Journal profile · PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy
ISSN 1944-4079 · Wiley-Blackwell
Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 162 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 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, Risk Perception and Management and Disaster Response and Management, together about 45.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (emergencies, disasters, or public policy/organizational crises) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy (RHCPP) addresses the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risk, hazards, and crisis raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications. During unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play.The purpose of RHCPP is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risk,hazards, and crises, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and to what effect. The journal is explicitly designed to encourage a broad range of perspectives by integrating work from a variety of disciplines. The journal will look at social science theory and policy design across the spectrum of risks and crises — including natural and technological hazards, public health crises, terrorism, and societal and environmental disasters. Papers will analyze the ways societies deal with both unpredictable and predictable events as public policy questions, which include topics such as crisis governance, loss and liability, emergency response, agenda setting, and the social and cultural contexts in which hazards, risks and crises are perceived and defined.Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy invites dialogue and is open to new approaches. We seek scholarly work that combines academic quality with practical relevance. We especially welcome authors writing on the governance of risk and crises to submit their manuscripts. Suitable paper topics would include, but not be limited to, the following: Research defining and characterizing what counts as a “societal crises.” When does a condition become a crisis? Is the threshold for social crises defined differently in different issue areas (e.g., environmental, economic and health)? How does the structure of the public policy process enhance or impede successful societal anticipation of, and response to, crises? Such inquiry is called for at the international, national, and sub-national levels. How do policy designs and administrative practices for forecasting and prediction of crises interact with individual and collective incentives? Are designs pr
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Editor-in-chief Sanneke KuipersPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 14, Netherlands 7, Australia 3, Sweden 3, Mainland China 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences27.8%
- Risk Perception and ManagementSocial Sciences9.2%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions8.7%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences6.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 159OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 49Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 73,905Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 535 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 11 | 8 |
| 2025 | 57 | 29 | 79 |
| 2024 | 43 | 33 | 170 |
| 2023 | 27 | 19 | 116 |
| 2022 | 23 | 10 | 164 |
| 2021 | 39 | 20 | 579 |
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
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 105 days – 209 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 210 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 167 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 50 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 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted10
- commentariesCommentaries evidence-based opinion pieces or perspectives on new trends and phenomena involving areas of broad interestLength not stated
- commentaryArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- original paperArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- original papersOriginal Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge and literatureLength not stated
- perspectiveArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
- reviewsReviews critical reviews of the literature, including systematic reviews and meta-analysesLength not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You'll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC, unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the author guidelines, new submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal: https://authors.wiley.com/journal/RHC3. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the "My Submissions" button. For technical help with the submission system, please rev…
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
- 1944-4079
- Society / sponsor
- Policy Studies Organization
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy
What CAS zone is Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public Administration. 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 Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 105–209 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20% (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 Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), Netherlands (7) and Australia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .