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International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice

Routledge · United States · Est. 1977

ISSN2157-6475

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.497

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.745

Total Worksi

1,118

Total Citationsi

8,060

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice publishes original research in Criminal Justice and Criminology. It covers theoretically engaged, empirical, or applied research on crime and justice problems globally, their causes, and associated issues. The journal also includes country profiles, reviews, commentaries, and special issues on emerging crimes and crime prevention strategies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,118

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2157-6475

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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

202

2019

371

2020

337

2021

183

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.

LawQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & Penology

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernancePolicing Practices and PerceptionsWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingSex work and related issuesIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice

Is International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice: 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 International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice?

International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 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 International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.