Terrorism and Political Violence
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| Discipline | Political science | 
|---|---|
| Language | English | 
| Edited by | James J.F. Forest | 
| Publication details | |
Former name(s)  | Journal of Terrorism Research  | 
| History | 1989–present | 
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | 5/year | 
| 1.792 (2018) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Terror. Political Violence | 
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0954-6553 (print) 1556-1836 (web)  | 
| LCCN | 93642626 | 
| OCLC no. | 54832927 | 
| Links | |
Terrorism and Political Violence is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering terrorism and counter-terrorism published by Routledge. It was established in 1989 by David C. Rapoport (University of California, Los Angeles), who remains editor-in-chief. In the editorial manifesto in its first issue, it is referred to as the Journal of Terrorism Research;[1] however, from its first issue until the present, in editorial statements[2] and elsewhere, it is only ever cited as Terrorism and Political Violence.[3]
Several internationally renowned scholars in the field have served as editor-in-chief, including Paul Wilkinson, David Rapoport and John Horgan. Alex P. Schmid was co-editor of the journal[4] until 2009,[5] and remains on the editorial board.[6] As of January 2025, the Editor-in-Chief is James J.F. Forest, and Co-Editors include Max Taylor, Michele Grossman AM, Beatrice A. de Graaf and Orla Lynch.[7]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- America: History & Life
 - Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
 - Historical Abstracts
 - International Bibliography of Periodical Literature
 - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
 - International Political Science Abstracts
 - ProQuest databases
 - PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts
 - Scopus
 - Social Sciences Citation Index
 
According to Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 1.792.[8]
References
- ^ Wilkinson, Paul; Rapoport, David C. (1989). "Editorial manifesto". Terrorism and Political Violence. 1 (1): 5–6. doi:10.1080/09546558908427009.
 - ^ "Editorial board". Terrorism and Political Violence. 1 (1): 5–6. 1989. doi:10.1080/09546558908427007.
 - ^ "Search authorities". Library of Congress Authorities. Library of Congress. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021. Note: Searching on title only shows Terrorism and Political Violence; LC has not assigned any former or alternative names to this journal.
 - ^ "List of Contributors". Oxford Handbooks. 2019.
 - ^ "Dr. Alex P. Schmid". International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
 - ^ "Terrorism and Political Violence Editorial Board". Taylor & Francis Online. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
 - ^ "Learn about Terrorism and Political Violence". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
 - ^ "Terrorism and Political Violence". 2018 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2019.
 
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