Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Parameters
ISSN 0031-1723 · eISSN 2158-2106 · U.S. Army War College
Parameters: subscription journal; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Parameters is published by U.S. Army War College. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Military History and Strategy, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Military Strategy and Technology, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Military History and StrategySocial Sciences17.7%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences11.8%
- Military Strategy and TechnologyEngineering11.7%
- Military and Defense StudiesSocial Sciences8.6%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.4%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Military history and social perspectivesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 259/1936 | 86th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 416/744 | 44th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 860/1530 | 43rd |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q3 | 422/745 | 43rd |
| Safety Research | Q4 | 82/108 | 24th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 407OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,761 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 18 | 201 |
| 2025 | 49 | 31 | 555 |
| 2024 | 59 | 55 | 846 |
| 2023 | 72 | 61 | 700 |
| 2022 | 68 | 49 | 822 |
| 2021 | 59 | 56 | 876 |
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.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Parameters
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Military History and Strategy, International Relations and Foreign Policy.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- U.S. Army War College
- ISSN
- 0031-1723
- Electronic ISSN
- 2158-2106
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Parameters
Which databases index Parameters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Parameters is indexed in Scopus.
Is Parameters open access, and what is the APC?
Parameters 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: .