Join us on Tuesday 14th July for a special Disasters: Deconstructed livestream event co-hosted and co-curated with the Journal of Disaster Studies. /1

We are very pleased to announce the publication of the newest issue of Journal of Disaster Studies! As always, of the articles from Volume 2, Issue 2 are available in open-access. You can read them here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56527

Excited that my work "Turning Disaster into a Path for Development: Francoist Spain's Humanitarian Response to the 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake" has been published published in the @jds-disasters.bsky.social ✌️ Open access for all 👇 muse.jhu.edu/article/984818

We are so thrilled that @jds-disasters.bsky.social has received an honorable mention for Best New Journal from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals! Congratulations to the editors. Learn more about this innovative open-access journal on our website: bit.ly/3Z62bpN

The Open Journals Collective (OJC) is proud to announce the launch of its official investment campaign, inviting libraries to secure a sustainable, community led future for scholarly publishing. More information below! bsky.app/profile/ojco...

Open Journals Collective@ojcollective.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We've officially launched! With our new #DiamondOpenAccess investment campaign to help libraries build a sustainable, community‑led future for scholarly publishing & support journals flipping away from costly subscription models. Read the Press release here drive.google.com/file/d/10Hgf...

We are very pleased to share that the Journal of Disaster Studies has won the Honorable Mention for Best New Journal from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals! See the link below for the judges' citation: www.celj.org/winners @pennpress.bsky.social

Please join us on 4 February 2026 at 2:30pm GMT for a workshop with Dr Gemma Sou, the author of “How to Translate Research into a Comic: Examples from Disaster Scholarship” paper, recently published in JDS. Registration and more information here: www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias...

How to Translate Research into a Comic: Examples from Disaster Scholarship

Hybrid - International House & Zoom Webinar, 4 February 2026, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

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We hope you can join us for our online seminar on multilingualism in disaster research -- coming up in about 10 hours from this post!

Journal of Disaster Studies@jds-disasters.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Please join us on 19/20 November (per time zone) for an open seminar with the authors of “A Call for Multilingual Inclusiveness in Science and Disaster Research” – recently published in the Journal of Disaster Studies (JDS). Zoom registration link here: uci.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This Wednesday, 5 November! We hope you can join us!

Journal of Disaster Studies@jds-disasters.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Please join us on 5 November for an open seminar with the authors of an article – What Is “Restorative Justice” after the Church Rock Uranium Spill? – recently published in the Journal of Disaster Studies (JDS). The event is co-hosted by JDS and the UC-Irvine EcoGovLab.

Please join us on 5 November for an open seminar with the authors of an article – What Is “Restorative Justice” after the Church Rock Uranium Spill? – recently published in the Journal of Disaster Studies (JDS). The event is co-hosted by JDS and the UC-Irvine EcoGovLab.

Delighted to announce that issue 2:1 of JDS is up, open access for all, on ProjectMUSE. Check it out! muse.jhu.edu/issue/55699

An interesting looking deep dive into the consequences of two NZ train disasters. From the abstract: This article brings together published accounts and archival materials to identify themes related to assigning blame, behavioural change, trauma, memorialisation, and social attitudes towards grief.

Journal of Disaster Studies@jds-disasters.bsky.social · last yr.

RESEARCH ARTICLE: "Fading into the Murky Past: Legacies of New Zealand's Hyde and Tangiwai Railway Disasters" by André Brett muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

Transcript journeys through Sápmi, from Jåhkåmåhkke to Vájsáluokta: ”By questioning what we should take with us to the next world, "The End of This World" suggests the importance of collective grieving: the need to come together to elaborate and process experiences of collective trauma and loss.”

Journal of Disaster Studies@jds-disasters.bsky.social · last yr.

PODCAST TRANSCRIPT: "The End of this World: Land Body Ecologies Podcast" featuring Victoria Pratt, Ben Eaton, and Jenni Laiti muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

Very excited that my work on the legacies of the Hyde and Tangiwai railway disasters has been published in the Journal of Disaster Studies, @jds-disasters.bsky.social This is the most personal piece I've written—emotionally intense but rewarding. It's open access and I hope you find it interesting

Ahem. See below. Great journal on disaster studies. 👏👏👏 Feel free to note the particularly engaging review by yours truly of A.J.Faas' book, "In the Shadow of Tungurahua".

Journal of Disaster Studies@jds-disasters.bsky.social · last yr.

We are delighted to announce the publication of volume 1, issue 2 of the Journal of Disaster Studies, published by @pennpress.bsky.social! This issue includes a wide array of articles and other scholarly content (see the TOC in the thread below), all in open access: muse.jhu.edu/issue/54211

The second issue of @jds-disasters.bsky.social is now out! 👏👏👏 Check it out👇👇👇

Journal of Disaster Studies@jds-disasters.bsky.social · last yr.

We are delighted to announce the publication of volume 1, issue 2 of the Journal of Disaster Studies, published by @pennpress.bsky.social! This issue includes a wide array of articles and other scholarly content (see the TOC in the thread below), all in open access: muse.jhu.edu/issue/54211

Exciting news!

Journal of Disaster Studies@jds-disasters.bsky.social · last yr.

We are delighted to announce the publication of volume 1, issue 2 of the Journal of Disaster Studies, published by @pennpress.bsky.social! This issue includes a wide array of articles and other scholarly content (see the TOC in the thread below), all in open access: muse.jhu.edu/issue/54211

Excited to see this piece come out in the latest issue of @jds-disasters.bsky.social!

Journal of Disaster Studies@jds-disasters.bsky.social · last yr.

RESEARCH NOTE: "Climate Change, COVID-19, and the End of Excess Mortality: Extreme Heat in France since 2003" by Richard C. Keller muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

Now more than ever you need it . . . Get your fresh disaster research! Journal of Disaster Studies Issue 2 is now live and open access. Please read and share. research! @jds-disasters.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/journal/886

NEW article alert from @jds-disasters.bsky.social: "Trust, Traffic, & Contemporary Evacuation Barriers in Hurricane Ida" by Jennifer Trivedi, Sarah DeYoung, Prosper Anyidoho, Maria Porada, Tricia Wachtendorf, Rachel Davidson, Linda Nozick. @danielaldrich.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

#MondayNetwork: I just had a piece come out that touches on climate change and disaster in @jds-disasters.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

The second issue of @jds-disasters.bsky.social is out now! This new open-access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal publishes the work of disaster researchers around the world. Read it now via @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/journal/886

We are delighted to announce the publication of volume 1, issue 2 of the Journal of Disaster Studies, published by @pennpress.bsky.social! This issue includes a wide array of articles and other scholarly content (see the TOC in the thread below), all in open access: muse.jhu.edu/issue/54211

We have a new video up on the JDS YouTube channel! One of our authors, Wes Cheek, discusses his reasons for publishing with JDS. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lc1...

Wes Cheek on why he's publishing in JDS #jds #disasters

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We are very pleased to announce that Journal of Disaster Studies now has a YouTube channel. In this space, we will be posting interviews with our authors, who will discuss their research in more detail and share their motivations for publishing with JDS. www.youtube.com/channel/UC8V...

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