BICC publishes various series: The Policy Brief  (former Focus) provides research-based advice to national and international policymakers and gives explicit policy recommendations on current developments. Working Papers (former Paper) feature “work in progress” of research activities or “field notes” from an advisory project. Knowledge Notes (former Brief) feature elementary findings from projects and publications documenting conference or workshop proceedings. The Global Militarisation Index (GMI) annually depicts the relative weight and importance of the military apparatus of one state in relation to its society as a whole.

The Annual Report provides insight into BICC’s work by including articles describing current projects, publications and events. The financial report provides information on BICC’s financial situation.

“Other publications” include books, book chapters and articles by BICC researchers as well as publications resulting from research co-operations.

The annual Friedensgutachten (State of Peace Report) is the joint publication of the five major German peace research institutions with an interdisciplinary analysis of select current conflicts from a peace and conflict research perspective. It is funded by the German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF).