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Reflections on Editing the Journal of Homeland
Security and Emergency Management
IRMAK RENDA TANALI AND SIBEL MCGEE
Introduction
e Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is an
online journal that was initiated in 2004. Emphasizing the complex
linkages between the two fields in its title, this journal has aimed
to address a critical academic and operational need: contributing to
strengthening of the much needed dialogue, collaboration, and
knowledge- sharing between the communities associated with both
fields. Over the years, a few more similarly focused journals have
emerged, while the overall number of online published journals
skyrocketed. However, when the Journal of Homeland Security and
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