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Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly

Negah Institute for Social Research and Scientific Communication · Iran · Est. 2016

ISSN2345-4210
SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
72
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total72
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
8
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Fast · vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Scorei
0.259
H-Indexi
12
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.328
Total Worksi
351
Total Citationsi
1,016
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.58
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

HDQ covers all topics related to different aspects of health in emergencies and disasters (i.e). health care services/organizations, civil engineering, geology/geometry, policy making, socio-cultural considerations, ethical issues, political emergencies, economic crises, climate change, etc) from international researchers in form of original and review papers as well as short communication, case study and field reports, editorial, commentary, policy brief and book review.

General Information

Country / RegionIran
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2016
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications351
Publisher OrgNegah Institute for Scientific Communication
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2015
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~8 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Negah Institute for Social Research and Scientific Communication
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2345-4210
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
37
163
2019
28
101
2020
32
96
2021
28
67
2022
38
47
2023
32
58
2024
74
14
2025
1
0
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.

Emergency Medical ServicesQ2
Building and ConstructionQ3
Civil and Structural EngineeringQ3
Emergency MedicineQ3
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Building and ConstructionSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency MedicineCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Disaster Response and ManagementDisaster Management and ResilienceEmergency and Acute Care StudiesHealth and Well-being StudiesTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthTraffic and Road SafetyOccupational Health and Safety ResearchInjury Epidemiology and PreventionCOVID-19 epidemiological studies

Frequently asked questions about Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly

Is Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly?

Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.259.

Is Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly?

HDQ covers all topics related to different aspects of health in emergencies and disasters (i.e). health care services/organizations, civil engineering, geology/geometry, policy making, socio-cultural considerations, ethical issues, political emergencies, economic crises, climate change, etc) from international researchers in form of original and review papers as well as short communication, case study and field reports, editorial, commentary, policy brief and book review.

How much does it cost to publish in Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly?

Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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