Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: Pathways toward Terrorism and Genocide

Aims & Scope

Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict Journal (DAC) welcomes submissions from a variety of perspectives from anthropology, communications, criminology, economics, geography, history, political science, computer science, psychology, and sociology.

Scholars are invited to join in a new subculture that includes policy makers, analysts, and officers of police, military and intelligence services, as well as officers of non-governmental organizations and foundations interested in peace and conflict.

DAC aims to support an academic-practitioner community that will learn how to prevent and ameliorate violence between states and non-state challengers.

DAC seeks to publish high quality research that consists of original qualitative or quantitative research that may include interview reports, case histories, research experiments, and research briefs.

DAC’s content also includes articles which review the literature or deal with theoretical issues stated in the literature as well as book reviews.

Articles will be assessed on two main criteria: (1) the degree to which the article contributes new knowledge to an understanding of conflict and terrorism. (2) the overall quality of the argument and its presentation.

Contributions may be up to 10,000 words - acceptance will be based on value per page such that longer contributions must make larger contributions.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13441

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	57

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.415

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	19

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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 Psychology 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.

• Fake news: the effects of social media disinformation on domestic terrorism

  Citation: 55

  Authors: James A.

• Using computer analyses to identify language style and aggressive intent: The secret life of function words

  Citation: 51

  Authors: James W.

• The language of violence: distinguishing terrorist from nonterrorist groups by thematic content analysis

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Allison G., Peter, Lucian G., David G.

• Rehabilitation of Islamist terrorists: Lessons from criminology

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Sam

• The utility of narratives for promoting radicalization: The case of the Animal Liberation Front

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Kurt

• Community and family approaches to combating the radicalization and recruitment of Somali-American youth and young adults: A psychosocial perspective

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Stevan, John, Cheryl, Sana, Amin, Sahra

• Peripheral and embedded: relational patterns of lone-actor terrorist radicalization

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Lasse, Stefan, Francis

• Political radicalization on the Internet: Extremist content, government control, and the power of victim and jihad videos

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Tom, Joshua D., Steven, Clark

• Indicators of terrorist intent and capability: Tools for threat assessment

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Bart, Quirine

• Desistance from terrorism: What can we learn from criminology?

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Gary, Erin

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