The Electronic Journal of Disaster Science

UPDATE AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE:

Copyright 1998, 2003, 2008 by Walter G. Green III. All rights reserved.

This page was last updated on 12 March 2008. Permission to reproduce material from the JOURNAL is granted for academic research, library or other archives, or classroom instruction provided the source of material is acknowledged by appropriate citation. Individual authors hold copyright to their articles, and as a condition to publication, agree to permit reproduction under the conditions cited above.

NOTE:  

This publication was formerly known as The Electronic Journal of Emergency Management, but the phrase "Journal of Emergency Management" has become so common as a journal title as to invite confusion.  As a result, we have changed our name to clearly differentiate this publication from the others in the field.  In October 2003 we completed a conversion to conform to the Internet based style guide designed for this publication, Notes on the Science of Extreme Situations, and the emergency management and disaster science academic programs at the University of Richmond.  In some cases in articles submitted using other styles, full compliance with the new style was not achieved.  However, all future articles will meet the requirements for style identified below.

AWARDS:

The JOURNAL was recognized as a BEST PRACTICE in Emergency Management by the Metro Richmond Emergency Planning Group in 1999.

MISSION:

The mission of this independent electronic journal is to publish research on the development of the study of disasters and major emergencies with a focus on the identification of new theory and new research and analytical techniques.  In addition, we solicit research on the operational effects of hazards, the management of the response phase of emergencies and disasters, and on the history of civil defense and emergency management.  Articles on the application of integrated emergency management in the emergency services, including emergency management, business continuity, fire, emergency medical, law enforcement, and voluntary services are also welcome.  Preference is given to work that is multidisciplinary or integrative and that addresses significant practitioner issues not commonly documented in journals currently in print. Research using both qualitative and quantitative methods is welcome. All submissions should be original research, not previously published by the author. Submissions of papers by students in undergraduate and graduate programs are especially encouraged.

ISSUES:

Issues of the JOURNAL are dated and numbered based on their opening for articles. Each issue will contain four articles and will remain open until filled.

PEER REVIEW:

Initial acceptance of articles is by peer review by one academic and one practitioner reader. In addition, this is an on-line peer reviewed publication. On-line peer review was selected to provide the widest possible continuing dialog on the subject matter of articles published in the JOURNAL. We solicit peer review of each article by both academic and practitioner readers. Please submit comments to the Editor in accordance with the instructions posted on the reference and peer review page linked to the text of each article. Peer review comments should be constructive and provide supporting citations as appropriate.

SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES:

Material may be submitted for an open issue at any time. Articles will be posted in the order reviewed, until an issue is completed. Printed and bound copies of completed issues may be obtained from the contact address at the bottom of this page.

All proposed articles should be submitted in two paper copies and a disc to Walter G. Green III at P. O. Box 799, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 or electronically to the editor at wgreen@richmond.edu for consideration. Authors must verify that all discs or electronic files submitted have been checked for viruses with current virus checking software prior to their submission.

GUIDELINES AND STYLE:

While the editor will work with authors to ensure the best possible presentation of your work, we urge you to consider the following guidelines as you prepare a proposed article. 

1. Each article should address a clearly identified problem. The problem researched should be stated at the beginning of the article so there is no doubt in the reader's mind of the direction of the work. Historical surveys and literature reviews should clearly identify the topic surveyed and state a rationale for its importance.

2. Please restrict articles to the minimum length required to address the topic.  Edit your work to eliminate words that do not contribute to meaning and understanding. Make every word count.

3. Our standard style guide is available on-line.  Please use it to guide the formatting of your submission. 

4. Although our space limitations may preclude lengthy descriptions of research methods or statistical processes, make certain that a reader can easily understand what you did and why. When describing mathematical or other formulas, we are limited to the normal range of symbols on a computer keyboard, unless you can provide the formulas as a Word file.

5. If possible, use the current edition of Word to prepare your paper. Please indicate the word processing software used when you submit the article.

PRINTED COPIES:

The JOURNAL is published as an on-line electronic journal, and is not normally prepared as printed document.  If your organization requires a printed copy for archive purposes, please contact the editor for current pricing.  

ISSUE AND ARTICLE LINKS:

ISSUE 1 (1998-2000)

ISSUE 2 (2000-2003)

ISSUE 3 (2007-2008)

RHO EPSILON MU:

The JOURNAL is sponsored by Rho Epsilon Mu, the academic honor society for emergency management.

The Electronic Journal of Disaster Science

Emergency Management and Disaster Science Program

School of Continuing Studies

University of Richmond, Virginia 23173

United States of America