The International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence serves as a medium for professionals and scholars to exchange opinions on issues and challenges encountered by both government and business institutions in making contemporary intelligence-related decisions and policy. At the same time, this quarterly serves as an invaluable resource for researchers looking to assess previous developments and events in the field of national security.
Dedicated to the advancement of the academic discipline of intelligence studies, the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence publishes articles and book reviews focusing on a broad range of national security matters. As an independent, non-partisan forum, the journal presents the informed and diverse findings of its contributing authors, and does not advocate positions of its own.
Peer Review Policy: All papers submitted to the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence undergo initial editorial screening. Once deemed suitable, research articles are sent out for double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent referees.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Readership: Current and former intelligence and national security professionals in government, business, and the military, as well as academics studying intelligence and foreign policy, members of the media covering foreign and domestic affairs, and interested members of the public.
Journal metrics
Usage
240K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.4 (2023) Impact Factor
0.5 (2023) 5 year IF
1.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.000 (2023) SNIP
0.167 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
23 days avg. from submission to first
decision
29 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
48 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
45% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor Emeritus RICHARD R. VALCOURT American Military University, USA Biography
Senior Editor
Jefferson Adams -Sarah Lawrence College, USA
Associate Editor
Florina Cristiana Matei- Naval Postgraduate School, USA
Consulting Editors Benjamin B. Fischer -CIA, retired Mark M. Lowenthal -Intelligence & Security Academy John Hollister Hedley - CIA, retired
Advisory Editors
Hon. David L. Boren- University of Oklahoma, USA Hon. R. James Woolsey -Former DCI
Editorial Committee
Avner Barnea -University of Haifa, Israel Bowman H. Miller -National Intelligence University, USA Darren E. Tromblay -Author and Researcher Carl Anthony Wege -College of Coastal Georgia, USA Joseph W. Wippl- Boston University, USA
Editorial Advisory Board
Gordan Akrap - University North, Croatia Rubén Arcos - University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain David M. Barrett -Villanova University, USA Jason Blazakis- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, USA Joel Brenner - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Thomas C. Bruneau-Naval Postgraduate School, USA Sara Bush Castro - U.S. Air Force Academy, USA Irena Chiru -National Intelligence Academy, Romania J. Ransom Clark -Muskingum University, USA Sarah-Jane Corke - University of New Brunswick, Canada Matthew D. Crosston -Austin Peay University, USA William J. Daugherty- CIA, retired Philip H.J. Davies -Brunel University, UK Gustavo Diaz Matey -Universidad Complutense, Spain Jan-Hendrik Dietrich - Federal University of Administrative Sciences, Germany Angela Gendron - Center for Security and Intelligence, Canada Michael S. Goodman -King's College London, UK Yasmine Gouedard - Intelligence College of Europe, France Stephen Grenier - Johns Hopkins University, USA Robert D'A Henderson - R+E+A Group, Canada Max M. Holland -Author and Researcher Gwilym Hughes - Nuffield College, Oxford University, UK Ephraim Kahana -Bar-Ilan University, Israel Stephane Lefebvre -Researcher Marian K. Leighton - CIA and DIA, retired Genevieve Lester - U.S. Army War College, USA Ralf Lillbacka - Novia University of Applied Sciences, Finland George Lucas - U.S. Naval Academy Igor Lukes -Boston University, USA Sabrina Magris -Ecole Universitaire Internationale, Italy Gary T. Marx -Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Rolf Mowatt-Larssen - Harvard University, USA John M. Nomikos -RIEAS, Greece Hayden B. Peake -HIC Curator, CIA Iztok Podbregar- University of Maribor, Slovenia Robert W. Pringle -CIA and State Dept., retired Sebastiaan J. H. Rietjens - Netherlands Defence Academy Harvey Rishikof - American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Law and National Security, Senior Counsel Jeff Rogg - Joint Special Operations University, USA Stephen I. Schwab -University of Alabama, USA Shlomo Shpiro -Bar-Ilan University, Israel Nigel West -Westintel Research, UK Artur Wilczynski -Communications Security Establishment, Canada James J. Wirtz -Naval Postgraduate School, USA JD Work - Columbia University, USA
IJIC Founders
F. Reese Brown, Editor-in-Chief * Albert Milo Dowden, Publisher * Charles Bensinger, President * *deceased
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/indexed in: America: History & Life; CSA; EBSCOhost Online Research Databases; ESCI; Historical Abstracts; OCLC; PAIS International; Periodicals Index Online; Scopus; The Lancaster Index; and Ulrichs Periodicals Directory.
Open access
International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 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.
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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