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Journal of Regional Security

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy · Serbia · Est. 2012

ISSN2406-0364

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total27

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.196

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.525

Total Works

175

Total Citations

644

2yr Mean Citedness

1.32

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the drivers, prevention, and institutional responses to violent extremism and radicalization, particularly in the Balkans and MENA regions. It also features analyses of international relations, security competition, and foreign policy decision-making, often through theoretical lenses such as realism and institutionalism.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSerbia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications175

Publisher OrgUniversity of Belgrade

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2406-0364

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Safety ResearchQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Safety ResearchPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Peacebuilding and International SecurityInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsPolitical Conflict and GovernancePost-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsGlobal Security and Public HealthTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceBalkans: History, Politics, SocietyEuropean Politics and SecurityEuropean Union Policy and Governance