WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #13,884CAS 3区Hybrid

Crime Law and Social Change

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.412•SCImago Rank: #13,884•Identifier (ISSN):0925-4994(Print)/1573-0751(Online)•Articles / Year: 76•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,786 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q2

1.6

↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

63 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2

Self-Citation Rate0%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

76articles/year

42.5% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.1)	🔵 Computed
2022	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.612)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Covers crime and deviance at the global, national, regional and local level, worldwideHas a special focus on financial crime, corruption, terrorism and organizational crimeWelcomes criminological research in the areas of human rights, comparative and international criminal law and criminal justice Crime, Law and Social Change publishes peer reviewed, original research articles addressing crime and the political economy of crime, whether at the global, national, regional or local levels, anywhere in the world. The Journal often presents work on financial crime, corruption, organized criminal groups, criminal enterprises and illegal markets, state crime, terrorism and security issues, cybercrime, cross-border crime and environmental crime. In addition, Crime, Law and Social Change welcomes criminological research in the areas of human rights, comparative and international criminal justice, compensation and justice for serious crime victims, international criminal law and cooperation. Finally, the Journal publishes multi-disciplinary criminological research focusing on gender, age, racial and ethnic equality issues.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Political ScienceSociologyLawEconomicsPsychologyPhilosophyGeographyHistoryArchaeologyComputer ScienceBusinessPoliticsBiologyLinguisticsArts & HumanitiesMathematics

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #13,884Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1991-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.412

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.06

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,786 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations411

3-Year Documents192

Citable Documents190

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate37.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Sociology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Hybrid

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Language

English

Frequency

10 issues per year

Indexing & Databases

SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY	JCRSSCI	50/113	Q2
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY	JCRSSCI	91/275	Q2
CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY	JCISSCI	68/113	Q3
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY	JCISSCI	93/276	Q2