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WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #9,350CAS 2区Hybrid

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.629•SCImago Rank: #9,350•Identifier (ISSN):0882-0783(Print)/1936-6469(Online)•Articles / Year: 84•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,053 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.6
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
41

41 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate5.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
84articles/year
37.44% Gold OA•88.06% 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
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.6)
🔵 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

The Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal that reports research findings regarding the theory, practice and application of psychological issues in the criminal justice context, namely law enforcement, courts, and corrections. The Journal encourages submissions focusing on Police Psychology including personnel assessment, therapeutic methods, training, ethics and effective organizational operation. The Journal also welcomes articles that focus on criminal behavior and the application of psychology to effective correctional practices and facilitating recovery among victims of crime. Consumers of and contributors to this body of research include psychologists, criminologists, sociologists, legal experts, social workers, and other professionals representing various facets of the criminal justice system, both domestic and international.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology98.8%Political science95.4%Law95.4%Social psychology94.5%Developmental psychology87.2%Legal psychology83.6%Sociology65.5%Medicine55.6%Philosophy49.8%Criminology48.2%Biology41.1%Computer science38.5%Geography34.4%Psychiatry33.3%Epistemology32.4%History29.6%Economics29.3%Archaeology28.9%Mathematics24.8%Physics24.1%Applied psychology23.2%Clinical psychology23.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,350Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1985-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:PsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.629

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
41

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.99

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,053 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations562
3-Year Documents244
Citable Documents244

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate57.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ1
Applied PsychologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)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
4 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
JCRESCI
50/113Q2
CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
JCIESCI
63/113Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—573
20251.46356
20241.792308
20231.670356
2022—69526
2021—781,055
2020—54768
2019—52852
2018—541,212
2017—28710
2016—36741
2015—27683
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

WoS Q2
01122023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 6ec0b07e-bd62-4368-860f-4fc6c27bea34
Database Updated: 2026-10-01