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Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes · Germany · Est. 2002

ISSN1812-1098

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.113

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.101

Total Works

1,288

Total Citations

2,986

2yr Mean Citedness

0.26

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Aims & Scope

Connections accepts original manuscripts in the range of 4,000 to 7,000 words, written in a lucid style for a target audience of informed defense and security affairs practitioners and academics.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish, Russian

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,288

Publisher OrgProcon Ltd.

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Submission Info

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1812-1098

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English, Russian

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

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.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ4

LawQ4

Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Safety ResearchQ4

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawComputer Networks and CommunicationsSafety ResearchPolitical Science and International RelationsSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisMilitary Technology and StrategiesLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesPost-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsMilitary and Defense StudiesTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsDefense, Military, and Policy StudiesMilitary History and Strategy