International Terrorism Data Center
Our Mission
Vinyard Software, Inc., and its International Terrorism Data Center provides universities, research institutions, governments, the media, and others interested in international terrorism the best publicly-available data on terrorists and events around the world.
The 2023 versions of Iterate-Text and Numeric and DOTS are now available.
ITERATE
ITERATE (International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist Events) comes in two flavors. The Text covers 1960-2023, and is $50 per each year; it resides in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect format. For example, 1980 Text would cost $50; 1980-1981 Text would be $100.
We then coded incidents from 1960-2023 for circa 150 variables; they reside in Excel format. The Numeric version is a separate $50 per each year.
Contact Us re which datasets and years you want, and send a check for the appropriate amount made out to Vinyard Software, Inc. 502 Wandering Woods Way, Ponte Vedra, Florida 32081-0621. As soon as the check arrives, we'll send the files via e-attachment.
We'd be delighted to include citations to any of your published work on terrorism in the next edition of the annotated bibliography series Dr. Edward Mickolus publishes. Send complete citations.
The texts for 2008-2012, 2013-2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019-2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 are available in book form.
DOTS
The DOTS (Data on Terrorist Suspects) project, a compendium of biographies of Leaders, Perpetrators, Financiers, Defendants, Detainees, Persons of Interest, Conspirators, and Others, includes aliases and kunyas, receiving mention in any of the international incidents appearing in ITERATE and other sources from 1960-2023.
It is available for a $1,000 check made out to Vinyard Software, Inc., 502 Wandering Woods Way, Ponte Vedra, Florida 32081-0621.
We send the Word files to you as e-attachments. Annual updates are available for $50. We'd be delighted to include citations to any of your published work on terrorism in the next edition of the annotated bibliography series Dr. Edward Mickolus publishes. Just send complete citations.
Consulting/Speakers Bureau
Vinyard Software, Inc., and its International Terrorism Data Center provides expertise on international terrorist groups, individual terrorists, events, trends, responses, and methods for the quantitative study of international terrorism—by country, region, or globally. Please contact us regarding how we can serve your research needs.
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What People Say About Our Products
"The Terrorist List is an invaluable reference work for anyone who reads seriously about international terrorism. Building on Edward Mickolus's comprehensive databases and chronologies, this book is the place to go to learn who's who in terrorism. It fills a major gap for every student of the subject."
Paul R. Pillar, Professor of Security Studies, Georgetown University
"This is a must-have book for every serious researcher of terrorism and every research library. Dr. Mickolus has done a tremendous service by painstakingly compiling this invaluable and unique resource. The book is well-structured for readily finding entries."
Todd Sandler, Vibhooti Shukla Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas
"ITERATE is the premier source of information about international terrorism. For over forty years, it has provided the most comprehensive and accurate and up-to-date picture of incidents, actors and the legal outcomes associated with international terrorism world-wide. It is the authoritative source."
Craig Jenkins, Professor of Sociology and Political Science, Ohio State University
"The Terrorist List' is proof in print that Google is not the end all for at-your-finger research. I have used Dr. Mickolus's previous compendiums on terrorism for background information during my tenure as Senior Broadcast Producer for CBS News. The book is a must have for any journalist, if there are any still out there."
Batt Humphreys, former Senior Broadcast Producer, CBS News
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