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Violence and Victims

Springer Publishing Company · United States

ISSN0886-6708eISSN1945-7073

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.499

H-Index

138

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.561

Total Works

2,047

Total Citations

89,547

2yr Mean Citedness

0.55

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Violence and Victims is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes theory, research, policy, and clinical practice in the area of interpersonal violence and victimization. It covers all forms and types of interpersonal violence and victimization, including legal and media reports.

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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—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,047

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0886-6708 / 1945-7073

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

LawQ1

Health (social science)Q2

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & Penology

Scopus Categories

LawPathology and Forensic MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)Health (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSexual Assault and Victimization StudiesChild Abuse and TraumaCrime Patterns and InterventionsHomicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse