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Global Crime

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1744-0572eISSN1744-0580

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

0.609

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.414

Total Works

532

Total Citations

9,984

2yr Mean Citedness

1.27

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Global Crime is a social science journal devoted to the study of crime across international settings. Its focus is multi-disciplinary, aiming to make scholarship on crime available to both specialists and non-specialists. The journal publishes research in the area of criminology and penology.

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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 Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications532

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-0572 / 1744-0580

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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

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

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.

LawQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & Penology

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceCrime Patterns and InterventionsCybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesSex work and related issuesPolitical Conflict and GovernanceCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisPolicing Practices and Perceptions