Journal of Regional Security

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Regional Security is an open access peer-reviewed journal specializing in the field of regional security studies published by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy and University of Belgrade – Faculty of Political Science.

Subject areas include: security communities, regional security complexes, regional security sector reform and governance, security regimes, security integration, region-building and comparative regional security research.

Topics concerning area of peace and conflict studies such as regional conflict complexes, regional approaches to peace building, hybrid forms of peace and regional infrastructures for peace are also welcomed.

The JRS is intended for international security scholars and policy makers from South East Europe but also from other established or emerging regions of the world.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• The impact of the refugee crisis in the Balkans: A drift towards security

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Senada

• The vicious circle of corrosive capital, authoritarian tendencies and state capture in the Western Balkans

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Tena

• World War II 2.0: Digital memory of fascism in Russia in the aftermath of Euromaidan in Ukraine

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Elizaveta

• The anxiety dilemma: Locating the Western Balkans in the age of anxiety

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Jelena

• Counter-piracy, communities of practice and new security alignments

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Christian

• What, and where, is Feminist Security Studies?

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Laura

• Non-Western responses to Russia's war in Ukraine: Learning from Indonesia

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Radityo

• Western Sahara: A frozen conflict

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Carolina, Nikola

• Small states in world politics: State of the art

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Jelena

• State capture, hybrid regimes, and security sector reform

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Sonja, Dušan