Journal profile · Multiple
Survival
ISSN 0039-6338 · eISSN 1468-2699 · Taylor & Francis
Survival: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.32; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 111 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Survival is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and International Relations and Foreign Policy, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Survival, the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ bi-monthly journal, is one of the world’s leading forums for analysis and debate of international and strategic affairs. Shaped by its editors to be both timely and forward thinking, the journal encourages writers to challenge conventional wisdom and bring fresh, often controversial, perspectives to bear on the strategic issues of the moment. With a diverse range of authors, Survival aims to be scholarly in depth while vivid, well written and policy relevant in approach. Through commentary, analytical articles, case studies, forums, review essays, reviews and letters to the editor, the journal promotes lively, critical debate on issues of international politics and strategy. "In a world of complex security challenges, the need for serious, thoughtful analysis is greater than ever. Survival's combination of elegant writing and rigorous scholarship from the world's top experts makes it essential reading for both practitioners and academics.'" Sir Lawrence Freedman, Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal (Strategy and Development), King's College London. " Survival has always been a source of knowledge and wisdom in strategic matters. It still is, but it also has become an exciting and rich guide to the complexities, contradictions and contentions of the post-Cold War international political system."Professor Stanley Hoffmann, Harvard University
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Dana AllinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering9.5%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences9.2%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science7.8%
- Nuclear Issues and DefenseSocial Sciences6.7%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Military and Defense StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Columbia International Affairs Online, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Military Policy Research, PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service, Periodicals Contents Index, World Affairs Online
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
- Impact factor
- 1.32LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.72Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.08Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 913OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 393,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,807 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 28 | 13 |
| 2025 | 111 | 33 | 96 |
| 2024 | 110 | 38 | 194 |
| 2023 | 143 | 51 | 296 |
| 2022 | 103 | 29 | 694 |
| 2021 | 126 | 22 | 633 |
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
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select program). Model summary
Survival is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of …
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0039-6338
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-2699
- Society / sponsor
- International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Survival
What CAS zone is Survival in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Survival is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category International Relations / Political Science. 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.
What is the impact factor of Survival?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.32; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 73.
Which databases index Survival?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Survival is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Survival open access, and what is the APC?
Survival is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .