
Academic Journal
Q3Orbis
About Orbis
Orbis is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier B.V.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q3, with an SJR of 0.219 and H-index of 33.
Coverage: 1986, 1989, 1993-2024. Research categories: Safety Research (Q3); Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (Q3); Sociology and Political Science (Q3).
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Topics in published research
International Relations and Foreign Policy; Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies; Human auditory perception and evaluation; Military and Defense Studies; Educational Robotics and Engineering; Global Peace and Security Dynamics.
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1,930.00 USD; 1,810.00 EUR; 1,550.00 GBP; 239,380.00 JPY
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