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Disaster Prevention and Management

An International Journal

ISSN: 0965-3562
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Editorial objectives

Disaster Prevention and Management sets out to advance the available knowledge in the broad field of disaster risk reduction and management. The prime requirement will be that each article:

• makes a significant original contribution to the field;
• is directly relevant to disaster risk reduction and management;
• contains elements which have general application;
• is within the scope of the journal coverage;
• has generally not been published previously except in very limited circulation

Unique Attributes

Disaster Prevention and Management (DPM) sets out to advance knowledge in the broad field of disaster risk reduction and management. Disasters refer to events associated to all forms of hazards, including natural phenomena, technological accidents, criminality and conflicts, complex emergencies, transportation accidents, poverty and other social and economic threats.

DPM aims at providing a platform for bridging the gap between a large array of academic disciplines and stakeholders, including policy makers, practitioners and representatives of the civil society / local communities. Therefore, it therefore particularly welcomes contributions which emphasise multi-disciplinary and multi-actor perspectives on innovative topics related to disaster risk reduction and management.

DPM only considers high-quality articles which are peer-reviewed by two external experts and the editors before acceptance for publication. To speak to a large range of stakeholders, including non-academic actors, articles must be short and straightforward and avoid technical jargons.

DPM also encourages the contribution of junior scholars, authors from less affluent countries and non-native English speakers, and provide support to assist them throughout the reviewing and publication of their manuscript.

Key Journal Audiences

The journal has a wide-ranging relevance to academic organisations, government and international organisations, non-governmental organisations, private sector organisations, and civil society groups:

• Academic institutions
• Research centres
• Think-tank organisations
• Civil defence and other emergency organisations
• National and local government institutions
• International organisations such as United Nations agencies
• Non-governmental organisations and charities
• Red Cross and Red Crescent societies
• Insurance companies
• Consultancy firms
• Industrial companies
• Financial institutions
• Health organisations

Coverage

The journal publishes conceptual and theoretical reflections, methodological contributions, policy and practice briefings, case studies, and reports from the field. Book reviews are also most welcome. Reviewers are encouraged to send their review to the book author(s) to solicit a reply, which will be published along the review.

Disaster Prevention and Management, An International Journal is Indexed and Abstracted in:

• Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management and Marketing
• Emerald Management Reviews
• Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography
• Health & Safety Science Abstracts
• Risk Abstracts
• ASFA-2: Ocean Technology, Policy & Non Living Resources Abstracts
• ASFA-3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality Abstracts
• Scopus
• Taylor & Francis Ergonomics Abstracts
• Current Contents ® / Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Journal Citation Reports / Social Sciences Edition
• Social Sciences Citation Index ® & Social Scisearch ®

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