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Journal of Peace Research is an interdisciplinary and international peer-reviewed journal, published and owned by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). Over the past decade, it has regularly been ranked among the ten most cited journals in international relations and political science. In 2020, JPR was rated as 28/183 in Political Science and 10/95 in International Relations by the Web of Science ‘Journal Citation Reports’. Journal of Peace Research is published bimonthly.

JPR was established by Johan Galtung, the founder and first director of PRIO, in 1964. Galtung edited the journal for the first 12 years and laid out JPR ’s vision of being multidisciplinary and international, and encompassing a broad conception of peace. He contributed strongly to the rapidly increasing prominence of JPR , and his articles ‘ The structure of foreign news ’, ‘ Violence, peace and peace research ’, and ‘ A structural theory of imperialism ’ are among the most cited and downloaded JPR articles of all time. In 1983, Nils Petter Gleditsch took permanent charge of the Journal of Peace Research , and over his 28 years of editorship (1976–1977, 1983–2010), JPR made its way to the core of international relations research. Scott Gates is the current Editor-in-Chief. In the past decade or so, the number of submitted articles to JPR has increased greatly, from, for example, 280 in 2010 to well over 500 in 2021.

Thematic orientation

Thematically JPR is broadly oriented. As stated on the cover of the journal, it ‘encourages a wide conception of peace, but focuses on the causes of violence and conflict resolution. Without sacrificing the requirements for theoretical rigour and methodological sophistication, articles directed towards ways and means of peace are favoured.’ Over the years, the journal has developed some thematic niches, most notably articles on the ‘liberal peace’ and on the relationship between environmental change and conflict. Other more specialized niches include the history of peace research, the economics of military spending, human rights, and nonviolence.

Methodological focus

JPR is explicitly multidisciplinary and committed to methodological pluralism. The journal has, however, become a profiled leader in the quantitative analysis of peace and conflict. JPR regularly publishes key datasets under the banner ‘Special Data Feature’. Four of the ten most influential ‘ JPR articles’, as measured by citations, are special data features, including the Polity III dataset ( Jaggers & Gurr, 1995 ) and the UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset 1946–2001 ( Gleditsch et al., 2002 ). JPR has also contributed to developing norms for data sharing in international relations and political science. Since 1998, authors of JPR articles have been required to have their replication data files posted on JPR ’s replication page .

For an overview of the history and orientation of the Journal of Peace Research, see also Henrik Urdal, Gudrun Østby & Nils Petter Gleditsch (2014) , Journal of Peace Research, Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice 26(4): 500–504 .

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Please make sure to follow Journal of Peace Research on Facebook and Twitter for special updates! Journal of Peace Research is an interdisciplinary and international peer-reviewed bimonthly journal of scholarly work in peace research. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). "Journal of Peace Research (JPR) is at the forefront of serious academic research in conflict studies. One cannot claim to be a serious researcher in this field without reading JPR , with its articles on various subjects, using different approaches and methodologies. Of special interest are the special issues that focus on a particular theme; over the years several issues have been of great importance." S. Mansoob Murshed, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague

" Journal of Peace Research has established itself as one of the major forums for the ongoing debates about peace and security. It is proud of its positivist tradition, but also open to other approaches." Barry Buzan, London School of Economics, UK

"For several years JPR has published a creative mix of theoretical, empirical, and policy articles on peace and conflict research. I scan each new issue more carefully than any other journal I receive" Ted Robert Gurr, University of Maryland and Former President, International Studies Association

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Journal of Peace Research is an interdisciplinary and international peer reviewed bimonthly journal of scholarly work in peace research. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Edited at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), by an international editorial committee, Journal of Peace Research strives for a global focus on conflict and peacemaking. From its establishment in 1964, authors from over 50 countries have published in JPR .

The Journal encourages a wide conception of peace, but focuses on the causes of violence and conflict resolution. Without sacrificing the requirements for theoretical rigour and methodological sophistication, articles directed towards ways and means of peace are favoured.

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