Journal profile
Safety Defense
ISSN 2450-551X · Centrum Rzeczoznawstwa Budowlanego · Poland
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Safety Defense: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Safety Defense is published by Centrum Rzeczoznawstwa Budowlanego. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Military Technology and Strategies, Military Strategy and Technology and Air Traffic Management and Optimization, together about 40.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Safety & Defense is an open access double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal published online biannually. Dedicated to deepening knowledge and understanding the growing complexities of numerous dimensions of safety and defense in the modern world, the journal offers an international forum where researchers and practitioners can advance quality research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 18, Ukraine 4, United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Czechia 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering21.2%
- Military Strategy and TechnologyEngineering13.3%
- Air Traffic Management and OptimizationEngineering6.3%
- Military Defense Systems AnalysisEngineering6%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences5%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences3.3%
- Risk and Safety AnalysisDecision Sciences3.3%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 173 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 51 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 41 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 29 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 28 |
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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | PLN 1,500 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- PLN 1,500
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1
- editorialIn order to speed up the editorial process, we have adopted an editorial rejection procedure. At this stage, a manuscript can be sent back to the authors if it …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
One publication per author per year. Model summary
The journal's policy is not to publish one author's work more than once a year.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
All articles published in Safety & Defense are in the Open Access form on the basis of the CC-BY 4.0 Creative Commons license. More information on licensing and copyrights are to be found in the Code of Ethics section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC-BY 4.0 license. Model summary
All articles published in Safety & Defense are in the Open Access form on the basis of the CC-BY 4.0 Creative Commons license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
All the submitted papers go through a precisely defined and thorough editorial process that is based on the double-blind peer-review procedure.
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Safety Defense
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Military Technology and Strategies, Military Strategy and Technology.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatAbstract: 100–300 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesPLN 1,500 (DOAJ)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 9 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Centrum Rzeczoznawstwa Budowlanego
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2450-551X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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 Safety Defense
How long does peer review take at Safety Defense?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Safety Defense?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–300 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Safety Defense based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (18), Ukraine (4) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Safety Defense?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Safety Defense is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Safety Defense open access, and what is the APC?
Safety Defense is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .