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Defence Science Review

Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland · Poland · Est. 2016

ISSN2450-6869eISSN2719-6763
DOAJOpen Access
H-Indexi
5
Total Worksi
179
Total Citationsi
117
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.53
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Defense Science Review (DSR) is a journal open to all scholars, researchers and practitioners concerned with national defense issues, including its military and civilian components and the relationships and dependencies between them. It is a specialized journal of international scope , published in English in a semi-annual mode, using the so-called double-blind peer review. Publication of scientific articles is free of charge, and all costs associated with the review of the text and its editing are borne by the Military University of Technology. The mission of the journal is to create conditions for the cooperation of a wide range of scientific and professional communities for the exchange of knowledge, research results and experiences, as well as good practices on national security and its implementation structure of universal protection and national defense. The purpose of the journal is to strengthen the academic community in scientific development, promote innovative solutions and present the results of theoretical and empirical research to build a system of knowledge on national defense, both in the military and non-military dimensions. The journal is addressed to theoreticians and practitioners in the field of defense, representatives of the world of science, public administration, including military and special administration, representatives of business and defense industry and civil society (defense and paramilitary organizations).

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2016
Frequencysemi-annual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications179
OA Since2018
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2450-6869 / 2719-6763
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — 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
19
7
2019
24
24
2020
6
5
2021
29
27
2022
19
14
2023
21
16
2024
14
6
2025
13
0
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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European Politics and SecurityEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesPolish Historical and Cultural StudiesManagement Systems and Quality ImprovementPolish Law and Legal SystemMilitary, Security, and Education StudiesSecurity, Politics, and Digital TransformationCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesNuclear Issues and DefenseAdvanced Research in Science and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Defence Science Review

Is Defence Science Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Defence Science Review: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Defence Science Review?

Defence Science Review is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.53.

Is Defence Science Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Defence Science Review is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Defence Science Review?

Defense Science Review (DSR) is a journal open to all scholars, researchers and practitioners concerned with national defense issues, including its military and civilian components and the relationships and dependencies between them. It is a specialized journal of international scope , published in English in a semi-annual mode, using the so-called double-blind peer review. Publication of scientific articles is free of charge, and all costs associated with the review of the text and its editing are borne by the Military University of Technology. The mission of the journal is to create conditio

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref