International Journal of Disaster Risk Management
International Journal of Disaster Risk Management

International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM) is a  double-blind peer-reviewed (twice a year), open-access journal that serves all aspects of disaster studies, policy, and management. It provides a  platform for academics, policymakers, and practitioners to publish high-quality research and practice concerning natural disasters, anthropogenic disasters, complex political emergencies, and crises around the world. The journal crosses and affects interdisciplinary boundaries to promote communication, collaboration, and teamwork between professions and disciplines to avoid (prevention) or to limit (mitigation and preparedness) the adverse impacts of hazards, within the broad context of sustainable development. The journal encourages the interchange of ideas and experience, to decrease the risk of disasters and build community resilience within the context of sustainable development and planetary boundaries.

Submission of the articles doesn't involve article processing charges (APCs) neither submission charges.

The journal crosses and affects interdisciplinary boundaries to promote communication, collaboration, and teamwork between professions and disciplines to avoid (prevention) or to limit (mitigation and preparedness) the adverse impacts of hazards, within the broad context of sustainable development. The journal encourages the interchange of ideas and experience, to decrease the risk of disasters and build community resilience within the context of sustainable development and planetary boundaries.

This is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. 

Keywords
Disasters,  disaster risk management, natural disaster, technological disaster, emergency situations, crisis management, theory and practice, mitigation, preparedness, hazards, policy, natural, complex, emergencies, political, aid, relief, developing, humanitarian, field, reports, refugee, journal, research, analysis, review.

Editor-in-Chief
Assoc. Prof. Vladimir M. Cvetković, Ph.D., vmc@fb.bg.ac.rs

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Security Studies, Gospodara Vučića 50, Belgrade, Serbia

President of Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management, Belgrade 

Director of the International Institute for Disaster Research, Belgrade 

International editorial board

Professor Rajib Shaw, PhD
Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus
(SFC), Japan.

Professor Kevin Ronan, PhD
Clinical Psychology School of Health, Medical, and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity,
Rockhampton, Australia, k.ronan@cqu.edu.au.

Professor & Director, Naim Kapucu, PhD
School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, 4364 Scorpius Street,
USA.

Full professor Eric Noji, MD, MPH, DTM&H(Lon), PhD
Distinguished University Professor and Senior Consultant in Emergency Medicine,
King Saud University Hospitals and College of Medicine, Washington, D.C., USA.

Full Professor Igor Khripunov, PhD

Nonresident Fellow at Stimson Center, USA.

Damon P. Coppola,
Disaster Management Specialist, Pacific Disaster Center, and Principal, Shoreline
Risk, Hawaii, USA.

Prof. Dr. Eng. Alexandru Ozunu, PhD
Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, “Babeş-Bolyai” University,
Romania.

Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov, PhD
Head of National and Regional Security Department, Dean of Faculty
‘Economics of Infrastructure’ at University of National and World Economy (UNWE),
Sofia, Bulgaria.

Assoc. Prof. Rositsa Velichkova, PhD
Department Hydroaerodynamics and Hydraulic machines,Technical University of
Sofia, 1000 Sofia, 8 Kl. Ohridski Ave, Bulgaria, rositsavelichkova@abv.bg.

Full Prof. Miroslav Vesković, PhD
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Inter-institutional, International Relations
and Outreach, Brussels/Belgium.

Assoc. Prof. Rita Mano, PhD
Department of Human Services, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31995,
Israel.

Assoc. Prof. Igal M. Shohet, PhD
The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Structural Engineering, Beersheba,
Israel.

Assist. Prof. Blaz Komac, PhD
Head of the Department of natural hazards, Anton Melik Geographical Institute
ZRC SAZU, Slovenia.

Prof. Caroline Brassard, PhD
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.

Prof. Lamiaa A Fiala, Mbbch, MPH, DrPH, MSc.Edu, PhD
Public Health & Preventive Medicine Community Medicine Dept. Faculty of Medicine,
Suez Canal University Ismailia, Egypt.

Rita Mano, PhD
University of Haifa, Department of Human Services.

 Giulia Roder, PhD
Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, University of Padova,
Agripolis, viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.

Assoc. Prof. Adem Ocal, PhD
Independent researcher, Ankara, 06500, Turkey, ocadem@gmail.com.

Assoc. Prof. Aleksandar Ivanov, PhD
Faculty of Security-Skopje, University of Bitola , Macedonia.

Juel RanaKutub
Faujdarhat Cadet College Faujdarhat, Sitakundu, Chittagong 4616, Bangladesh.

Full Prof. Slavoljub Dragićević, PhD
University of Belgrade Faculty of Geography, Studentski Trg 3/III, 11000 Belgrade,
Serbia sasa@gef.bg.ac.rs.

Assist. Prof. Ivan Novković, PhD
University of Belgrade Faculty of Geography, Studentski Trg 3/III, 11000 Belgrade,
Serbia novkovic.ivan@gmail.com.

Full Prof. Stanimir Kostadinov, PhD
University of Belgrade Faculty of Forest, Kneza Viseslava 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.

Full Prof. Vladimir Jakovljević, PhD
University of Belgrade Faculty of Security Studies, Gospodara Vucica 50, 11040 Belgrade,
Serbia vjakov@fb.bg.ac.rs.

Full Prof. Marija Jevtic, MD, PhD
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina,
Serbia.

Full Prof. Boban Milojković, PhD
Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies, Belgrade, Cara Dušana 196, Belgrade,
Serbia.

Full Prof. Želimir Kešetović, PhD
Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Gospodara Vucica 50, 11040 Belgrade,
Serbia.

Assoc. Prof. Jasmina Gačić, PhD
University of Belgrade Faculty of Geography, Studentski trg 3/III, 11000 Belgrade,
Serbia.

Assoc. Prof. Jovana Nikolov, PhD
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Phyiscs, Faculty of Sciences
University of Novi Sad, Serbia.

Full Prof. Srđan Milašinović, PhD
University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, Belgrade, Cara Dušana 196,
Belgrade, Serbia.

Full Prof. Dragan Mlađan, PhD
University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, Belgrade, Cara Dušana 196,
Belgrade, Serbia.

Assist. Prof. Bojan Janković, PhD,           University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, Belgrade, Cara Dušana 196, Belgrade, Serbia.

Prof. Dejan Bošković, PhD
University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, Belgrade, Cara Dušana 196,
Belgrade, Serbia.

Full Prof. Aleksandra Ljuština, PhD
University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, Belgrade, Cara Dušana 196,
Belgrade, Serbia.

Full Prof. Goran Milošević, Faculty of Law, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Ana M. Petrović
Research Associate of the Geographical Institute „Jovan Cvijić“ of the Serbian Academy
of Sciences and Arts.

Editorial secretary
Jovana Martinović, Scientific-Professional Society for Disasaster Risk Management, Belgrade.

English Language Editor and Proof-Reader
Petar Marković

The publisher is Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management, Belgrade, Serbia - https://upravljanje-rizicima.com/. Email - disaster.risk.management.serbia@gmail.com

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