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Journal of Interpersonal Violence

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0886-2605eISSN1552-6518

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.255

H-Indexi

175

SNIPi

1.565

Total Worksi

7,474

Total Citationsi

256,248

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Criminology & Penology; Family Studies; Psychology, Applied; Applied Psychology; Clinical Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 1999-

StatusActive

Total Publications7,474

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

0886-2605 / 1552-6518

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

460

11k

2019

622

12k

2020

481

8.1k

2021

404

4.9k

2022

318

2.4k

2023

353

1.4k

2024

415

469

2025

292

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.

Applied PsychologyQ1

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & PenologyFamily StudiesPsychology, Applied

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceChild Abuse and TraumaSexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSex work and related issuesAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Is Journal of Interpersonal Violence a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Interpersonal Violence: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Interpersonal Violence?

Journal of Interpersonal Violence 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 1.38.

Is Journal of Interpersonal Violence indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Interpersonal Violence is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Interpersonal Violence?