James Forest will be transitioning out of the Editor-in-Chief position for Perspectives on Terrorism during the second half of 2025.
The Chief Editor is responsible for the overall editorial process and quality of the journal. He is supported in these tasks by a Managing Editor, several co-editors and Associate Editors, as well as an editorial team. The editorial process relies on an automated platform (Scholastica).
The new Editor-in-Chief of the journal will be selected by the journal’s Steering Committee, comprised of leaders at the three institutions that now co-publish the journal: The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) at Leiden University, and the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews.
The position is not remunerated.
Nominations for this position (including self-nominations) or any questions can be sent via email to pt.editor@icct.nl