Terrorism and Political Violence is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering terrorism and counter-terrorism published by Routledge. It was established in 1989 by David C. Rapoport (University of California, Los Angeles), who was its first editor-in-chief. In the editorial manifesto in its first issue, it is referred to as the Journal of Terrorism Research; however, from its first issue until the present, in editorial statements and elsewhere, it is only ever cited as Terrorism and Political Violence. Note: Searching on title only shows Terrorism and Political Violence; LC has not assigned any former or alternative names to this journal.
Several internationally renowned scholars in the field have served as editor-in-chief, including Paul Wilkinson, David Rapoport and John Horgan. Alex P. Schmid was co-editor of the journal until 2009, and remains on the editorial board. As of January 2025, the Editor-in-Chief is James J.F. Forest, and Co-Editors include Max Taylor, Michele Grossman AM, Beatrice A. de Graaf and Orla Lynch.
Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 1.792.
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