Democracy and Security

Aims & Scope

Democracy and Security is the authoritative source for rigorous exploration of the mechanisms and policies utilized by democracies to deal with security challenges, as well as relevant moral, social, and political dilemmas.

The journal publishes conceptual, theoretical, and empirical articles on concepts and functions that shape the relations between various international and national security policies, concerns, and needs on the one hand, and central values, institutions, and processes of democratic societies on the other.

The journal is committed to provide exposure to diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives, as well as policy approaches.

Democracy and Security features timely and informative contributions from leading scholars on a range of topics, including: Democratic societies and their struggle with domestic threats.

Moral dimensions of national security in democracies.

Legal dimensions of national security in democracies.

Mass communications and national security.

Social implications on national security issues.

Constraints of democratic governments in shaping national security policy.

Forms of government and perceptions of national dilemmas.

Democracies, minorities, and national security.

The role of civil society in shaping national security decisions in democratic regimes.

Public opinion, counter-terrorism, and national security dilemmas.

The politics of defense policies.

The psychology of decision-making processes in the context of national security issues.

Civilian sphere of domestic and human security.

The role of the legislative branch in shaping security policies.

Electoral processes, party politics, and national security.

Democracy and Security will be of interest to scholars from a variety of academic disciplines such as: political science, sociology, philosophy, law, psychology, mass communications, criminology, security studies, environmental studies, history, military studies, and anthropology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	0.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.286

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17076

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	93

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Coup-Proofing, Military Defection, and the Arab Spring

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Michael

• How Rigorous Is Radicalization Research?

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Peter, Scott

• Security, Democracy, and the Rhetoric of Counter-Terrorism

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Richard

• Forces of Terror: Armed Banditry and Insecurity in North-west Nigeria

  Citation: 49

  Authors: John Sunday, Samuel, Folahanmi

• Terrorism as Psychological Warfare

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Alex

• The New Neighborhood Policy of the EU: An Appropriate Response to the Arab Spring?

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Ingeborg

• Far-Right “Contagion” or a Failing “Mainstream”? How Dangerous Ideas Cross Borders and Blur Boundaries

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Aristotle

• The End of<i>Regional</i>Middle Eastern Exceptionalism? The Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council after the Arab Uprisings

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Martin

• When Flood Victims Became State Victims: Tokwe-Mukosi, Zimbabwe

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Mediel

• Democracy and Security in the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood? Assessing the ENP in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Martin, Daniel

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