Armed Forces & Society (AFS)

Armed Forces & Society is an influential peer‑reviewed scholarly journal that has been publishing research since 1974 on the complex and evolving relationships between military institutions and the societies in which they operate. As the official publication of the Inter‑University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, the journal serves a broad international community of scholars in sociology, political science, psychology, history, and related disciplines. Its scope includes civil‑military relations, military culture and institutions, veterans’ issues, security and defense policy, ethics and military professionalism, peacekeeping and conflict resolution, terrorism studies, and the social impact of war and peace. The journal aims to bridge theoretical and empirical perspectives by featuring research that is historically informed, methodologically rigorous, and policy‑relevant. It publishes original research articles, research notes, book reviews, and review essays that contribute to academic dialogue and public understanding of how armed forces interact with political systems, cultural norms, and societal values. With an interdisciplinary lens and a commitment to scholarly excellence, Armed Forces & Society is widely regarded as a leading journal in civil‑military and security studies.

Armed Forces & Society (AFS) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Safety Research, Social Sciences (miscellaneous), Sociology and Political Science, military sociology, politics, conflict, veterans studies , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0095-327X, E-ISSN: 1556-0848, Established: 1974, Impact Factor: 1.7
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE