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Criminology and Public Policy

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1745-9133

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.821

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.193

Total Worksi

1,487

Total Citationsi

39,410

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Criminology & Penology; Law; Literature and Literary Theory; Public Administration.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,487

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1745-9133

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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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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

Citations received

2.3k

2019

1.7k

2020

825

2021

834

2022

384

2023

252

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

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Public AdministrationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & Penology

Scopus Categories

LawLiterature and Literary TheoryPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisPolicing Practices and PerceptionsCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceHomelessness and Social IssuesPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingGun Ownership and Violence ResearchWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceIntimate Partner and Family Violence

Frequently asked questions about Criminology and Public Policy

Is Criminology and Public Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Criminology and Public Policy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Criminology and Public Policy?

Criminology and Public Policy 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 3.56.

Is Criminology and Public Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Criminology and Public Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Criminology and Public Policy?