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Defence and Peace Economics

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN1476-8267

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.601

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.574

Total Worksi

1,387

Total Citationsi

24,813

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Defence and Peace Economics publishes quality research in all aspects of the economics of defence, security, disarmament, conflict, and peace. The journal aims to foster rigorous scholarship in political science and international relations, providing a platform for in-depth research that bridges gaps between theory and practice.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencySeven Issues Yearly, 2018-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,387

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1476-8267

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.3k

2019

869

2020

604

2021

462

2022

394

2023

156

2024

104

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Economics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomic Growth and ProductivityPolitical Conflict and GovernanceTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceGlobal trade and economicsEconomic Sanctions and International RelationsMilitary and Defense StudiesCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceInternational Development and Aid

Frequently asked questions about Defence and Peace Economics

Is Defence and Peace Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Defence and Peace Economics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Defence and Peace Economics?

Defence and Peace Economics is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.41.

Is Defence and Peace Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Defence and Peace Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.