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Violence and Victims

Springer Publishing Company Β· United States

ISSN0886-6708eISSN1945-7073
SJR Q2βœ“ WOS SSCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.361
H-Indexi
138
SNIPi
0.561
Total Worksi
2,047
Total Citationsi
89,547
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.55
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications2,047
Publisher OrgSpringer Nature
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Publishing Company
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
0886-6708 / 1945-7073
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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?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
67
670
2019
62
504
2020
31
267
2021
44
230
2022
49
122
2023
64
76
2024
57
23
2025
28
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ2
Health (social science)Q3
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3
Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ3

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

Frequently asked questions about Violence and Victims

Is Violence and Victims a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Violence and Victims?

Violence and Victims 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 0.55.

Is Violence and Victims indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Violence and Victims is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref