International Journal of Emergency Management

Aims & Scope

In today's increasing globalised and connected world with rapidly advancing technologies and changing weather patterns, critical infrastructures and social structures are threatened by natural and manmade disasters.

Planning for future possible emergencies is essential; their assessment and management equally so.

IJEM provides a refereed international forum bringing the latest research to bear on the issues involved, with a focus on contingencies and emergencies as well as crisis and disaster management and planning.

Topics covered include: -Natural disasters: hurricanes, flooding, earthquakes- Industrial hazards: nuclear accidents, etc- Transport accidents: road, maritime, air and rail- Terror threats and terrorism- Disaster medicine and humanitarian issues- Contingency management, disaster planning, vulnerability assessment and resilience evaluation- Multidisciplinary approaches (e.g. integrated public alert and warning systems)- Visualisation, simulation, optimisation, intelligent agents- Emergency preparedness and planning- Incident command systems- Emergency communications- Educational aspects (e.g. exercise-based training)- Contingency planning, infrastructure dependence- Conflict resolution, evacuation and logistics- Knowledge elicitation, hazard and threat identification

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.196

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	28

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21419

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	26

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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 and Medicine, 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.

• Twitter adoption and use in mass convergence and emergency events

  Citation: 597

  Authors: Amanda Lee, Leysia

• Decision support for improvisation during emergency response operations

  Citation: 136

  Authors: David, Giampiero E.G., William A.

• Judgment and decision making under stress: an overview for emergency managers

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Kathleen M., Charles, Ted

• An online social network for emergency management

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Connie, Linda, Jane, Starr Roxanne, Murray

• Coordination in complex systems: increasing efficiency in disaster mitigation and response

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Louise K., Mark, David, Robert, Adam

• Vulnerability index construction: methodological choices and their influence on identifying vulnerable neighbourhoods

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Brenda, Jean

• Planning to improvise: the importance of creativity and flexibility in crisis response

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Gary R., Francois Regis

• Towards resilient communities in developing countries through education of children for disaster preparedness

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Yasamin O., Mahmood

• Role improvising during crisis situations

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Gary

• Improving disaster response efforts with decision support systems

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Steven, Nezih, Walter G. Green, Joanne

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