40 years of the Australian Journal of Emergency Management

19 Aug 2026
Community Risk Reduction

The Australian Journal of Emergency Management (AJEM) celebrates 40 years of publication in 2026!

First published as in March 1986 as 'The Macedon

Digest', AJEM has changed over the years. The journal delivers practice-based evidence and knowledge, promoting and facilitating evidence, discussion and debate at all levels of emergency management.

This presentation will overview the history of AJEM, and how it has tracked significant changes in knowledge over four decades.

Speakers
A/Prof Melissa Parsons
A/Prof Melissa Parsons, Editor in Chief - AJEM