Disaster Prevention and Management

Aims & Scope

DPM bridges the gap between academic disciplines and stakeholders, including policy makers, practitioners, representatives of the civil society and local communities.

It particularly welcomes contributions which emphasise multi-disciplinary and multi-actor perspectives on innovative topics related to disaster risk reduction and management.

The journal encourages the contribution of junior scholars, authors from less affluent countries and non-native English speakers.

Support is provided to assist them throughout the reviewing and publication of their manuscript.

The journal publishes two types of articles.

Long papers (up to 7,000 words) cover conceptual and theoretical reflections, methodological contributions and case studies.

Short articles (up to 4,000 words) including commentaries, policy and practice briefings and field reports and book reviews.

The journal covers: -Hazards and disasters studies- Disaster risk reduction and management- Impacts of and response to disasters- Post-disaster recovery- Climate change adaptation

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.554

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10501

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	319

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, Environmental Science, Medicine and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Disasters and communities: vulnerability, resilience and preparedness

  Citation: 575

  Authors: Douglas, David

• Defining and measuring economic resilience to disasters

  Citation: 562

  Authors: Adam

• Disaster preparedness: a social‐cognitive perspective

  Citation: 444

  Authors: Douglas

• Emergent phenomena and the sociology of disaster: lessons, trends and opportunities from the research literature

  Citation: 359

  Authors: Thomas E., David A.

• Disaster mitigation: the concept of vulnerability revisited

  Citation: 278

  Authors: Juergen

• An integrated approach to natural disaster management

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Tun, Pairote

• Collaborative emergency management and national emergency management network

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Naim, Tolga, Fatih

• Linking experience, education, perception and earthquake preparedness

  Citation: 224

  Authors: Rajib, Koichi, Masami

• Patterns of sheltering and housing in US disasters

  Citation: 220

  Authors: E.L.

• Measuring economic impacts of drought: a review and discussion

  Citation: 207

  Authors: Ya, Michael J., Melissa

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