About the Journal
Security Spectrum: Journal of Advanced Security Research is a non-profit academic journal that publishes well-documented and analyzed studies on the full range of contemporary security issues, especially internal security and law enforcement related topics with European or global international focus.
Until the year 2023, the journal was known as Proceedings of Estonian Academy of Security Sciences.
The journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal, that since the year 2024 appears twice a year. So far the journal has been published once a year.
Security Spectrum does not charge a publication fee.
The language of the contributions is English. Before publication, each submitted paper is subject to a double-blind peer review by two independent experts. The Editorial Board accepts articles throughout the year; however the journal is published in June and December.
Security Spectrum is referenced by Central & Eastern European Academic Source (EBSCO). According to the classificators of the Estonian Research Information System (ETIS), Security Spectrum is classified as 1.2.
The 27th issue of the journal focuses on the topic of comprehensive defence. Subtitle of the next edition is Security as a social contract: The meaning of comprehensive defence in a changing security environment.
The 27th issue focuses on the evolving concept of population protection and comprehensive defence in the face of increasingly complex and unpredictable security challenges. In today’s geopolitical and socio-technical context, security is no longer the exclusive domain of the military or the state; instead, it is co-produced by a wide range of actors, including civil society, private sector partners, and individual citizens. The issue explores the idea of security as a social contract—a dynamic relationship of mutual responsibility and trust between the state and its people.
We invite contributions that critically examine how comprehensive defence strategies are conceptualized, implemented, and perceived across different societies. Key topics include the role of public trust in institutions, civic engagement in national and community preparedness, the legal and ethical dimensions of security policy, and the integration of civil and military efforts in resilience building. We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary approaches that connect political science, sociology, law, communication, and security studies. This issue aims to advance scholarly and practical understanding of how the meaning and mechanisms of national defence are being redefined, and what this implies for the future of democratic governance, social cohesion, and population security.
The manuscripts shall be submitted electronically to teadusinfo [at] sisekaitse.ee. Guidelines for submission can be found below.
The call for manuscripts of journal's 27th issue is open until January 30th, 2026.
Submission guidelines and related deadlines:
Submission deadline for articles: 30th of January 2026.
Articles not exceeding 25 pages (1800 characters per page) and abstracts (no more than 500 characters) should be sent to teadusinfo [at] sisekaitse.ee
Please note that each article will be subject to a double-blind peer review process and positive reviews will be a condition for the publication.
The editorial board considers manuscripts on the following general conditions:
- The submitted manuscript is an original work in the field and does not duplicate any other previously published work.
- The manuscript has been submitted only to Security Spectrum and is not under consideration for peer-review or has not been accepted for any other publication at the same time and has not already been published.
- The manuscript contains nothing that is morally binding, discriminating or illegal.
By submitting your manuscript you are also agreeing to the necessary originality checks your work may have to undergo during the peer-review, editorial and publishing processes.
Open access statement:
Security Spectrum provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
The journal has an open access, all its content is freely available without charge to users. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author as long as they cite the source.
Security Spectrum operates under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence CC-BY. This allows others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the work, even commercially, as long as they credit the authors for the original creation. All authors publishing in Security Spectrum accept these as the terms of publication.
The authors keeps the rights to:
1. Make copies of the article (all or part) for teaching or scientific purposes.
2. Include the article (all or part) in a research thesis or dissertation.
3. Make oral presentation of the article (all or part) and to include a summary and/or highlights of it in papers distributed at such presentations or in conference proceedings.
4. Include electronic copies of the article (including final published Journal format) on:
- personal authors’ web-resources (web-sites, web-pages, blogs, etc.);
- web-resources of the Institutions (including their repositories) where authors worked when research for the article was carried out;
- noncommercial web-resources of open access (arXiv.org, and etc.).
In all cases, the availability of a bibliographic link to an article or hyperlink to its electronic copy on the official website of the journal is compulsory.
The journal adheres to Estonian Code of Conduct for Research Integrity and European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity.
Copyright terms:
If authors wish to include any material in which they do not hold copyright, authors must obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to manuscript submission.
Archive:
Security Spectrum: Journal of Advanced Security Research (2026/28) Drone warfare: the spread of the technology and its impact on the defence capabilities of small states
Security Spectrum: Journal of Advanced Security Research (2026/27) Security as a social contract: the meaning of comprehensive defence in a changing security environment
Security Spectrum: Journal of Advanced Security Research (2025/26) Artificial intelligence and surveillance: ethical implications for internal security in the digital age
Security Spectrum: Journal of Advanced Security Research (2025/25) Pro Bono Publico - for the public good and benefit
Security Spectrum: Journal of Advanced Security Research (2024/24) Challenges to security arising from migration: exploring the nexus between migration and security
Security Spectrum: Journal of Advanced Security Research (2024/23) Challenges for criminology in turbulent times
Security Spectrum: Journal of Advanced Security Research (2023/22) New challenges for internal security due to the war on Ukraine
Proceedings Estonian Academy of Security Sciences: Changing global security architecture (2022)
Proceedings Estonian Academy of Security Sciences: Security: from corner to corner (2019)
Proceedings Estonian Academy of Security Sciences: Versatile Security (2018)
Proceedings Estonian Academy of Security Sciences: From Research to Security Union (2017)
Proceedings Estonian Academy of Security Sciences: Perspective Security (2016)
Proceedings Estonian Academy of Security Sciences: Sustained Security (2015)
Proceedings Estonian Academy of Security Sciences: Networked Security (2014)
Proceedings Estonian Academy of Security Sciences: Connecting Security (2013)
ISSN 2806-3600 (print)
ISSN 2806-3619 (online)