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WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #13,006CAS 3区Hybrid

Defence and Security Analysis

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.45•SCImago Rank: #13,006•Identifier (ISSN):1475-1798(Print)/1475-1801(Online)•Articles / Year: 18•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,657 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.7
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
20

20 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate25%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
18articles/year
11.4% Gold OA•92.59% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.6)
🔵 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

Defense & Security Analysis is an independent, interdisciplinary and international journal which is mainly concerned with the field of defense theory and analysis. Whilst endeavouring to be scholarly in both content and style, it is designed to be a forum for exchange of data, ideas and methodological approaches among the professional military, their supporting bureaucracies and academic and independent researchers involved in the analysis of defense policy. A wide range of methodological approaches to defense matters will be encompassed - quantitative, qualitative and speculative.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science93.7%Computer science62%Law49%Economics41.8%Engineering38%History36.9%Computer security33.5%Geography32.6%Archaeology28.9%Business28.8%Mathematics26.9%Sociology26%Philosophy25.3%Politics22%Aeronautics21%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #13,006Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2003-2004, 2006-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.45

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
20

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.21

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,657 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations170
3-Year Documents87
Citable Documents84

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate13.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2
Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
JCRESCI
79/173Q2
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
JCIESCI
107/173Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—291
20251.16066
20240.84793
20230.640231
2022—3289
2021—22130
2020—45231
2019—34451
2018—29184
2017—31314
2016—32224
2015—34139
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Defence and Security Analysis

WoS Q2
01122023202420251.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 25%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28