Criminal Law and Philosophy
Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2006
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Aims & Scope
Criminal Law and Philosophy fills a gap in the scholarly literature by providing a platform for articles that take a philosophical perspective on any issue in the broad field of crime and punishment. It gives readers access to the latest thinking by the field’s best scholars. Topics addressed include crime and criminalization; the content, principles, and structure of substantive criminal law; criminal justice and the criminal process; and punishment and sentencing. Contributions from a range of philosophical schools and approaches are encouraged, in particular from both analytically oriented philosophers and from those who draw more from contemporary continental philosophy. The journal also publishes articles with an historical focus on earlier philosophical discussions of crime and punishment as well as articles with a more contemporary focus.
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Frequently asked questions about Criminal Law and Philosophy
Is Criminal Law and Philosophy a predatory journal?
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What is the impact factor of Criminal Law and Philosophy?
Criminal Law and Philosophy 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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 0.54.
Is Criminal Law and Philosophy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Criminal Law and Philosophy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Criminal Law and Philosophy?
Criminal Law and Philosophy fills a gap in the scholarly literature by providing a platform for articles that take a philosophical perspective on any issue in the broad field of crime and punishment. It gives readers access to the latest thinking by the field’s best scholars. Topics addressed include crime and criminalization; the content, principles, and structure of substantive criminal law; criminal justice and the criminal process; and punishment and sentencing. Contributions from a range of philosophical schools and approaches are encouraged, in particular from both analytically oriented
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