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Conflict Management and Peace Science
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Conflict Management and Peace Science

0738-8942

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/cmp

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 98 26 26 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 30
Documents by Best Scientists*: 29
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 54
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.509
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Conflict Management and Peace Science?

The main points discussed in Conflict Management and Peace Science deals with Political economy, Law, Politics, Spanish Civil War and Development economics. The studies in Political economy featured incorporate elements of State (polity), Government, Democracy, Power (social and political) and Terrorism. The in-depth study on Law also explores topics in the intersecting field of Law and economics.

The Spanish Civil War works, particularly on Civil Conflict are tackled in Conflict Management and Peace Science. Research on Development economics addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Ethnic group. Ethnic conflict is a focus of the Ethnic group works in it.

  • Political economy (26.71%)
  • Law (14.22%)
  • Politics (14.22%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • MILITARIZED INTERSTATE DISPUTES, 1816-1992: RATIONALE, CODING RULES, AND EMPIRICAL PATTERNS (749 citations)
  • The MID3 Data Set, 1993–2001: Procedures, Coding Rules, and Description (595 citations)
  • The Correlates of War Data On War: an Update To 1997 (418 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Conflict Management and Peace Science:

The journal papers primarily tackle Law, Political economy, Spanish Civil War, State (polity) and Politics. The journal articles explore issues in Law which can be linked to other research areas like Context (language use), Criminology and Law and economics. The most cited publications explore research in Political economy alongside concepts in Power (social and political) and other areas of study in Social psychology.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Politics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Conflict Management and Peace Science mainly tackles studies in Political economy, Criminology, Politics, Political violence and Spanish Civil War. Political economy research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Authoritarianism, Democracy, Autocracy, Foreign policy and Peacekeeping. The study of Foreign policy encompasses disciplines such as World War II, as well as fields such as International relations and Power (social and political), all of which overlap with one another.

The concepts on Criminology presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Mutiny, Duration (project management), Ethnic group and Insubordination. While Conflict Management and Peace Science focused on Politics, it was also able to explore topics like Rare events and Subject (philosophy). The Spanish Civil War works featured in it incorporate elements from Deradicalization, Ideology, Communism, Revenue and Gross domestic product.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Public opinion, international reputation, and audience costs in an authoritarian regime: (4 citations)
  • Peace data: Concept, measurement, patterns, and research agenda: (4 citations)
  • Mobilization for peace: Analyzing religious peace activism: (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Conflict Management and Peace Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Walter Isard (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paul F. Diehl (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Sara McLaughlin Mitchell (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tobias Böhmelt (7 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Victor Asal (6 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Conflict Management and Peace Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pennsylvania State University (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Georgia (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Iowa (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (17 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 2.08% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.77% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.51% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 31.91% of all publications and 46.81% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Research and Conflict Management

While the research in the field of Conflict Management and Peace Science focuses heavily on topics like political economy, politics, Spanish Civil War, and development economics, its application in the professional world goes beyond academia. A career in this field can lead to roles as diverse as a political analyst, foreign policy specialist, or even a school librarian specializing in these topics in the state of Missouri. The last mentioned role may seem unusual, but librarians often specialize in particular research areas and work closely with researchers to support their work. A specialized librarian thus serves as an information manager, making research accessible for professionals as well as for the general public.

It is important to note that a career in Conflict Management and Peace Science does not necessarily require a full-time commitment to academia. There are many roles in the public and private sectors that leverage the insights and knowledge gained from this research. These can range from positions in international organizations to roles in corporate conflict resolution and peace building initiatives. Therefore, whether you see yourself in academia or industry, this field can offer avenues for meaningful work that has a significant impact.

Top Publications

  • The MID5 Dataset, 2011–2014: Procedures, coding rules, and description

    (2021)
    114 Citations
  • Post-Cold War sanctioning by the EU, the UN, and the US: Introducing the EUSANCT Dataset:

    Patrick M Weber;Gerald Schneider

    (2020)
    69 Citations
  • Peace data: Concept, measurement, patterns, and research agenda:

    Paul F Diehl;Gary Goertz;Yahve Gallegos

    (2021)
    49 Citations
  • The local geography of transnational terrorism

    Josiah Marineau;Henry Pascoe;Alex Braithwaite;Michael Findley

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Confronting human trafficking: The role of state capacity:

    Robert G Blanton;Shannon Lindsey Blanton;Dursun Peksen

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • The reintegration of ex-combatants and post-conflict violence. An analysis of municipal crime levels in Colombia:

    Andrea González Peña;Han Dorussen

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • In plain sight? Reconsidering the linkage between brideprice and violent conflict1:

    Scott J Cook;Cameron G Thies

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Introducing the Ethnic One-Sided Violence dataset:

    Hanne Fjelde;Lisa Hultman;Livia Schubiger;Lars-Erik Cederman

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Diplomatic documents data for international relations: the Freedom of Information Archive Database:

    Matthew J Connelly;Raymond Hicks;Robert Jervis;Arthur Spirling

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • The dataset of political agreements in internal conflicts (PAIC)

    Giuditta Fontana;Argyro Kartsonaki;Natascha S Neudorfer;Dawn Walsh

    (2021)
    15 Citations

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