Terms of Publication

 

The editorial office of “Social Development and Security” accepts for publication original articles on fundamental and applied issues in the following core areas:

Specialty Key thematic areas
254 – Provision of Troops (Forces), K6
  • Material and technical support for military formations.
  • Logistics, transportation, maintenance, supply.
  • Life-cycle models of military equipment.
  • Digital technologies in sustainment.
  • Comparative analyses (e.g., NATO standards).
255 – Armaments and Military Equipment, K7
  • Development and modernization of AME.
  • Dual-use materials and technologies.
  • AI solutions and unmanned systems.
  • Technical support, maintenance, disposal.
  • Challenges of the defense industry in Ukraine.
256 – National Security (by domains),  K3
  • Strategic and program planning.
  • Threat forecasting, including cyber threats.
  • Institutional foundations of national security.
  • Adaptation of international standards (NATO/EU).
  • Military-economic resilience of the state.
051 – Economics,  C1
  • Economics of defense and security.
  • Innovation-driven modernization in wartime.
  • Development of the defense-industrial complex.
  • Resilience of economic systems.
  • Geo-economic challenges.
  • Impact of international economic relations on security.
  • Economic diplomacy and security challenges.
  • Integration of economic policy into the international environment.
072 – Finance, Banking and Insurance,  D2
  • Financial mobilization during war.
  • Insurance for the defense sector and civil security.
  • Fiscal policy under conditions of conflict.
  • Banking instruments for national security.
  • International financial assistance.
124 – Systems Analysis,  F4
  • Systems analysis of military-economic systems.
  • Modeling of security scenarios.
  • Scenario and risk analysis.
  • Decision-support information systems in security.
  • Structured approaches to crisis management.
125 – Cybersecurity,  F5
  • Protection of critical IT infrastructure.
  • Cyber defense against hybrid threats.
  • Countering cyber espionage and attacks.
  • Models of cyber resilience.
  • NATO/EU experience in cyber defense.
132 – Materials Science,  G8
  • Advanced materials for AME.
  • Dual-use composites and nanomaterials.
  • Testing and reliability of materials.
  • Protective materials for personnel.
  • Prospects for materials science in defense.
263 – Civil Security,  K10
  • Emergency management.
  • Protection of critical infrastructure.
  • Terrorism and public security.
  • Strategies to mitigate technogenic/natural risks.
  • Psychological and social security.

Manuscript Submission Procedure

The manuscript is submitted in Ukrainian or English (American variant). In the case of translation, it must be professional, without the use of automated tools. Changes to the author list after the manuscript has been submitted to the editorial office are not permitted.

  • Format the article according to the General Requirements for Manuscript Preparation.
  • Send files in .doc / .docx format to tim68@ukr.net or submit via the Submission page.
  • Attach a separate file with author details: full names, official names and postal addresses of institutions, contact phone numbers and e-mails, academic degrees, academic titles and/or positions.
  • Include the ORCID of each author (create at https://orcid.org/).
  • File names should correspond to the first author’s surname, e.g.: Ivanov_Article.docx, Ivanov_Information.docx.
  • The date of receipt of a manuscript is the date it is received by the editorial office.

If a submission does not comply with these requirements, the editorial office reserves the right not to consider the manuscript and will notify the authors.

The journal adheres to the FAIR Data principles. For more details, see the Open Data and FAIR Data Policy [blocked].

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