Journal profile
National Security and the Future
ISSN 1332-4454 · eISSN 1846-1425 · St. George Association · Croatia
National Security and the Future: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
National Security and the Future is published by St. George Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, European Politics and Security and Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies, together about 37.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences18.7%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences10.1%
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesSocial Sciences9%
- Intelligence, Security, War StrategySocial Sciences7.9%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences6.7%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences6%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial 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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 120 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 47 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 39 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 32 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
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-ND | |
| 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
- St. George Association
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- Croatian, Slovenian, Macedonian, English, Serbian
- ISSN
- 1332-4454
- Electronic ISSN
- 1846-1425
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 National Security and the Future
How long does peer review take at National Security and the Future?
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 National Security and the Future?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, National Security and the Future is indexed in DOAJ.
Is National Security and the Future open access, and what is the APC?
National Security and the Future 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: .