Cooperation and Conflict

Aims & Scope

Published for over 50 years, Cooperation and Conflict is a peer reviewed journal committed to publishing high quality articles that examines a broad set of research questions.

It believes in academic pluralism and thus does not represent any specific methodology, approach, tradition or school.

The mission of the journal is to publish work that is theoretically informed, empirically rich, and methodologically rigorous, and which advances the state of the art of the discipline through theoretical, conceptual and methodological innovation.

Cooperation and Conflict has a tradition to publish on Nordic and European Affairs.

The journal strictly adheres to a double-blind review policy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4341

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	259

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.067

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	55

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Indigenous Peace-Making Versus the Liberal Peace

  Citation: 292

  Authors: Roger

• In data we trust? A comparison of UCDP GED and ACLED conflict events datasets

  Citation: 216

  Authors: Kristine

• Norm Entrepreneurs

  Citation: 181

  Authors: CHRISTINE

• Ontological security, self-articulation and the securitization of identity

  Citation: 181

  Authors: Christopher S, Pertti

• Practice theory and the study of diplomacy: A research agenda

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Vincent, Jérémie

• The Decentring Agenda: Europe as a post-colonial power

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Nora Fisher, Kalypso

• Rethinking Security after the Cold War

  Citation: 149

  Authors: BARRY

• Normative power as hegemony

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Thomas

• Conceptualizing Security Governance

  Citation: 129

  Authors: ELKE

• The External Dimension of Europeanization

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Sandra, Emek M.

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