About this Journal
Ranked #17 out of 28 public administration journals in the ISI Social Science Citation Index, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (JHSEM) is the primary source of new, peer-reviewed research and information in the fields of homeland security and emergency management. JHSEM features original, innovative, and timely articles and other information on research and practice from a broad array of professions including: emergency management, engineering, political science, public policy, decision science, and health and medicine. The electronic nature of the journal allows timeliness and responsiveness unparalleled among academic publications. JHSEM publishes peer-reviewed articles, news and communiqués from researchers and practitioners, and book/media reviews. The lead editors are John R. Harrald, Research Professor at the Virginia Tech Center for Technology, Security, and Policy; Claire B. Rubin, President of Claire B. Rubin & Associates, in Arlington, VA; and Jane Kushma, Associate Professor, Jacksonville State University. Authors have included prominent researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harvard University, Carnegie Mellon University, the Environmental Protection Agency, George Mason University, George Washington University, RAND, and Vanderbilt University.
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Publication History
One issue/year, updated continuously
Content available since 2003 (Volume 1, Issue 1)
ISSN: 1547-7355
Archiving: all bepress journals are fully and permanently archived according to leading industry standards.
Indexed in
- Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Health and Safety Sciences
- IBSS
- Intute
- PAIS International
- Scopus
- Social Science Citation Index (Thomson/ISI) 2008 impact factor: 0.608
- Sociological Abstracts
- Technology Research Database (CSA)
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
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What scholars are saying about Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
This journal is an important and novel resource for medical professionals in public health, emergency medicine, and community service. Disaster preparedness and the wellness of communities depend upon access to peer-reviewed journals such as this.
Kathy Rinnert, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
As a front line Trauma ICU RN and HAZMAT Team member with an interest in emergency management, I find that Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management contains material that is useful to administrators, academics, planners, managers and staff members of my institution. The modern approach of this journal makes it a welcome addition to our library.
Freddy Fairman, RN, Trauma ICU and HAZMAT Team, Memorial University Medical Center
I have found an ideal journal that would benefit those interested in criminal justice such as myself. I am a supervisor with the Public Safety Department and believe that the journal could benefit the work in our department as well.
Jason Dotson, Corporal, Department of Public Safety, Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas
I recommend this journal and regularly refer to it for outstanding articles on the intersection of public health and security.
Dr. Mary McDaniel, Professor, University of California Los Angeles
Among journals in the area of public security and emergency management, Homeland Security and Emergency Management is one of the best at providing outstanding articles for researchers such as myself.
Gangyi Qian, Academic Researcher, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China