Journal profile · Health Professions-Emergency Medical Services
Health in Emergencies Disasters Quarterly
ISSN 2345-4210 · Negah Institute for Scientific Communication · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Health in Emergencies Disasters Quarterly: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 74 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health in Emergencies Disasters Quarterly is published by Negah Institute for Scientific Communication. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disaster Response and Management, Disaster Management and Resilience and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, together about 46.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
: To establish an academic platform and make a scientific network for sharing and transferring and exchanging knowledge in the field of the health in disaster and emergency and to facilitate diffusion of research results among researchers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Emergency Medical Services
Editor-in-chief Hamid Reza KhankehPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 34, Germany 4, Sweden 2, Egypt 2, United Kingdom 1 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions22.3%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences16.9%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine7.1%
- Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicine4.5%
- Facility Location and Emergency ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering3.9%
- Safety and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medical Services | Q2 | 9/17 | 50th |
| General Social Sciences | Q3 | 152/286 | 47th |
| Emergency Medicine | Q3 | 65/111 | 41st |
| Building and Construction | Q3 | 182/258 | 29th |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | Q4 | 334/434 | 23rd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.77OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 847Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 354 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 148 |
| 2025 | 74 | 74 | 204 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 201 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 138 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 127 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 117 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 200 | — | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- original articleper is restricted to 5000 words for the original articles and up to 7000 words for review articles excluding abstract and references. Howemain text ≤ 7,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Ethical Codes: Medical Research Ethical Code: Psychologic Study Conflict of Interest Model summary
Ethical Codes: Medical Research Ethical Code: Psychologic Study Conflict of Interest
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
- Negah Institute for Scientific Communication
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2345-4210
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health in Emergencies Disasters Quarterly
How long does peer review take at Health in Emergencies Disasters Quarterly?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 Health in Emergencies Disasters Quarterly?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Health in Emergencies Disasters Quarterly based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (34), Germany (4) and Sweden (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Health in Emergencies Disasters Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health in Emergencies Disasters Quarterly is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Health in Emergencies Disasters Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Health in Emergencies Disasters Quarterly is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .