International Security
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Journal
Country
United States
Northern America
Subject Area and Category
Social Sciences
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Law
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Political Science and International Relations
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Sociology and Political Science
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Publisher
SJR 2025
4.166
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SJR Score
H-Index
136
Citations / Doc (2yr)
6.03
Total Docs. (latest)
21
Total Citations (3yr)
402
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
15314804, 01622889
Coverage
1984, 1996-2025
Journal Rank
#408
Subject Categories
Law
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Political Science and International Relations
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Sociology and Political Science
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Subject Areas
Aims & Scope
International Security publishes lucid, well-documented essays on the full range of contemporary security issues.
Its articles address traditional topics of war and peace, as well as more recent dimensions of security, including environmental, demographic, and humanitarian issues, transnational networks, and emerging technologies.
International Security has defined the debate on US national security policy and set the agenda for scholarship on international security affairs for more than forty years.
The journal values scholarship that challenges the conventional wisdom, examines policy, engages theory, illuminates history, and discovers new trends.
Readers of IS discover new developments in:
The causes and prevention of war
U.S.-China relations
Great power politics
Ethnic conflict and intra-state war
Terrorism and insurgency
Regional security in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America
U.S. foreign and defense policy
International relations theory
Diplomatic and military history
Cybersecurity and defense technology
Political economy, business, and security
Nuclear proliferation.
Abstracting & Indexing
Scopus
Google Scholar
Web of Science
Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 21 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 55 |
| Total Refs. | 2,118 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 402 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 44 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 6.03 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 100.86 |
| % Female | 22.2% |
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