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Call for papers

Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Special issue on Humanitarian logistics education and training

Special issue purpose

One of the most serious problems affecting the modern world is the increasing vulnerability of populations to the impacts of natural/technological disasters and complex emergencies. This has, in turn, led to a growing recognition of the importance of the logistics function and the management of the associated supply networks in the humanitarian sector. Consequently, in parallel with consideration of technological and process-related aspects of the humanitarian logistics challenge, there is also an increasing appreciation within the sector of the importance of professionalization of the logistics support function and the role played by training and education in its broadest sense. This should be understood to include consideration of the whole spectrum from doctoral research, via executive education, to training at a national or international practitioner level.

The aim of this special issue is, therefore, to promote new theoretical, empirical and practitioner research on the developments within the areas of education and training in support of the logistics preparation and response to such disasters and emergencies.

Specific aspects, such as the use of innovative teaching methods (simulations, games, role playing, etc.), together with consideration of pedagogical issues and research in the areas of broader disaster management and/or development studies, are all within the scope of the special issue, provided that they reflect potential ways in which the practice of humanitarian logistics/SCM can be advanced.

Research themes

We invite conceptual papers, qualitative or quantitative analysis research, and case studies that reflect established and/or emerging insights into the education and training of those involved within the field of humanitarian logistics. In doing so, we would welcome contributions across a wide range of issues, including but not limited to:

• Analysis that identifies strengths and weaknesses in current theory and/or practice.
• Cross-cultural and gender issues and their implications for humanitarian logistics education and training.
• Design and delivery of humanitarian logistics education and training programmes.
• Educating the educators and training the trainers.
• Impacts of organizational knowledge and learning.
• Practices for managing knowledge that underpin successful humanitarian logistics education and training programmes.
• Student expectations in humanitarian logistics training and education.
• Teaching of “green” logistics in a humanitarian logistics context.
• Use of innovative teaching techniques.
• The interface between military organizations and humanitarian NGOs in an education and training context.
• Identification of specific competencies and their incorporation into the curriculum.
• Standards for humanitarian logistics education and training.

The Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, published by Emerald, is a peer- reviewed academic journal, which was launched in 2011 to meet the need for a journal dedicated to this vitally important field. This will be the first “special issue” for publication within the journal and, as such, emphasizes the vital importance of education and training within the field as a whole.

Full information about this call can be seen at

Submission deadline

Full paper submissions are due: 31 August 2012

Guest Co-Editors’ contact details

Dr Peter Tatham Griffith Business School, Griffith University, QLD, Australia
E-mail: p.tatham@griffith.edu.au

Dr Nezih Altay
Department of Management, De Paul University, Chicago, IL, USA
E-mail: naltay@depaul.edu

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