Journal profile
NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability
ISSN 2616-4426 · eISSN 2616-4434 · Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) · Pakistan
NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability is published by Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Peacebuilding and International Security, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Global Peace and Security Dynamics, together about 42.4% 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 NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability (NJIPS) is a peer-reviewed bi-annual academic journal devoted to research and analysis pertaining to contemporary peace and conflict dynamics worldwide. NJIPS welcomes submissions (in the form of research articles, research essays, and book reviews) and covers a wide range of issues that constitute the field of peace and conflict, including peacekeeping, armed conflict and peacebuilding, regional and international security, conflict resolution, and violent extremism and terrorism.Aiming to provide research-based knowledge through the scholarly papers written by national and international authors, NJIPS is committed to publishing original and timely research from around the world. It aims to provide a platform for academic discussion and debate over multifaceted issues and topics and, therefore, encourages contributions from multi-disciplinary backgrounds. The journal is particularly committed to advance scholarship oriented towards both scholarly and practitioner audiences, in order to emerge with pragmatic perspectives and policy recommendations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Pakistan 3, Poland 2, Japan 1, Germany 1, Singapore 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences16.8%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences13.2%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences12.4%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences11.1%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences8.2%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences4.7%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.2%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences2.9%
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 168 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 39 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 27 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 14 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS)
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2616-4426
- Electronic ISSN
- 2616-4434
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability
How long does peer review take at NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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.
Where are the editorial board members of NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Pakistan (3), Poland (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability is indexed in DOAJ.
Is NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability open access, and what is the APC?
NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability 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: .