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Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0957-9664eISSN1471-2857

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.449

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SNIP

0.72

Total Works

1,875

Total Citations

30,665

2yr Mean Citedness

1.20

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the intersection of criminal behavior and mental health, focusing on factors such as psychological and social cognitive deficits in individuals with schizophrenia, the temporal relationships between mental health issues and criminal behavior, the impact of adverse childhood experiences on psychopathology and violence, and the effectiveness of interventions like empathy training and meaning-seeking in correctional settings. It also explores the prevalence of psychotic disorders in prisoners, the treatment of sexual offenders, the role of rapport in forensic interviews, and the management of offenders with mental disorders within different legal systems.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 49 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,875

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0957-9664 / 1471-2857

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & PenologyPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental HealthPathology and Forensic MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingCrime Patterns and InterventionsChild Abuse and TraumaCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development