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Disasters Template

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About the Disasters format

Disasters is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Disaster Management and Resilience, Disaster Response and Management, Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Disasters 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inDisaster Management and Resilience Disaster Response and Management Flood Risk Assessment and Management Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Peacebuilding and International Security
ISSN0361-3666
Citation impact (2-yr)2.08
h-index115
i10-index1,236
Total citations73,398
Article processing charge$3,450
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of London
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Disasters per year

84
2014
60
2015
55
2016
52
2017
53
2018
112
2019
48
2020
63
2021
53
2022
47
2023
60
2024
60
2025

Citation impact of Disasters by publication year

3.9K
2014
1.5K
2015
1.8K
2016
1.6K
2017
1.4K
2018
2.2K
2019
877
2020
987
2021
463
2022
317
2023
219
2024
79
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Disasters

The concept of resilience revisited

Bernard Manyena · 13 Nov 2006

The intimate connections between disaster recovery by and the resilience of affected communities have become common features of disaster risk reduction programmes since the adoption of The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015. Increasing attention is now paid to the capacity of disaster-affected communities to 'bounce back' or to recover with little or no external assistance…

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Identifying and Mapping Community Vulnerability

Betty Hearn Morrow · 1 Mar 1999

Disaster vulnerability is socially constructed, i.e., it arises out of the social and economic circumstances of everyday living. Most often discussed from the perspective of developing nations, this article extends the argument using American demographic trends. Examples from recent disasters, Hurricane Andrew in particular, illustrate how certain categories of people, such as the poor, the…

1,137 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Social media and disasters: a functional framework for social media use in disaster planning, response, and research

J. Brian Houston, Joshua Hawthorne, Mildred F. Perreault et al. · 22 Sep 2014

A comprehensive review of online, official, and scientific literature was carried out in 2012-13 to develop a framework of disaster social media. This framework can be used to facilitate the creation of disaster social media tools, the formulation of disaster social media implementation processes, and the scientific study of disaster social media effects. Disaster social…

The impacts of climate change on the risk of natural disasters

Maarten van Aalst · 1 Mar 2006

Human emissions of greenhouse gases are already changing our climate. This paper provides an overview of the relation between climate change and weather extremes, and examines three specific cases where recent acute events have stimulated debate on the potential role of climate change: the European heatwave of 2003; the risk of inland flooding, such as…

Race, Ethnicity and Disasters in the United States: A Review of the Literature

Alice Fothergill, Enrique G. M. Maestas, JoAnne DeRouen Darlington · 1 Jun 1999

In this paper we synthesise past disaster research that addresses issues of race and ethnicity in the United States. Using an eight-stage typology to organise the findings, this literature review presents the results from a wide range of studies. The synthesis shows how various racial and ethnic groups perceive natural hazard risks and respond to…

Disasters template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Disasters format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Disasters template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Wiley format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Disasters use?
Disasters uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Disasters 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Disasters?
No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready Disasters document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Disasters template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Disasters format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Disasters?
Disasters is a multidisciplinary journal published by Wiley. DocuGuru's Disasters template matches Wiley's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Disasters PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Disasters template (the USG class) that is ready to submit to Wiley, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Disasters template cost?
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