Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism
ISSN 1947-3435 · eISSN 1947-3443 · IGI Global Publishing
International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 2 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism is published by IGI Global Publishing and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies, Information and Cyber Security and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, together about 50.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesSocial Sciences21.8%
- Information and Cyber SecurityComputer Science17.5%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences11.3%
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesComputer Science6%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science5.3%
- Military Strategy and TechnologyEngineering3.6%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences3.4%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety Research | Q2 | 29/108 | 73rd |
| Information Systems and Management | Q2 | 60/222 | 73rd |
| Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | Q2 | 79/282 | 72nd |
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q2 | 183/568 | 67th |
| Hardware and Architecture | Q2 | 94/245 | 61st |
| Software | Q2 | 207/503 | 58th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 111 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 146 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 122 |
| 2022 | 31 | 1 | 113 |
| 2021 | 24 | 4 | 100 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- IGI Global Publishing
- ISSN
- 1947-3435
- Electronic ISSN
- 1947-3443
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism
What CAS zone is International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .