WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #11,897Hybrid

Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.499•SCImago Rank: #11,897•Identifier (ISSN):1833-5330(Print)/2159-5364(Online)•Articles / Year: 35•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,713 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)Q3

1.2

↑ +1.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

19 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3

Self-Citation RateN/A

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

35articles/year

15.48% Gold OA•0% 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: 1.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 1.2)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.50đ	WoS Q2(IF: 0)	🔵 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 Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (JPICT) is an international peer reviewed scholarly journal that acts as a forum for those around the world undertaking high quality research and practice in the areas of: Policing studies, Intelligence studies, Terrorism and counter terrorism studies; Cyber-policing, intelligence and terrorism. The Journal offers national, regional and international perspectives on current areas of scholarly and applied debate within these fields, while addressing the practical and theoretical issues and considerations that surround them. It aims to balance the discussion of practical realities with debates and research on relevant and significant theoretical issues. The Journal has the following major aims: To publish cutting-edge and contemporary research articles, reports and reviews on relevant topics; To publish articles that explore the interface between the areas of policing, intelligence and terrorism studies; To act as an international forum for exchange and discussion; To illustrate the nexus between theory and its practical applications and vice versa.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Political science81.3%Law71.3%History57%Sociology57%Geography55.6%Archaeology52.3%Psychology48.5%Computer science46.6%Terrorism42.1%Philosophy35%Criminology34.4%Economics29.5%Politics28.9%Computer security20.4%Business20.4%Biology20.1%

Primary Research Areas

Social Sciences Law

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,897Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2006-2013, 2016-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.499

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

1.81

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,713 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations146

3-Year Documents76

Citable Documents65

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

Updating

Minor Category (Specific Field):

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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

Taylor & Francis

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Periodic

Indexing & Databases

ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY	JCRESCI	76/113	Q3
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	JCRESCI	103/173	Q3
POLITICAL SCIENCE	JCRESCI	192/332	Q3
CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY	JCIESCI	68/113	Q3
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	JCIESCI	88/173	Q3
POLITICAL SCIENCE	JCIESCI	159/332	Q2