About this journal

Small Wars & Insurgencies provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the academic and scholarly discussion of the historical, political, social, economic and psychological aspects of insurgency, counter-insurgency, limited war and irregular warfare. Peer-reviewed and long-established, Small Wars & Insurgencies invites papers concerned with, but not limited to, the following areas:

• insurgencies and guerrilla conflicts past and present
• counterinsurgencies including national doctrines
• terrorist movements and ideologies
• irregular warfare and the debates on its historiography
• peacekeeping and “humanitarian intervention”.

Essential reading, Small Wars & Insurgencies facilitates the discussion of historians, political scientists and students of International Relations and Security Studies on theoretical and practical issues related to the past, present and future of this critical area of both international and domestic politics. The journal is historically focused and is keen to see contributions from scholars using primary and archival sources, as well as interviews. It also welcomes contributions investigating media, literary and cinema representations of insurgencies, counter-insurgencies and irregular warfare. Most issues include an authoritative review section, and the journal’s policy is to have 2–3 special issues each year devoted to specific themes and issues, often edited by guest editors.

Peer Review

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, research articles are then subject to peer review by two or more independent, anonymous expert referees. The journal has a policy of inviting up to four special issues per year. Articles will be reviewed by the journal editor and the guest editor as well as a single expert referee for all items in special issues. Review essays, book reviews, as well as state-of-the field papers, are generally reviewed by the journal editor only. All peer reviews are single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.

Editor:

Paul B. Rich

Book Reviews Editor:

Larry Cline – Buffalo State College, USA

Editorial Board:
Ian Beckett - University of Kent, UK

Robert J. Bunker - Strategic Studies Institute, PA

Lawrence E. Cline- Buffalo State College, USA

Marina Eleftheriadou- University ofPeloponnese, Greece

Mike Evans - Australian Defence College, Canberra, Australia

Christine Fair - Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA

Federico Manfredi Firmian - Sciences Po, Paris. France 

M.J. Fox - Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA

Sumit Ganguly - Indiana University, Indiana, USA

Namrata Goswami - Auburn University Futures Lab, AL, USA

Nelson Kasfir - Dartmouth College, NH, USA

Nori Katagiri - St Louis University, MO, USA

Alice Hills - University of Durham, UK

Bruce Hoffman - Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA

Paul Jackson - University of Birmingham, UK

Stig Jarle Hanson - University of Oslo, Norway

Christopher P. Kinsey - King’s College, University of London, UK

Mark Lawrence - University of Kent at Canterbury, UK

Thomas A. Marks - National Defense University, Washington, DC, USA

Montgomery McFate - Naval War College, Newport, RI, USA

Thomas R. Mockaitis - De Paul University, Illinois, USA

John Nagl - The US Army War College, Carlisle, Penn, USA

Akali Omeni - University of St Andrews, UK

Pum Khan Pau- Manipur University, India

Abel Polese - Tallinn University, Estonia

Rose Mary Sheldon - Virginia Military Institute, Virginia, VA, USA

Donald Stoker - Naval War College, Monterey, California, USA

Hew Strachan - University of St. Andrews, UK

Christian Tripodi - Kings College, University of London, UK

Christopher Tuck - King's College, University of London, UK

Craig Whiteside - Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA

Thomas-Durell Young - Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA

Updated 04-01-2024