As we bid farewell to 2025 and welcome the new year, the editorial team of Crisis and Resilience takes this opportunity to express our deepest appreciation to everyone who has supported and contributed to the journal’s growth and mission.

We extend our sincere thanks to our Editor-in-Chief, our esteemed Editorial Board, and our global network of peer reviewers—scholars from universities and institutions across six continents—whose dedication, expertise, and intellectual generosity uphold the quality and integrity of our publication. Your thoughtful engagement ensures that Crisis and Resilience remains a trusted venue for rigorous academic discourse.

To our authors: thank you for entrusting us with your research. Your work—spanning organizational adaptation, crisis governance, socio-ecological resilience, disaster response, and institutional innovation—enriches our collective understanding of how societies navigate uncertainty and emerge stronger. It is your insights that give this journal its purpose and vitality.

We also warmly acknowledge all readers, collaborators, and members of the broader scholarly community who follow, cite, and discuss the research we publish. Your interest and critical engagement inspire us to continually raise our standards and broaden our reach.

Looking ahead to 2026, Crisis and Resilience reaffirms its core commitments:

• To maintain rigorous peer review and uphold the highest principles of academic ethics and transparency;
• To publish original, timely, and policy-relevant research that addresses pressing challenges in an increasingly volatile world;
• To champion interdisciplinary perspectives and foster dialogue among scholars in management, sociology, public administration, environmental studies, urban planning, economics, and related fields;
• To remain a fully open-access journal, ensuring that knowledge flows freely across borders without barriers.

In a time marked by cascading crises—from climate extremes and technological disruptions to social fragmentation and geopolitical tensions—the pursuit of resilience has never been more urgent. We believe that collaborative, evidence-based scholarship is essential to building adaptive, equitable, and forward-looking institutions.

Therefore, we warmly invite researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders from around the world to submit your manuscripts to Crisis and Resilience. Whether your study examines leadership in crisis, community-based adaptation, digital resilience, or the political economy of recovery, your contribution can help shape a more resilient future.

Wishing you a joyful, healthy, and intellectually fulfilling 2026—filled with discovery, connection, and hope.

With gratitude and best wishes,
The Editorial Office
Crisis and Resilience