This research provides a systematic review of research papers on emergency plans，published in CSSCI-indexed journals from 2000 to 2015.The research uses bibliometric analysis and content analysis methods to extract major research themes，key authors，and academic institutions.The results of a co-word analysis and a content analysis indicate that：[1] the major research themes in emergency plan studies include the concept，system，formulation，evaluation，management，initiation，and implementation；[2] most research focuses primarily on the general plan，and there is a lack of an in-depth analysis of emergency plans forspecific disasters；[3] the unit of analysis for most of this research is public organizations，with enterprises，grassroots organizations，and social organizations attracting insufficient attention；[4] normative research dominates the literatureand evaluation-type research and theory-testing type research are rare.The results of author co-citation analyses indicate that an interdisciplinary academic community has been emerging，and researchers on management，law，safety science，and disaster research constitute such communities based on the respective disciplines.The article concludes with future directions for research.