The International Journal of Community Resilience (INJCR) is a hybrid
journal of academic and practicum in the field of community resilience
published by the Resilience Research, Training, and Consulting. INJCR is
an open-access and peer-reviewed journal published with the objective of
creating a community of practice of like-minded groups and organizations for promoting community resilience.
The types of papers include original research, review articles, and case
studies. The article also welcomes papers based on lessons learned from field practice, new developments, and updates, as well as public opinion surveys in the field of community resilience. In addition to the written articles, it welcomes multimedia documentation as well.
Types of papers
- Original research: Theoretical and applied research on community resilience.
- Case Studies: Innovations in field practice highlighting the best practices and lessons learned on community resilience.
- Practice Papers: This highlights the practice-based lessons which could be beneficial for the practitioners.
- Public Opinion Surveys: The surveys to capture the general public on issues related to community resilience.
- Policy Briefs: A concise summary of a particular issue on community resilience, the policy options to manage it, and some recommendations for the best of the better options
- Review articles: Recap of theory on community resilience with their implications for the community of practice.
General format for papers
Abstract: 300 words, non-structured.
Body: 3000 words, excluding tables and references
Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations, Acknowledgement
Lesser word count and less structured format would be acceptable for case studies.
Tables and Figures should be included in the text.
Referencing should be done using APA – 6th Style.
Feature Image, Video, or Podcast
All authors are encouraged to submit feature image, video, or podcast along with their manuscripts as supplementary material for publication.
License
All articles of INJCR are published under the terms of a Creative Commons license which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.
Metadata registration
The INJCR registers all research articles published with Crossref and hence they will have their DOI (Digital Object Identifier) number.
Journal Financing
We believe that your ability to pay should not be a barrier between your work in the field of community resilience and the INJCR. Hence, there is no article processing fee.
INJCR is run with the sponsorship of supportive organizations and voluntary contributions from like-minded individuals like you. Voluntary contributions are welcome towards the cost of the journal. Contact resilience@sltnet.lk for more information.
Article Submission Deadline
Articles are accepted on a rolling basis for the International Journal of Community Resilience.
What will happen when you submit an article to the INJCR?
The artilce will undergo a through peer review process.
The editor in chief will review your article to see if it is within the scope of INJCR and if it is worth going through the peer review process.
If your article is deemed suitable for peer review process, it will be allocated to an editor.
The editor will obtain reviews from two experts in the field of the theme of your manuscript.
The editor will make recommendations based on the reviewers comments about the decision about the article. There could be three decisions:
- Accepted with major corrections.
- Accepted with minor corrections.
- Rejected.
If the article has been accepted with major corrections or minor corrections, the editor in chief will request you to submit the proposed corrections. If the corrections are not made as per the recommendations of the reviewers, the manuscript will be returned to you until the quality of the paper is improved upto the desired standard.
If the article is rejected by the editor, we may not be able to consider your manuscript again until the reasons for rejection have adequately been met. You have to submit your article as a fresh submission.
The editorial board and the peer reviewers devout a lot of their time and energy on voluntary basis to maintain high standards of the journal with the aim of contributing to the discipline and practice of community resilience.