The International Journal for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction is an international, multidisciplinary journal that provides a swift publication outlet for research and technical reports on various facets of disaster situations, their scientific aspects, and their social impacts. It also attends to issues of conflict management, peace research, and humanitarianism. Its objectives are to:
Identify techniques, methods, policies, education & training suitable for disaster risk reductions globally
Contribute to decision-making by providing information on progress and constraints in disaster management
Contribute to solving emerging global hazards by stimulating demand-oriented applied science
The Journal accepts manuscripts covering the following areas
Disaster risk reduction strategies and techniques
Hazard and vulnerability analysis
Human dimensions of disaster risk
Disaster risk governance and resilience
Global change and disaster risks
Peace and conflict resolution
Disaster risk management
Emerging risks and management strategies
Resilience against disasters
Disasters associated with climate change
Empirical studies and perspectives on major disaster events
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
Author Guidelines
The International Journal of Disaster Management and Risk Reduction (IJDMRR) (ISSN: 1992-2744) is a Multidisciplinary Journal published biannually by the School of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega Kenya
Submission of papers
Manuscripts can be submitted by post or electronically to: the Editorial Office, International Journal of Disaster Management and Risk Reduction, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, P.O BOX 190-50100, Kakamega Kenya. Phone +254 710414943 email: deansdmha@mmust.ac.ke
Manuscripts should be in English. Submitting a paper implies that it HAS NOT been previously published, nor is it under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in any other language, without the written consent of the publisher. Manuscripts should be prepared in standard work processing formats such as MS WORD, PDF or Latex. Authors should submit an electronic copy of their paper on disc with the final version of the manuscript. The electronic copy should match the hard copy exactly. (Both hardcopy and soft copy formats required)
Types of contributions
Research reports; critical reviews; viewpoint articles, case studies, and technical papers. This should be clearly indicated in articles.
Manuscript preparation
General: Manuscripts must be typewritten, single-spaced, with 1’’ margins on the sides. Printouts should be of font size of 12 pt. Articles should be no more than 10 pages (when single-spaced) or approximately between 2500-7500 words.
Articles not meeting these requirements shall not be accepted
Title: Should be precise
Abstract: It should not exceed 200 words. It should capture background information, objectives, methods, findings, and practical implications, where applicable.
Keywords: Authors are asked to provide up to six keywords (immediately after the abstract) that describe the scope of the article. At least one of these must be from a disaster related area.
Text: The order of preparing manuscripts should be: title, authors, affiliations, abstract, keywords, main text (including tables), acknowledgements, appendix, references, and figures. The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk and a footnote. Avoid endnotes in the text.
Headings and subtitles: Must be short, clearly defined
References: All cited publications in the text should be presented in a list of references. Generally use the APA or Harvard referencing style
Tables: Number them consecutively with a suitable caption for each
Illustrations: Photographs, charts, and diagrams will all be referred to as ‘ figures’ and should be provided in soft-copy form, suitable for reproduction without editing. They should, however, be kept minimal and in black and white. They should be clearly marked with the figure number and must have a caption. NB: except for on-line edition, the printed edition of the journal has no subsidy for colour images/ pages, and authors wishing their figures to appear in colour should consult Editorial office for additional charges (author will be charged at the current colour printing costs)
Acceptance and review
Once a manuscript is submitted, the Chief Editor will evaluate it for its suitability in terms of content and relevance to the journal’s area of scope. Once accepted, it will be passed onto at least two or three Peer reviewers approved by the editorial board for blind peer review. Proofs will be sent to the first named author (if no corresponding author is identified of multi-authored papers) and should be returned within 1 week of receipt
Copyright
All accepted material will be copyrighted. Manuscripts and communications concerning editorial matters should be sent to the editorial office at the above given address.
