International Journal of Disaster Risk Management

About the Journal

The International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, fully open-access scholarly journal published semiannually under a continuous (rolling) publication model. The journal is dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research, policy, and professional practice in disaster risk reduction, emergency management, resilience, and hazard studies. IJDRM publishes contributions addressing the full disaster risk management cycle—prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery—and covers natural, technological, human-induced, biological, and environmental hazards, as well as complex emergencies and global crises.

Detailed information about the journal’s scope, editorial governance, publication model, policies, author and reviewer guidelines, publication fees, indexing, and other relevant matters is available through the main navigation menu.

Announcements

International Journal of Disaster Risk Management — Vol. 8, No. 1, 2026

New Issue Published: International Journal of Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2026

2026-06-17

We are delighted to announce the publication of the latest issue of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM) — Vol. 8, No. 1, 2026.

This issue features 26 peer-reviewed scientific papers and brings together authors from 18 countries, reflecting the journal’s strong international orientation and interdisciplinary scope in disaster risk management, resilience, preparedness, response, recovery, governance, technological risks, vulnerability, public health, logistics, and search and rescue.

This diversity of perspectives and contexts strengthens the journal’s mission to advance rigorous, internationally relevant research and practical insights for disaster risk reduction, emergency management, and community resilience.

All papers are available in full text, and the PDF files can be downloaded directly. We also warmly encourage authors and readers to share their articles across social media and academic networks, including ResearchGate, Academia.edu, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, institutional repositories, and personal websites, to increase visibility and strengthen the global exchange of knowledge.

Editor-in-Chief,

Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Cvetković

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Current Issue

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Volume 8, No. 2 (2026) of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM) follows a rolling (continuous) publication model. Articles are published online individually as soon as they have successfully completed the rigorous double-blind peer-review process and the full production workflow, including copyediting, typesetting, layout, and final proof approval.

New articles will be added to this issue throughout the publication period until it is formally closed. This model accelerates the dissemination of rigorously reviewed research and ensures that new findings become available to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, emergency-management professionals, and the wider international community without unnecessary delay. Readers are encouraged to visit this page regularly to access the latest articles as they are published.

Call for Papers

IJDRM welcomes high-quality original research articles, review papers, case studies, and practice-oriented contributions addressing all phases of disaster risk management, including risk prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and reconstruction.

The journal covers a broad range of topics related to natural and technological hazards, climate-related and cascading risks, complex emergencies, societal and community resilience, vulnerability assessment, critical infrastructure protection, risk communication, emergency management, disaster governance, and emerging challenges in disaster risk reduction.

IJDRM particularly encourages interdisciplinary, comparative, innovative, and internationally relevant research that advances disaster risk management theory, policy, and practice. Submissions from researchers and practitioners worldwide are warmly welcomed, including studies representing diverse geographical, institutional, social, and cultural contexts.

All submitted manuscripts undergo initial editorial screening and, when found suitable for the journal, rigorous double-blind peer review. Following successful peer review and completion of the production process, accepted articles are published promptly within this issue. Each published article is assigned a DOI and made freely available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

There are no manuscript-submission or peer-review fees. An Article Processing Charge of EUR 150 applies only after a manuscript has been formally accepted for publication. Further information is available on the journal’s Publication Fees page.

Prospective authors are invited to consult the Author Guidelines and submit their manuscripts through the journal’s online submission system.

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Published: 2026-08-03

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About the Journal

The International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing theoretical, methodological, and practical knowledge in disaster risk reduction, emergency management, civil protection, community resilience, climate change adaptation, environmental security, and related interdisciplinary fields.

The journal welcomes original research articles, review papers, case studies, methodological contributions, and other scholarly works addressing contemporary challenges associated with natural, technological, biological, environmental, and human-induced hazards and disasters.

Why Publish with IJDRM?

IJDRM provides:

  • rigorous double-blind peer review;
  • international editorial and reviewer expertise;
  • open-access publication;
  • DOI assignment for published articles;
  • global visibility and dissemination;
  • support for interdisciplinary and internationally comparative research;
  • transparent editorial and publication procedures.

Important Information for Authors

Authors must prepare their manuscripts using the journal’s official Microsoft Word template and submit the main manuscript exclusively in an editable .doc or .docx format. PDF files are not accepted as the main manuscript.

All submissions must comply fully with the journal’s Author Guidelines, publication ethics requirements, referencing style, authorship criteria, data transparency standards, and policies concerning the use of artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies.

Any use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools in writing, editing, translation, data analysis, image creation, or other stages of manuscript preparation must be clearly and transparently disclosed.

Before submitting a manuscript, authors are strongly encouraged to review:

  • Author Guidelines;
  • official manuscript template;
  • publication ethics and malpractice statement;
  • peer-review policy;
  • AI-use policy;
  • open-access and copyright policy;
  • article processing charge policy.

Scope and Research Areas

The journal particularly welcomes research in the areas of:

disaster risk reduction; emergency and crisis management; civil protection; community resilience; vulnerability and preparedness; disaster response and recovery; climate-related risks; environmental and technological hazards; critical infrastructure protection; risk perception and communication; public safety; humanitarian operations; disaster governance; sustainable development; and the application of emerging technologies in disaster risk management.