SCIENTIFIC-PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY FOR DISASTER

RISK MANAGEMENT IN SERBIA

GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Journal of disaster risk management publication is intended to further the progress of science
by reporting research or reviews. Authors are expected to follow the publication ethics, and
avoid data fabrication and falsification. Plagiarism constitutes scientific misconduct and is not
acceptable. All the submitted articles will be checked in for plagiarism. So authors and co-
authors are expected to have made reasonable attempts to check findings before submitting to
our journal for publication. Also, authors are expected to keep all research data for verification
even after the publication. The failure to keep the data may be regarded as misconduct.

Submission of Manuscripts

Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has not been,
will not be, nor is at present submitted elsewhere, and that its submission for publication has
been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out; in
addition that any person cited as a personal communication has approved such citation.
Written authorisation may be required at the editor's discretion.

Articles and any other material published in the Journal of Disaster Risk Management represent
the opinions of the author(s) and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the editor(s)
and the publisher. Authors submitting a manuscript do so with the understanding that if it is
accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in
all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the publisher. The publisher will not refuse
any reasonable request by the author for permission to reproduce any of his/her contributions
to Journal Of Disaster Risk Management.

Submit your Manuscripts

All the submissions should be submitted in disaster.risk.management.serbia@gmail.com

Length of paper
The usual length of paper should be restricted to 4.000 words. However, longer paper can be
considered by the editorial team, when applicable. Longer paper will be subjected to a delay in
publication.

List of Symbols

The manuscript should contain a list of all symbols used in the paper. They should be identified
typographically for the printer, not mathematically. This list will not appear in print, but is
essential to avoid publication delay.

Footnotes

Text footnotes should be avoided whenever possible. If they must be used, indicate them by
superscript lower-case letters in the text.

References

References are to be listed in the order cited in the text as APA (American Psychological
Association) style. References in the text are to be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals,
in the order of first appearance. They can be typed in superscripts after punctuation marks, e.g.
in below:

APA Examples - Books

Page numbers refer to the relevant page in the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association, 6th ed.

Book (p. 203):

Takahashi, S. (2009). The manga guide to statistics. San Francisco, CA: No Starch Press.

Book chapter in an anthology (p. 204):

Vessey, D. (2001). Hey-diddley-ho neighboreenos: Ned Flanders and neighborly love. In W.
Irwin, M. T. Conrad, & A. J. Skoble (Eds.),
The Simpsons and philosophy (pp. 202-214). Chicago, IL: Open Court.

Article in a reference book (p. 203):

Chapman, R. (2000). GI Joe. In T. Pendergast & S. Pendergast (Eds.), St. James encyclopedia of
popular culture (Vol. 2, pp. 229-230).
Detroit, MI: St. James Press.
APA Examples - Periodicals
Journal article with DOI (p. 198):
Shepherd, L. & Kuczynski, A. (2009). The use of emotive imagery and behavioral techniques
for a 10-year-old boy's nocturnal fear
of ghosts and zombies. Clinical Case Studies, 8(2), 99-112. doi:10.1177/1534650108329664

Journal article with no DOI listed (p. 199):

• If article was retrieved from a print journal:

Mabry, R., & Deiermann, P. (2009). Of cheese and crust: A proof of the pizza conjecture and
other tasty results.
American Mathematical Monthly, 116(5), 423-438.

• If article was retrieved in electronic format:

o Check CrossRef for DOI
 If DOI is found, cite using DOI.
 "If no DOI has been assigned to the content, provide the home page
URL of the journal or of the book or report publisher. If you are
accessing the article from a private database, you may need to do a
quick web search to locate this URL... In general, it is not necessary to
include database information." (pp. 191-192)

Deno, S. (1985). Curriculum-based measurement: The emerging

alternative.
Exceptional Children,52(3), 219-232. Retrieved from
http://www.cec.sped.org

 Your instructor may ask you to use a modified version of APA style, in
which you include the name of the database instead of the journal
home page or cite articles without a DOI in the print journal format.
Check your assignment or ask the professor.

Magazine article - accessed online (p. 200):

Kushner, D. (2009, September). Tricked-out golf carts swarm Florida communities. Wired
17(10). Retrieved from
http://www.wired.com/magazine

Magazine article - accessed in print (p. 200):

Reyes, P. (2010, August). Paradise swamped: The boom and bust of the middle-class dream.
Harper's Magazine, 321(1923), 39-48.

Newspaper article - accessed online (p. 200):

Kepner, T. (2004, October 21). Back from dead, Red Sox bury Yanks and go to series. The New
York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com.

Newspaper article - accessed in print (p. 200):

Itzkoff, D. (2010, July 20). Banned TV episode has its day on DVD. The New York Times, pp.
C1, C5.
APA Examples - Websites
Entire website (ref.):
To cite an entire website, give the URL of the site in the text of your paper. It is not necessary
to put cite it in the references section. Only include retrieval dates for sites that change
frequently, such as wikis.

Example: The APA style website gives examples of references (http://apastyle.org).

Article on a website (ref.):

Welch, C. (2009, September 9). Web goes nuts for 'crasher squirrel.' Retrieved from
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/09/minnesota.crasher.squirrel/

Article from an online reference work (p. 205):

Boondoggle. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster's online dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.m-
w.com/dictionary/boondoggle

Tables

Tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text. Each table
should have a short descriptive caption. Table footnotes should be indicated by superscript
lower-case letters.

Figures
Figures should be numbered (with Arabic numerals) in order of appearance and should have
short descriptive captions. Line drawings must be professionally drafted originals, in black ink,
with lettering large enough to be legible after a reduction of 50-60%. Figures should be designed
to fit the proportions of the printed page. Illustrations in colour can be accepted only if the
authors defray the cost.

Offprints
Reprints may be purchased; quotes to be provided by publisher upon request.