Journal of Disaster Research
- ISSN : 1881-2473(Print) / 1883-8030(Online)
- Editor-in-chief :Suminao Murakami (Laboratory of Urban Safety Planning) / Katsuki Takiguchi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

- Journal Materials:
Editorial Board
Aims&Scope
Message from Editor-in-Chief
Pamphlet (8.6MB)
Sample Preview
- Frequency : Bimonthly
- Latest Volume No. : 7 Size : A4
- Cover date of (Vol.1 No.1) : August 2006
- Distributed as : paper and e-journal
- Publication date : 1st of even-numbered months
- Subject area : Natural disaster(earthquake, tsunami, etc.,) and Man-made disasters(terrorism, nuclear disasters, etc.,)
Journal Information
The Journal of Disaster Research provides timely, topical information on disasters related to information, lifeline infrastructures, traffic, terror, and similar events not directly due to war.
The Journal's target audience is those who fight disaster in their capacity as researchers, engineers, disaster prevention managers, administrators, diplomats, and disaster-related NGO and NPO personnel. This Journal provides valuable knowledge on disaster prevention and mitigation from a comprehensive, informative viewpoint, with the emphasis on "wide and comprehensive scope".
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