Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Security and Human Rights
ISSN 1874-7337 · eISSN 1571-814X · Brill
Security and Human Rights: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Security and Human Rights is published by Brill and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European Politics and Security, International Law and Human Rights and Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics, 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)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Arie BloedPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences18%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences11.9%
- Post-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsSocial Sciences11.4%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences10.1%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences6.3%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences6.2%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Minority Rights and LanguagesSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 496/1162 | 57th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 | 368/745 | 50th |
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
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 84.21%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,495 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 107 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 230 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 213 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 193 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 227 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 | 188 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1874-7337
- Print ISSN
- 0925-0972
- Electronic ISSN
- 1571-814X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Security and Human Rights
What CAS zone is Security and Human Rights in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Security and Human Rights is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Security and Human Rights?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Security and Human Rights is indexed in Scopus.
Is Security and Human Rights open access, and what is the APC?
Security and Human Rights is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .