Journal of Interpersonal Violence
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The Journal of Interpersonal Violence is a peer-reviewed
Peer review
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 academic journal
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 that publishes papers in the field of criminology
Criminology
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 and focuses on the study of victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence. The journal's editor-in-chief is Jon R. Conte (University of Washington
University of Washington
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). It was established in 1986 and is currently published by SAGE Publications
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Abstracting and indexing

The Journal of Interpersonal Violence is abstracted and indexed in Scopus
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 and the Social Sciences Citation Index
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. According to the Journal Citation Reports
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, its 2010 impact factor
Impact factor
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is 1.354, ranking it 13 out of 43 journals in the category "Criminology & Penology", 14 out of 39 journals in the category "Family Studies", and 31 out of 67 journals in the category "Psychology, Applied".
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