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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The official journal template has been used (download from: https://internationaljournalofdisasterriskmanagement.com/Vol1/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/15).

  • The type of paper is stated (e.g., Article, Review, Communication, etc.).
  • The title is concise and formatted according to the template.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 10-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • You used a template provided for writing the paper.
  • All author names are listed in correct order, with full first and last names.
  • Each author has a numbered affiliation, clearly linked with superscripts.
  • Each author’s email address is included in the affiliation section.
  • The corresponding author is marked with an asterisk and has a provided email and telephone number.

  • All author details are entered accurately into the submission system, in the correct order with affiliations.

    Example of correct author and affiliation formatting:

    Shyh Poh Teo¹,*, Anita Roy², and Rajiv Das³

    ¹ Department of Public Health, National University of Singapore; shyh.teo@nus.edu.sg
    ² Department of Social Work, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India; anita.roy@nehu.ac.in
    ³ Meghalaya Health Services, Tura, India; rajiv.das@mhs.gov.in

    * Correspondence: shyh.teo@nus.edu.sg; Tel.: +65-9123-4567
  • Please ensure that all authors are entered correctly into the submission system, including their full names and institutional affiliations. Surnames should be listed as one last name only, while given names should include the first and middle name(s) as appropriate. This is crucial for proper indexing and citation of the article.
  • The abstract is structured (Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions and Implication).
  • Abstract does not exceed 300 words.
  • 6–10 keywords are included, separated by semicolons.
  • All headings and subheadings are consistently numbered:
    – 1. Introduction (bold)
    - 1.1. Literary review (italic)
    – 2. Methods (bold)
    – 3. Discussion (bold)
    – 4. Conclusion (bold)
    – References
    – 3.1. Subsection (italic)
    – 3.1.1. Subsubsection, etc. (italic)
  • The manuscript uses Palatino Linotype or Palatino, a 10-point font, single-spaced.
    Text uses italics for emphasis, not underlining (except in URLs).
    Figures and tables are embedded near the first mention in the text.
    All figures and tables are labeled in full:
    – Figure 1. Title of the figure.
    – Table 1. Title of the table.
    Lists use proper bullet points or numbering as needed.
  • All references are formatted according to the APA 6th edition style.
    Each reference must contain complete bibliographic information, including:

    For journal articles:

    Author(s) – Last name followed by initials (e.g., Smith, 2010)

    Year of publication in parentheses (e.g., (2021))

    Full title of the article (sentence case, no italics or quotation marks)

    Full journal name in italics and title case (e.g., International Journal of Disaster Risk Management)

    Volume number in italics

    Issue number in parentheses (if applicable)

    Page range (e.g., 101–115)

    DOI or URL if available

    ✅ Example (journal article):
    Smith, J. A., & Kumar, R. (2021). Integrating palliative care into disaster response: Lessons from the field. International Journal of Disaster Risk Management, 5(2), 101–115. https://doi.org/10.1234/ijdm.v5i2.789

    For books:

    Author(s)

    Year of publication

    Title of the book in italics

    Edition (if not first)

    Publisher

    DOI or URL if applicable

    Example (book):
    Alexander, D. (2002). Principles of emergency planning and management. Oxford University Press.

    For book chapters:

    Author(s) of the chapter

    Year

    Title of the chapter

    In Editor(s) of the book (Eds.), Title of the book (pp. xx–xx)

    Publisher

    Example (book chapter):
    Wisner, B. (2006). Risk and the neoliberal state: Why post‐Katrina reconstruction failed. In H. Rodríguez, E. L. Quarantelli, & R. R. Dynes (Eds.), Handbook of disaster research (pp. 303–316). Springer.

    References must include DOIs or URLs wherever available. Use permanent links (e.g., DOI format: https://doi.org/...), not database-specific links.

    References are single-spaced and formatted consistently throughout the list.







  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Management is published twice a year, with issues released at the end of June and December.

    Manuscripts submitted at least 20 days before the end of May or November (i.e., by June 10 or December 10) and which successfully pass the peer review and editorial process will be considered for publication in the upcoming issue.

    Submissions received after these deadlines may be scheduled for the following issue, depending on the timing of the review process and editorial decisions.

Author Guidelines

International Journal of Disaster Risk Management publication is intended to further the progress of science by reporting research or reviews. Authors are expected to follow the publication ethics and avoid data fabrication and falsification. Plagiarism constitutes scientific misconduct and is not acceptable. All the submitted articles will be checked in for plagiarism. So authors and co-authors are expected to have made reasonable attempts to check findings before submitting them to our journal for publication. Also, authors are expected to keep all research data for verification even after the publication. The failure to keep the data may be regarded as misconduct.

Please, use the template for writing the article - link and guidelines for contributors - link

Papers that are not adapted to the form will be rejected.

Submission of Manuscripts

Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has not been, will not be, nor is at present submitted elsewhere, and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out; in addition that any person cited as a personal communication has approved such citation. Written authorisation may be required at the editor's discretion.

