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International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters

International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters

eISSN: 27535703 | ISSN: 02807270 | Current volume: 43 | Current issue: 3 Frequency: 3 Times/Year

Established in March 1983, the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters (IJMED) is one of the oldest and most respected disaster science journals. The journal publishes articles for disaster science researchers, practitioners, and other specialists who grapple with mitigation, preparedness, response, or recovery. IJMED triannually publishes internationally refereed articles of the highest scholarly standard, ranging from peer-reviewed empirical research to literature reviews and commentary from the field. IJMED articles share cutting edge research and theory, innovative methodological techniques and analysis, and emergent concepts for teaching pedagogies related to hazards, disasters, and all phases of the disaster cycle.

Since 2023, IJMED has added emphasis on interdisciplinary manuscripts that deal with all aspects and elements of disasters. IJMED was founded and is still affiliated with the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on the Sociology of Disasters (ISA RC39), with its initial focus on the social and behavioral aspects of relatively sudden collective stress events be they natural, technological, or human induced, typically referred to as disasters or mass emergencies. With the increased recognition of the complex interactions between and among humans/social systems, changing hazard profiles associated with climate change, and the built environment, the journal now encourages an interdisciplinary focus as it aims to provide a platform for multiple article types that share evidence-based knowledge, critique, and research on a wide array of hazards, disasters, and across all phases of the disaster cycle.

This journal is a member of COPE.

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The central purpose of the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters (IJMED) is to provide a platform for multiple article types that share evidence-based knowledge, critique, and research on a wide array of hazards, disasters, and across all phases of the disaster cycle, specifically related to:

  • Original research and theory that rigorously examines how individual and social systems, processes, and policies can influence hazard/disaster outcomes and vulnerabilities,
  • Original research and theory that meticulously investigates the roles that natural and built environments play in shaping hazard risks and the complex interactions among these environments and social systems,
  • Methodological innovations that improve and expand upon existing methods, tools, and analysis to conduct disaster and hazards research in a more accurate, practically relevant, and ethical manner, and
  • Teaching pedagogies that contain peer-reviewed emergent ideas and recommendations to facilitate knowledge expansion for practitioners and students of hazards and disasters.

IJMED encourages interdisciplinary submissions. An interdisciplinary approach is increasingly recognized as critical to addressing the complex interactions between and among humans/social systems, changing hazard and disaster profiles associated with climate change, and the built environment. While a focus on individuals and social systems (groups, organizations, communities, societies, institutions, etc.) will remain, an additional critical emphasis will be on the interactions between individuals/social systems and their built and natural environments. Submissions can come from any field related to hazards and disasters, including but not limited to social, behavioral, and economic sciences, engineering, physical sciences, emergency management, disaster and environmental sciences, geography, and related disciplines.

IJMED also encourages submissions from and about all regions of the world. Since the journal highlights important issues of theory, research, planning, policy, and multiple aspects of risk, hazards, emergency and disaster prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, different solutions and evidence-based knowledge and research are not limited to one area of the globe.

Editor in Chief
Walter Gillis Peacock The Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University, USA
Managing Editor
Erika Koeniger The Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University, USA
Book Review Editor
Alex Greer College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, USA
Associate Editors
Sudha Arlikatti Symbiosis Centre for Urban Studies, India
Sky Huang Center for Emergency Preparedness, Jacksonville State University, USA
Hans Louis-Charles L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
William Lovekamp Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, Eastern Illinois University, USA
Michelle Meyer The Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University, USA
Pamela Murray-Tuite Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University, USA
Alka Sapat School of Public Adminstration, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Shigeo Tatsuki Department of Sociology, Doshisha University, Japan
Tristan Wu Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science, University of North Texas, USA
Editorial Board
Natalie D Baker Department of Security Studies, National War College, USA
Thomas Brindle Multidisciplinary Innovation, University of North Texas, USA
Sarah DeYoung Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware, USA
Maureen Fordham Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, UK
Yue (Gurt) Ge Urban Resilience Initiative, University of Central Florida, USA
Sara Hamideh School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook University, USA
Timothy J. Haney Centre for Community Disaster Research, Mount Royal University, Canada
WeeKiat Lim School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University and the College of Interdisciplinary and Experiential Learning, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore
Jing-Chein Lu Graduate School of Disaster Management, Taiwan Central Police University, Taiwan
Liz Maly International Research Institute of Disaster Risk Science, Tohoku University, Japan
Haley Murphy School of Fire, Construction, and Emergency Management, Oklahoma State University, USA
Dewald Van Niekerk African Centre for Disaster Studies, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa
Allison Reily Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, US
Gina Yannitell Reinhardt Department of Government, University of Essex, UK
Danielle Rivera Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, University of California – Berkeley, USA
Jason Rivera Department of Public Management, John Jay College of Criminal Justice – CUNY, USA
Elaina Sutley Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas, USA
Lauren Vinnell Joint Centre for Disaster Research, Massey University, New Zealand
Maria Watson M.E. Rinker, Sr, School of Construction Management, University of Florida, USA
Haorui Wu School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Canada
G. Grace Yan Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA

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