American Journal of Criminal Justice
Springer New York · United States
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Aims & Scope
The American Journal of Criminal Justice is a peer-reviewed journal offering extensive research on diverse criminal justice topics and issues. Provides coverage of the criminal justice process, including the formal and informal interplay between system components. Explores innovative practices, policy development, and implementation in the criminal justice field. Recognizes problems and solutions experienced by various segments of populations within criminal justice. Publishes original articles using a broad range of methodologies and perspectives.
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Ethics & Quality
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Publication & Citation Trend
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
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Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Criminal Justice
Is American Journal of Criminal Justice a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Criminal Justice: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 American Journal of Criminal Justice?
American Journal of Criminal Justice is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.84.
Is American Journal of Criminal Justice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
American Journal of Criminal Justice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Criminal Justice?
The American Journal of Criminal Justice is a peer-reviewed journal offering extensive research on diverse criminal justice topics and issues. Provides coverage of the criminal justice process, including the formal and informal interplay between system components. Explores innovative practices, policy development, and implementation in the criminal justice field. Recognizes problems and solutions experienced by various segments of populations within criminal justice. Publishes original articles using a broad range of methodologies and perspectives.
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