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Legal and Criminological Psychology

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1355-3259eISSN2044-8333

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

219

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 198d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.72

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.345

Total Worksi

884

Total Citationsi

25,636

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Criminology & Penology; Law; Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Applied Psychology; Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications884

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1355-3259 / 2044-8333

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

279

2019

315

2020

221

2021

267

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Applied PsychologyQ2

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & PenologyLawPsychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyPathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Deception detection and forensic psychologyPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingMemory Processes and InfluencesCrime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisChild Abuse and TraumaJury Decision Making ProcessesSocial and Intergroup PsychologySexual Assault and Victimization StudiesIntimate Partner and Family Violence

Frequently asked questions about Legal and Criminological Psychology

Is Legal and Criminological Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Legal and Criminological Psychology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Legal and Criminological Psychology?

Legal and Criminological Psychology 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 1.02.

Is Legal and Criminological Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Legal and Criminological Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Legal and Criminological Psychology?