Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
ISSN 1488-559X · Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies · Canada
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies is published by Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies 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 Military History and Strategy, Military and Defense Studies and European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, together about 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scope and focus The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies is an open-access and peer-reviewed publication that aims to disseminate original scholarship in strategic and military studies to an academic audience, as well as a public one, both nationally and internationally, and to provide a forum for the discussion of issues related to security, broadly defined. It approaches these topics from an academic position, open to all sectors of opinion, rather than one of advocacy. It includes editorials, independent and critical, on matters of current affairs, but its editorial stance is distinct from its academic one. The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies does not charge to publish any manuscript. Open Access The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies is completely open access. Open Access is the condition where the copyright holder of a scholarly work grants usage rights to others using an open license (Creative Commons or equivalent) allowing for immediate free access to the work and permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose. Copyright Statement The author(s) hereby assign worldwide copyright of the Work in all forms and media (whether now known or hereafter developed), in all languages for the full term of copyright and all extensions and renewals thereof, to the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies. Licensing The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY ND) license to articles and other works we publish. If you submit your paper for publication by JMSS, you agree to have the CC BY ND license applied to your work. This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator and the original source. The license allows for commercial use. This facilitates freedom in re-use and also ensures that JMSS content can be mined without barriers for the needs of research. Repository Policy This journal permits and encourages authors to post pre-print items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this journal. Plagiarism The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies regularly check
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1, Denmark 1, South Africa 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Military History and StrategySocial Sciences12.9%
- Military and Defense StudiesSocial Sciences9.6%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences6.1%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences5.9%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Canadian Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 690 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 2 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 3 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 7 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 4 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-ND | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
Article types accepted2
- articlesArticles Counterintelligence for Hybrid Threats in Large-Scale Joint Operations A Divisional Model from the Australian Defence ForceLength not stated
- book reviewsBook Reviews Aleksandar Mitić (2024). Global Strategic Narrative Wars: The Battle for Serbia.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Statement
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY ND) license applied to articles and other works published by the journal. Model summary
The author(s) hereby assign worldwide copyright of the Work in all forms and media (whether now known or hereafter developed), in al languages for the full term of copyright and all extensions and renewals thereof, to the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies is completely open access. Open Access is the condition where the copyright holder of a scholarly work grants usage rights to others using an open license (Creative Commons or equivalent) allowing for immediate free access to the work and permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, craw…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal regularly checks submissions for instances of plagiarism. Model summary
The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies regularly checks submissions for instances of plagiarism. Plagiarism involves submitting work in a manuscript as if it were your own work when, in fact, it is not. Most commonly plagiarism exists when:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post pre-print items on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, with bibliographic details crediting publication in the journal. Model summary
This journal permits and encourages authors to post pre-print items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this journal.
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
- Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1488-559X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 4 (2026)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Military and Strategic Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Military and Strategic Studies 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 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Military and Strategic Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Military and Strategic Studies 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 (1), United Kingdom (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Military and Strategic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Military and Strategic Studies is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Military and Strategic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Military and Strategic 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, 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: .