Articles and any other material published in the Journal of Disaster Risk Management represent the opinions of the author(s) and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the editor(s) and the publisher. Authors submitting a manuscript do so with the understanding that if it is accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the publisher. The publisher will not refuse any reasonable request by the author for permission to reproduce any of his/her contributions to International Journal Of Disaster Risk Management.

 Length of paper

 The usual length of the paper should be restricted to 5.000 words. However, a longer paper can be considered by the editorial team, when applicable. The longer paper will be subjected to a delay in publication.

List of Symbols

 The manuscript should contain a list of all symbols used in the paper. They should be identified typographically for the printer, not mathematically. This list will not appear in print, but is essential to avoid publication delay.

Footnotes

 Text footnotes should be avoided whenever possible. If they must be used, indicate them by superscript lower-case letters in the text.

References

References are to be listed in the order cited in the text as APA (American Psychological Association) style. References in the text are to be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, in the order of the first appearance. They can be typed in superscripts after punctuation marks, e.g. in below:

 APA Examples - Books

Page numbers refer to the relevant page in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.

Book (p. 203):

Takahashi, S. (2009). The manga guide to statistics. San Francisco, CA: No Starch Press.

Book chapter in an anthology (p. 204):

Vessey, D. (2001). Hey-diddley-ho neighboreenos: Ned Flanders and neighborly love. In W. Irwin, M. T. Conrad,  & A. J. Skoble (Eds.),
     The Simpsons and philosophy (pp. 202-214). Chicago, IL: Open Court.

Article in a reference book (p. 203):

Chapman, R. (2000). GI Joe. In T. Pendergast & S. Pendergast (Eds.), St. James encyclopedia of popular culture (Vol. 2, pp. 229-230).
     Detroit, MI: St. James Press.

APA Examples - Periodicals

Journal article with DOI (p. 198):

Shepherd, L. & Kuczynski, A. (2009). The use of emotive imagery and behavioral techniques for a 10-year-old  boy's nocturnal fear
     of ghosts and zombies. Clinical Case Studies, 8(2), 99-112. doi:10.1177/1534650108329664

Journal article with no DOI listed (p. 199):

  • If article was retrieved from a print journal:

Mabry, R., & Deiermann, P. (2009). Of cheese and crust: A proof of the pizza conjecture and other tasty results.
     American Mathematical Monthly, 116(5), 423-438.

  • If article was retrieved in electronic format:
    • Check CrossRef for DOI
      • If DOI is found, cite using DOI.
      • "If no DOI has been assigned to the content, provide the home page URL of the journal or of the book or report publisher. If you are accessing the article from a private database, you may need to do a quick web search to locate this URL... In general, it is not necessary to include database information." (pp. 191-192)

Deno, S. (1985). Curriculum-based measurement: The emerging alternative.
      Exceptional Children,52(3), 219-232. Retrieved from http://www.cec.sped.org

      • Your instructor may ask you to use a modified version of APA style, in which you include the name of the database instead of the journal home page or cite articles without a DOI in the print journal format. Check your assignment or ask the professor.

Magazine article - accessed online (p. 200):

Kushner, D. (2009, September). Tricked-out golf carts swarm Florida communities. Wired 17(10). Retrieved from
      http://www.wired.com/magazine

Magazine article - accessed in print (p. 200):

Reyes, P. (2010, August). Paradise swamped: The boom and bust of the middle-class dream. Harper's Magazine, 321(1923), 39-48.

Newspaper article - accessed online (p. 200):

Kepner, T. (2004, October 21). Back from dead, Red Sox bury Yanks and go to series. The New York Times. Retrieved from
     http://www.nytimes.com.

Newspaper article - accessed in print (p. 200):

Itzkoff, D. (2010, July 20). Banned TV episode has its day on DVD. The New York Times, pp. C1, C5.

APA Examples - Websites

Entire website (ref.):

To cite an entire website, give the URL of the site in the text of your paper.  It is not necessary to put cite it in the references section. Only include retrieval dates for sites that change frequently, such as wikis.

Example: The APA style website gives examples of references (http://apastyle.org).

Article on a website (ref.):

Welch, C. (2009, September 9). Web goes nuts for 'crasher squirrel.' Retrieved from
     http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/09/minnesota.crasher.squirrel/

Article from an online reference work (p. 205):

Boondoggle. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster's online dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/boondoggle

 Tables

 Tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text. Each table should have a short descriptive caption. Table footnotes should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters.

Figures

Figures should be numbered (with Arabic numerals) in order of appearance and should have short descriptive captions. Line drawings must be professionally drafted originals, in black ink, with lettering large enough to be legible after a reduction of 50-60%. Figures should be designed to fit the proportions of the printed page. Illustrations in colour can be accepted only if the authors defray the cost.

Offprints

Reprints may be purchased; quotes to be provided by the publisher upon request.

 

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