Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response JRACR
ISSN 2210-8491 · eISSN 2210-8505 · Atlantis Press · France
Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response JRACR: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response JRACR is published by Atlantis Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disaster Management and Resilience, Risk Perception and Management and Safety and Risk Management, together about 35.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response aims to promote the development of science and technology in the field of risk analysis and crisis response, to provide a forum for sharing theory and applications in this field, and for exchanging research findings and case studies. The journal will stimulate intellectual debate on risk and crisis, addressing the growing concern about the role of risk and crisis in modern society among industry officials, researchers, regulators and academics and increasing exchanges among those engaged in risk analysis and crisis response. The Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response is peer-reviewed and publishes both high-quality academic and application-oriented papers in the fields of risk analysis and crisis response. The journal is particularly interested in papers on the following topics: General theory and methods on risk analysis and risk management General theory and methods on crisis response and emergency management Risks caused by environmental hazards Risks caused by natural disasters Risks caused by terrorism Risk identification and management in food safety Risk issues in industrial systems Investment risks in projects Risks in financial systems Risks faced by insurance industry Risks in information systems Emerging risks related to new technologies and environment Emerging risks related to global climate change Emergency management of catastrophic accidents Emergency management of natural disasters Public health and crisis response to outbreaks Information systems serving for risk analysis and risk management Internet of Intelligences and risk radar
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Chongfu HuangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 27 in mainland China (about 77%); most named Mainland China 27, United States 2, Bangladesh 2, Germany 1, Canada 1 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences18%
- Risk Perception and ManagementSocial Sciences9.5%
- Safety and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.8%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences7.6%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences6.3%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 418/744 | 43rd |
| Information Systems and Management | Q3 | 144/222 | 35th |
| Decision Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 31/46 | 33rd |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 192/283 | 32nd |
| Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 233/307 | 24th |
| Safety Research | Q4 | 84/108 | 22nd |
| Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty | Q4 | 143/178 | 19th |
| Management Science and Operations Research | Q4 | 189/225 | 16th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, Crossref, CNKI Scholar, OAJ, MIAR, GETIT@YALE (Yale University Library)Publisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 447 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 198 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 197 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 149 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 111 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 98 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 93 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- articleArticle: Original research manuscripts.Length not stated
- communicationCommunication: Event communication is a communication that reports news events with typical significance.Length not stated
- popular sciencePopular Science: Popular science articles are articles that express the existing scientific knowledge, scientific methods, and the scientific thought and spirit…Length not stated
- reviewReview: These provide concise and precise updates on the latest progress made in the field of risk analysis and crisis response of research.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
According to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (ICMJE Recommendations 2013), JRACR requires that all those designated as authors should meet all four ICMJE criteria for authorship, and all who meet the following four criteria should be identified as authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest iii) Journal policies on conflicts of interest / competing interests.
According to our author guidelines, a competing interest exists when professional judgment concerning the validity of research is influenced by a secondary interest, such as financial gain. So, we require that the authors reveal all possible conflicts of interest in their submitted manuscripts. If there is no conflict of interests, authors should state that “The authors declare no conflict of inte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability iv) Journal policies on data sharing and reproducibility.
Encourages research data sharing Model summary
JRACR is committed to a more open research field to promote faster and more effective research findings by achieving the reproducibility and verification of data, methods and reporting standards. We encourage authors who publish articles in JRACR to share their research data, including but not limited to: raw data, processing data, software, algorithms, protocols, methods and materials.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE ethical oversight compliance Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to JRACR should strictly comply with the Ethical oversight guidelines recommended by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Published under CC BY-NC 4.0 user license. Model summary
The journal is published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 user license which defines the permitted 3rd-party reuse of its articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond/Platinum open access with Creative Commons license Model summary
All articles on the journal are “Diamond/Platinum” open access and therefore freely available in perpetuity from the moment of publication with a Creative Commons (CC) end-user license attached.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
No fees charged for articles; no surcharges for article length, illustrations and figures (including color figures), or supplementary data unless noted otherwise. Model summary
The Editorial Procedures of JRACR include: Initial Checks, Peer-Review, Editorial Decision and Revision, Author Appeals, Production and Publication.
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
- Atlantis Press
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2210-8491
- Electronic ISSN
- 2210-8505
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response JRACR
How long does peer review take at Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response JRACR?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response JRACR based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 27 (about 77%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (27), United States (2) and Bangladesh (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response JRACR?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response JRACR is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response JRACR open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response JRACR 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, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .