

Defence Technology
Defence Technology, a peer reviewed journal, is published bimonthly and aims to become the best international academic exchange platform for the research related to defence technology. It publishes original research papers having direct bearing on defence, with a balanced coverage on analytical, experimental, numerical simulation and applied investigations. It covers various disciplines of science, technology and engineering.
Defence Technology will not charge any fee for article processing and publication.
Editor-in-Chief: Changgen FENG
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Journal Metrics
CiteScore: 3.0
CiteScore:
2019: 3.0
CiteScore measures the average citations received per peer-reviewed document published in this title. CiteScore values are based on citation counts in a range of four years (e.g. 2016-2019) to peer-reviewed documents (articles, reviews, conference papers, data papers and book chapters) published in the same four calendar years, divided by the number of these documents in these same four years (e.g. 2016 – 19).
Journal Citation Reports (Scopus, 2020)
2019: 3.0
CiteScore measures the average citations received per peer-reviewed document published in this title. CiteScore values are based on citation counts in a range of four years (e.g. 2016-2019) to peer-reviewed documents (articles, reviews, conference papers, data papers and book chapters) published in the same four calendar years, divided by the number of these documents in these same four years (e.g. 2016 – 19).
Journal Citation Reports (Scopus, 2020)
Impact Factor: 2.637
Impact Factor:
2019: 2.637
The Impact Factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years.
Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2020)
2019: 2.637
The Impact Factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years.
Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2020)
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.855
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP):
2019: 1.855
SNIP measures contextual citation impact by weighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field.
2019: 1.855
SNIP measures contextual citation impact by weighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field.
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.542
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR):
2019: 0.542
SJR is a prestige metric based on the idea that not all citations are the same. SJR uses a similar algorithm as the Google page rank; it provides a quantitative and a qualitative measure of the journal’s impact.
2019: 0.542
SJR is a prestige metric based on the idea that not all citations are the same. SJR uses a similar algorithm as the Google page rank; it provides a quantitative and a qualitative measure of the journal’s impact.
Imprint: KeAi
ISSN: 2214-9147
Special issues published in Defence Technology.
SI: 2019 International Symp. BallisticsVolume 15, Issue 5 (2019)
SI: 2018 International Conference on Defence TechnologyVolume 14, Issue 5 (2018)
Composite Materials in Defence TechnologyVolume 14, Issue 4 (2018)
The most cited articles published since 2016, extracted from Scopus.
Effect of welding processes on mechanical and microstructural characteristics of high strength low alloy naval grade steel joints
S. Ragu Nathan | V. Balasubramanian | ...
S. Ragu Nathan | V. Balasubramanian | ...
Effect of fibre orientations on the mechanical properties of kenaf–aramid hybrid composites for spall-liner application
R. Yahaya | S. M. Sapuan | ...
R. Yahaya | S. M. Sapuan | ...
Effect of tool pin profile on microstructure and tensile properties of friction stir welded dissimilar AA 6061–AA 5086 aluminium alloy joints
M. Ilangovan | S. Rajendra Boopathy | ...
M. Ilangovan | S. Rajendra Boopathy | ...
Special Issue from 32nd International Symposium on Ballistics (ISB)
Submit your paper before 31 October 2021
Submit your paper before 31 October 2021
Recently published articles from Defence Technology.
Damage mechanics and energy absorption capabilities of natural fiber reinforced elastomeric based bio composite for sacrificial structural applications
Vishwas Mahesh | Sharnappa Joladarashi | ...
Vishwas Mahesh | Sharnappa Joladarashi | ...
The most downloaded articles from Defence Technology in the last 90 days.
1. Body armour – New materials, new systems Ian G. Crouch
2. A review: On path planning strategies for navigation of mobile robot B.K. Patle | Ganesh Babu L | ...
Defence Technology 2019 Impact Factor Released: 2.637
Many thanks to all of the editors, reviewers, and authors for their commitment to the journal!
Many thanks to all of the editors, reviewers, and authors for their commitment to the journal!

Many thanks to all of the editors, reviewers, and authors for their commitment to the journal!