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Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

Scandinavian Military Studies · Denmark · Est. 2018

ISSN2596-3856

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total27

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.318

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.641

Total Works

169

Total Citations

624

2yr Mean Citedness

1.48

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on military affairs, including topics such as defense policy, military technology, professional military education, civil-military relations, and international security. Articles explore military motivation, language use, educational wargaming, arms control, hybrid warfare, counter-piracy, media portrayals of military roles, intelligence doctrines, logistics, cybersecurity, maritime diplomacy, leadership, human security, autonomous systems, and state-defense industry relations.

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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 / RegionDenmark

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications169

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Scandinavian Military Studies

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2596-3856

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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?

LOCKSS, CLOCKSS

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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

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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.

Safety ResearchQ3

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

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Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesPeacebuilding and International SecurityMilitary Strategy and TechnologyMilitary History and StrategyGender, Security, and ConflictDefense, Military, and Policy StudiesInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyArctic and Russian Policy StudiesCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesMilitary, Security, and Education Studies