Journal profile · INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Stability-International Journal of Security and Development
ISSN 2165-2627 · Centre for Security Governance · United Kingdom
Stability-International Journal of Security and Development: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Stability-International Journal of Security and Development is published by Centre for Security Governance 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 Peacebuilding and International Security, Political Conflict and Governance and Global Peace and Security Dynamics, together about 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Stability at the University of Bradford Stability is published by Peace Studies and International Development, an academic department at the University of Bradford, England. The department is the fruit of a merger between two ground-breaking centres: Peace Studies, founded in 1973, the first department of its kind in the world; and the pioneering Bradford Centre for International Development, originating in 1969 as the Development and Project Planning Centre (DPPC). Publication Frequency The journal is published online as a continuous volume and issue, with articles made publicly available throughout the year to increase the speed of dissemination. Stability’s Special Collections are published as part of the normal issue, and also within a separate collection page. These collections address a specific issue or theme and are a core component of the journal’s identity and vision. Open Access Policy Stability provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Authors in Stability retain copyright of their articles and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce and share them according to the Creative Commons license agreement. Authors are encouraged to publish their data in recommended repositories. For a list of generic and subject specific repositories that meet our peer review criteria, see here. Publication Fee Stability endeavors to keep fees as low as possible, charging a per article rate of £350 GBP. This covers all editorial, publishing, marketing and overhead costs. Stability is a non-profit publication, with all revenue allocated to journal operations. If you are unable to meet article processing costs, a fee waiver may be possible, especially for authors from the Global South without access to institutional funding. Please indicate this during initial submission process Journal Archiving The journal is indexed by the following services: CrossRef, JISC KB+, Open Policy Finder, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), EBSCOHost, Google Scholar, Cengage Learning, European Reference Index for Humanities and Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS) and Scopus. In addition, the journal is available for harvesting via OAI-PMH. This journal also utilises CLOCKSS and LOCKSS archiving systems to create permanent archives of all publications for the purposes of preservation and restoration. If Stability is not indexed by your preferred service, please let our Publishin
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Editor-in-chief Owen GreenePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Canada 1, Switzerland 1, Brazil 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences19.7%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences12.3%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences9.8%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences7.8%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences7.2%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.2%
- Global Security and Public HealthSocial Sciences4.7%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences4.1%
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 | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 20.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 260 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 163 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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 | GBP 350 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 250 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 350 | — | — |
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 accepted5, with length limits
- commentaryminimum. This section is peer reviewed. Commentary Commentaries should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words. In most circumstances, notes and reference lists/biblio…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- pauline graham essay prizeApplicants are invited to submit a short article of 6-7000 words related to their doctoral research.Length not stated
- practice notesPractice notes must be between 2,000 and 4,000 words, including all notes but not including the reference list/bibliography.Length not stated
- research articleere. Start Submission Publication Types Research Article Research articles must be between 5,000 and 8,000 words, including all notes but not including the refe…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- revieweditors before submitting a manuscript. Review Reviews should be around 1,000 words and should focus upon a single book, edited volume or seminmain text ≤ 1,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: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 authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additiona…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Stability provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Authors in Stability retain copyright of their articles and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce and share them according to the Creative Commons license agreement. Authors are encouraged to publish their data in recommended repo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Governed by Editorial Board and publishing standards and ethics. Model summary
Stability is independent and is governed by its Editorial Board and publishing standards and ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint and self-archiving permitted and encouraged. Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Non-exclusive distribution of published version allowed with acknowledgement. Model summary
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
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
- Centre for Security Governance
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2165-2627
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Stability-International Journal of Security and Development
What CAS zone is Stability-International Journal of Security and Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Stability-International Journal of Security and Development is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category International Relations. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Stability-International Journal of Security and Development?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 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 Stability-International Journal of Security and Development based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), Canada (1) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Stability-International Journal of Security and Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Stability-International Journal of Security and Development is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Stability-International Journal of Security and Development open access, and what is the APC?
Stability-International Journal of Security and Development 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: .