ICAFPM 2025：

Website：https://icafpm2025.scimeeting.cn    

Conference Dates：Oct. 31st - Nov. 3rd, 2025

Submission Email：ICAFPM@dhu.edu.cn

2025 The 12th International Conference on Advanced Fibers and Polymer Materials

（ICAFPM 2025, Oct. 31st - Nov. 3rd, 2025, Shanghai）

1. Introduction to the Conference

The International Conference on Advanced Fiber and Polymer Materials (ICAFPM) is initiated and hosted by the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials. It aims to explore the latest research and developments across various fields related to advanced fiber and polymer materials, advancing the frontiers of fiber and polymer research. Since 2002, this series of conferences has been successfully held 11 times, receiving enthusiastic responses and strong support from professionals in the fiber and polymer materials community. The previous conference attracted over 2,000 participants, including researchers and industry representatives, making it one of the largest academic events worldwide with a focus on "fiber."

The 12th International Conference on Advanced Fiber and Polymer Materials is scheduled to be held in Shanghai from October 31 to November 3, 2025. The theme of this conference is: "Better Fiber, Better World", and various academic exchange activities such as plenary lectures, specialized sessions, forums, and poster presentations will be organized around this theme and related sub-topics.

The official conference website is now online, and participant registration and paper submissions are open. Please visit https://icafpm2025.scimeeting.cn for more information.

The conference will feature an exhibition area, and we sincerely invite domestic and international companies, publishers, and other organizations to participate as exhibitors.

2. Organizing Committee

Conference Chair: Meifang Zhu
Conference Vice Chairs: Huisheng Peng, Fengling Qing, Yi Li, Xiaoping Duan, Xiangwu Zhang
Executive Vice Chairs (in alphabetical order by surname): Yaozu Liao, Hongzhi Wang, Huaping Wang, Feng Yan, Muhuo Yu, Qinghua Zhang, Yaopeng Zhang

Academic Committee
Chairs: Xi Zhang, Elsa Reichmanis
Members (in alphabetical order by surname):
Polina Anikeeva, Zhenan Bao, Ray H. Baughman, Tien Kiang Chang, Huiming Cheng, Xiangbao Chen, Zhongwei Chen, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, Samuel Chigome, Costantino Creton, Kuiling Ding, Shaoming Dong, Shanyi Du, Xiaoping Duan, Tilak Dias, Xinliang Feng, Yoel Fink, Bhuvanesh Gupta, Jiecai Han, Mingyuan He, Jan C. M. van Hest, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Bányai István, Dongliang Jiang, Xigao Jian, Richard B. Kaner, Takeshi Kikutani, Jaehwan Kim, Henry Yi Li, Ju Li, Changsheng Liu, Yan Lu, Tobin Marks, Ki Dong Park, Rachela Popovtzer, Jinping Qu, Greg Qiao, Seeram Ramakrishna, Richard A. Register, Musu Ren, Zhengzhong Shao, Gang Sun, Jinliang Sun, Arne Thomas, He Tian, G. Julius Vancso, Brigitte Voit, John Wang, Xungai Wang, Lei Wei, Zhisheng Wu, Yanxun Xiang, Malcolm Xing, Jiarui Xu, Jie Yin, Dapeng Yu, Jianyong Yu, Deyue Yan, Shuhong Yu, Hongbo Zeng, Jin Zhang, Zijian Zheng, Junhao Chu, Qifeng Zhou, Zhigang Zou, Meifang Zhu, Shining Zhu, Malgorzata Zimniewska
 
Organizing Committee
Chairs: Meifang Zhu
Members (in alphabetical order by surname):
Ge Chen, Liyun Chen, Zhigang Chen, Yanhua Cheng, Pavlo Dral, Charl F. J. Faul, Chuanliang Feng, Wei Gao, Lin Geng, Junwei Gu, Zaiping Guo, Xiao He, Cor E. Koning Henry, Juan P. Hinestroza, Kai Hou, Zhongjie Huang, Liping Jiang, Yi Jiang, Jian Yong Jin, Anqi Ju, Ju Li, Weibing Lu, Haoxuan Li, Hong Li, Yi Li, Yaozu Liao, Ji Liu, Jiande Liu, Wei Luo, Jinghong Ma, Huisheng Peng, Joao Rodrigues, Yuanlong Shao, Xiangyang Shi, Luyi Sun, Gang Wang, Hongzhi Wang, Huaping Wang, Lianjun Wang, Qingwei Wang, Jin Wen, Ru Xiao, Feng Yan, Wei Yan, Jianping Yang, Shuguang Yang, Zhengwei You, Muhuo Yu, Xiqian Yu, Hao Yu, Yuanzheng Yue, Wenbin Zhang, Qinghua Zhang, Yaopeng Zhang, Yan Zhao, Jin Zhu, Qun Zu.
Secretary-Generals: Jianping Yang, Gang Wang, Wei Yan
Deputy Secretary-Generals (in alphabetical order by surname): Ye Chen, Zhigang Chen, Yanhua Cheng, Qingbao Guan, Kai Hou, Zhongjie Huang, Anqi Ju, Weiqing Kong, Yongjun Men, Guiyin Xu, Weiyi Zhang, Liping Zhu, Rujia Zou

3. Qian Baojun Fiber Material Award
Prof. Qian Baojun is one of the founders of fiber materials in China and the founder of the discipline of fiber materials in Donghua University. He has made outstanding contributions to the field of fiber materials science. In order to better inherit the career of Mr. Qian Baojun, carry forward his spirit, and promote the sustainable development of fiber materials, the National Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials initiated and established the Qian Baojun Fiber Award, which is selected every two years. In this ICAFPM conference, the 5th Qian Baojun Fiber Award will be presented.

4. Sub-topics of the Conference

5. Timeline

Deadline for Abstract Submission: August 30, 2025
Abstract Acceptance Notification: September 15, 2025
Deadline for Registration: October 10, 2025
Deadline for Full-text Submission: September 28, 2025

6. Paper Publishment

Advanced Fiber Materials (English Edition) was launched in 2019. It is supervised by the Ministry of Education of China, sponsored by Donghua University, co-organized by the Chinese Materials Research Society, and globally published and distributed by Springer Nature. The journal is initiated by the College of Materials Science and Engineering of Donghua University and the National Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials (formerly the State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials). Positioned as an international, interdisciplinary, and high-quality academic journal, it aims to publish high-level research results in fundamental and cross-disciplinary applications of fiber materials. The journal has been indexed by SCIE, EI, Scopus, and other major databases. The Editor-in-Chief is Professor Meifang Zhu, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor at Donghua University. The Executive Deputy Editor-in-Chief is Professor Zhigang Chen from Donghua University. There are seven Associate Editors: Professor Takeshi Kikutani from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Professor Tianxi Liu from Jiangnan University, Professor Yan Lu from the University of Potsdam/Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin for Materials and Energy, Professor Seeram Ramakrishna from the National University of Singapore, Professor Guangming Tao from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Professor Xiangwu Zhang from North Carolina State University, and Professor Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy from the University of Oxford. The editorial board includes 22 academicians from China and abroad and 24 globally leading scientists.
Since its inception in 2019, the journal has received strong support from editorial board members, reviewers, authors, readers, and a wide range of scientific researchers and professionals in the industry, and has grown rapidly:
In 2021: included in the ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index) database in May; selected in September for the "High-Starting-Point New Journal" category of the Excellence Action Plan for Chinese STM Journals; indexed by SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded) in December.
In 2022: indexed by Scopus in January; received its first Impact Factor of 12.958 from Clarivate in June, ranking in the global top 10% of the JCR category "Materials Science, Multidisciplinary," and ranked first in "Materials Science, Textiles," within the Q1 quartile; recognized in December as a Zone 1 journal by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and indexed by EI (Engineering Index).
In 2023: received an Impact Factor of 16.1 from Clarivate in June, ranking in the global top 6% of the JCR category "Materials Science, Multidisciplinary" and maintaining the first position in "Materials Science, Textiles"; recognized again as a Zone 1 journal by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in December; obtained a domestic serial number (CN31-2199/TB), enabling simultaneous domestic and international publication and distribution.
In 2024: received high praise in January from a special column in People’s Daily for its focus on scientific frontiers and its aspiration to reach the top; reached a CiteScore of 18.7 in June and an updated Impact Factor of 17.2 released by Clarivate in the same month, ranking in the global top 6% of the JCR category "Materials Science, Multidisciplinary" and continuing to rank first in "Materials Science, Textiles"; selected in November for the English-language tier of the Excellence Action Plan for Chinese STM Journals.
In 2025: selected in March as a Top Zone 1 journal in the category of Materials Science in the Chinese Academy of Sciences' 2025 journal ranking system.
The Journal of Donghua University (English Edition) was launched in 1984. It is supervised by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and sponsored by Donghua University. It is an academic journal featuring textile science and related disciplines. It has been indexed by Scopus, World Textile Abstracts, AJ, VINITI, EBSCOhost, the China Core Journals (Selection) Database, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), CSPD, CAJCED, Chaoxing, and other authoritative databases. It has been awarded titles such as “Excellent Academic Journal of Chinese Universities.”

7. Hosts, Co-hosts and Co-sponsors

Hosts:

State Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials（SKLAFM）
College of Materials Science and Engineering (CMSE), Donghua University
International Society of Advanced Fibers & Materials

The Fiber Society

 
Co-Hosts:
Division of Fiber Materials and Composite Technology, Chinese Materials Research Society (FMCT, CMRS)
Reinforcement Branch of China Composites Society
Nanocomposites Branch of China Composites Society
Innovation Base of Advanced Fabrication Technology of Fiber Materials, DHU
Shanghai Belt and Road Joint Laboratory of Advanced Fiber and Low-dimension Materials (Donghua University) 
Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials (CALM, DHU)  
Institute of Functional Materials, Donghua University
Journal of Advanced Fiber Materials (Adv. Fiber Mater.)

Center for Civil Aviation Composites

Institue of Artificial Intelligence

“Research on New Generation Polymer Materials” Yangtze River Education Innovation Belt Talent Training and Technological Innovation Cooperation Body

Key Laboratory of High Performance Fibers and Products, Ministry of Education

Co-sponsors:

Jiangsu Jicui Advanced Fiber Materials Research Institute Co., Ltd

National Advanced Functional Fiber Innovation Center

8. Registration Website

All online registrations will be adopted for this conference. Please log in to the conference website https://icafpm2025.scimeeting.cn Click on the corresponding channel button on the homepage of the conference website and fill in the conference registration information as required. After successful registration, you can proceed with submission, payment, hotel reservation, and other related matters. (Note: This registration uses real name authentication. Please fill in the correct ID number and contact information to ensure your smooth registration.)

9. Registration Fees (Exclusive of Board and Lodging)

10. Payment Method
1) By Bank Transfer
Name: Dong Hua University 
Account: 457259223311
Details of Beneficiary's Bank: Bank of China Shanghai Chang Ning Sub-Branch 
Address: 2067 Yan'an Road (West) Shanghai
Swift Code:  Bkchcnbj300
After the bank transfer is successful, please send us the transfer voucher: icafpm@dhu.edu.cn

11. Contact Us

Contact: Ms. Chenjia Zhu
Tel: 021-67792934, 18964126909
Email: icafpm@dhu.edu.cn
Meeting Links: https://icafpm2025.scimeeting.cn

Conference sponsorship and exhibition registration
Contacts: Ms. Liyun Chen, Ms. Lili Li
Tel: 021-67792917, 18817333875
Email: sklafm@dhu.edu.cn; icafpm@dhu.edu.cn
Meeting Links: https://icafpm2025.scimeeting.cn