Journal profile

Social Development Security

ISSN 2522-9842 · Public organization "Ukrainian Scientific Community" · Ukraine

Social Development Security: fully open access; APC about USD 40; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 173 articles in 2025.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartile—No CiteScore rank
Review timeabout 4 weeksCommunity average
APCUSD 40Fully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year1732025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Social Development Security is published by Public organization "Ukrainian Scientific Community". By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Military Strategy and Technology, Military Technology and Strategies and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies, together about 42.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About the Journal The scientific journal “Social Development and Security” is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes research findings in the field of National Security and Defense and operates in accordance with the current requirements for inclusion in the List of Scholarly Professional Publications of Ukraine. The journal aims to develop scientifically grounded approaches to ensuring national security, supporting the functioning of the security and defense sector, and improving the effectiveness of managerial, organizational, and technological solutions in this field. It takes into account the experience of foreign countries and the activities of supranational security organizations, in particular NATO and the European Union, and promotes international scientific communication and the integration of Ukrainian science into the global academic and educational space. Scope and Areas Covered The journal covers the following scientific areas: K1 – State Security; K2 – Border Security; K3 – National Security by specific domains; K4 – Information Security Management; K5 – Military Management by branches of the armed forces; K6 – Military Support, Logistics, and Sustainment; K7 – Weapons and Military Equipment in the context of security systems; K8 – Fire Safety; K10 – Civil Security; F5 – Cybersecurity and Information Protection.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Editor-in-chief TKACH MykolaPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 18, Poland 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Military Strategy and TechnologyEngineering15.9%
  2. Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering14%
  3. Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.4%
  4. European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences9.5%
  5. Economic Issues in UkraineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.6%
  6. Military Defense Systems AnalysisEngineering6.8%
  7. Ukrainian Legal and Forensic StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
  8. European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences2.8%

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

Indexed in: no record yet.

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

h-index
10OpenAlex ·
i10-index
10OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.32OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 927 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026143143115
2025173173134
2024127127243
2023113113219
20227676126
2021127127103

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 4 weeksLetPub ·
Peer review
Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub

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 accessOpenAlex

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexUSD 40——
LetPubUSD 40No—
Publisher websiteYes, amount not published——

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
  1. analytical and policy-oriented papersanalytical and policy-oriented papers.Length not stated
  2. original research articlesoriginal research articles;Length not stated
  3. review articlesreview articles;Length not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
Publication ethics Publication Ethics

The journal adheres to high professional and ethical standards in accordance with its Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement, which defines the ethical responsibilities of the editorial board, authors, and reviewers.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
License & copyright License

Creative Commons Attribution International (CC BY) license Model summary

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This license permits users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, cite, or link to the full texts of articles, provided proper credit is given to the authors and the journal.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Open access Open Access

All articles are freely available immediately after publication.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Preprints

Repository storage via V. I. Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine and Zenodo; PKP Preservation Network: LOCKSS / CLOCKSS Model summary

The journal ensures long-term preservation through: repository storage via the V. I. Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine and Zenodo ; the PKP Preservation Network: LOCKSS / CLOCKSS.

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
Public organization "Ukrainian Scientific Community"
Country or region
Ukraine
Language
English, Ukrainian, Russian
ISSN
2522-9842
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Social Development Security

How long does peer review take at Social Development Security?

Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Social Development Security based?

Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (18) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Is Social Development Security open access, and what is the APC?

Social Development Security is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 40.

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: .