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Politica Criminal

Centro Estudios Derecho Penal · Chile · Est. 2006

ISSN0718-3399
SJR Q1Scopus / SJROpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.654
H-Indexi
14
SNIPi
0.737
Total Worksi
501
Total Citationsi
1,202
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.12
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Política Criminal aims to publish research and relevant contributions regarding Criminal Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice, placing special emphasis on public policy issues.

General Information

Country / RegionChile
Primary LanguageGerman, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, English
1st Year Published2006
FrequencySemestral
StatusActive
Total Publications501
Publisher OrgSciELO
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer Reviewdoblemente anónima (peer review)
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Centro Estudios Derecho Penal
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0718-3399
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
doblemente anónima (peer review)
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, 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
35
98
2019
36
99
2020
35
70
2021
37
50
2022
36
41
2023
31
19
2024
44
5
2025
16
0
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.

LawQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Criminal Justice and PenologyLegal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaComparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesViolence, Education, and Gender Studies

Frequently asked questions about Politica Criminal

Is Politica Criminal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Politica Criminal: it is indexed in 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 Politica Criminal?

Politica Criminal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.654.

Is Politica Criminal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Politica Criminal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Politica Criminal?

Política Criminal aims to publish research and relevant contributions regarding Criminal Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice, placing special emphasis on public policy issues.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref