Journal profile
Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
ISSN 2393-1450 · eISSN 2783-9826 · Romanian National Intelligence Academy · Romania
Romanian Intelligence Studies Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Romanian Intelligence Studies Review is published by Romanian National Intelligence Academy. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intelligence, Security, War Strategy, Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, together about 42% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Romanian Intelligence Studies Review (RISR) provides a multi-disciplinary forum for scholarship and discussion on intelligence and security studies field, and related topics from political studies, social and humanities. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: Cyber Security, Open Source Intelligence, Modern Intelligence, Intelligence History and memory, Security and intelligence in the 21st century, Security culture and public diplomacy, Intelligence and interdisciplinary research related to.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Mihaela TEODORPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 3, Spain 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intelligence, Security, War StrategySocial Sciences26%
- Competitive and Knowledge IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting9.7%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences6.3%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences6%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences4.9%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences3.7%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 197 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 2 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 1 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- case studiescase studiesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review process: submissions first considered by Editor-in-Chief; suitable papers peer-reviewed by at least two experts. Model summary
All submissions are considered by the Editor-in-Chief in the first instance. Suitable papers are peer-reviewed by a minimum of two experts.
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
- Romanian National Intelligence Academy
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English, Romanian
- ISSN
- 2393-1450
- Electronic ISSN
- 2783-9826
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
How long does peer review take at Romanian Intelligence Studies Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Romanian Intelligence Studies Review based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (3) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Romanian Intelligence Studies Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Romanian Intelligence Studies Review is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Romanian Intelligence Studies Review open access, and what is the APC?
Romanian Intelligence Studies Review 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, Publisher website, 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: .