Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Defence and Peace Economics
ISSN 1024-2694 · eISSN 1476-8267 · Taylor & Francis
Defence and Peace Economics: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.66; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 174 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Defence and Peace Economics is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Defense, Military, and Policy Studies, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Economic Growth and Productivity, together about 51.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Defence and Peace Economics (DPE) has established itself as the prime outlet of quality research in all aspects of the economics of defence, security, disarmament, conflict and peace. DPE, a bimonthly peer reviewed journal, attracts scholarly contributions from academics and practitioners worldwide and provides its readers with the latest studies and analyses on issues of defence and security. Major thematic areas covered include conflict and civil war, national security, terrorism, peacemaking and peacekeeping, conflict resolution, the economic effects of defence spending, arms races, the arms trade, the economics of alliances, burden sharing, defence management, budgeting and procurement, military personnel recruitment and retention, the defence‐industrial complex, defence R&D, country and industry surveys. Whilst the emphasis is on economic analysis, good quality contributions from other relevant and related disciplines are also welcomed. Contributions can be theoretical, applied or policy-oriented, and they might be based on case studies, projects, countries or industries. Peer Review Manuscripts are initially appraised by one of the Editors and if deemed suitable for further consideration are subject to double-anonymized peer review from anonymous referees. Special issue introductions containing no research content and book reviews will be reviewed by the journal’s editorial team only. In all cases, the Editors’ decisions on a manuscript are final. Regular papers should not exceed 10,000 words. Country or industry surveys can reach 12,000 words in length. Detailed instructions to authors can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/gdpe Papers should be submitted electronically.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Christos KolliasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Arab Emirates 2, United States 1, Greece 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance28.7%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.6%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.5%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.4%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences6%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
- Economic Sanctions and International RelationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
- Military and Defense StudiesSocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPublisher website
Other: The Military Press, ABC Political Sciences, Cambridge Scientifics Abstract, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Journal of Economics Literature
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.28Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 622OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 207,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,422 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 27 | 24 |
| 2025 | 58 | 19 | 118 |
| 2024 | 47 | 14 | 166 |
| 2023 | 44 | 15 | 415 |
| 2022 | 57 | 21 | 473 |
| 2021 | 64 | 15 | 615 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 126 days – 237 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 188 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (121 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- book reviewsSpecial issue introductions containing no research content and book reviews will be reviewed by the journal’s editorial team only.Length not stated
- country or industry surveysCountry or industry surveys can reach 12,000 words in length.Length not stated
- regular papers’ decisions on a manuscript are final. Regular papers should not exceed 10,000 words. Country or industry surveys can reach 12,000 words in lengmain text ≤ 10,000 words
- regular papersRegular papers should not exceed 10,000 words.Length not stated
- special issue introductionsSpecial issue introductions containing no research content and book reviews will be reviewed by the journal’s editorial team only.Length not stated
- surveyxceed 10,000 words. Country or industry surveys can reach 12,000 words in length. Detailed instructions to authors can be found atmain text ≤ 12,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Defence and Peace Economics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
Manuscripts are initially appraised by one of the Editors and if deemed suitable for further consideration are subject to double-anonymized peer review from anonymous referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1024-2694
- Electronic ISSN
- 1476-8267
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Defence and Peace Economics
What CAS zone is Defence and Peace Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Defence and Peace Economics is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Defence and Peace Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.66; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Defence and Peace Economics?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 174 days (interquartile range 126–237 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Defence and Peace Economics in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Economics.
Where are the editorial board members of Defence and Peace Economics based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Arab Emirates (2), United States (1) and Greece (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Defence and Peace Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Defence and Peace Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Defence and Peace Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Defence and Peace Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .