Journal profile · Social Sciences-Safety Research
Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies
ISSN 2596-3856 · Scandinavian Military Studies · Denmark
Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies is published by Scandinavian Military Studies. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Military Strategy and Technology, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies and Military History and Strategy, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies (SJMS) is an online, open access journal publishing both high quality research and valuable practice-oriented studies relevant to the military profession. Hence, the journal consists of two distinct tracks: A practice-oriented track comprising articles (predominantly) authored by professionals and often holding practical advice or clear policy recommendations for the military profession; a research track open for original research within the broad remit of “military studies”. Articles in both tracks are subjected to double-blind peer review. SJMS aims to strengthen networks and the field of military studies within Scandinavia, but we welcome original research and practice-oriented studies from around the world dealing with issues relevant to the military profession and the broader field of military studies. As an explicitly pluralistic journal, SJMS welcomes articles and proposals from all perspectives and methodological points of departure. The journal is produced and published by by a consortium involving the Norwegian Defence University College, the Swedish Defence University, the Centre for Military Studies, University of Copenhagen, the Swedish Centre for Studies of Armed Forces and Society, and the Royal Danish Defence College. Scandinavian Military Studies also has a press subsidiary - Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies Press - which publishes monographs within the subfields of military operations, strategy, law of war, military management, military sociology and military history. For FREE access to the press’ publication go here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Safety Research
Editor-in-chief Daniel Møller ØlgaardPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Denmark 12, Sweden 2, Ukraine 2, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Military Strategy and TechnologyEngineering17%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences12.5%
- Military History and StrategySocial Sciences9.4%
- Military and Defense StudiesSocial Sciences9.2%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering7.3%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences6.4%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Military history and social perspectivesSocial Sciences3.1%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | Q2 | 141/282 | 50th |
| Safety Research | Q3 | 67/108 | 38th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, Crossref, Google Scholar, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLCPublisher 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
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 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 | 41 | 41 | 231 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 192 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 167 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 94 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 49 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 38 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- from the editorsFrom the Editors Only editors can submit to this section.Length not stated
- practice-oriented articlesPractice-oriented Articles The practice-oriented track operates with a double-blind peer-review process, in which one of the reviewers is a practitioner with in…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles The research track is a double-blind, peer-reviewed track, that seeks to contribute to an existing academic debate by filling a gap in the exi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Use of generative AI-tools
The use of new research tools such as generative AI-tools must adhere to good academic practice. As an author, you must be transparent about substantial uses of AI in your scientific process (standard uses of proof reading and reference tools are not considered substantial contributions). You as an author are obliged to verify and check the changes made by the AI-model. A submission can never incl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
If any of the authors have any competing interests then these must be declared. A short paragraph should be placed before the references. See our guidelines for competing interests. If there are no competing interests to declare then the following statement should be present: The author(s) has/have no competing interests to declare.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright / licensing: authors retain copyright; first publication under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s): Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license agreement. Authors are encouraged to publish th…
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
- Scandinavian Military Studies
- Country or region
- Denmark
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2596-3856
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies
How long does peer review take at Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Denmark (12), Sweden (2) and Ukraine (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .