Call for chapters for IRDR young scientists book
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Integrated Research on Disaster Risk
IRDR now has issued a Call for Chapters for an edited book titled: Integrated Research on Disaster Risks: Contributions from the IRDR Young Scientists Programme, which will be part of the Springer Disaster Risk Reduction: Methods, Approaches and Practices series.
The editors are Dr. Riyanti Djalante (UNU-IAS, IRDR-SC), Dr. Mizan Bisri (UNU-IAS, IRDR-YS), Prof. Rajib Shaw (Keio Univ, STAG-UNISDR, IRDR-SC).
Rationale and contribution of the edited book
The book is a collection of works done by young scientists of IRDR. This book examines multidisciplinary research and actions in disaster risk reduction internationally.
Key timeline/requirements
| 18 March 2019 | Calls for chapter and section editors out |
| 10 April 2019 | Deadline for abstracts |
| 30 May 2019 | Submission deadline for chapter drafts, start of the review process |
| 30 June 2019 | Reviews back to authors |
| 30 September 2019 | Re-submission of revised chapters |
| October 2019 | Launching of book (early print) during IRDR meeting (place TBA) |
| December 2019 | Copy-edited book ready |
- Abstract of the chapter should not exceed 300 words
- Conceptual/theoretical chapter will be a maximum of 8,000 words
- Chapters that provide case studies or examples will be between 5,000-6,000 words
- Manuscript should be submitted to all the editors: Mizan Bisri, copy to Riyanti Djalante, and the IRDR e-mail.
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Themes
Disaster risk management