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Critical Studies on Security

Taylor and Francis Ltd. Β· United Kingdom Β· Est. 2013

ISSN2162-4909
SJR Q2βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.478
H-Indexi
34
SNIPi
1.045
Total Worksi
502
Total Citationsi
4,631
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.68
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Critical Studies on Security publishes theoretically informed scholarship that engages with the practice and politics of security. It focuses on social critique and diverse situated contexts, histories, and experiences related to security.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2013
Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications502
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2162-4909
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, 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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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
25
148
2019
19
517
2020
40
403
2021
22
64
2022
38
127
2023
44
173
2024
46
82
2025
29
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Security and Public HealthPeacebuilding and International SecurityGender, Security, and ConflictGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyNuclear Issues and DefenseMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceWar, Ethics, and JustificationMilitary History and Strategy

Frequently asked questions about Critical Studies on Security

Is Critical Studies on Security a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Critical Studies on Security: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Critical Studies on Security?

Critical Studies on Security is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.68.

Is Critical Studies on Security indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Critical Studies on Security is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref