''Perspectives on Terrorism'' (PT) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed,

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online

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, covering political violence,

terrorism Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...

and

counter-terrorism Counterterrorism (also spelled counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, incorporates the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or ...

, It is published jointly by the

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at the

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of Leiden University and the Terrorism Research Initiative based in

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History

''Perspectives on Terrorism'' was first published by the Terrorism Research Initiative (TRI) in 2007, the same year of that the organisation was founded, by Robert Wesley, Alex P. Schmid and

James J.F. Forest James J. F. Forest is an author and a professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell). Biography Forest founded the Center for Terrorism and Security Studies (CTSS) at UMass Lowell in 2013 and served as its Director from 2015 to ...

in 2007. The

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(CTSS) was established in 2012 at

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(UMass Lowell), with Forest as director, and CTSS became co-publisher of the journal. In August 2016, the journal was co-published by TRI and CTSS; in February 2017 by TRI alone; and from April 2017 (Volume XI, Issue 2) onwards, by TRI and ISGA. At this time, the journal was published under

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3.0, up to and including Vol 12, No 2 in April 2018, after which it moved to its new web page hosted by Leiden University.

Description

The journal publishes research from a wide variety of academics in many different disciplines, including

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

, and statistical science. The publication includes both qualitative and quantitative research on political violence and terrorism, as well as resources for academics. Authors include experienced researchers as well as newcomers to the field, including PhD students. The journal includes articles, research notes, bibliographic resources and reviews. The

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are James J.F. Forest (of UMass Lowell) and Alex P. Schmid (

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) is an independent think tank providing multidisciplinary policy advice and practical support focused on prevention and the rule of law, two important parts of effective counter-terrorism work. ...

). Robert Wesley was a founding editor. The journal is available via its website, JSTOR] and

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, being and is open-access and free for use. There are no fees for publication, neither editors nor authors are paid, and the author retains copyright for their work.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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(since 2017), JSTOR, and

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, where it is ranked third in Terrorism Studies journals . Its CiteScore is 1.3, ranking on the 65th

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in both Law and Political Science and International Relations categories, with clear upwards trend since its 2017 debut on Scopus.

References

External links

* *{{official, http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/index, Old website
Terrorism Research Initiative

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