Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Homeland Security Affairs
ISSN 1558-643X · Naval Postgraduate School · United States
Homeland Security Affairs: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 38 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Homeland Security Affairs is published by Naval Postgraduate School. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disaster Management and Resilience, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence and Disaster Response and Management, together about 47.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Homeland Security Affairs is interested in publishing work that addresses current homeland security and defense issues, including the training and teaching of homeland defense and security. Our focus is on pieces that contribute to the understanding and advancement of the field and that will encourage discussion and debate among practitioners and academics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences23.2%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences14.8%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions9.9%
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability AnalysisEngineering5.6%
- Intelligence, Security, War StrategySocial Sciences5.6%
- Border Security and International RelationsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Safety and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 745/1105 | 32nd |
| Public Administration | Q4 | 206/242 | 15th |
| Safety Research | Q4 | 99/109 | 9th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 57 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 38 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 38 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewHomeland Security Affairs accepts submissions of: Original research articles Short-form articles and Essays Book Reviews Homeland Security Affairs is interested…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- original research articleHomeland Security Affairs accepts submissions of: Original research articles Short-form articles and Essays Book Reviews Homeland Security Affairs is interested…Length not stated
- research articleexperience with readers and reviewers. Research articles: 30-35 pages (up to 10,000 words) in length, including notes and appendices. Essays and shormain text ≤ 10,000 words
- reviewe current debate? We accept single work reviews (1,000 to 2,000 words) or multiple-work comparative reviews (approximately 5,000main text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePlagiarism
- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy Statement
The editors of Homeland Security Affairs make use of anti-plagiarism software to detect plagiarism in all journal submissions. Plagiarism occurs when an author uses the words, ideas, data, or arguments from the work of another author without appropriate attribution. Plagiarism can range from minor instances where only a few words or a small part of another’s argument are improperly used, to major …
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
- Naval Postgraduate School
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1558-643X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Homeland Security Affairs
How long does peer review take at Homeland Security Affairs?
Authors report an average review time of about 38 weeks. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Homeland Security Affairs?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Homeland Security Affairs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Homeland Security Affairs is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Homeland Security Affairs open access, and what is the APC?
Homeland Security Affairs is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .