Journal of mass violence research
Abbreviation:
J. Mass Viol. Res.
Published by:
State University of New York at Oswego, Department of Criminal Justice
Publisher Location: Oswego, NY, USA
Journal Website:
https://jmvr.org/
Range of citations in the SafetyLit database:
2022; 1(1) --
2023; ePub(ePub)
Publication Date Range:
2022 --
Title began with volume (issue):
1(1)
Number of articles from this journal included in the SafetyLit database:
11
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eISSN = 2993-3625
Find a library that holds this journal: http://worldcat.org/issn/29933625
Journal Language(s):
English
Aims and Scope (from publisher):
The Journal of Mass Violence Research (JMVR) was established with the goal of sharing rigorous, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed studies on a variety of topics in relation to mass violence. With a focus on public scholarship and accessibility, JMVR aims to promote high-quality scholarship by authors. The journal also seeks to disseminate findings via articles while, at the same time, making research more accessible to the public through videos, audio recordings, and infographics. Together, this will help to generate both academic and public interest in this important research area.
JMVR is an open access peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal focusing on the topic of mass violence. We seek to promote high-quality research on topics including, but not limited to, school shootings, mass or active shootings, international or domestic terrorism, serial and mass murder, and/or genocide.
JMVR seeks to meet these various aims all while elevating the voices, ideas, findings, and recommendations of both seasoned scholars and early career researchers from a number of different disciplines. These include (but are not limited to) criminology, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, public health, history, and the law.
Although there is a growing body of scholarship on issues related to mass violence (e.g., mass shootings, mass murder, terrorism, genocide) currently available, there has yet to be one outlet dedicated solely to the study of these complex phenomena. In response, JMVR was established as an opportunity to bridge together scholarship from various disciplines and subtopics related to mass violence all in one place. At the same time, much of the existing research exists behind paywalls, making important scholarship necessary to understanding mass violence inaccessible to the public and policymakers alike. JMVR seeks to overcome this challenge by providing an open-access platform. Through this type of outlet, all research is made available at no cost and with no barriers to vested stakeholders. By better understanding mass violence and its various subtypes from an evidence-based perspective, it can improve policies designed to prevent and respond to mass violence.