FAQ

I want to submit my paper to the Journal of Natural Environmental Hazards (JNEH), does it fall within the scope of the journal?

Natural Hazards is devoted to original research work on all aspects of natural hazards, including the forecasting of catastrophic events, risk management, and the nature of precursors of natural and technological hazards. Although hazards can originate in different sources and systems, such as; Atmospheric, hydrologic, oceanographic, volcanology, seismic, neotectonic, the environmental impacts are equally catastrophic. This warrants a close interaction between different scientific and operational disciplines, aimed at enhancing the mitigation of hazards.

Is JNEH an indexed journal?

JNEH is indexed with and included in Magiran, ISC, SID, and etc. Moreover, the journal is under the indexing process with Scopus.

Is this journal a refereed journal?

Yes, JNEH is a refereed journal. It follows the double-blind review process.

Is this journal published both in print and online versions?

Yes, JNEH is published both in print and online versions

Is JNEH an open-access journal? What are the benefits of publishing in an open-access journal?

Yes, JNEH is an open-access journal. The readers, students, teachers, professionals, and authors can easily access the contents of an open-access journal. It ensures the readers of a paper world-wide.

What type of paper does JNEH publish?

JNEH publishes original papers, review papers, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research.

Does JNEH publish a special issue?

Such an issue has not yet been published. But there is no limitation in this regard.

Who is the publisher of JNEH?

JNEH is run by publishing office of University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran.

I want to submit my paper to JNEH, how should I submit it?

You can submit your paper to the editor through the journal’s website: http://jneh.usb.ac.ir.

Does JNEH have ‘manuscript submission guidelines’?

Yes, JNEH has its own manuscript submission guidelines. Author(s) are advised to follow the Author Guidelines in preparing the manuscript before submission.

Is there any page limit of the paper?

There is no word limit in a paper, but the paper should not exceed 22 pages (Single space, English font: Times New Roman, font 10; Persian font: B Nazanin, font 12).

How much time does JNEH take in the review process?

The editorial board is highly committed to the quick review process of the paper, but not with the sacrifice of the right judgment of a paper. The review process takes about 6 months and it depends on how quickly reviewers respond.

Does JNEH require any publication fee?

If the paper is accepted for publication, author(s) will be asked to pay 4000000 Rials(Iranian) as article publication fee in order to defray the operating costs.
Waiver policy is not applicable.
The payment method will be notified by the editor after the acceptance of the paper. Author(s) will be entitled to one copy of the printed journal with free of charge i.e. one printed copy is provided against one article disregarding the number of the authors.

What is the acceptance rate of papers?

60%.

Can I submit more than one paper for the same issue?

No.

My paper has been accepted for publication. How can I pay the publication fee?

When your paper is accepted, you will receive an email explaining how to pay the fee.

I want to know about the copyright policy of JNEH.

All the rights of publishing of articles belong (not of the content) to the Journal of Natural Environmental Hazards and are completely free to submit an article in the journal format. The journal has article page charges of 3.000.000 IRR (Iranian Rial) after acceptance. This right is just negated by the rejection of the article by JNEH or the corresponding author’s decision not to publish the article in the journal before the final acceptance.

I want to join the review team of JNEH. How can I become an honorable reviewer of JNEH?

If you are interested to be an honorable reviewer, you can register from the website.

What is the frequency of publication of JNEH?

JNEH is a quarterly journal. It publishes one issue per 3 months.

When I will get the acceptance letter if my paper is accepted?

Acceptance letter is provided just after the confirmation of receiving the publication fee from the author(s). It takes maximum 24 hours.