Journal profile · Multiple
Disaster Prevention and Management
ISSN 0965-3562 · eISSN 1758-6100 · Emerald
Disaster Prevention and Management: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; hybrid open access; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Disaster Prevention and Management is published by Emerald and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology 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 Flood Risk Assessment and Management, together about 53.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences31.6%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions14.8%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences5.6%
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability AnalysisEngineering3.6%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions3.4%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences3.4%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 812OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,484 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 56 | 21 | 60 |
| 2024 | 60 | 26 | 192 |
| 2023 | 37 | 14 | 428 |
| 2022 | 44 | 23 | 463 |
| 2021 | 46 | 14 | 556 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0965-3562
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-6100
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Disaster Prevention and Management
What CAS zone is Disaster Prevention and Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Disaster Prevention and Management is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Management / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Disaster Prevention and Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 96.
Which databases index Disaster Prevention and Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Disaster Prevention and Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Disaster Prevention and Management open access, and what is the APC?
Disaster Prevention and Management is a hybrid 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .