Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Perspectives on Terrorism
ISSN 2334-3745 · Terrorism Research Initiative · United States
Perspectives on Terrorism: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Perspectives on Terrorism is published by Terrorism Research Initiative. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, Islamic Studies and Radicalism and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, together about 63.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Perspectives on Terrorism (PT) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, and open-access academic journal. PT is a publication of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), in partnership with the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) at Leiden University, and the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews. Get to know more
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSocial Sciences38%
- Islamic Studies and RadicalismSocial Sciences14.1%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences11.1%
- Anarchism and Radical PoliticsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences3.9%
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences3.4%
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesSocial Sciences3%
- Middle East Politics and SocietySocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 322/1162 | 72nd |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 | 246/745 | 67th |
| Safety Research | Q3 | 59/108 | 45th |
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 ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 90 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 65 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 158 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 127 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access Model summary
Perspectives on Terrorism (PT) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, and open-access academic journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review and open access Model summary
Perspectives on Terrorism (PT) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, and open-access academic 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
- Terrorism Research Initiative
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2334-3745
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Perspectives on Terrorism
How long does peer review take at Perspectives on Terrorism?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Perspectives on Terrorism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Perspectives on Terrorism is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Perspectives on Terrorism open access, and what is the APC?
Perspectives on Terrorism 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, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .