Journal profile
Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies
ISSN 2489-4265 · The Åland Islands Peace Institute · Åland Islands
Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies is published by The Åland Islands Peace Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Systems and Governance, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics, together about 33.3% 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)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences12.9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences10.6%
- Post-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsSocial Sciences9.9%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences6.8%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences6.1%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences5.3%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.6%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 59 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- The Åland Islands Peace Institute
- Country or region
- Åland Islands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2489-4265
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies
How long does peer review take at Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 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.
Which databases index Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies 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; 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: .