Call For Papers: Disaster Resource Management

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and even wildfires can have a devastating impact on research institutions, causing significant damage to laboratory facilities and disrupting ongoing research activities. Chemists, in particular, face unique challenges in the aftermath of such events, as their work often involves hazardous materials and specialized equipment.

We invite colleagues to contribute submissions to Disaster Resource Management Special Issue in ACS Chemical Health & Safety, and share lessons learned that can help prepare us for future natural disasters or share disaster management plans for the community to consider. In the aftermath of such devastating natural disaster events, it is crucial to implement effective strategies for both psychological resilience and academic resource reconstruction to enable chemists to resume their research endeavors and contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge. More information about the Special Issue can be found in the corresponding Editorial.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Collaboration, innovation, and preparedness plans for disasters
• Strategies for psychological resilience and academic resource reconstruction
• Guidelines to policymakers
• All types of impacts on colleagues and institutions from extreme weather
• Responses and recovery post-disaster

The submission deadline for the Special Issue is June 30, 2025.

Organizing Editors

Professor Fun Man Fung, Guest Editor
School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Ireland

Professor Yi-Hsin Liu, Guest Editor
Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

Professor Ya-Fan Lin, Guest Editor
Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan

Submission Information

We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through June 30, 2025. For more information on submission requirements, please visit the journal’s Author Guidelines page.

Accepted manuscripts for consideration in this Special Issue will include commentaries, case studies, research articles, letters, reviews, and methods/protocols. Papers accepted for publication for this Special Issue will be available ASAP (as soon as publishable) online as soon as they are accepted. After all submissions have been published, they will then be compiled online on a dedicated landing page to form the Special Issue. Manuscripts submitted for consideration will undergo the full rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals.

How to Submit

• Log in to the ACS Publishing Center.
• Select the “Journals” tab.
• Search for ACS Chemical Health & Safety.
• Click "Submit."
• Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “Disaster Resource Management."

If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact the ACS Chemical Health & Safety editorial office (eic@safety.acs.org).