Journal profile
Journal of Veterans Studies
ISSN 2470-4768 · Virginia Tech Libraries · United States
Journal of Veterans Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Veterans Studies is published by Virginia Tech Libraries. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education and Military Integration, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research and Military history and social perspectives, together about 54.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Veterans Studies (ISSN 2470-4768) is a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed journal. The mission of the Journal of Veterans Studies is to sustain international research in veterans studies, facilitate interdisciplinary research collaborations, and narrow gaps between cultures, institutions, experiences, knowledge, and understanding. Veterans studies is an interdisciplinary field that investigates the embodied, emotional, and material dimensions of veterans lived experience, as well as the production, circulation, and institutionalization of knowledge of veteranhood/veteranness within the broader dynamics of social stratification after they leave the military. In a larger capacity, veterans studies examines how military service shapes individuals and their families, communities, and institutional networks across the full lifecycle of former military affiliation (e.g., pre-service recruitment and socialization, through active duty, to post-service reintegration, aging, and memorialization). It analyzes identity (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status), labor, governance, embodiment, and culture across diverse national and international contexts, with particular attention to systems of power. Veterans studies, by its very nature, may analyze experiences closely tied to military studies, but the emphasis of veterans studies is the “veteran experience.” The work of veterans studies can be found in such fields as Rhetoric and Composition, Literature, History, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Student Affairs, Higher Education, and Humanities (among many others). Additionally, it can be seen in and out of formal education: by current members of the military, leaders of nonprofits, artists, activists, and students taking courses in veterans studies. Such research and work can take multiple forms. It is free to submit to and publish within the journal; we accept multimodal submissions in a variety of formats.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Khadija BoydPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 22, Canada 2 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Military IntegrationSocial Sciences29.5%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology15%
- Military history and social perspectivesSocial Sciences10.3%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences5.4%
- Military and Defense StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences4%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology2.5%
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
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 438 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 358 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 272 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 203 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 192 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 167 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 129 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- book and media reviews4. Book and Media Reviews of books or media that may be of interest to teachers, scholars, and advocates of veterans studies. Reviews of single sources should b…Length not stated
- book reviewThe Journal of Veterans Studies welcomes multiple submission types: articles, interviews, program profiles, book reviews, narratives (see voices), infographics,…Length not stated
- interviews3. Interviews with individuals affiliated with the interdisciplinary field of veterans studies. Interviews should inform and entertain readers of the journal in…Length not stated
- literature reviewThe Journal of Veterans Studies welcomes multiple submission types: articles, interviews, program profiles, book reviews, narratives (see voices), infographics,…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- program/project profiles2. Program/Project Profiles specific to veteran-centered nonprofit organizations, veterans-only college courses, veterans studies major/minors, peer-to-peer men…Length not stated
- reviewars, and advocates of veterans studies. Reviews of single sources should be 1,500 words and review essays 3,000 words. Please send book review quermain text ≤ 1,500 words
- roundtableRoundtable discussions aim to explore complex and diverse perspectives of a specific topic related to veterans’ studies that encourage collaborative problem-sol…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Minimum 6-month waiting period between submissions from published authors. Model summary
Authors who have submitted and published with the JVS must wait for a minimum of 6 months for future submissions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics committee approval required, or confirmation that it was not required. Model summary
Research has been approved by an appropriate ethics committee, with the name of the committee and reference number of approval included within the submitted file. Otherwise, please, add a confirmation that ethics approval was not required.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; CC Attribution license for first publication. Model summary
Copyright Notice Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s): Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgemen…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. The dates each manuscript was submitted and accepted on are published on the PDF version. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process:
Roundtable submissions will not undergo blind peer review but will instead be reviewed by the editorial team to ensure relevance, clarity, and alignment with the journal's scope. Feedback will be provided with requests for any necessary revisions. Please note that acceptance of a proposal for the roundtable does not guarantee publication in the journal. All submissions must meet the journal's stan…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Preprint and self-archiving permitted and encouraged. Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of 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
- Virginia Tech Libraries
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2470-4768
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Veterans Studies
How long does peer review take at Journal of Veterans Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Veterans Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Veterans Studies based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (22) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Veterans Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Veterans Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Veterans Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Veterans 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: .