About the Journal

The International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research and professional practice in disaster and hazard studies, disaster risk reduction, emergency management, resilience, public policy, and related fields.

IJDRM publishes contributions addressing the full disaster risk management cycle—prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The journal covers natural hazards, technological and human-induced hazards, complex emergencies, and global crises.

The journal provides an international platform for academics, researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, emergency services, civil protection authorities, humanitarian organizations, and other professionals to publish high-quality scientific and professional contributions.

About International Journal of Disaster Risk Management

 

Aims and Scope

The International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM) is a double-blind peer-reviewed, open access international journal published twice a year, dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research and practical knowledge in all areas of disaster and hazard studies, policy, and management.

The journal provides a platform for academics, policy-makers, practitioners, and humanitarian actors to publish high-quality contributions concerning both natural hazards and disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, pandemics) and man-made or technological hazards (e.g., terrorism, cyber-attacks, industrial accidents, hazardous materials, technological failures), as well as complex emergencies and global crises.

IJDRM seeks to foster dialogue and collaboration across disciplines to reduce disaster risks and enhance resilience within the broad framework of sustainable development and planetary boundaries.

We welcome research that addresses the full cycle of disaster risk management — including prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation — at all scales and across diverse contexts.

Scope of the Journal

IJDRM covers, but is not limited to, the following thematic areas:

  • Disaster and crisis management theory and practice
    Conceptual frameworks, evolving paradigms, and practical approaches to managing diverse hazards.

  • Risk awareness, perception, and assessment
    Public risk perception, risk communication, early warning systems, and decision-making under uncertainty.

  • Hazard and vulnerability analysis
    Methods and case studies addressing physical, social, economic, and environmental vulnerabilities, and multi-hazard risk assessments.

  • Knowledge development and capacity building
    Disaster education, training, public awareness, research innovation, and knowledge dissemination strategies.

  • Public commitment and institutional frameworks
    Legal, policy, organizational, and community-based mechanisms for risk governance and stakeholder coordination.

  • Disaster prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery planning
    Integrated strategies, best practices, and policy implementation at local, national, and international levels.

  • Critical infrastructure protection and continuity planning
    Safeguarding essential services and systems before, during, and after disasters.

  • Climate change adaptation and environmental risks
    Intersections between climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction, including nature-based solutions.

  • Health, mental health, and humanitarian response
    Emergency medical services, psychosocial support, and public health resilience.

  • Social dimensions of disasters
    Equity, inclusion, gender, culture, vulnerable groups, and civil society roles in risk reduction and recovery.

Types of Contributions

The journal publishes:

  • Original research articles

  • Review papers

  • Case studies

  • Policy and practice briefs

  • Theoretical and methodological papers

Interdisciplinary and Global Focus

IJDRM encourages submissions from diverse fields, including but not limited to: emergency management, public health, environmental science, engineering, sociology, psychology, geography, law, political science, and urban planning.

While maintaining a global outlook, the journal values region-specific case studies, comparative research, and context-sensitive analyses that offer transferable lessons across disciplines and geographies.

Keywords

Disaster risk management, natural hazards, technological disasters, emergency situations, crisis management, disaster theory and practice, risk reduction, mitigation, preparedness, hazard analysis, resilience, complex emergencies, global crises, policy, humanitarian response, public health, climate adaptation, vulnerability, sustainability.

Publication Frequency and Publication Model

Beginning on 1 January 2026, IJDRM is published semiannually, with two issues per annual volume.

The journal applies a continuous (rolling) publication model. Articles are published individually within an open issue as soon as they have successfully completed the full editorial and production process, including peer review, acceptance, copyediting, proofreading, and final typesetting. Authors therefore do not need to wait for the completion of an entire issue before their accepted articles are published.

IJDRM uses continuous pagination within each annual volume. Every published article receives its final bibliographic information, including the year, volume, issue, page range, and Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

The published article constitutes the Version of Record. Its bibliographic metadata remain stable after publication. Any necessary correction or amendment is handled transparently in accordance with the journal’s policy on corrections, expressions of concern, retractions, and article removal.

Further information is available on the Publication Model: Continuous (Rolling) Publication and Publication Schedule and Journal History pages.

Peer Review

All manuscripts submitted to IJDRM undergo an initial editorial screening. During this stage, the manuscript is assessed for relevance to the journal’s aims and scope, compliance with submission requirements, originality, academic quality, and adherence to publication-ethics standards.

Manuscripts that pass the initial screening normally undergo double-blind peer review by at least two independent reviewers. Under this model, the identities of the authors and reviewers are concealed from one another.

Manuscripts are evaluated according to the following principal criteria:

  • Originality and scientific contribution;
  • Relevance to the journal’s aims and scope;
  • Theoretical and methodological soundness;
  • Clarity, coherence, and quality of presentation;
  • Reliability and transparency of the research;
  • Importance of the findings for disaster risk management research, policy, or practice;
  • Compliance with ethical and professional standards.

Final publication decisions are made by the responsible editor based on the reviewers’ reports, the quality of the manuscript, and compliance with the journal’s editorial policies.

The Editor-in-Chief, editors, Editorial Board members, reviewers, and publisher must disclose relevant conflicts of interest. Manuscripts submitted by editors, Editorial Board members, or persons connected with the journal are handled through an independent editorial process. The person concerned does not participate in reviewer selection, manuscript assessment, or the final editorial decision.

Detailed information is available in the Peer Review Policy, Reviewer Instructions, Editorial Independence and Non-Interference, Conflicts of Interest, and Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.

Open Access and Licensing

IJDRM is a fully open-access journal. All published articles are made immediately and permanently available online without subscription charges or access barriers.

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, share, reuse, and adapt published content for lawful purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author or authors and the original publication in IJDRM.

Authors retain copyright in their articles and grant IJDRM the right of first publication.

No prior permission from the authors, editors, or publisher is required for reuse that complies with the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Further information is available in the Open Access Policy, Copyright and Licensing Policy, and Repository Policy.

Self-Archiving

IJDRM permits and encourages authors to deposit the following versions of their manuscripts in appropriate repositories:

  • The submitted manuscript or preprint;
  • The accepted manuscript;
  • The final published Version of Record.

Authors may deposit these versions in institutional, disciplinary, national, or funder-designated repositories and on personal or departmental websites. No embargo period applies.

The deposited version should clearly indicate its status. Where the final article has been published, the deposit should contain the complete bibliographic citation and a link to the article’s DOI.

Detailed conditions are available in the Repository Policy.

Publication Fees

IJDRM does not charge manuscript-submission or peer-review fees.

For manuscripts accepted for publication on or after 1 January 2026, an Article Processing Charge of EUR 150 applies. The APC is payable only after a manuscript has been formally accepted for publication.

The payment of an APC does not influence manuscript evaluation, reviewer selection, peer-review reports, editorial decisions, or acceptance for publication. Editorial decisions are based exclusively on academic quality, relevance, originality, methodological soundness, and compliance with journal policies.

Information concerning payment methods, invoicing, discounts, waivers, vouchers, and refunds is available on the Publication Fees and Discount Policy — APC Discounts, Vouchers and Waivers pages.

Information about the journal’s financial model is available on the Revenue Sources page.

Abstracting, Indexing and Scholarly Infrastructure

Information about the databases, directories, catalogues, registries, and scholarly infrastructure services in which IJDRM is indexed, abstracted, registered, or discoverable is provided on the Abstracting and Indexing Information page.

The journal publishes only verified information about its current indexing and registration status. Applications that are pending and databases targeted for future inclusion are not presented as current indexing coverage.

Each published article is assigned a DOI through Crossref, supporting persistent identification, discoverability, metadata dissemination, and citation linking.

Publisher and Editorial Leadership

IJDRM is published by the Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management (SPS-DRM), Belgrade, Serbia.

SPS-DRM is a non-governmental and non-profit scholarly and professional organization dedicated to advancing research, education, policy, and professional practice in disaster risk management, emergency management, security, protection, and community resilience.

The journal’s founder and Editor-in-Chief is Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Cvetković, Full Professor of Disaster Risk Management at the Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Serbia, and Adjunct Professor at Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria.

Detailed information about the journal’s leadership, Editorial Board, institutional affiliations, editorial responsibilities, and governance is available on the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board, Editorial Masthead, Publisher, and Editorial Independence and Non-Interference pages.

Journal Information and Identifiers

Full title: International Journal of Disaster Risk Management
Acronym: IJDRM
Journal abbreviation: Int. J. Disaster Risk Manag.
Print ISSN: 2620-2662
Online ISSN: 2620-2786
UDC: 614.8.069
Publisher: Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management (SPS-DRM), Belgrade, Serbia
Publication frequency: Semiannual — two issues per year
Publication model: Continuous (rolling) publication
Peer-review model: Double-blind peer review
Access model: Full open access
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI registration agency: Crossref
Primary publication language: English

Contact

International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM)
Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management
Dimitrija Tucovića 121
Belgrade, Serbia

Editorial correspondence: editor@ijdrm.com
General and administrative correspondence: office@ijdrm.com