European Journal of International Security

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of International Security (EJIS) publishes theoretical, methodological and empirical papers at the cutting-edge of security research.

Welcoming high quality research from around the world, EJIS covers all areas of international security, including: conflict and peacebuilding; strategy and warfare; environmental and food security; economic and energy security; human and everyday security; technology and security; and security governance.

The journal is particularly concerned to make connections and build bridges, both between different disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, but also across regional boundaries.

EJIS publishes rigorous, peer-reviewed papers that significantly advance scholarship through original analysis of a salient policy issue, the exploitation of new data, and/or the innovative development and application of theory.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	2.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.894

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	23

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5751

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	277

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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.

• Decolonising war

  Citation: 102

  Authors: Tarak

• A theory of actor-network for cyber-security

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Thierry, Myriam Dunn

• Disinformation in international politics

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Alexander

• European Energy Union? Caught between securitisation and ‘riskification’

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Andrew, Tomas

• Governing others: Anomaly and the algorithmic subject of security

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Claudia, Tobias

• NATO and the Ukraine crisis: Collective securitisation

  Citation: 56

  Authors: James, Mark

• ‘Enemies of the people’: Populism and the politics of (in)security

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Thorsten

• Can the subaltern securitize? Postcolonial perspectives on securitization theory and its critics

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Sarah

• Prestige-seeking small states: Danish and Norwegian military contributions to US-led operations

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Peter Viggo, Jens, HÃ¥kon Lunde

• On non-Western norm shapers: Brazil and the Responsibility while Protecting

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Cristina G.

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