Journal profile · CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research
ISSN 1759-6599 · eISSN 2042-8715 · Emerald
Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research is published by Emerald 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 Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression, Intimate Partner and Family Violence and Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionPsychology12.2%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences11.7%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Workplace Violence and BullyingSocial Sciences6.8%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology4.8%
- Education for Peace and Conflict ResolutionSocial Sciences4.2%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.3%
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 | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 335/1162 | 71st |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 564/1530 | 63rd |
| Health (social science) | Q3 | 207/387 | 46th |
| Social Psychology | Q3 | 202/315 | 36th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 454 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 2 | 368 |
| 2025 | 22 | 5 | 492 |
| 2024 | 20 | 5 | 495 |
| 2023 | 28 | 7 | 552 |
| 2022 | 35 | 10 | 494 |
| 2021 | 28 | 5 | 506 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- newsNews Technology Business Entertainment Science / Health Partner ContentLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Editorial Guidelines, Corrections Policy, Feedback & Editorial Contact Policy, Diversity & Inclusion Statement, Diversity in Our Team Model summary
Review our specific newsroom policies below: Editorial Guidelines Corrections Policy Feedback & Editorial Contact Policy Diversity & Inclusion Statement Diversity in Our Team
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1759-6599
- Electronic ISSN
- 2042-8715
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Criminology & Penology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .