Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
ISSN 0966-0879 · eISSN 1468-5973 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.49; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 151 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 100 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management 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, Public Relations and Crisis Communication and Disaster Response and Management, together about 54.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management is an invaluable source of information on all aspects of contingency planning, scenario analysis and crisis management in both corporate and public sectors. It focuses on the opportunities and threats facing organizations and presents analysis and case studies of crisis prevention, crisis planning, recovery and turnaround management. With contributions from world-wide sources including corporations, governmental agencies, think tanks and influential academics, this publication provides a vital platform for the exchange of strategic and operational experience, information and knowledge.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief W. TimothyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences29%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences18.4%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions7%
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Risk Perception and ManagementSocial Sciences4.7%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions4.3%
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability AnalysisEngineering4.1%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences2.7%
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 | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
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 | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 655OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 91Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 236,779Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,596 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 131 | 57 | 27 |
| 2025 | 100 | 55 | 217 |
| 2024 | 122 | 74 | 797 |
| 2023 | 88 | 64 | 808 |
| 2022 | 62 | 33 | 703 |
| 2021 | 45 | 24 | 858 |
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
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 221 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 159 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (240 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)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 163 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 3,400 / EUR 2,840 / GBP 2,270 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Original Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- case studyCase StudyLength not stated
- original articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Original Article reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant…Length not stated
- research noteResearch NoteLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review ou…
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
- 0966-0879
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-5973
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 4 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.49; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 104–221 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13% (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.
Which databases index Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .