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Armed Forces and Society

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1974

ISSN1556-0848

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.697

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CiteScore

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SNIP

1.84

Total Works

2,913

Total Citations

30,588

2yr Mean Citedness

1.17

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the complex interactions between armed forces and society, exploring themes such as military personnel well-being, public trust in the military, the impact of military service on families and communities, civil-military relations, and the societal implications of defense spending and security policies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

Annual Volume~ 63 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,913

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1556-0848

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Safety ResearchQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political ScienceSociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Safety Research

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Defense, Military, and Policy StudiesMilitary History and StrategyGender, Security, and ConflictMilitary and Defense StudiesInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyPeacebuilding and International SecurityVietnamese History and Culture StudiesGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsPolitical Conflict and GovernanceEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies