Journal of Disaster Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Disaster Research provides timely, topical information on disasters related to information, lifeline infrastructures, traffic, terror, and similar events not directly due to war.

The Journal's target audience is those who fight disaster in their capacity as researchers, engineers, disaster prevention managers, administrators, diplomats, and disaster-related NGO and NPO personnel.

This Journal provides valuable knowledge on disaster prevention and mitigation from a comprehensive, informative viewpoint, with the emphasis on "wide and comprehensive scope".

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Engineering, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 180,000.00 JPY. Learn more.

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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.

• A New Ground Motion Prediction Equation for Japan Applicable up to M9 Mega-Earthquake

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Nobuyuki, Hiroyuki

• Tsunami Bore Impingement onto a Vertical Column

  Citation: 131

  Authors: Halldor, Catherine, Harry

• Tsunami Fragility — A New Measure to Identify Tsunami Damage —

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Shunichi, Yuichi, Hideaki

• Design Tsunami Forces for Onshore Structures

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Harry

• Solving the Puzzle of the September 2018 Palu, Indonesia, Tsunami Mystery: Clues from the Tsunami Waveform and the Initial Field Survey Data

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Abdul, Fumihiko, Taro, Aradea R., Bagus

• An Integrated Simulation of Tsunami Hazard and Human Evacuation in La Punta, Peru

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Erick, Bruno, Shunichi

• Estimation of Tsunami Force Acting on Rectangular Structures

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Koji, Fauzie, Yoshinori, Norimi

• Earthquake Disaster Simulation System: Integration of Models for Building Collapse, Road Blockage, and Fire Spread

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Noriaki, Toshihiro

• Tsunami Evacuation Simulation for Disaster Education and City Planning

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Yozo, Muzailin, Yudha, Diyah K.

• Nationwide 7.5-Arc-Second Japan Engineering Geomorphologic Classification Map and Vs30 Zoning

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Kazue, Masashi