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Journal of Experimental Criminology

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2005

ISSN1573-3750eISSN1572-8315

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.068

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.644

Total Worksi

775

Total Citationsi

29,110

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Experimental Criminology is a premier source for high-quality experimental and quasi-experimental research in criminology and criminal justice. Contributes to the understanding, development, and evaluation of evidence-based crime and justice policy. Spans an array of scientific disciplines concerned with crime and justice. Welcomes authoritative systematic reviews and innovative and rigorous experimental methods. Encourages submissions from a broad array of scientific disciplines.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications775

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1573-3750 / 1572-8315

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.3k

2019

1.3k

2020

788

2021

596

2022

413

2023

232

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

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & Penology

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisPolicing Practices and PerceptionsPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingHomelessness and Social IssuesGun Ownership and Violence ResearchSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesSocial and Intergroup PsychologyTraffic and Road SafetyAdvanced Causal Inference Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Experimental Criminology

Is Journal of Experimental Criminology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Experimental Criminology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Experimental Criminology?

Journal of Experimental 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 1.61.

Is Journal of Experimental Criminology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Experimental Criminology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.