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Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2056-3841eISSN2056-385X

SJR Q2✓ 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.308

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.302

Total Worksi

258

Total Citationsi

1,816

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Criminology & Penology; Law; Sociology and Political Science; Health (social science); Public Administration; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications258

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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

6/11 · 55%

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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?

2056-3841 / 2056-385X

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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?

English

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

172

2019

222

2020

2021

2022

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.

LawQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Health (social science)Q3

Public AdministrationQ3

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & Penology

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyPublic AdministrationHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPolicing Practices and PerceptionsChild Abuse and TraumaHomelessness and Social IssuesCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceSexual Assault and Victimization StudiesCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice

Is Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice: 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 Criminological Research, Policy and Practice?

Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice 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 0.74.

Is Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice?