Democracy & Security

pISSN: 1741-9166eISSN: 1555-5860• JCR: DEMOCR SECURTaylor & FrancisUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

1.4

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.1 (+7.7%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.4
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.3

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
POLITICAL SCIENCEESCIQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Democracy & Security current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #2,493 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #334 among Q3 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Democracy & Security against journals publishing in the same field.

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Democracy & Security publication trend

Published 111 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.4.

2026 vs 2025: -17
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Journal Details

Total Articles
582
H-Index
27
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Sociology and Political ScienceSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsPolitical Science and International Relations

Article Volume

2022
19
2023
28
2024
25
2025
28
2026
11
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