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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1982

ISSN1935-7893eISSN1938-744X
SJR Q3WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.511
H-Indexi
78
SNIPi
0.648
Total Worksi
3,808
Total Citationsi
44,619
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.06
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
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
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1935-7893 / 1938-744X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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
9k
2020
397
4k
2021
277
2k
2022
261
1.4k
2023
343
758
2024
365
422
2025
137
21
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness?

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 emerge

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref