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Strategic Comments

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1356-7888

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.155

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,453

Total Citationsi

1,537

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Strategic Comments is a journal that focuses on the analysis of international security and politico-military issues. It publishes research related to Social Sciences.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 41 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,453

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1356-7888

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

108

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastPost-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsMiddle East and Rwanda ConflictsMilitary and Defense StudiesInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesEconomic Sanctions and International RelationsNuclear Issues and Defense

Frequently asked questions about Strategic Comments

Is Strategic Comments a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Strategic Comments: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Strategic Comments?

Strategic Comments is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.155.

Is Strategic Comments indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Strategic Comments is indexed in Scopus.