''European Security'' is a quarterly
peer-reviewed
Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...
academic journal published by
Taylor and Francis for discussing challenges and approaches to
security
Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social ...
within the region as well as for Europe in a global context. It was established in 1992 with the founding editor Jacob Kipp (
Fort Leavenworth), the current
co-editors are Jocelyn Mawdsley (
University of Newcastle) and Laura Chappell (
University of Surrey
The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommendations in the Robbins Report. The institut ...
).
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2022
impact factor of 1.6.
It is thus ranked #24 out of 84 journals within the category of Area Studies. However, according to another metric, the
TQCC (top quartile citation count), ''European Security'' is ranked #1 in that category as of early 2024.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
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CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
CSA (formerly ''Cambridge Scientific Abstracts'') was a division of Cambridge Information Group and provider of online databases, based in Bethesda, Maryland before merging with ProQuest of Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2007. CSA hosted databases of ...
*
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
*
International Political Science Abstracts
* The Lancaster Index to Defence and International Security Literature
* A Matter of Fact
References
External links
Official website
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Academic journals established in 1992
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