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Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1833-5330eISSN2159-5364

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.499

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.712

Total Worksi

492

Total Citationsi

3,429

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism presents research on contemporary security issues and debates. It publishes articles exploring the interplay between policing, intelligence, and counter terrorism, as well as related theoretical issues.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyThree Issues Per Year, 2018-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications492

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1833-5330 / 2159-5364

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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?

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

217

2019

171

2020

211

2021

118

2022

127

2023

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

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & PenologyInternational RelationsPolitical Science

Scopus Categories

LawPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolencePolicing Practices and PerceptionsIntelligence, Security, War StrategyPolitical Conflict and GovernanceCrime Patterns and InterventionsPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceHuman auditory perception and evaluationGlobal Security and Public HealthEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism

Is Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism: 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 Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism?

Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism 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 0.51.

Is Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.