Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Natural Hazards Research
ISSN 2666-5921 · KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. · China
Natural Hazards Research: fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; review about 62 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 81 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Natural Hazards Research is published by KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disaster Management and Resilience, Landslides and related hazards and Flood Risk Assessment and Management, together about 38.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Natural hazards can have catastrophic impacts. Natural Hazards Research promotes communication between the various fields that have an interest in natural disasters and catastrophic events, with the goal of raising awareness and improving detection and response.The journal covers multiple disciplines in natural and social sciences, emphasizing new theories, techniques, methods and case studies. It also promotes the integration and interaction of multiple scientific disciplines, including geology, geophysics, geochemistry, petrology, geodesy and instrumentation.The journal welcomes submissions exploring all kinds of hazards: geological, atmospheric, climatological, meteorological, oceanographic, hydrological, and ecological. Papers on space weather and space radiation are also welcome. Topics covered include, but are not limited to:The mechanisms and nature of related hazardsDisaster detection, monitoring, and early warningGeospace observation for natural hazardsDisaster vulnerability, hazard, and risk assessment and managementPrevention and prediction of disastersHigh-teches for disaster mitigation and reductionNatural Hazards and human societyEditorial Board
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences14.3%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science13.4%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science10.9%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.9%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering4.5%
- Tree Root and Stability StudiesEngineering4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 13/194 | 93rd |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q1 | 59/876 | 93rd |
| Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 33/307 | 89th |
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
- 9.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 154OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.58OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 378 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74 | 74 | 1,697 |
| 2025 | 81 | 81 | 1,600 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 947 |
| 2023 | 104 | 104 | 509 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 149 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 38 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
62 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 15 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 800 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 1
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- editorialFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- hypothesisFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- opinionFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- original researchFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- perspectiveFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…main text ≤ 3,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 4 · references ≤ 30
- reviewFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- review articleFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- short communicationFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
- viewpointFull-length/ Research ArticleA complete report on original research and/or clinical studiesA structured abstract is required.A clear structure is required, whic…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Allows users to: distribute and copy the article; create extracts, abstracts, and other revised versions, adaptations or derivative works of or from an article (such as a translation); include in a collective work (such as an anthology); and text or data mine the article. These uses are permitted even for commercial purposes, provided the user: gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (with a lin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access KeAi Guide for authors: Open Access
Open access journal Model summary
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. Permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors to determine suitability for publication in this journal. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected will…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
iThenticate CrossCheck plagiarism screening Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint sharing
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Authors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent 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
- KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-5921
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Natural Hazards Research
How long does peer review take at Natural Hazards Research?
The publisher reports about 62 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Natural Hazards Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 1; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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.
Which databases index Natural Hazards Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Natural Hazards Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Natural Hazards Research open access, and what is the APC?
Natural Hazards Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .