Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Naval War College Review
ISSN 0028-1484
Naval War College Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 13 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Naval War College Review 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, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Military History and StrategySocial Sciences13.9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences13.2%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
- Maritime Security and HistorySocial Sciences9.1%
- Military Strategy and TechnologyEngineering8.4%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences7.8%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering6.8%
- Military history and social perspectivesSocial Sciences4.7%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| 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
ESCILetPub
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
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 265OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,608 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 216 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 547 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 529 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 561 |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | 691 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 0028-1484
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Naval War College Review
What CAS zone is Naval War College Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Naval War College Review 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 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Naval War College Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Naval War College Review is indexed in ESCI.
Is Naval War College Review open access, and what is the APC?
Naval War College Review is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .