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Police Journal

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1919

ISSN1740-5599

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 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

0.71

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.183

Total Worksi

7,207

Total Citationsi

7,855

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on policing, examining topics such as police use of force, organizational support for officers, and the impact of technology like artificial intelligence and real-time crime centers. It also covers crime prevention strategies, domestic violence investigations, and the mental health and well-being of police personnel. The scope includes analysis of police training, leadership development, and the effectiveness of various policing interventions and policies.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1919

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,207

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

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

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5/11 · 45%

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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?

1740-5599

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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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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

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

336

2019

468

2020

477

2021

357

2022

154

2023

105

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)

Policing Practices and PerceptionsCriminal Law and EvidenceCrime Patterns and InterventionsEuropean and International Law StudiesCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesLegal principles and applicationsRace, History, and American SocietyColonialism, slavery, and trade

Frequently asked questions about Police Journal

Is Police Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Police Journal: it is indexed in 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 Police Journal?

Police Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.71.

Is Police Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Police Journal is indexed in Scopus.