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Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy
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Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy

1079-2457

Published by: Walter de Gruyter

https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/peps/html?lang=en

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 265 6 6 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 9
Documents by Best Scientists*: 12
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 23
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.436
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Development economics, Political economy, Politics, Terrorism and Spanish Civil War. The concepts on Development economics presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Economic growth, Poverty, Demographic economics, Middle East and Economy. The journal holds forums on Political economy that merges themes from other disciplines such as Government, Law, State (polity), Power (social and political) and Incentive.

Democracy is a key component of Politics research discussed in the journal. The study on Terrorism presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Criminology.

  • Development economics (22.01%)
  • Political economy (17.56%)
  • Politics (14.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Evidence About the Link Between Education, Poverty and Terrorism Among Palestinians (245 citations)
  • The Economic Impacts of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis (89 citations)
  • The Impact of International Economic Sanctions on Trade: An Empirical Analysis (86 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy:

The journal articles facilitate discussions on Terrorism, Development economics, Unemployment, Economic impact analysis and Public economics. The published papers explore topics in Terrorism which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Seemingly unrelated regressions, Spillover effect and Middle East. While work presented in the most cited articles provide substantial information on Development economics, it also covers topics in Political violence, Youth unemployment and Demographic economics.

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

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy generally zeroes in on subjects such as Spanish Civil War, Political economy, Terrorism, Macroeconomics and Government. The studies on Spanish Civil War discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Secession and Conflict management. Political economy research discussed connects with the study of Sanctions.

The majority of Terrorism studies are focused on the issues of Global terrorism. In addition to Macroeconomics research, the journal aims to explore topics under Scrutiny and Cointegration. Issues in Government were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cost–benefit analysis, Externalization, Outcome (game theory) and Nation-building.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Convergence or Divergence Patterns in Global Defence Spending: Further Evidence from a Nonlinear Single Factor Model (9 citations)
  • Soft Modeling of Military Expenditure, Income Inequality, and Profit Rate, 1988–2008 (1 citations)
  • The Economic Impact of Terrorism from 2000 to 2018 (1 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 Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Raul Caruso (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Walter Isard (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Raymond Dacey (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lisa J. Carlson (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christos Kollias (7 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 Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Essex (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Thessaly (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • George Mason University (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Toulouse (5 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, 5.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 5.88% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 29.41% of all publications and 64.71% 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 Prospects

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Fusing your knowledge and understanding of Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy with a role in library science can create exciting opportunities for professional growth while contributing to the broadening of knowledge in these critical areas.

Top Publications

  • COVID-19 and the Potential Consequences for Social Stability

    Roberto Censolo;Massimo Morelli

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • COVID-19 and Collective Action

    Todd Sandler

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • “This Research has Important Policy Implications…”

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Peacekeeping after Covid-19

    Han Dorussen

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • The Data Science of COVID-19 Spread: Some Troubling Current and Future Trends

    Rex W. Douglass;Thomas Leo Scherer;Erik Gartzke

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Group Grievances, Opportunity, and the Onset of Civil War: Some Theory and Tests of Competing Mechanisms, 1990–2017

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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