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Peacebuilding

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2164-7267

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.437

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

455

Total Citationsi

5,743

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: International Relations; Political Science; Development; Political Science and International Relations; Safety Research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

FrequencyThree Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications455

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2164-7267

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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

757

2019

105

2020

403

2021

226

2022

181

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.

DevelopmentQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Safety ResearchQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

DevelopmentSafety ResearchPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Peacebuilding and International SecurityPolitical Conflict and GovernanceGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsGender, Security, and ConflictPeace and Human Rights EducationPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastCambodian History and SocietyInternational Development and AidConflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Peacebuilding

Is Peacebuilding a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Peacebuilding: 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 Peacebuilding?

Peacebuilding 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 0.86.

Is Peacebuilding indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Peacebuilding is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Peacebuilding?