International Journal of Contemporary Security Studies

About the Journal

International Journal of Contemporary Security Studies (IJCSS) is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open-access, international journal published twice a year. It serves as a platform for academics, policymakers, and practitioners to share high-quality research and practical insights on contemporary security issues. IJCSS explores a broad range of security topics, including but not limited to national security, cyber security, intelligence studies, counterterrorism, organized crime, geopolitical conflicts, hybrid threats, military strategy, crisis and emergency management, critical infrastructure protection, radicalization, border security, international relations, environmental security, fire safety, disaster risk reduction, nuclear, biological, and chemical security threats, transnational organized crime, migration and border control, space security, human security, public safety, and security governance. The journal also examines the intersection of technology, human rights, and security policy in an evolving global landscape. The publisher is the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Security Studies, Serbia. 

Announcements

International Journal of Contemporary Security Studies — approved for inclusion in ERIH PLUS

01.10.2026

An important milestone for International Journal of Contemporary Security Studies — approved for inclusion in ERIH PLUS!

I am delighted to share that our International Journal of Contemporary Security Studies (IJCSS), published by the Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Serbia, has successfully completed the evaluation process and has officially been approved for inclusion in ERIH PLUS.

This achievement marks another important step in the journal’s development and in strengthening its international academic visibility.

IJCSS builds on a scholarly publishing tradition at the Faculty dating back to 1995. Over the years, earlier publications evolved through several titles, becoming the Annual of the Faculty of Security Studies in 2008. In 2022, the title Contemporary Security Studies was introduced alongside a bilingual English–Serbian format, opening the publication to a broader international audience.

In 2025, this tradition entered a new phase with the adoption of the current title, International Journal of Contemporary Security Studies, and a transition to English-language publication with a clear international orientation.

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Current Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): International Journal of Contemporary Security Studies (First Online - Accepted Papers)

Online First (Articles in Press) publishes accepted manuscripts ahead of final issue assignment. Articles appear here after completing the editorial process and production (copyediting/layout), and will later be assigned to a specific volume/issue. The journal publishes two issues per year (June and December) for the current year. DOI information will be added upon registration and final issue publication.

Published: 05.08.2026

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Publisher

The Faculty of Security Studies is a higher education institution within the University of Belgrade. It belongs to the group of social sciences and humanities faculties. The Faculty’s curriculum encompasses interrelated sociological, political, legal, economic, ethical, psychological, humanitarian and other aspects of security, human and social resources, defence, civil protection and environmental protection. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate (master’s and doctoral) academic studies, specialist postgraduate studies as well as professional education and development in it core area – Security Studies. The Faculty conducts scholarly, applied and developmental research and has been accredited as an academic institution by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia. The Faculty of Security Studies is an autonomous member of the University of Belgrade, which provides education at all academic levels (undergraduate and postgraduate), organizes academic and professional conferences, and conducts research in the interdisciplinary field of Security Studies. The Faculty of Security Studies emerged from the Institute, later Section, for National Defence of the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Science and Mathematics in the 1975/76 academic year. In October 1978, the Section separated from the Faculty of Science and Mathematics to become an independent institution – the Faculty of National Defence. To build on and keep abreast of the latest developments in defence, protection, and security, the Faculty’s curriculum was updated in the 1990/91 academic year, and the Faculty was renamed the Faculty of Defence and Protection of the University of Belgrade, and later the Faculty of Civil Defence. In May 2006, following extensive curriculum changes, the Faculty officially changed its name to the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Security Studies.