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International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences

South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) Β· India

ISSN0973-5089
SJR Q3βœ“ Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2025-04-01). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal β€” it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ β†—
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 β†—
πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.194
H-Indexi
16
SNIPi
0.385
Total Worksi
73
Total Citationsi
779
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on criminal justice, examining topics such as DNA collection for identification, terrorism, youth gangs, offender risk assessment and management, intimate partner violence, race relations in policing, and female criminality. It also explores issues related to ex-offender reentry, including employment and recidivism, as well as the impact of sentencing options on DWI offenders. The scope includes analyses of international criminology, cybercrime, trafficking, organized crime, and honor killings, alongside discussions on unethical business decision-making and the psychological aspects of criminal behavior.

AI-summarised from recent articles Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionIndia
Primary Languageβ€”
1st Year Publishedβ€”
Annual Volume~ 5 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications73
Publisher OrgDr. K. Jaishankar
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
⚑ Hybrid journal β€” subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 Β· 45%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV)
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
0973-5089
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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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?
N/A

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
4
71
2010
6
56
2011
11
112
2012
11
83
2013
11
146
2014
7
136
2015
7
98
2016
1
3
2017

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisPolicing Practices and PerceptionsPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences

Is International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences a predatory journal?

International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) β€” DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2025-04-01). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences?

International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.194.

Is International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences is indexed in Scopus.

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