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Military Balance

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1961

ISSN1479-9022

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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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

Top 75% in field

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

0.219

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

940

Total Citationsi

1,068

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Military Balance is an open-source assessment of military forces, personnel numbers, equipment inventories, and defence economics of over 170 countries. It displays defence statistics, arms orders, military exercises, defence expenditure, and personnel numbers. The journal is an indispensable handbook for analysis of security policy and military affairs.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1961

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications940

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1479-9022

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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

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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 RelationsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsDefense, Military, and Policy StudiesEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceLegal Cases and CommentaryHuman Rights and DevelopmentMiddle East and Rwanda ConflictsAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesMilitary and Defense StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Military Balance

Is Military Balance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Military Balance: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Military Balance?

Military Balance is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.219.

Is Military Balance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Military Balance is indexed in Scopus.