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Journal of Regional Security

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy · Serbia · Est. 2012

ISSN2406-0364

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.368

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.525

Total Worksi

175

Total Citationsi

644

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political Science and International Relations; Safety Research.

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

Citations received

2019

113

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Safety ResearchQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Regional Security

Is Journal of Regional Security a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Regional Security: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Regional Security?

Journal of Regional Security is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.368.

Is Journal of Regional Security indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Regional Security is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Regional Security?