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Democracy and Security

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1555-5860

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.286

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

582

Total Citations

3,492

2yr Mean Citedness

0.41

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Democracy and Security is a journal that explores the mechanisms and policies democracies use to address security challenges, along with related moral, social, and political dilemmas. It publishes conceptual, theoretical, and empirical articles on concepts and functions that influence the relationships between international and national security.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications582

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1555-5860

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Safety ResearchQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolencePolitical Conflict and GovernanceGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastPeacebuilding and International SecurityInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesMilitary History and StrategyInternational Law and Human RightsIrish and British Studies