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Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression

Routledge · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN1943-4480

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

182

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 165d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.786

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.426

Total Worksi

364

Total Citationsi

3,924

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression publishes research on terrorism from a behavioral science perspective. It includes the impact of terrorist attacks on societies and the effects of counterterrorism. The journal aims to develop an integrated and interdisciplinary science supported by data and theory, moving beyond politically laden and culturally centric perspectives.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyThree No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications364

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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Submission Info

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

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1943-4480

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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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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

186

2019

316

2020

341

2021

206

2022

116

2023

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolencePolitical Conflict and GovernanceSocial and Intergroup PsychologyCrime Patterns and InterventionsSuicide and Self-Harm StudiesMigration, Health and TraumaCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceDeath Anxiety and Social ExclusionHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionReligion and Society Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression

Is Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: 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 Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression?

Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression 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 0.88.

Is Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.