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Natural Hazards Review

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1527-6988eISSN1527-6996

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.503

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.853

Total Works

1,182

Total Citations

34,753

2yr Mean Citedness

2.65

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the assessment, modeling, and management of natural hazards, including earthquakes, floods, and cyclones. It examines the impacts of these hazards on infrastructure, communities, and socioeconomic systems. The journal also addresses disaster resilience, risk mitigation strategies, and the integration of climate change projections into hazard assessments.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 96 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,182

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Civil Engineers

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1527-6988 / 1527-6996

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, CivilEnvironmental StudiesGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryMeteorology & Atmospheric SciencesWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Civil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Disaster Management and ResilienceFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementInfrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability AnalysisTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEvacuation and Crowd DynamicsWind and Air Flow StudiesLandslides and related hazardsDisaster Response and ManagementSeismic Performance and AnalysisPublic Relations and Crisis Communication