Journal profile · Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Journal for Deradicalization
ISSN 2363-9849 · German Institute on Radicalization and De-Radicalization Studies (GIRDS) · Germany
Journal for Deradicalization: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal for Deradicalization is published by German Institute on Radicalization and De-Radicalization Studies (GIRDS). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, Islamic Studies and Radicalism and Populism, Right-Wing Movements, together about 47.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal for Deradicalization (JD) is an independent and peer reviewed academic open access online journal about the theory and practice of deradicalization and processes of violent extremist radicalization worldwide (when linked to disengagement, reintegration or rehabilitation). The journal publishes four issues per year (quarterly) and seeks to provide a platform for established scholars as well as academics, policy makers and practitioners in this field. The Journal for Deradicalization is indexed by SCOPUS and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). We invite contributors to: present their perspectives on the theory and practice of deradicalization and disengagement work; submit to the journal accounts of evidence-based, empirical scientific research and analyses, conference reports, practical and methodological experiences from field work or policy recommendations; use the journal as a forum for debate and commentary on issues related to the above. The Journal for Deradicalization (JD) is based on the independence and transparency of academic standards. All articles are openly accessible free of charge and peer reviewed by experts in the field – practitioners and academics – to ensure the policy relevance without compromising professional scholarly standards. The JD is completely independent of any specific institution or partisan policy regarding (counter-) terrorism and methods of deradicalization. Impartiality, objectivity and accuracy are guiding principles we expect contributors to adhere to. The Journal for Deradicalization (JD) is currently indexed by SCOPUS, the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Google Scholar. The impact measure of the JD is currently a 1.4 (2020) and 1.7 (tracked for 2021) Scopus CiteScore.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
Editor-in-chief Daniel KoehlerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences25%
- Islamic Studies and RadicalismSocial Sciences16.7%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences5.6%
- German legal, social, and political studiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine2.8%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences2.8%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology2.8%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 | 251/745 | 66th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 553/1530 | 63rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 |
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)
Article types accepted1
- articlesJD publishes solicited and unsolicited articles in English and German.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
The JD Journal for Deradicalization and its Publisher, the German Institute on Radicalization and De-Radicalization Studies (GIRDS) follow the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers. In addition, as a journal that follows the ICMJE’s Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The JD Journal for Deradicalization uses a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND) Licence. You are free to share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format under the following conditions: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, andindicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer review with minor or major revisions Model summary
The JD Journal for Deradicalization upholds the highest standards regarding the scientific quality of the published content. All articles will have to pass a double blind peer review process to ensure this quality. We expect our authors to uphold and adhere to these standards as well. Especially we expect that our authors cite external sources correctly and possess the rights to use any empirical …
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
- German Institute on Radicalization and De-Radicalization Studies (GIRDS)
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, French, German
- ISSN
- 2363-9849
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal for Deradicalization
How long does peer review take at Journal for Deradicalization?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index Journal for Deradicalization?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal for Deradicalization is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal for Deradicalization open access, and what is the APC?
Journal for Deradicalization 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .