Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Conflict Studies Quarterly
ISSN 2285-7605 · Accent Publisher · Romania
Conflict Studies Quarterly: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Conflict Studies Quarterly is published by Accent Publisher and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East and Political Conflict and Governance, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As a result of an interdisciplinary, modern approach, the articles cover the following topics: conflict analysis and management, alternative dispute resolution, mediation, international relations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences12.2%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences9.7%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences9.2%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences8.4%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences8%
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences7.6%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science3.8%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 210 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 27 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 27 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 46 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Not considered
- more than four authors
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics 6. Ethics, scientific misconduct and malpractice
Original work only; no duplicate submission. Model summary
Integrity in research and publishing is of great importance for our center. We consider it an essential part of our ethical responsibilities as editors to be aware of and to meet these challenges and to develop strategies for coping with them. Likewise, Conflict Studies Quarterly is committed to ethical standards in its own editorial policy. The editors of the journal do their best to ensure fair,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 7. Final submission and copyright issues
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
Once the manuscript has been accepted for publication, the author must provide a final version incorporating the referees’ comments. Conflict Studies Quarterly is licensed through a Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internațional . This means the following rights and obligations: Rights Authors can freely share their articles and redistribute them in any platform…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
All publications freely available on website upon publication. Model summary
The Center makes all publications freely available on its website upon publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 2. Review process
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
Upon receiving the manuscript, the associate editor will check if the manuscript corresponds with the scope of the journal and if the submission rules are respected. Any submission failing to meet the submission requirements will be unsubmitted or desk rejected (please see bellow). The manuscript that passes the submission threshold will be assigned to the Editor-in-Chief. Desk rejection will be i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via similarity report. Model summary
All manuscripts will be checked for plagiarism immediately after the submission. For this reason, the associate-editor will use anti-plagiarism software that will generate a similarity report.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Accent Publisher
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2285-7605
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Conflict Studies Quarterly
What CAS zone is Conflict Studies Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Conflict Studies Quarterly is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Conflict Studies Quarterly?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Conflict Studies Quarterly?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Conflict Studies Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Conflict Studies Quarterly is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Conflict Studies Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Conflict Studies Quarterly is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .