Journal profile
Journal of Perpetrator Research
ISSN 2514-7897 · Winchester University Press · United Kingdom
Journal of Perpetrator Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Perpetrator Research is published by Winchester University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Memory, violence, and history, Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration and War, Law, and Justice, together about 48.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Perpetrator Research (JPR) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal committed to promoting the scholarly study of perpetrators and perpetration of political and mass violence, terrorism, and genocide. Crucially, one of the journal’s aims is to engage critically with the very concepts of 'perpetrator' and 'perpetration'. The journal fosters scholarly discussions about perpetrators and perpetration across the broader continuum of political and mass violence without confining its attention to any particular geographical region or historical period. The journal's mission is to provide a forum for scholarship taking place across a broad range of fields including history, criminology, law, forensics, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, political science, memory studies, cultural studies, literary studies, film and media studies, museum studies, and education. JPR was created with the explicit aim of providing an inter- and cross-disciplinary space for the study of perpetrators and perpetration, including critical reflections on theories, methods, and approaches beyond, and between, and across disciplinary boundaries. JPR not only addresses past and present issues related to perpetrators and perpetration. Fundamental questions informing the journal include, for example, questions of terminology, motivation, ideology, agency, processes and dynamics, as well as questions of prevention: Who or what is a perpetrator? How is such a label applied and by whom? How do such labels evolve? What drives people to participate in mass violence and how do their crimes unfold? What measures can be taken to identify potential perpetrators before they act, and prevent them from committing crimes? What can be done to rehabilitate perpetrators after the fact? Another set of questions informing JPR pertains to the status and significance of the perpetrator as a discursive formation in legal, political, historical, philosophical, and cultural settings. How do societies come to terms with acts of perpetration and with the perpetrators themselves? What role does the figure of the perpetrator play in the popular imagination for different audiences? How do representations of perpetrators change over time and across geographical and cultural boundaries, as well as across different media, genres, and traditions? Finally, JPR is also interested in exploring questions of theory and method. What are the ethical and moral implications of studying p
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Susanne C. KnittelPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 12, Netherlands 11, United States 8, Belgium 2, Germany 1 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Memory, violence, and historyPsychology23.7%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology13.4%
- War, Law, and JusticeSocial Sciences11.2%
- Memory, Trauma, and TestimonyPsychology6%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.4%
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences4.4%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences2.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 6,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 159 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 57 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 61 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 42 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 93 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 75 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 42 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Fee waivers
- No fee waivers
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- MLA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- articlesArticles Research articles published by the journal should be between 6,000 and 10,000 words in length, including footnotes and bibliography. This section is pe…Length not stated
- book reviewder, such as [author1], [author2], etc. Book Review Guidelines Book reviews should be 2,500-3,000 words in length. Be formatted according to the MHRA style guid…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- interviewsInterviews Interviews present in-depth conversations with leading scholars, practitioners, educators, curators, or artists that offer critical insight into key …Length not stated
- reflectionReflection Reflections are short pieces that present critical or exploratory perspectives on themes relevant to perpetrator research, inviting reflection on eme…Length not stated
- reportsReports Reports present short, structured accounts of relevant research activities, conferences, institutional initiatives, or archival developments, situating …Length not stated
- research articlet Submission Publication Types Articles Research articles published by the journal should be between 6,000 and 10,000 words in length, including footnotes and b…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- revieweditors. Reports are not peer reviewed. Reviews Book reviews should be 2,500-3,000 words in length. Reviews of new works are commissioned directly bmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- reviewsReviews Book reviews should be 2,500-3,000 words in length. Reviews of new works are commissioned directly by the Book Review Editors on a regular basis.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
MHRA Style Guide, Fourth Edition (2024) Model summary
All submissions should follow the MHRA Style Guide, Fourth Edition (2024).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution License Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s):Submission of an original manuscript to the journal will be taken to mean that it represents original work not previously published, that it is not being considered elsewhere for publication (or an explanation has been provided in Com…
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 reviewed, open access journal Model summary
The Journal of Perpetrator Research (JPR) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal
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
- Winchester University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2514-7897
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Perpetrator Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of Perpetrator Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Journal of Perpetrator Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: MLA; Templates: Word. 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 Perpetrator Research based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12), Netherlands (11) and United States (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Perpetrator Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Perpetrator Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Perpetrator Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Perpetrator Research 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .