Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review

Aims & Scope

Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review (LASR) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania since 2003.

LASR is indexed in SCOPUS (since 2016).

The journal focuses on international security and defence issues which directly or indirectly affect the Baltic and Black Sea region (analysing them from various perspectives of the social sciences).

Focused on publishing high-quality, original research, LASR welcomes three types of manuscripts: -Research Articles (6000-8000 words), -Policy Commentaries (2000 words), -Book Reviews (1500 words).

LASR is published in electronic form twice per year by General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania: In March (articles are collected until 1 October ) In October (articles are collected until 1 May ) LASR reaches out to the academic community and political practitioners and offers ample opportunities for scholarly visibility and potential impact.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24404

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.152

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	5

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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

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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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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.

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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.

• EU Energy Island – Characteristics, Threats, and How to Break out of it: A Case Study of Lithuania

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Romas

• Hungarian Dances – The Origins and the Future of Viktor Orbán’s Revolution

  Citation: 8

  Authors: András

• Hybrid Threats: Analysis of Content, Challenges Posed and Measures to Overcome

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Eitvydas, Vytautas

• The Implications of the Technological Trends in Military on the Defence of Small States

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Giedrius

• The Relevance and Influence of Small States in NATO and the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Vaidotas

• Three-Decade Evolution of the Willingness to Defend One’s Own Country: the Case of the Baltic States

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Māris, Andris

• Multi-ethnic societies and willingness to defend one’s own country: Russian-speakers in the Baltic states

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Māris

• Russian information warfare in Estonia, and Estonian countermeasures

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Viljar, Illimar, Vladimir

• Alliance between Putin and European Far-Right: Where Does the Convergence of Interests Lead?

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Veronica, Arūnas

• Strategic Partnerships in Foreign Policy: Comparative Analysis of Polish - Ukrainian and Lithuanian - Ukrainian Strategic Partnerships

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Ieva

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