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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,045Top JournalHybrid

Terrorism and Political Violence

Identifier (ISSN):0954-6553(Print)/1556-1836(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.2↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Terrorism and Political Violence

WoS Q2
12342.5620222.420232.320242.120252.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.328
#3,045

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
70

70 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate8.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
125articles/year
27.46% Gold OA•98.68% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Terrorism and Political Violence advances scholarship on a broad range of issues associated with terrorism and political violence, including subjects such as: the political meaning of terrorist activity, violence by rebels and by states, the links between political violence and organized crime, protest, rebellion, revolution, the influence of social networks, and the impact on human rights. The journal draws upon many disciplines and theoretical perspectives as well as comparative approaches to provide some of the most groundbreaking work in a field that has hitherto lacked rigour. Terrorism and Political Violence features symposia and edited volumes to cover an important topic in depth. Subjects have included: terrorism and public policy; religion and violence; political parties and terrorism; technology and terrorism; and right-wing terrorism. The journal is essential reading for all academics, decision-makers, and security specialists concerned with understanding political violence.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science98.2%Sociology86.4%Law76.8%Psychology66.3%History65.6%Geography60%Criminology59.1%Archaeology58.3%Terrorism45.8%Politics40.7%Economics39.1%Philosophy38.1%Computer science34.8%Political economy28.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Q2
Rank53/173
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Q2
Rank98/332
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Q2
Rank68/173
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Q2
Rank129/332
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.2
Articles / Year63
Total Citations7
2025
IF2.1
Articles / Year101
Total Citations91
2024
IF2.3
Articles / Year66
Total Citations221
2023
IF2.4
Articles / Year57
Total Citations433
2022
IF2.562
Articles / Year92
Total Citations642

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,045Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1989-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.328

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.16

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,182 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations867
3-Year Documents228
Citable Documents227

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)16

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Political Science and International RelationsQ1
Safety ResearchQ1
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Terrorism and Political Violence (ISSN: 0954-6553) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.328 (Q1), an H-index of 70.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 125 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,182 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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