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International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences

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

ISSN0973-5089

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Limited verification

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total39

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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 — 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 ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.194

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.385

Total Worksi

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 · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 5 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications73

Publisher OrgDr. K. Jaishankar

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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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?

✓ 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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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2010

2011

112

2012

2013

146

2014

136

2015

2016

2017

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.

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) — 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.