Journal profile · Multiple
Disasters
ISSN 0361-3666 · eISSN 1467-7717 · Wiley-Blackwell
Disasters: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.28; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,730; median 287 days to acceptance (75 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 9% (journal website); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Disasters is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Management 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 48.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Disasters is a major, peer-reviewed quarterly journal reporting on all aspects of disaster studies, policy and management. It provides an opportunity for academics, policy-makers and practitioners to publish the results of high-quality research and practice on disasters, crises and humanitarian response. Disasters: Is the leading journal in the field of disasters, protracted crises and complex emergencies Informs disaster prevention, mitigation and response policies and practice Adopts a worldwide geographical perspective Publishes academic papers, but welcomes field perspectives and case study approaches Promotes the interchange of ideas among academics, practitioners and policy-makers At Disasters we believe in the value of a rigorous, high-quality peer review process. Each paper under consideration is reviewed by 3 external reviewers, ensuring that the authors receive fair, thoughtful, and constructive feedback. Disasters is published for the ODI Global by Wiley. Founded in 1960, ODI Global is an independent think tank and a forum for discussion of global challenges and crises . ODI Global includes the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG), one of the world’s largest teams of independent policy researchers dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice in response to conflict, instability and disasters, providing a critical link between academics, policy-makers and field practitioners. We do not accept: Book reviews Case studies that do not produce generalizable findings Highly specialized or technical articles Unsolicited systematic literature reviews or meta-analyses We also welcome proposals for special themed issues. Please contact the Disasters Editorial Office (disasters@odi.org) to discuss arrangements. Keywords complex emergencies, conflict, disaster policy, disaster studies, disasters, displacement, epidemics, famine, hazards, humanitarian aid, humanitarian relief, humanitarian response, food security and nutrition, refugees
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4, United States 1, Türkiye 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences29.5%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions12.3%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationSocial Sciences5.6%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences3.5%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology3.4%
- Health and Conflict StudiesHealth Professions3.3%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,244OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 56.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 54Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 244,187Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,826 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 31 | 11 |
| 2025 | 60 | 40 | 136 |
| 2024 | 60 | 48 | 269 |
| 2023 | 48 | 39 | 370 |
| 2022 | 53 | 28 | 524 |
| 2021 | 63 | 36 | 1,061 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
287 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 209 days – 361 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 326 days
- Sample
- 75 articles with submission and acceptance dates (110 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 245 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,730 / EUR 3,120 / GBP 2,510 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access
- Conflicts of interest 5.5 AI disclosure
AI disclosure should be integrated into your manuscript using the same logic you apply to other tools and assistance. For journals published by Wiley, AI disclosure should be placed in the following sections of your manuscript: Acknowledgments: when AI assists with manuscript drafting, editing, translation, or formatting. Methods: when AI is used to assist with your research methodology, data coll…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and licensing
Upon acceptance, the corresponding author will be prompted to complete a licence agreement via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS). You may choose to publish under the journal's standard copyright agreement or an Open Access Creative Commons License (CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, or CC-BY-NC-ND). Some funders mandate a specific licence type. Review Copyright FAQs and Creative Commons licence terms. The p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access options
OnlineOpen is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article freely available to non-subscribers upon publication or whose funding agency requires open archiving. With OnlineOpen, you, your funder, or institution pays a fee; the article is made available via Wiley Online Library and deposited in your funder's preferred archive. For terms and conditions, see Online…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0361-3666
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-7717
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Disasters
What CAS zone is Disasters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Disasters is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Studies / Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Disasters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.28; CiteScore 6, h-index 115.
How long does peer review take at Disasters?
Based on the dates recorded on 75 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 287 days (interquartile range 209–361 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Disasters?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Disasters based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4), United States (1) and Türkiye (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Disasters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Disasters is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Disasters open access, and what is the APC?
Disasters is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,730.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .