Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Journal of Strategic Security
ISSN 1944-0464 · eISSN 1944-0472 · Henley-Putnam University Press · United States
Journal of Strategic Security: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Strategic Security is published by Henley-Putnam University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Intelligence, Security, War Strategy, together about 38.6% 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 provides a multi-disciplinary forum for scholarship and discussion of strategic security issues drawing from the fields of global and national security, international relations, military affairs, and intelligence among others.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Geoffrey F. GreshPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences15.5%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences12.4%
- Intelligence, Security, War StrategySocial Sciences10.8%
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Military History and StrategySocial Sciences6.4%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences6%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences5.9%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.1%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 671/1162 | 42nd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 976/1530 | 36th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q3 | 491/745 | 34th |
| Safety Research | Q4 | 93/108 | 14th |
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
ProQuest, EBSCOhost databases, EuroPub, ProQuest databasesPublisher website
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 766 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 496 |
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | 560 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 771 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 746 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 640 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 702 |
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-NC | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- articleArticles published by the JSS are typically about 3,000 to 5,000 words in length.Length not stated
- book reviewThe Journal of Strategic Security publishes book reviews to inform readers of the publication of a book of professional interest and to provide a concise evalua…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- review essayReview Essays of longer length will be accepted, but authors must first contact the Book Review Editor.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Online submission via JSS manuscript submission and review system. Model summary
Authors should submit manuscripts online via the Journal of Strategic Security (JSS) manuscript submission and review system.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work required; must not draw substantially from previously published work. Model summary
All submissions must be original and not draw substantially from previously published work.
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
- Henley-Putnam University Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1944-0464
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-0472
- 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 Strategic Security
How long does peer review take at Journal of Strategic 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Strategic Security?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Strategic Security?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Strategic Security is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Strategic Security open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Strategic 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, 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: .