Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Strategic Comments
ISSN 1356-7888 · Taylor & Francis
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Strategic Comments: subscription journal; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Strategic Comments is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Defense, Military, and Policy Studies and Middle East Politics and Society, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Strategic Comments is a series published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) featuring authoritative, fact-rich briefings on international security and politico-military issues. These articles offer succinct and cogent insights of interest to policymakers, journalists, business executives and foreign-affairs analysts. Founded in 1995, the series harnesses the considerable expertise of the Institute's research staff and that of extraordinary members of the broader strategic studies community. 'Strategic Comments fills an important niche in the pantheon of publications of the IISS. Foreign-affairs experts and business executives who rely on timely and accurate analyses of breaking international developments will find it invaluable' Dr Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor 'Crisp, relevant and informative' Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations ' Strategic Comments offers the rarest but most valuable of qualities in our overloaded age – brevity and cogency' Jim Hoagland, The Washington Post
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences13.9%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.4%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences7.3%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.3%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences5.7%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences5.6%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q4 | 663/745 | 11th |
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.16Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 28,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,471 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 2 | 42 |
| 2025 | 42 | 6 | 95 |
| 2024 | 41 | 2 | 72 |
| 2023 | 41 | 2 | 104 |
| 2022 | 40 | 0 | 120 |
| 2021 | 42 | 2 | 141 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance to publication
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
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.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Strategic Comments
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on International Relations and Foreign Policy, Defense, Military, and Policy Studies.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Submission rules
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1356-7888
- Society / sponsor
- International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Strategic Comments
Which databases index Strategic Comments?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Strategic Comments is indexed in Scopus.
Is Strategic Comments open access, and what is the APC?
Strategic Comments is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .