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Policing and Society

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN1043-9463eISSN1477-2728

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.896

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CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.447

Total Works

1,562

Total Citations

34,782

2yr Mean Citedness

1.76

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on policing practices and their societal impact. Articles examine police responses to missing persons, drug policy implementation, legal compliance in investigations, and the integration of public health approaches to crime prevention. It also covers topics such as sex offender supervision, the effectiveness of police drug diversion schemes, and the investigation of sexual offenses within domestic abuse contexts. Further research explores community policing initiatives, the experiences of female officers regarding uniform and maternity, and the psychological impact of disaster victim identification on personnel.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, <2002->

StatusActive

Total Publications1,562

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1043-9463 / 1477-2728

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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

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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.

LawQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & Penology

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Policing Practices and PerceptionsCrime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSexual Assault and Victimization Studies