About this journal

Aims and scope

Critical Studies on Security

Security is one of the defining features of our, or any, time. Collectively we seek security, value security, desire security, while at the same time often being troubled by the actions that are taken in the name of our security. Critical Studies on Security is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study of ‘security’ in and through social critique. The journal aims to publish theoretically informed scholarship, which engages with the practice and politics of security. We welcome articles from or across the range of disciplines, and from any of the critical social theoretical positions.


Peer Review Policy:
Critical Studies on Security
publishes scholarship that has undergone rigorous peer review, including an initial screening by the editors, and recommendation by at least two anonymous reviewers.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 77K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.8 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 3.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 0.993 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.638 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 28 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 9 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 25% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Founding Editor:
David Mutimer, York University, Canada

Editor-in-Chief:
J. Marshall Beier, McMaster University, Canada

Editors:
Colleen Bell, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Helen Berents, Griffith University, Australia
Rhys Machold, University of Glasgow, UK
Somdeep Sen, Roskilde University, Denmark

Associate Editors:
Dean Cooper-Cunningham, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Thomas Gregory, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Liam Midzain-Gobin, Brock University, Canada
Ananya Sharma, Ashoka University, India

Interventions Editors:
Aggie Hirst, King's College London, UK
Chris Rossdale, University of Bristol, UK

Social Media Editor:
Rebekah Pullen, McMaster University, Canada

Managing Editor:

Shannon Stettner, York University, Canada

Board Members:
Anna M. Agathangelou, York University, Canada
Louise Amoore, Durham University, UK
Thierry Braspenning Balzacq, University of Namur, Belgium
Tarak Barkawi, London School of Economics, UK
Anthony Burke, University of New South Wales - Canberra, Australia
Neil Cooper, University of Bradford, UK
Elizabeth Dauphinee, York University, Canada
Miguel de Larrinaga, University of Ottawa, Canada
Francois Debrix, Virginia Tech, USA
James Der Derian, The University of Sydney, Australia
Michael Dillon, Lancaster University, UK
Marc G. Doucet, Saint Mary's University, Canada
Kathy E. Ferguson, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA
Karin M. Fierke, University of St. Andrews, UK
Rita Floyd, University of Birmingham, UK  
Kyle Grayson, Newcastle University, UK
Ariel Heryanto, Monash University, Australia
Alison Howell, Rutgers University, USA
Keith Krause, The Graduate Institute, Switzerland
Matt McDonald, University of Queensland, Australia
Daniel Bertrand Monk, Colgate University, USA
Swati Parashar, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 
Mustapha Kamal Pasha, Aberystwyth University, UK
Columba Peoples, University of Bristol, UK
Mark B. Salter, University of Ottawa, Canada
Claire Turenne-Sjolander, University of Ottawa, Canada
R.B.J. Walker, University of Victoria, Canada
Nicole Wegner, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Sandra Whitworth, York University, Canada
Michael Williams, University of Ottawa, Canada
Maja Zehfuss, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Abstracting and indexing

Critical Studies on Security is currently abstracted/indexed in:

  • Scopus
  • Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

Open access

Critical Studies on Security is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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