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International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism

IGI Global Publishing · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN1947-3435eISSN1947-3443

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.163

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.14

Total Worksi

286

Total Citationsi

960

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT) publishes original innovative findings on ethical, political, legal, and social issues relating to security and cybernetic wars. This journal focuses on cyber warfare and terrorism, covering technical aspects, management issues, social issues, and government issues.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 4 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications286

Publisher OrgIGI Global

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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?

IGI Global Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1947-3435 / 1947-3443

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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

2019

114

2020

2021

101

2022

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.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ4

Hardware and ArchitectureQ4

Information Systems and ManagementQ4

Safety ResearchQ4

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ4

SoftwareQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Political Science

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementComputer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and ArchitectureSoftwareSafety ResearchSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Information and Cyber SecurityCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceCybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSpam and Phishing DetectionSmart Grid Security and ResilienceIntelligence, Security, War Strategy

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism

Is International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism: 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 International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism?

International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism 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 4.00.

Is International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.