One of the oldest peer-reviewed journals in international conflict and security, Contemporary Security Policy promotes theoretically-based research on policy problems of armed conflict, intervention and conflict resolution. Since it first appeared in 1980, CSP has established its unique place as a meeting ground for research at the nexus of theory and policy.
Spanning the gap between academic and policy approaches, CSP offers policy analysts a place to pursue fundamental issues, and academic writers a venue for addressing policy. Major fields of concern include:
- War and armed conflict
- Peacekeeping
- Conflict resolution
- Arms control and disarmament
- Defense policy
- Strategic culture
- International institutions.
CSP is committed to a broad range of intellectual perspectives. Articles promote new analytical approaches, iconoclastic interpretations and previously overlooked perspectives. Its pages encourage novel contributions and outlooks, not particular methodologies or policy goals. Its geographical scope is worldwide and includes security challenges in Europe, Africa, the Middle-East and Asia. Authors are encouraged to examine established priorities in innovative ways and to apply traditional methods to new problems.
In addition to regular articles and book reviews, CSP features special issues and symposia on particular topics. Relying on solicited and unsolicited contributions, these apply academic analysis to cutting-edge debates previously beyond the purview of scholarly journals. Peer reviewed, special issues and symposia balance spontaneity and incisiveness with academic rigor.
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Peer Review
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the editor-in-chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, research articles are then subject to peer review by two or more independent, anonymous expert referees. The exact same procedure applies for manuscripts included in special issues, including the special issue introduction; those manuscripts are subject to peer review by two or more independent, anonymous expert referees. Shorter manuscripts included in special forums, depending on the topicality of the forum, may be subject to expedited review by the editor-in-chief and at least one independent, anonymous expert referee. Prior to acceptance, all manuscripts are reviewed once more by the editor-in-chief. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Editorial Manager.
Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.
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