[4] At this time, the journal was published under Creative Commons License 3.0,[1] up to and including Vol 12, No 2 in April 2018,[5] after which it moved to its new web page hosted by Leiden University.

[6] As of March 2023, the journal was acquired by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, which has now taken responsibility for editing and publishing, in partnership with two academic institutions: the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) at Leiden University, and the Handa Centre for the Sutdy of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews.

The journal seeks to provide a platform for scholars, whether established or early in their careers, from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, as well as practitioners engaged in research and analysis on countering terrorism.

Forest (of UMass Lowell), and the Co-editors are Joana Cook, Alex P. Schmid (International Centre for Counter-Terrorism), Tim Wilson (Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence) and Craig Klein (Institute of Security and Global Affairs), as well as an extensive editorial board composed of professors and experts in the field of counter-terrorism.

[14] Its CiteScore as of April 2021[update] is 1.3, ranking on the 65th percentile in both Law and Political Science and International Relations categories, with clear upwards trend since its 2017 debut on Scopus.