Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
ISSN 2575-1654 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 110 days to acceptance (46 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 32% (journal website); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament is published by Taylor & Francis Group 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 Nuclear Issues and Defense, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies, together about 56.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing theoretical and practical studies on nuclear disarmament and peace. Aims The nuclear threat will not end as long as nations continue to claim that nuclear weapons are essential for their national security.” (Nagasaki Peace Declaration, 2017). The main mission of the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, edited by the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA), is to contribute to furthering nuclear disarmament and peace based on both theoretical and practical studies. The journal serves as a vehicle to put forward proposals for policies and other ideas that could contribute to nuclear disarmament, including ways of: Rapidly implementing Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Promoting the norms fully embodied in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Creating a new global governance regime for nuclear activities to facilitate the elimination of nuclear weapons. Scope The Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament will: Publish articles on nuclear disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation and arms control Propose a new framework for global nuclear governance to facilitate and sustain a world without nuclear weapons Analyze the risks associated with reliance on nuclear deterrence Contribute to the consideration, development and utilization of policy tools embodying the humanitarian imperative for nuclear disarmament Introduce voices from non-nuclear weapon states - especially from the global south - into the debate over the future of nuclear weapons Analyze the potential roles for civil society in advancing the nuclear disarmament process Disciplines covered Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament will publish articles from a wide variety of disciplinary and cross-disciplinary backgrounds involving the humanities, natural and social sciences, including, but not limited to, studies on international politics, national security, international law, international organizations and civil society. Due to their many interconnections, the journal will publish articles on nuclear energy as well as nuclear weapons policy. Editors welcome both theory-oriented and policy-focused articles from scholars and practitioners. The Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament publishes research papers, commentaries, conference reports, interviews and book reviews. All submitted manuscripts will undergo an initial editorial screening.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Editor-in-chief Fumihiko YoshidaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nuclear Issues and DefenseSocial Sciences31.9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences16.4%
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences7.5%
- Nuclear and radioactivity studiesEngineering7.5%
- Economic Sanctions and International RelationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Risk Perception and ManagementSocial Sciences2.7%
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 | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.37Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 314,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 314,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 308 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 11 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 112 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 167 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 215 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 191 |
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
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 34 days – 209 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 46 articles with submission and acceptance dates (49 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 120 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 120 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted5
- book reviewsThe Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament publishes research papers, commentaries, conference reports, interviews and book reviews.Length not stated
- commentariesThe Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament publishes research papers, commentaries, conference reports, interviews and book reviews.Length not stated
- conference reportsThe Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament publishes research papers, commentaries, conference reports, interviews and book reviews.Length not stated
- interviewsThe Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament publishes research papers, commentaries, conference reports, interviews and book reviews.Length not stated
- research papersThe Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament publishes research papers, commentaries, conference reports, interviews and book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new reade…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Initial editorial screening followed by peer review by two or more independent experts Model summary
All submitted manuscripts will undergo an initial editorial screening. If found suitable for further consideration, the manuscripts will be subject to peer review by two or more independent experts.
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 Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2575-1654
- Society / sponsor
- Nagasaki University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
What CAS zone is Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category International Relations. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament?
Based on the dates recorded on 46 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 34–209 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32%. 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.
Which databases index Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament open access, and what is the APC?
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .