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Theoretical Criminology

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1993

ISSN1461-7439

SJR Q1✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

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

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.796

H-Indexi

105

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.898

Total Worksi

1,346

Total Citationsi

39,582

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Criminology & Penology; Law; Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,346

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1461-7439

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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

2019

583

2020

296

2021

366

2022

180

2023

132

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.

LawQ1

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & Penology

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political SciencePathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisCrime Patterns and InterventionsCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesPolicing Practices and PerceptionsHomelessness and Social IssuesCrime, Deviance, and Social ControlMigration, Refugees, and IntegrationPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingLaw in Society and Culture

Frequently asked questions about Theoretical Criminology

Is Theoretical Criminology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Theoretical Criminology: 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 Theoretical Criminology?

Theoretical Criminology 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 1.51.

Is Theoretical Criminology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Theoretical Criminology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Theoretical Criminology?