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RUSI Journal

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1912

ISSN1744-0378

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.203

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

5,113

Total Citations

19,331

2yr Mean Citedness

0.58

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The RUSI Journal is a leading forum for the exchange of ideas on national and international defence and security issues. It examines past, present, and future issues in defense, including security, policy, and war.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1912

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications5,113

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-0378

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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

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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 RelationsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Military History and StrategyDefense, Military, and Policy StudiesMilitary and Defense StudiesEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastWorld Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactNuclear Issues and DefenseIntelligence, Security, War Strategy