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Journal of Conflict Resolution

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0022-0027eISSN1552-8766

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.138

H-Index

201

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.133

Total Works

3,147

Total Citations

188,881

2yr Mean Citedness

1.30

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the causes, dynamics, and resolution of conflict, examining factors such as leadership, group competition, international justice, military aid, peacekeeping, ethnic boundaries, nuclear weapons, arms technology, cultural similarities, political relationships, and data on conflict fatalities.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 71 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,147

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-0027 / 1552-8766

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Conflict and GovernanceInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceInternational Development and AidExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies