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Journal of Peace Research Template

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About the Journal of Peace Research format

Journal of Peace Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Political Conflict and Governance, International Relations and Foreign Policy, Peacebuilding and International Security. Over its lifetime it has published 4,096 papers, which have received 161,676 citations.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Peace Research, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inPolitical Conflict and Governance International Relations and Foreign Policy Peacebuilding and International Security Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence International Development and Aid
ISSN0022-3433
Citation impact (2-yr)3.6
h-index179
i10-index1,713
Top institutions publishing herePeace Research Institute Oslo
Journal websitejpr.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Journal of Peace Research per year

55
2014
64
2015
53
2016
77
2017
65
2018
67
2019
96
2020
62
2021
94
2022
86
2023
85
2024
75
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Peace Research by publication year

4.8K
2014
3.9K
2015
3K
2016
4K
2017
3K
2018
3.5K
2019
3.3K
2020
1.7K
2021
1.6K
2022
1.1K
2023
581
2024
225
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Peace Research

Violence, Peace, and Peace Research

Johan Galtung · 1 Sep 1969

En su trayectoria como campo cientifico, la Peace Research o Investigacion para la Paz reconoce que definir “paz” es, de hecho, una parte fundamental de una estrategia cientifica. En ese contexto, se ha dedicado a conceptualizar paz de forma amplia, dialogica y compleja, tal como diverso y complejo es el mundo. Del mismo modo, definir…

7,876 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Armed Conflict 1946-2001: A New Dataset

Nils Petter Gleditsch, Peter Wallensteen, Mikael Eriksson et al. · 1 Sep 2002

Abstract In the period 1946-2001, there were 225 armed conflicts and 34 of them were active in all of or part of 2001. Armed conflict remains a serious problem in the post-Cold War period. For three decades, the Correlates of War project has served as the main supplier of reliable data used in longitudinal studies…

3,840 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Structure of Foreign News

Johan Galtung, Mari Holmboe Ruge · 1 Mar 1965

Abstract Using a simplified psychology of perception and some additional assumptions, a system of twelve factors describing events is presented that together are used as a definition of 'newsworthiness'. Three basic hypotheses are presented: the additivity hypothesis that the more factors an event satisfies, the higher the probability that it becomes news; the complementarity hypothesis…

3,336 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Cultural Violence

Johan Galtung · 1 Aug 1990

Abstract This article introduces a concept of `cultural violence', and can be seen as a follow-up of the author's introduction of the concept of `structural violence' over 20 years ago (Galtung, 1969). `Cultural violence' is defined here as any aspect of a culture that can be used to legitimize violence in its direct or structural…

1,904 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A Structural Theory of Imperialism

Johan Galtung · 1 Jun 1971

This theory takes as its point of departure two of the most glaring facts about this world: the tremendous inequality, within and between nations, in almost all aspects of human living conditions, including the power to decide over those living conditions; and the resistance of this inequality to change.

1,738 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Journal of Peace Research template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Peace Research format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Peace Research template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Peace Research use?
Journal of Peace Research uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Peace Research, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Peace Research?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Journal of Peace Research document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Journal of Peace Research template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Journal of Peace Research format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is Journal of Peace Research?
SAGE journal (sagej). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by SAGE.
Can I export a submission-ready Journal of Peace Research PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Journal of Peace Research template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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