About the International Journal of Emergency Services
The only peer-reviewed journal to examine issues common to all emergency services, the International Journal of Emergency Services provides an international perspective on the preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation stages of multiple emergencies.
Submission information
Accepted manuscript types and word counts
- Research Paper — up to 6000 words
- Practitioner Viewpoint
- Technical Paper
- Conceptual Paper
- Case Study
- Literature Review
- General Review
- Book Review
- Editorial — up to 3000 words
Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.
Reference style
Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.
Keywords
Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper. When you submit to the journal, you’ll be able to choose keywords that describe the main topics of your paper from a list of recommended keywords, or you can add your own.
Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Accepted languages
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Accepted submission files
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Closes: 1st October 2026
First responders often face dangerous work conditions and limited support resources. This issue invites global, evidence-based research to improve mental health outcomes and practices for first responders.
Guest editor(s): Fleur Sharafizad, Aglae Hernandez Grande, Yvonne Brunetto, Ben Farr-Wharton
Closes: 1st August 2027
This special issue explores global challenges in emergency services, focusing on equity, resilience, innovation, performance, mental health, and governance to improve outcomes.
Guest editor(s): Sree Lekshmi Sreekumaran Nair, Vinh Sum Chau, Okeoma John-Paul Okeke, Jean Egbegi
Open access articles
Metrics snapshot
- 2025 Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate)
- 1.6
- Downloaded articles in the last 12 months
- 38315
Publication timeline
- Time to first decision
- 92 days
- Acceptance to publication
- 36 days
- Acceptance rate
- 48.7%
