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INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
ISSN 0268-4527 · eISSN 1743-9019 · Taylor & Francis
INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.99; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 151 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 102 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intelligence, Security, War Strategy, Military History and Strategy and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 52.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
"The premier journal of intelligence studies" Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs Intelligence has never played a more prominent role in international politics than it does now in the early years of the twenty-first century. National intelligence services are larger than ever, and they are more transparent in their activities in the policy making of democratic nations. Intelligence and National Security is widely regarded as the world's leading scholarly journal focused on the role of intelligence and secretive agencies in international relations. It examines this aspect of national security from a variety of perspectives and academic disciplines, with insightful articles research and written by leading experts based around the globe. Among the topics covered in the journal are: the historical development of intelligence agencies representations of intelligence in popular culture public understandings and expectations related to intelligence intelligence and ethics intelligence collection and analysis covert action and counterintelligence privacy and intelligence accountability the outsourcing of intelligence operations the role of politics in intelligence activities international intelligence cooperation and burden-sharing the relationships among intelligence agencies, military organizations, and civilian policy departments. Authors for Intelligence and National Security come from a range of disciplines, including international affairs, history, sociology, political science, law, anthropology, philosophy, medicine, statistics, psychology, bio-sciences, and mathematics. These perspectives are regularly augmented by research submitted from current and former intelligence practitioners in several different nations. Each issue features a rich menu of articles about the uses (and occasional misuses) of intelligence, supplemented from time to time with special forums on current intelligence issues and interviews with leading intelligence officials. Peer Review All unsolicited journal articles are subject to initial appraisal by the journal editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, then undergo a rigorous peer review process based on double anonymized peer review, usually by two independent referees. For special issues/sections, the editors approve the content at the planning stage and liaise with special issue/section editors to ensure robust review of articles prior to final review and approval by the journal editors. Review articles and shorter s
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Netherlands 1, Denmark 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intelligence, Security, War StrategySocial Sciences40.7%
- Military History and StrategySocial Sciences8.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences3.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.1%
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesSocial Sciences3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science2.9%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · 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
ABC-CLIO - Historical Abstracts, ABC-CLIO - America: History and Life, World Political Science Abstracts, Historical Abstracts and America: life and history, Lancaster Index to Defence, International Security Literature, Sociological AbstractsPublisher website
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
- 0.99LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.51Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.96Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 471OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 510,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,720 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 22 | 10 |
| 2025 | 102 | 35 | 69 |
| 2024 | 68 | 29 | 223 |
| 2023 | 90 | 33 | 190 |
| 2022 | 107 | 44 | 389 |
| 2021 | 95 | 22 | 641 |
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
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 175 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (201 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)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 20 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Intelligence and National Security 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 discover…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review, usually by two independent referees, after initial editor appraisal. Model summary
All unsolicited journal articles are subject to initial appraisal by the journal editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, then undergo a rigorous peer review process based on double anonymized peer review, usually by two independent 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
- 0268-4527
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-9019
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
What CAS zone is INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History / International Relations / Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.99; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 82–242 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18%. 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 INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), United Kingdom (1) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY open access, and what is the APC?
INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .