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Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

Northwestern University · United States · Est. 1910

ISSN0091-4169eISSN2160-0325

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.307

H-Indexi

116

Total Worksi

1,893

Total Citationsi

56,688

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology is the only journal in the world that combines both criminal law and criminology. While the Journal still deals with social science, much of the Journal today focuses on legal doctrine, including constitutional criminal procedure. The Journal strives to publish the very best scholarship in this area, inspiring the intellectual debate and discussion essential to the development of social reform.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1910

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,893

Publisher OrgNorthwestern University School of Law

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Northwestern University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0091-4169 / 2160-0325

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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?

N/A

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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

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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.

LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & PenologyLaw

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Criminal Law and EvidenceLegal Systems and Judicial ProcessesCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisLaw, Rights, and FreedomsCrime Patterns and Interventions

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

Is Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Criminal Law and 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 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology?

Journal of Criminal Law and 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.

Is Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.