We are pleased to announce the call for papers for a special issue of the Journal of Disaster Research on “Modeling of Human-Policy-Technology Nexus and Simulation for Disaster Response and Business Continuity.”

This special issue targets state-of-the-art research results, case studies, and information on disaster response and business continuity planning for academic researchers, practitioners, and policy makers interested in design, evaluation, and training related to these topics.

This issue welcomes submissions from all disciplines and application domains, including healthcare, transportation, lifeline infrastructure, the service industry, etc., that have interest in or are related to disaster response, business continuity planning, or modeling and simulation.

Potential submissions may include, but are not limited to the following.
1. A survey study of the current status of BCP preparedness in various domains
2. A survey study of disaster response, business continuity, or recovery in past disasters
3. Mathematical or agent-based modeling and simulation of disaster response, including business continuity and recovery
4. Human factors and human modeling and simulation related to disaster response or business continuity and recovery
5. Simulation-based optimization of disaster response, business continuity, or recovery operations
6. Design and evaluation of BCPs
7. Training and education for BC and BC planning
8. A case study on a relevant issue