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Journal of Conflict Resolution

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0022-0027eISSN1552-8766

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.893

H-Indexi

201

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.133

Total Worksi

3,147

Total Citationsi

188,881

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: International Relations; Political Science; Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous); Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 72 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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

WoS, 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

Citations received

2.5k

2019

2.4k

2020

965

2021

110

1.6k

2022

100

776

2023

212

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Conflict Resolution

Is Journal of Conflict Resolution a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Conflict Resolution: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Conflict Resolution?

Journal of Conflict Resolution is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.30.

Is Journal of Conflict Resolution indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Conflict Resolution is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Conflict Resolution?