Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
NBP Nauka bezbednost policija
ISSN 0354-8872 · eISSN 2620-0406 · Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies, Belgrade · Serbia
NBP Nauka bezbednost policija: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NBP Nauka bezbednost policija is published by Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies, Belgrade. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European Criminal Justice and Data Protection, European and International Law Studies and Ombudsman and Human Rights, together about 28.1% 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)
NBP. Nauka, bezbednost, policija is an open access and peer-reviewed journal published by the University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies in Belgrade, Serbia. It is multidisciplinary in its scope, and committed to publishing papers on a wide range of topics including legal developments in criminal justice systems, crime prevention, investigation and analysis, security studies, police studies, emergency management, traffic enforcement and occupational health. The single most important criterion for paper’s acceptance is scientific excellence.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Darko SimovićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences15.4%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Ombudsman and Human RightsSocial Sciences5.2%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences4.8%
- Deception detection and forensic psychologyPsychology4.5%
- Policing Practices and PerceptionsSocial Sciences4.3%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences4.3%
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
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 406 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 37 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 29 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 31 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 56 |
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 4 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 | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access and peer-reviewed journal. Model summary
NBP. Nauka, bezbednost, policija is an open access and peer-reviewed journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Acceptance criterion is scientific excellence. Model summary
The single most important criterion for paper’s acceptance is scientific excellence.
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
- Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies, Belgrade
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English, Serbian
- ISSN
- 0354-8872
- Electronic ISSN
- 2620-0406
- 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 NBP Nauka bezbednost policija
How long does peer review take at NBP Nauka bezbednost policija?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 NBP Nauka bezbednost policija?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NBP Nauka bezbednost policija is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is NBP Nauka bezbednost policija open access, and what is the APC?
NBP Nauka bezbednost policija 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .