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International Journal of Disaster Risk Science

Beijing Normal University Press · China · Est. 2010

ISSN2192-6395

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.225

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.523

Total Worksi

770

Total Citationsi

23,504

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science (IJDRS) is a peer-reviewed open access journal, addressing theoretical and methodological issues in all areas of disaster risk science, policy, and practice. Prioritizing research articles that are problem-driven and solution-oriented, providing insights on major disasters in a timely fashion. Linked to the Future Earth–Integrated Risk Governance (IRG) Project and the IDRiM Society, fostering integrated disaster risk science.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 76 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications770

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Beijing Normal University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2192-6395

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.9k

2019

3.1k

2020

1.5k

2021

1.4k

2022

1.5k

2023

698

2024

404

2025

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Safety ResearchQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryMeteorology & Atmospheric SciencesWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSafety ResearchGeography, Planning and DevelopmentGlobal and Planetary Change

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Disaster Management and ResilienceFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementDisaster Response and ManagementInfrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability AnalysisTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchClimate Change, Adaptation, MigrationLandslides and related hazardsClimate change impacts on agricultureRisk Perception and ManagementAgricultural risk and resilience

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Disaster Risk Science

Is International Journal of Disaster Risk Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Disaster Risk Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 International Journal of Disaster Risk Science?

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science 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 4.11.

Is International Journal of Disaster Risk Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.