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Peacebuilding
ISSN 2164-7259 · eISSN 2164-7267 · Taylor & Francis
Peacebuilding: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.34; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 183 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Peacebuilding is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Peacebuilding and International Security, Political Conflict and Governance and Global Peace and Security Dynamics, together about 52% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Peacebuilding is a peer-reviewed international, comparative, multidisciplinary journal open to articles on peacemaking and peacebuilding in conflict-affected societies and their global entanglements. We are particularly interested in submissions that contribute to conceptual, theoretical or methodological debates on the nature of peace and attempts to achieve it. Work on the underlying theories, ideologies, epistemologies and philosophies of peace is especially welcome. Our interest spans, but is not confined to, critical interrogations of the international and local political peace nexus, formal and informal peace processes, peacebuilding, mediation, peacekeeping and peace-enforcement, development, theories of political order, and statebuilding. In addition to research articles (8,000 words maximum) we also encourage provocative submissions as part of our new “Radical Thinking Interventions” section (2,000 words maximum) which aims to promote more speculative thinking, particularly from beyond state-centric, Eurocentric, and binary positionalities. Rethinking our approaches to peacebuilding and peacemaking is essential for the goal of producing the innovations necessary to overcome the blockages to the peace architecture that have emerged over time. Such innovations should seek to move beyond liberalism, the local turn, and North-South dichotomies. They could engage critically with new developments across disciplines, including those relating to arts and culture, technological developments, climate change, global justice, post-liberal and non-western approaches, and new radical thinking about peace. Article submissions are initially screened by the editorial team and then sent for double anonymized peer review to at least two reviewers. "Radical Thinking Interventions" pieces, review essays and roundtables are reviewed by the journal's editorial team.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Peacebuilding and International SecuritySocial Sciences30.2%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences12.8%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences9%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences6.4%
- Peace and Human Rights EducationSocial Sciences6.4%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences4.2%
- Cambodian History and SocietySocial Sciences4%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 1.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.13Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 164OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 127,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 472 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 18 | 9 |
| 2025 | 40 | 25 | 47 |
| 2024 | 31 | 23 | 86 |
| 2023 | 41 | 26 | 189 |
| 2022 | 34 | 25 | 238 |
| 2021 | 47 | 11 | 410 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
183 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 145 days – 278 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 234 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (76 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 112 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- book reviewBook ReviewLength not stated
- radical thinking interventionswe also encourage provocative submissions as part of our new “Radical Thinking Interventions” section (2,000 words maximum)Length not stated
- research articlerder, and statebuilding. In addition to research articles (8,000 words maximum) we also encourage provocative submissions as partmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- research articlesIn addition to research articles (8,000 words maximum)Length not stated
- review essays"Radical Thinking Interventions" pieces, review essays and roundtables are reviewed by the journal's editorial team.Length not stated
- roundtables"Radical Thinking Interventions" pieces, review essays and roundtables are reviewed by the journal's editorial team.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Open Select). Model summary
Peacebuilding is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readershi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review with at least two reviewers for research articles. Model summary
Article submissions are initially screened by the editorial team and then sent for double anonymized peer review to at least two reviewers.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2164-7259
- Electronic ISSN
- 2164-7267
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Peacebuilding
What CAS zone is Peacebuilding in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Peacebuilding is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category International Relations / Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Peacebuilding?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.34; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Peacebuilding?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 183 days (interquartile range 145–278 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 Peacebuilding?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Peacebuilding is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Peacebuilding open access, and what is the APC?
Peacebuilding is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .