Resilience, Innovation, and Equity in Emergency Services: Leveraging AI to Respond to Contemporary Global Challenges

Call for Papers – Resilience, Innovation, and Equity in Emergency Services: Leveraging AI to Respond to Contemporary Global Challenges

Journal: International Journal of Emergency Services
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Abstract submission deadline: 31 August 2026
Full‑manuscript submission deadline: 1 August 2027

This special issue examines how AI, digital transformation, and inclusive governance can strengthen resilience, innovation, and equity in emergency services across global contexts. It invites multidisciplinary research that connects AI‑driven emergency response with issues of access, climate‑induced disasters, mental health, and cross‑border coordination to improve outcomes for vulnerable populations.

Types of research this SI invites

Guest editors Dr Sree Lekshmi Sreekumaran Nair, Global Banking School, UK, Email: snair@globalbanking.ac.uk
Dr Vinh Sum Chau, University of Kent, UK, Email: v.s.chau@kent.ac.uk
Dr Okeoma John‑Paul Okeke, University of Sunderland, UK, Email: Okeoma.Okeke@sunderland.ac.uk
Dr Jean Egbegi, University of Northampton, UK, Email: jean.egbegi@northampton.ac.uk

List of suggested topic areas

• Equity and access in emergency‑service delivery:

  • Addressing racial, geographic, and socioeconomic disparities in emergency response

  • Cultural‑competence and community‑engagement approaches

• Climate resilience and preparedness:

  • Adaptive planning, infrastructure, and inter‑agency coordination under climate risk

  • Integrating climate science into risk‑assessment and early‑warning systems

• Digital transformation and AI‑driven response:

  • Role of AI, machine learning, and real‑time analytics in prediction, triage, and resource allocation

  • Ethical governance, data‑privacy, cybersecurity, and bias‑mitigation in AI‑based systems

• Performance management and accountability:

  • Data‑driven performance frameworks co‑designed with communities

  • Resource constraints, benchmarking, and service‑continuity under crisis conditions

• Mental health, workforce sustainability, and ethics:

  • Wellbeing, moral injury, burnout, and support systems for emergency workers

• Policy and cross‑border coordination:

  • Multilevel governance, international protocols, and lessons from global crises

Submission information

Submissions open on 1 February 2027 via ScholarOne Manuscripts:
https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijes

Abstracts must be submitted by 31 August 2026 to the special‑issue email:
snair@globalbanking.ac.uk

For full manuscripts, authors should select the special issue title “Resilience, Innovation, and Equity in Emergency Services: Leveraging AI to Respond to Contemporary Global Challenges” in the drop‑down menu and follow the journal’s Author Guidelines:
https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijes

Articles must be original and not under review elsewhere while under consideration for the International Journal of Emergency Services.

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