The ''Journal of Conflict Resolution'' is a bimonthly

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covering research on international conflict and

conflict resolution Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of Conflict (process), conflict and Revenge, retribution. Committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively co ...

. It was established in 1957 and is published by

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. The

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is Paul Huth (

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History

The journal was established in 1957. In 1959, the journal was run by the Center for Research on Conflict Resolution at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. When the Center closed in 1971 due to lack of funding, the journal was run by a team at

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. Since 2009, the journal has been run by a team at the University of Maryland.

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was a long-time editor-in-chief of the journal prior to Paul Huth's appointment as editor-in-chief in 2009. The journal is published under the auspices of th
Peace Science Society

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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, RePEc, and the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2012

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of 3.1, ranking it 45th out of 187 journals in the category "Political Science" and 19th out of 96 journals in the category "International Relations".

References

External links

* SAGE Publishing academic journals English-language journals International relations journals Bimonthly journals Academic journals established in 1957 Peace and conflict studies {{International-relations-journal-stub