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Journal of Interpersonal Violence
ISSN 0886-2605 · eISSN 1552-6518 · SAGE
Journal of Interpersonal Violence: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; acceptance rate 24.8% (journal website); 415 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Interpersonal Violence is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Child Abuse and Trauma and Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies, together about 48.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Interpersonal Violence (JIV), published 24 times a year, is devoted to the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence, addressing the causes, effects, treatment, and prevention of all types of violence. It provides a forum of discussion for the concerns and activities of professionals and researchers working in domestic violence, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, physical child abuse, and other violent crime. JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Research may use qualitative or quantitative methods. JIV does not publish reviews of research, individual case studies, or the conceptual analysis of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Outcome data for program or intervention evaluations must include a comparison or control group. Reviews of research studies or legal cases are welcome at Trauma, Violence, and Abuse: A Review Journal. View full journal description
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 25, United Kingdom 2, Hong Kong, China 1, India 1, Canada 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences23.3%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology12.8%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences12.2%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions4.3%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences3.8%
- Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionPsychology3.6%
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child AbuseSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Family Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 177OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,943OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 412LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,648 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 334 | 175 | 57 |
| 2025 | 415 | 192 | 546 |
| 2024 | 353 | 199 | 1,493 |
| 2023 | 318 | 169 | 2,507 |
| 2022 | 404 | 159 | 4,991 |
| 2021 | 481 | 158 | 8,268 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24.8%Publisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,700 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- case studyOriginal research article: Description: JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect o…Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal research article: Description: JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect o…Length not stated
- perspectiveOriginal research article: Description: JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect o…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal research article: Description: JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect o…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency:Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk reject…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal does not accept submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal endorses the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment. However, consistent with the AllTrials campaign, retrospectively registered trials will be considered if the justification for late registration is acceptable. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be …
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0886-2605
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-6518
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Interpersonal Violence
What CAS zone is Journal of Interpersonal Violence in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Interpersonal Violence is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Criminology & Penology / Family Studies / Psychology, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Interpersonal Violence?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.2; CiteScore 8.1, h-index 177.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Interpersonal Violence?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Interpersonal Violence based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (25), United Kingdom (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Interpersonal Violence?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Interpersonal Violence is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Interpersonal Violence open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Interpersonal Violence is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .