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Kriminologie

Universitat zu Koln · Germany · Est. 2019

ISSN2698-6779

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

0.203

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.278

Aims & Scope

Kriminologie – Das Online-Journal | Criminology – The Online Journal is the first pure open access journal in the field of criminology initiated in Germany and one of only a few of its kind worldwide. It offers all the advantages of such a format: easy availability, widest possible distribution, and free publication and reading. The bilingual journal, which appears every three months, offers space for contributions from all sub-areas of criminology and all parts of the world. To ensure scientific quality, a double-blind peer-review process is carried out.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish, German

1st Year Published2019

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications—

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✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universitat zu Koln

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2698-6779

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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?

PKP PN

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, German

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ2

LawQ3

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural Studies

Frequently asked questions about Kriminologie

Is Kriminologie a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kriminologie: 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 Kriminologie?

Kriminologie is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.203.

Is Kriminologie indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kriminologie is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.