Aims and Scope

Political Science and Security Studies Journal is an international, peer-reviewed academic journal that provides a pluralistic platform for advancing theoretical and empirical research in political science, security studies, defence policy, international relations, and geopolitics.

The journal focuses on contemporary challenges to national, regional, and global security, including military strategy, defence governance, international security architectures, hybrid and asymmetric threats, democratic resilience, political institutions, and the political economy of security.

Journal Mission

The mission of the journal is to foster rigorous academic dialogue and interdisciplinary research addressing the evolving political and security environment in contemporary societies. The journal promotes scientific exchange between scholars, policymakers, defence professionals, and practitioners engaged in security governance and political analysis.

Scope of Publications

The journal welcomes original scholarly contributions in, but not limited to, the following thematic areas:

  • political science and comparative political analysis;
  • political institutions, governance, and public policy;
  • national, regional, and international security studies;
  • defence policy, defence governance, and military strategy;
  • international relations and global security architectures;
  • geopolitics and geoeconomics;
  • hybrid warfare, asymmetric threats, and strategic competition;
  • democratic resilience and crisis governance;
  • intelligence studies and strategic analysis;
  • cybersecurity policy and digital security governance;
  • information security and strategic communications;
  • conflict studies, peacebuilding, and security transformations;
  • political economy of security and defence;
  • societal resilience and emergency governance;
  • interdisciplinary data-driven security research.

Types of Contributions

The journal accepts:

  • original research articles;
  • review articles;
  • conceptual and theoretical papers;
  • comparative policy analyses;
  • methodological studies;
  • case studies;
  • interdisciplinary empirical research.

Methodological Orientation

The journal encourages the use of diverse methodological approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, comparative, mixed-method, scenario-based, and computational research designs. Particular attention is given to interdisciplinary approaches combining political science, security analysis, economics, sociology, law, and data analytics.

Editorial Standards

All submissions are subject to initial editorial screening and double-blind peer review. Manuscripts must demonstrate scientific originality, methodological rigour, relevance to the journal’s scope, ethical compliance, and academic significance.