Journal of International Humanitarian Action
SpringerOpen · United Kingdom · Est. 1997
Aims & Scope
The Journal of International Humanitarian Action is an open access peer-reviewed journal for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and anyone moved to understand contemporary challenges, reflect critically on practices, and engage at humanitarian action’s leading edge. We welcome original academic and/or practice-informed contributions not only from scholars of international humanitarian law or practitioners of global nonprofit management, but also from myriad other areas spanning the social sciences and humanities and beyond. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: humanitarian ethics humanitarian protection application of international humanitarian law (IHL) humanitarian programming, monitoring, and evaluation education and training of humanitarian aid workers the Humanitarian-Development-Security Nexus governance, organization, and evolution of humanitarian systems best practices and knowledge-sharing in humanitarian action politics of humanitarian aid humanitarian technology psychosocial elements of humanitarian action The journal regularly publishes special collections that can be proposed by guest editors and discuss in detail pressing questions of humanitarian action. Given the diversity of our readership, the editors seek submissions that transcend disciplinary and sectional divisions and promote rigorous and inclusive discourse around the challenges, problems, and practices of humanitarian action.
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Frequently asked questions about Journal of International Humanitarian Action
Is Journal of International Humanitarian Action a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of International Humanitarian Action: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Journal of International Humanitarian Action?
Journal of International Humanitarian Action is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.19.
Is Journal of International Humanitarian Action indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Journal of International Humanitarian Action is indexed in DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Journal of International Humanitarian Action?
The Journal of International Humanitarian Action is an open access peer-reviewed journal for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and anyone moved to understand contemporary challenges, reflect critically on practices, and engage at humanitarian action’s leading edge. We welcome original academic and/or practice-informed contributions not only from scholars of international humanitarian law or practitioners of global nonprofit management, but also from myriad other areas spanning the social sciences and humanities and beyond. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: humanitarian e
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of International Humanitarian Action?
Journal of International Humanitarian Action charges an article processing charge (APC) of about €1,710 for open-access publication.
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