Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Journal of Regional Security
ISSN 2217-995X · eISSN 2406-0364 · Belgrade Centre for Security Policy · Serbia
Journal of Regional Security: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Regional Security is published by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Peacebuilding and International Security and European Politics and Security, together about 39.9% 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)
The Journal of Regional Security is an open access peer-reviewed journal specializing in the field of regional security studies published by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy and University of Belgrade – Faculty of Political Science. Subject areas include: security communities, regional security complexes, regional security sector reform and governance, security regimes, security integration, region-building and comparative regional security research. Topics concerning area of peace and conflict studies such as regional conflict complexes, regional approaches to peace building, hybrid forms of peace and regional infrastructures for peace are also welcomed. The JRS is intended for international security scholars and policy makers from South East Europe but also from other established or emerging regions of the world. It aims to bring academic security studies communities from the Western Balkans not only closer to each other but also closer to security studies and security policy communities from other regions of the world thus enabling smarter and more sustainable regional policy solutions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Editor-in-chief Filip EjdusPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences15.2%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences12.7%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences12.1%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.3%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences6.1%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences6.1%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 | 243/745 | 67th |
| Safety Research | Q3 | 58/108 | 46th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Dimensions, Crossref
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 174 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 78 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 136 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 92 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 122 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 69 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 80 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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-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
- Belgrade Centre for Security Policy
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2217-995X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2406-0364
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Regional Security
How long does peer review take at Journal of Regional Security?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Regional Security?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Regional Security is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Regional Security open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Regional Security 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: .