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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #5,053CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Strategic Studies

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.98•SCImago Rank: #5,053•Identifier (ISSN):0140-2390(Print)/1743-937X(Online)•Articles / Year: 47•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,086 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
2.5
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
49

49 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate15.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
47articles/year
27.5% Gold OA•86.84% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.159)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The defining feature of The Journal of Strategic Studies is its commitment to multi-disciplinary approach. The editors welcome articles that challenge our historical understanding of man"s efforts to achieve political ends through the application of military and diplomatic means; articles on contemporary security and theoretical controversies of enduring value; and of course articles that explicitly combine the historical and theoretical approaches to the study of modern warfare, defence policy and modern strategy. In addition to a well-established review section, The Journal of Strategic Studies offers its diverse readership a wide range of "special issues" and "special sections".

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political scienceEconomics70.4%Sociology58.9%Law56.4%Political economy51.2%History48.1%Geography31.1%Archaeology29.8%Politics26.8%Economic history25%Philosophy24.2%Computer science20.7%Physics20.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,053Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1978-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.98

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
49

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.64

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,086 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations382
3-Year Documents152
Citable Documents137

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)10

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate20.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Political Science and International RelationsQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
JCRSSCI
40/173Q1
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCRSSCI
77/332Q1
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
JCISSCI
47/173Q2
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JCISSCI
88/332Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—3314
2025255114
20241.345201
20231.943378
20222.15943405
2021—43586
2020—56893
2019—721,298
2018—36462
2017—641,439
2016—781,120
2015—611,394
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Strategic Studies

WoS Q1
012320222023202420252.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 15.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 6f3a3094-1b5f-418e-8c06-4e4a015dace3
Database Updated: 2026-10-01