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Critical Criminology

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1989

ISSN1572-9877

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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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

0.455

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SNIP

0.795

Total Works

1,079

Total Citations

13,734

2yr Mean Citedness

1.07

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Critical Criminology examines the intersection of power, inequality, and criminal justice. Articles analyze how systems of power, including colonialism, race, and legislative processes, contribute to social control and harm, particularly against marginalized groups. The journal also explores resistance to these systems, the role of media in criminalization, and ethical considerations in social research.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,079

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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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?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-9877

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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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

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SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & Penology

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesCrime Patterns and InterventionsCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceCrime, Deviance, and Social ControlHomelessness and Social IssuesGeographies of human-animal interactionsPolicing Practices and PerceptionsPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingLaw in Society and Culture