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British Journal of Criminology

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0007-0955eISSN1464-3529

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.241

H-Indexi

152

SNIPi

1.823

Total Worksi

5,931

Total Citationsi

118,151

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Criminology & Penology; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Law; Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFive No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,931

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0007-0955 / 1464-3529

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.3k

2019

108

2.3k

2020

123

2.1k

2021

100

1.1k

2022

563

2023

420

2024

136

199

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

LawQ1

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ1

Social PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & Penology

Scopus Categories

LawSocial PsychologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernancePolicing Practices and Perceptions

Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Criminology

Is British Journal of Criminology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Journal of Criminology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of British Journal of Criminology?

British Journal of Criminology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.57.

Is British Journal of Criminology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Journal of Criminology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of British Journal of Criminology?