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Howard Journal of Crime and Justice

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN2059-1101

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.563

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.229

Total Worksi

563

Total Citationsi

2,878

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice publishes research on various aspects of crime, justice, and punishment. Recent articles examine experiences within penal institutions, including open prisons and court custody, and the challenges of post-prison reintegration. The journal also explores desistance from crime, the role of restorative justice, and the impact of adverse childhood experiences on youth violence. Additionally, it addresses issues related to capital punishment, corporate crime, and the governance of security markets.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 51 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications563

Publisher OrgWiley

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?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2059-1101

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

357

2019

461

2020

272

2021

301

2022

176

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisCrime Patterns and InterventionsHomelessness and Social IssuesPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPolicing Practices and PerceptionsCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesChild Abuse and TraumaTorture, Ethics, and LawHealthcare Decision-Making and Restraints

Frequently asked questions about Howard Journal of Crime and Justice

Is Howard Journal of Crime and Justice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Howard Journal of Crime and Justice: it is indexed in 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 Howard Journal of Crime and Justice?

Howard Journal of Crime and Justice is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.563.

Is Howard Journal of Crime and Justice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Howard Journal of Crime and Justice is indexed in Scopus.