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Crime, Media, Culture

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1741-6590eISSN1741-6604

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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

0.754

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.421

Total Works

854

Total Citations

11,806

2yr Mean Citedness

0.85

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the intersection of crime, media, and culture. It explores how media representations, digital technologies, and cultural practices shape understandings and experiences of crime, justice, and victimhood. Topics include the analysis of film, television, social media, and digital platforms in relation to criminal behavior, policing, and societal responses to crime.

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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 / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Frequency3 Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications854

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1741-6590 / 1741-6604

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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

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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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

CommunicationQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & PenologySociology

Scopus Categories

LawCultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Communication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crime, Deviance, and Social ControlCrime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisLaw in Society and CultureGender, Feminism, and MediaCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesPolicing Practices and PerceptionsGothic Literature and Media AnalysisSexuality, Behavior, and Technology