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Criminal Justice Review

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1556-3839

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

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

0.655

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.932

Total Worksi

2,908

Total Citationsi

16,634

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on criminal justice processes, including delinquency, substance use treatment courts, law enforcement interactions, reentry challenges for individuals convicted of sexual offenses, the use of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system, racial disparities in probation and law enforcement, substance use among incarcerated individuals, prosecutorial decision-making in sexual assault cases, police leadership and organizational culture, electronic monitoring technology, and the effectiveness of substance abuse treatment facilities for probationers. The research often examines factors influencing outcomes, disparities, and the efficacy of interventions and technologies within the criminal justice system.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyQuarterly, 2006-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,908

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1556-3839

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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

536

2019

376

2020

255

2021

225

2022

169

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.

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisCrime Patterns and InterventionsCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesPolicing Practices and PerceptionsPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingHomelessness and Social IssuesLaw in Society and CultureCriminal Law and EvidenceGun Ownership and Violence Research

Frequently asked questions about Criminal Justice Review

Is Criminal Justice Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Criminal Justice Review: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Criminal Justice Review?

Criminal Justice Review is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.655.

Is Criminal Justice Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Criminal Justice Review is indexed in Scopus.