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Nordic Journal of Criminology

Scandinavian University Press · Norway · Est. 2018

ISSN2578-9821

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.362

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.542

Total Worksi

119

Total Citationsi

767

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on crime, victimization, and the justice system, with a focus on Scandinavian contexts. Articles explore various types of offenses, including sexual offenses, child abuse, drug offenses, and property crimes. The research also examines legal processes, offender rehabilitation, victim support, and societal responses to crime, such as policing and surveillance. Methodological and ethical considerations in criminological research are also addressed.

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General Information

Country / RegionNorway

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyTwice A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications119

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2022

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Scandinavian University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2578-9821

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

243

2019

244

2020

121

2021

2022

100

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceHomelessness and Social IssuesCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernancePsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPolicing Practices and PerceptionsSexual Assault and Victimization StudiesChild Abuse and TraumaMigration, Health and Trauma

Frequently asked questions about Nordic Journal of Criminology

Is Nordic Journal of Criminology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nordic Journal of Criminology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Nordic Journal of Criminology?

Nordic Journal of Criminology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.362.

Is Nordic Journal of Criminology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nordic Journal of Criminology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.