Peace and Conflict Studies

Aims & Scope

Peace and Conflict Studies (ISSN 1082-7307) is committed to interdisciplinary explorations on conflict resolution, peace building, humanitarian assistance, and other alternative mechanisms that seek to prevent and control violence.

PCS is also interested in articles focusing on social change and nonviolence: sustainable development, ecological balance, community revitalization, reflective practice, action research, social justice, human rights, peace education, gender equality, intercultural relations, grassroots movements and organizational transformations.

Manuscripts may address various human experiences, social issues, and policy agendas that are connected to the research literature, practice, and experiential learning in the fields.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.144

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25035

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	16

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering 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.

• Constructive Storytelling: A Peace Process

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Jessica

• Peacemaking Primer

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Hal

• Beyond Resolution: What Does Conflict Transformation Actually Transform?

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Christopher

• Teaching peace by using nonviolent communication for difficult conversations in the college classroom

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Sara, Laine

• The Combined Effect of Individualism – Collectivism on Conflict Styles and Satisfaction: An Analysis at the Individual Level

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Regina, Peter

• Daoist Harmony as a Chinese Philosophy and Psychology

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Yueh-Ting, Honggany, Min

• Deconstructing the “War of All Against All”: The Prevalence and Implications of War Metaphors and Other Adversarial News Schema in TIME, Newsweek, and Maclean’s

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Michael, Leslie

• Facing History In The Aftermath Of Gukurahundi Atrocities: New Media, Memory And The Discourses On Forgiveness On Selected Zimbabwean News Websites

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Mphathisi

• Confucian Humanism as a Spiritual Resource for Global Ethics

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Wei-Ming

• National Resilience to Protracted Violence in Ukraine

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Karina

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