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JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY

EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD · GB · Est. 2011

ISSN2009-3829eISSN2009-3829

✓ WOS ESCI

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.949

Total Worksi

378

Total Citationsi

2,602

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Criminology & Penology.

General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications378

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2009-3829 / 2009-3829

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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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

195

2019

147

2020

216

2021

2022

284

2023

152

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & Penology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingCrime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisDeception detection and forensic psychologyChild Abuse and TraumaSexual Assault and Victimization StudiesIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceStalking, Cyberstalking, and HarassmentMemory Processes and InfluencesHomelessness and Social Issues

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY

Is JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY?

JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY 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 1.66.

Is JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science.

What is the aims and scope of JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY?