Journal of Emergency Management

What Journal of Emergency Management does

The Journal of Emergency Management is a bimonthly peer-reviewed professional journal published by Weston Medical Publishing LLC, a privately held medical publishing company headquartered at 470 Boston Post Road, Suite 301, Weston, Massachusetts. The journal serves emergency management professionals, healthcare and medical practitioners, academic researchers and educators, and policymakers and crisis managers, covering emergency planning and response, disaster recovery, business continuity, emergency preparedness legislation, risk management, severe weather studies, emergency communications, infrastructure protection, and EM training and higher education. It is edited, written, and peer-reviewed by an internationally recognized team of hands-on emergency management experts from both public and private sectors.

The publication is delivered on Open Journal Systems (OJS) 3.3.0.20, an open-source journal management and publishing platform developed by the Public Knowledge Project under the GNU General Public License. Revenue is generated through two streams: recurring print and online subscriptions sold directly via the Weston Medical Publishing website through a two-step registration-and-purchase flow, and one-time fees for individual article PDFs (USD 32) and full-issue purchases (USD 75). Distribution is global, spanning direct website subscriptions, academic and medical library site licenses, and both print and online formats. Marketing occurs through academic database indexing, email table-of-contents notifications, professional conferences, and the publisher's portfolio website.

The Journal of Emergency Management sits within a portfolio of approximately eight peer-reviewed healthcare and disaster-medicine journals operated by Weston Medical Publishing LLC, which also publishes the American Journal of Disaster Medicine (reportedly reaching 660,000+ subscribers globally), the Journal of Opioid Management, the American Journal of Recreation Therapy, the International Journal of Medical Cannabinoids, and the Journal of Neurodegeneration and Regeneration, among others. The company operates with a small team of 6 employees, has no disclosed external investment, parent company, or leadership team, and runs a sales-led go-to-market targeting institutional and individual subscribers through academic and professional channels.

Name

Journal of Emergency Management

Legal name

Weston Medical Publishing LLC

Website

https://wmpllc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Journal of Emergency Management is a bimonthly peer-reviewed professional journal published by Weston Medical Publishing LLC that covers emergency planning, disaster response, risk management, and infrastructure protection for emergency management professionals, healthcare practitioners, academic researchers, and policymakers globally.

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Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Management & Incident Command (EOC/ICS) (EDALAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE), Emergency Management & Incident Command Planning (EOP, ICS) (EDAEACAD)

Keywords

• Emergency management journal
• Peer-reviewed publications
• Disaster medicine publishing
• Academic journal subscription
• Professional medical publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Weston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Journal Subscriptions: The journal generates revenue through print and online subscription fees. Subscribers must complete a two-step process: first register on the platform, then purchase a subscription. Subscription rates are published in annual rate sheets.
2. Article Access Fees: Individual articles may be available for purchase separately (e.g., USD 32 per PDF), providing additional revenue from readers who do not maintain full subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

The Journal of Emergency Management is a bimonthly peer-reviewed professional journal published by Weston Medical Publishing LLC. It delivers peer-reviewed research, case studies, and practical insights on emergency planning, disaster response, risk management, emergency preparedness legislation, infrastructure protection, and emergency management training, edited and authored by internationally recognized emergency management experts from both public and private sectors.

Product overview

The Journal of Emergency Management is a bimonthly peer-reviewed professional journal published by Weston Medical Publishing, LLC. It is a single publication focused on emergency management topics, serving as a platform for peer-reviewed research and practical insights from hands-on EM experts in the public and private sectors. The journal addresses all aspects of emergency management including planning, response, recovery, risk management, and preparedness.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Journal of Emergency Management (Print and Online Subscription) A bimonthly peer-reviewed professional journal delivering research on emergency planning, disaster response, risk management, infrastructure protection, emergency preparedness legislation, and EM training, sold via annual print and online subscriptions to institutions, libraries, and professionals.
• Individual Article PDF Purchase Per-article PDF purchase option (e.g., USD 32 per article) allowing readers without a full subscription to access individual peer-reviewed articles from the journal.

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Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• SLACK Incorporated (Healio): Healthcare-focused publisher producing peer-reviewed medical journals and continuing education content for clinicians. Comparable subscription and CME-driven revenue model and similar medical/professional audience as the Journal of Emergency Management.
• IOS Press: Independent academic publisher with a portfolio of peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings in medicine, health, and science. Operates at similar scale to Weston Medical Publishing with comparable niche journal focus and subscription model.
• Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Independent, family-run publisher of peer-reviewed scientific and medical journals (e.g., Telemedicine and e-Health, Journal of Palliative Medicine). Closely comparable to Weston Medical Publishing as a small, privately held niche medical journal publisher with a similar subscription-based model and editorial philosophy.
• Cognizant Communication Corporation: Small independent publisher of peer-reviewed medical and healthcare journals (e.g., Oncology, Critical Care, Aesthetic Surgery Journal). Similar size, business model, and niche medical journal focus to Weston Medical Publishing, serving comparable professional audiences.

Broad incumbents

• Springer Nature: Major academic publisher with journals in emergency management, disaster response, and resilience (e.g., Natural Hazards, Environmental Hazards). A broad incumbent with the resources to expand into niche EM publishing and displace smaller competitors.
• Wiley: Large diversified academic publisher with journals across emergency services, disaster response, and policy. Comparable in that it sells subscriptions to libraries and institutions, but operates at vastly greater scale than the Journal of Emergency Management.
• Taylor & Francis (Informa): Informa's academic publishing division produces a wide array of peer-reviewed journals including titles in emergency management and risk. Broad incumbent competing for the same institutional subscription budgets and author mindshare as the Journal of Emergency Management.
• Elsevier (RELX): World's largest academic publisher, including journals on disaster medicine, emergency management, and public health (e.g., International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction). Represents the dominant incumbent whose scale and indexing advantages pose a competitive threat to small EM publishers.
• Cambridge University Press: Established academic publisher with journals in disaster risk reduction, humanitarian studies, and emergency policy. Broad incumbent with academic credibility comparable to the Journal of Emergency Management's positioning, though operating at much greater institutional scale.

Emerging players

• MDPI: Large open-access publisher rapidly expanding into specialized disciplines including emergency management and public health. Represents an emerging threat to subscription-based EM journals by offering free-to-publish, free-to-read alternatives that attract authors facing funder open-access mandates.

Market position

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Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

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Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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