 2025
• First Draft Manuscript Submission Deadline:February 1, 2026
• Final Manuscript Submission Deadline:May 1, 2026
• Author Registration Deadline:June 1, 2026

Abstract Guidelines

• All abstracts must have a maximum of 200 words in English.
• All abstracts including plenary lectures must be submitted electronically via the online submission system.
• All oral authors must submit a full paper that follow the format for peer review. (approx. 10 pages that follow the format)
• All papers will be available in the proceedings.
• The type of presentation is only Oral Presentation.

Note:In the Lead-Zinc 2026 symposium, MMIJ will not prevent contents of articles and presentations that have already been made public at other societies and conferences.
Note:Authors must ensure that copyright issues do not arise by obtaining permission to reproduce, etc. (Please see copyright information below.)
Note:Issues such as duplicate evaluations that arise in the evaluation of achievements such as promotions must be managed at the author's own responsibility, for example by noting in the achievements list that there are duplicate presentations with the same content.
Note:Papers are optional for plenary keynotes.
Note:Failure of registration payment by the deadline may result in the removal of your presentation from the program and your abstract and paper from the proceedings.

Manuscript Guidelines

A submission system for proceedings will be launched at a later date in conjunction with the abstract submission system.

• Instructions to Authors
• Copyright Form

Copyright Information

Disclaimer and Terms

• In the Lead-Zinc 2026 symposium, the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan (MMIJ) will not prevent contents of articles and presentations that have already been made public at other societies and conferences.
• Issues such as duplicate evaluations that arise in the evaluation of achievements such as promotions must be managed at the author's own responsibility, for example by noting in the achievements list that there are duplicate presentations with the same content.
• When preparing manuscripts at this symposium, if the manuscript contains previously published material and/or , the authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder and the publisher to reproduce it, also be sure to be stated of the reproduction in captions, etc. and also include appropriate citation and indication of the reproduce source. The authors must also obtain permission to make alterations to the material from the copyright holder. Any alteration made to the material must be stated of the alteration in captions, etc. in the manuscript and also include appropriate citation and indication of the reproduce source.
• At Lead-Zinc 2026 symposium, the electronic proceedings will be distributed to symposium participants. After a certain period of time, the Lead-Zinc 2026 proceedings will be available for purchase by MMIJ.
• MMIJ cannot be responsible for any trouble happening with an individual articles and presentation in the Lead-Zinc 2026. Especially, the authors should be careful enough in dealing with copyrights, image rights, personal information, etc. in your materials and other related files.
• Based on the "Copyright Regulations of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan (MMIJ) ", copyright in the manuscript named above is hereby transferred to MMIJ, effective when the manuscript is accepted for publication.