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Strategic Survey
ISSN 0459-7230 · eISSN 1476-4997 · Routledge
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Strategic Survey: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2022 (Volume 122, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Strategic Survey is published by Routledge. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Defense, Military, and Policy Studies and European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, together about 43% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This title has ceased (2022). Strategic Survey is the annual review of world affairs from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. It is an invaluable tool for interpreting world-wide strategic developments. It includes a series of detailed maps highlighting topics and trends. Since 1966, it has provided the essential one-volume analysis of the year's key events in international relations for government policy makers, journalists, business leaders and academics. “A landmark of the think-tank landscape: a handbook for what to worry about for the coming year”, The Times Watch the Videos for Strategic Survey 2021 Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
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 Sciences24.5%
- Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences5.7%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences5.4%
- Global Political and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences4%
- Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsSocial Sciences3.5%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
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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 | 633/652 | 2nd |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, International Political Science Abstracts, PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service, Research Base OnlinePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,321 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
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
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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)
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Routledge
- ISSN
- 0459-7230
- Electronic ISSN
- 1476-4997
- Society / sponsor
- International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 122, Issue 1 (2022)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Strategic Survey
Which databases index Strategic Survey?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Strategic Survey is indexed in Scopus.
Is Strategic Survey open access, and what is the APC?
Strategic Survey 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .