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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1982

ISSN1935-7893eISSN1938-744X

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.511

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.648

Total Worksi

3,808

Total Citationsi

44,619

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness is a leading international journal dedicated to the rapid dissemination of high-quality, peer-reviewed research on all aspects of disaster medicine and public health preparedness. The journal covers a broad range of topics, including but not limited to: disaster epidemiology, disaster risk reduction, emergency medical services, public health surveillance, disaster response, disaster recovery, and the psychological impact of disasters. It serves as a vital resource for clinicians, researchers, public health professionals, policymakers, and emergency managers worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1982

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,808

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1935-7893 / 1938-744X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

165

2.1k

2019

495

8.9k

2020

397

3.9k

2021

277

1.9k

2022

261

1.3k

2023

343

676

2024

366

327

2025

116

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Disaster Response and ManagementDisaster Management and ResiliencePosttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchCOVID-19 and Mental HealthViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesHealth and Conflict StudiesCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Is Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness?

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.06.

Is Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.