Perspectives on Terrorism

Perspectives on Terrorism
DisciplinePolitical violence, terrorism, counter-terrorism
LanguageEnglish
Edited by
  • James J. F. Forest
Publication details
History2007–present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
Yes
LicenseAuthors retain copyright
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Perspect. Terror.
Indexing
ISSN2334-3745
LCCN2014200073
JSTOR23343745
OCLC no.1061231390
Links

Perspectives on Terrorism (PT) is a quarterly peer-reviewed, open-access online academic journal, covering political violence, terrorism and counter-terrorism, It is published jointly by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, in collaboration with Leiden University and the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews.

History

Perspectives on Terrorism was first published by the Terrorism Research Initiative (TRI) in 2007, the same year of that the organisation was founded, by Robert Wesley, Alex P. Schmid and James J.F. Forest in 2007. The Center for Terrorism and Security Studies (CTSS) was established in 2012 at University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell), with Forest as director, and CTSS became co-publisher of the journal.[1]

In August 2016, the journal was co-published by TRI and CTSS;[2] in February 2017 by TRI alone;[3] and from April 2017 (Volume XI, Issue 2) onwards, by TRI and ISGA.[4] At this time, the journal was published under Creative Commons License 3.0,[1] up to and including Vol 12, No 2 in April 2018,[5] after which it moved to its new web page hosted by Leiden University.[6]

As of March 2023, the journal was acquired by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, which has now taken responsibility for editing and publishing, in partnership with two academic institutions: the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) at Leiden University, and the Handa Centre for the Sutdy of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews. The Journal is still published in an open access format, under Creative Commons License 4.0.

Description

The journal publishes research from a wide variety of academics in many different disciplines, including political science, sociology, economics, and statistical science. The publication includes both qualitative and quantitative research on political violence and terrorism, as well as resources for academics.[7]

Perspectives on Terrorism advances scholarship on a broad range of issues associated with the interdisciplinary study of terrorism and counter-terrorism. The journal seeks to provide a platform for scholars, whether established or early in their careers, from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, as well as practitioners engaged in research and analysis on countering terrorism. The journal contains research articles, research notes, and bibliographic resources, as well as special sections occasionally.

The editor-in-chief is James J.F. Forest (of UMass Lowell), and the Co-editors are Joana Cook, Alex P. Schmid (International Centre for Counter-Terrorism), Tim Wilson (Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence) and Craig Klein (Institute of Security and Global Affairs), as well as an extensive editorial board composed of professors and experts in the field of counter-terrorism.

The journal is available via its website, JSTOR[8] and DOAJ,[9] being and is open-access and free for use.[10] There are no fees for publication, neither editors nor authors are paid, and the author retains copyright for their work.[11][12]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus (since 2017),[13] JSTOR,[8] and Google Scholar, where it is ranked third in Terrorism Studies journals as of April 2021.[14]

Its CiteScore as of April 2021 is 1.3, ranking on the 65th percentile in both Law and Political Science and International Relations categories, with clear upwards trend since its 2017 debut on Scopus.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Word of Welcome from the Editors". Perspectives on Terrorism. February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ Forest, James J. F. (August 2016). "Welcome from the Editor". Perspectives on Terrorism. X (4). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ Forest, James J. F.; Schmid, Alex P. (February 2017). "Welcome from the Editors". Perspectives on Terrorism. XI (1). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ Forest, James J. F.; Schmid, Alex P. (April 2017). "Welcome from the Editors". Perspectives on Terrorism. XI (2). Retrieved 16 April 2021. The current issue of Perspectives on Terrorism was jointly prepared by Prof. em. Alex P. Schmid and Prof. James J. Forest, the main editors of the journal, in collaboration with our new Associate Editors from ISGA, Dr. Bart Schuurman and Jennifer Dowling.
  5. ^ "Vol 12, No 2 (2018)". Perspectives on Terrorism. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Vol 12, No 3 (2018)". Perspectives on Terrorism. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Perspectives on Terrorism on JSTOR". www.jstor.org. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Perspectives on Terrorism on JSTOR". www.jstor.org. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Perspectives on Terrorism: PT". Directory of Open Access Journals. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ^ "About". Leiden University. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. ^ "License, Copyright and other Policies". Leiden University. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  12. ^ 2018 Guidelines for Authors submitting Articles or Research Notes to Perspectives on Terrorism
  13. ^ a b "Source details: Perspectives on Terrorism". Scopus preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  14. ^ Forest, James J. F.; Schmid, Alex P. (April 2021). "Welcome from the Editors" (PDF). Perspectives on Terrorism. XV (1). Retrieved 1 May 2021.