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About the Defence Studies format

Defence Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Military History and Strategy, Defense, Military, and Policy Studies, International Relations and Foreign Policy.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Defence Studies 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inMilitary History and Strategy Defense, Military, and Policy Studies International Relations and Foreign Policy European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Military and Defense Studies
ISSN1470-2436
Citation impact (2-yr)1.5
h-index32
i10-index161
Total citations5,297
Top institutions publishing hereKing's College London
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Defence Studies per year

23
2014
39
2015
39
2016
27
2017
27
2018
29
2019
31
2020
35
2021
48
2022
40
2023
36
2024
55
2025

Citation impact of Defence Studies by publication year

120
2014
349
2015
400
2016
333
2017
451
2018
387
2019
531
2020
258
2021
416
2022
145
2023
71
2024
95
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Defence Studies

Back to the future? Nordic total defence concepts

James K. Wither · 2 Jan 2020

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has forced the greatest a re-appraisal of European security since the end of the Cold War. In the Nordic region, this has led to preparations for great power armed conflict in the region after a long period of strategic neglect. All three of the Nordic states examined here, Finland, Sweden and…

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Automating the OODA loop in the age of intelligent machines: reaffirming the role of humans in command-and-control decision-making in the digital age

James Johnson · 22 Jul 2022

This article argues that artificial intelligence (AI) enabled capabilities cannot effectively or reliably compliment (let alone replace) the role of humans in understanding and apprehending the strategic environment to make predictions and judgments that inform strategic decisions. Furthermore, the rapid diffusion of and growing dependency on AI technology at all levels of warfare will have…

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Surrogate warfare: the art of war in the 21st century?

Andreas Krieg, Jean-Marc Rickli · 21 Jan 2018

Airpower, drones and cyber-weapons are employed by states in conjunction with local armed non-state actors in an effort to coercively intervene in the crises of the twenty-first century. While the externalization of the burden of warfare is a return to pre-modern war, it is the change in the underlying socio-political relations between the state and…

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A nation-in-the-making, in arms: control of force, strategy and the Ukrainian Volunteer Battalions

Ilmari Käihkö · 3 Apr 2018

At the core of waging war and strategy is the creation, control and use of force. This article investigates the volunteer battalions that mobilized in Ukraine during the spring of 2014. It contextualizes the volunteer phenomenon and focuses on the state strategies to establish control over these militias. As ambiguous entities arising from a situation…

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Defence Studies template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Defence Studies format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Defence Studies template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Defence Studies use?
Defence Studies uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Defence Studies 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Defence Studies?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Defence Studies document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Defence Studies template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Defence Studies format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Defence Studies?
Defence Studies is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Defence Studies template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Defence Studies PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Defence Studies template (the interact class) that is ready to submit to Taylor & Francis, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Defence Studies template cost?
You can start writing in the Defence Studies template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Defence Studies PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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