Critical Studies on Terrorism

Aims & Scope

Critical Studies on Terrorism is an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal.

The journal seeks to publish quality research on all aspects of terrorism, counter-terrorism and state terror.

All submitted manuscripts are subject to an initial blind peer -review by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to a second peer -review by independent, anonymous expert referees.

Submission is by email.

Critical Studies on Terrorism aims to create space for robust, innovative research on terrorism and political violence, and encourages fruitful intellectual engagement between critical and orthodox accounts of terrorism.

In particular, the Editors are looking for empirical, theoretical and policy-oriented articles that recognise the inherently problematic nature of the terrorism label, employ a critical-normative perspective broadly defined, and challenge accepted orthodoxies.

Research on terrorism employing methodological and disciplinary perspectives from outside the political science and international relations paradigms is especially encouraged.

Critical Studies on Terrorism provides a forum for the publication of original theoretical and empirical research articles, disciplinary debates and assessments, editorial commentary, special issues and sections, research notes, announcements and book reviews.

Critical Studies on Terrorism will be of interest to practitioners and scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, including: political science, security studies, international relations, sociology, psychology, history, applied philosophy, religious studies, law, criminology, anthropology, communication, media studies, cultural studies, gender studies, conflict resolution, development studies and area studies, among others.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	1.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7533

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	410

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.740

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	37

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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 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.

• Theorising the “suspect community”: counterterrorism, security practices and the public imagination

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Marie

• What's so ‘religious’ about ‘religious terrorism’?

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Jeroen, Richard

• British Muslim youth: radicalisation, terrorism and the construction of the “other”

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Orla

• The geography of pre-criminal space: epidemiological imaginations of radicalisation risk in the UK Prevent Strategy, 2007–2017

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Charlotte

• Narratives of terrorism and security: ‘accurate’ translations, suspicious frames

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Mona

• “Academics for Peace” in Turkey: a case of criminalising dissent and critical thought via counterterrorism policy

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Bahar, Samim, Ahmet Erdi

• The ghosts of state terror: knowledge, politics and terrorism studies

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Richard

• The epistemological crisis of counterterrorism

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Richard

• Topics in terrorism research: reviewing trends and gaps, 2007-2016

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Bart

• Making women terrorists into “Jihadi brides”: an analysis of media narratives on women joining ISIS

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Alice

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