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Journal of School Violence

Routledge · United States · Est. 2002

ISSN1538-8239

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.744

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.103

Total Worksi

809

Total Citationsi

21,140

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of School Violence is a multi-disciplinary, quarterly journal that publishes peer-reviewed empirical studies related to school violence and victimization. Its scope includes criminology & penology, education & educational research, educational psychology, and developmental psychology. The journal also covers topics such as human factors and ergonomics, social psychology, suicide prevention, injury prevention, and occupational safety and health.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications809

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1538-8239

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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

653

2019

601

2020

777

2021

387

2022

347

2023

174

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.

EducationQ1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & PenologyEducation & Educational ResearchPsychology, DevelopmentPsychology, Educational

Scopus Categories

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionEducation Discipline and InequalityChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentYouth Development and Social SupportGun Ownership and Violence ResearchIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceBehavioral and Psychological StudiesSexual Assault and Victimization StudiesChild Development and Digital TechnologyCrime Patterns and Interventions

Frequently asked questions about Journal of School Violence

Is Journal of School Violence a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of School 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 School Violence?

Journal of School 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 1.45.

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

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