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Crime, Law and Social Change

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1977

ISSN1573-0751

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.364

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.977

Total Works

2,248

Total Citations

36,630

2yr Mean Citedness

1.38

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Aims & Scope

Crime, Law and Social Change is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on research addressing crime at all levels globally. Explores financial and environmental crime, political corruption, and the expropriation of resources from low- and middle-income nations. Examines human rights, including genocide, compensation for victims of state-sponsored crime, and analysis of rights organizations. Publishes research on gender, racial, and ethnic equality. Covers organized crime at the transnational, national, regional and local level, worldwide. Publishes multidisciplinary criminological research focusing on various equality issues.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,248

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?

1573-0751

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

LawQ2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & PenologySocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

LawSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceCrime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesCorruption and Economic DevelopmentSex work and related issuesCybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolencePolicing Practices and PerceptionsRegulation and Compliance Studies