Journal profile
Scientia et Securitas
ISSN 2732-2688 · Akadémiai Kiadó · Hungary
Scientia et Securitas: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 59 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 81% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scientia et Securitas is published by Akadémiai Kiadó. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Information and Cyber Security, together about 19.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SCIENTIA ET SECURITAS is a Gold Open Access interdisciplinary journal accepting studies, theses, dissertations, and scientific articles from all disciplines, offering sophisticated insight into the latest research and progress in the field of security. Besides original/primary research papers, the journal also publishes reviews and conference reports. Articles are published in Hungarian or in English, with a detailed summary in the other language.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief TAMÁS NÉMETHPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences7.2%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences6.6%
- Information and Cyber SecurityComputer Science5.3%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences4.6%
- Food Safety and HygieneAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Zoonotic diseases and public healthMedicine4.6%
- Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 ChallengesMedicine4.6%
- Border Security and International RelationsSocial Sciences4.6%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 23 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | 41 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 44 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 28 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 0 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
59 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 17 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2023
- 81%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2022
- 84%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2021
- 93%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2020
- 93%Publisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2023
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2022
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2021
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2020
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2023
- 104 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2022
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2021
- 85 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2020
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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, CC BY-NC | |
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- conference reportsBesides original/primary research papers, the journal also publishes reviews and conference reports.Length not stated
- research articlesBesides original/primary research papers, the journal also publishes reviews and conference reports.Length not stated
- reviewsBesides original/primary research papers, the journal also publishes reviews and conference reports.Length not stated
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
- Akadémiai Kiadó
- Country or region
- Hungary
- Language
- English, Hungarian
- ISSN
- 2732-2688
- Print ISSN
- 3057-9759
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- 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 Scientia et Securitas
How long does peer review take at Scientia et Securitas?
The publisher reports about 59 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 17 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 81% (2023). 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.
Which databases index Scientia et Securitas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scientia et Securitas is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Scientia et Securitas open access, and what is the APC?
Scientia et Securitas 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .