Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Australian Journal of Emergency Management
ISSN 1324-1540 · Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
Australian Journal of Emergency Management: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Emergency Management is published by Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disaster Management and Resilience, Disaster Response and Management and Safety and Risk Management, together about 65% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences36.3%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions14.6%
- Safety and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting14.2%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences11.3%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science4%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences1.6%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science1.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professions (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 49/101 | — |
| Safety Research | Q4 | 88/108 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 145OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,021 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 14 | 166 |
| 2025 | 29 | 24 | 352 |
| 2024 | 26 | 23 | 436 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 505 |
| 2022 | 21 | 18 | 475 |
| 2021 | 49 | 25 | 573 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
- ISSN
- 1324-1540
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Emergency Management
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of Emergency Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of Emergency Management is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Australian Journal of Emergency Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Emergency Management is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Australian Journal of Emergency Management open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Emergency Management is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .