Journal profile
Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
ISSN 1894-4183 · University of Bergen · Norway
Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice is published by University of Bergen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Law and Policy, Criminal Justice and Penology and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, together about 49.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This open-access electronic journal aims at strengthening the communication between the Nordic criminal law science and the international arena. The main idea is to make Nordic criminal law research available for an international audience, as well as allowing international research to interact with a Nordic audience. Therefore, contributions in English are favoured, but text written in the Nordic languages and in German can be accepted as well. The journal is published with two issues per year, freely available for everyone. The journal is devoted to, though not exclusively, the following subjects: Substantive Criminal Law Criminal Procedure EU- & International Criminal Law Comparative Criminal Law Criminal Law History Criminology & Other Interdisciplinary Perspectives Theory of Criminal Law
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Jørn JacobsenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences31.9%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences11.8%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology5.7%
- European Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences4.8%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences4.5%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Healthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychology3.6%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 158 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 53 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 56 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 61 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 67 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 45 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able to enter into separate, additio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Works are released under a Creative Commons Attribution License, which provides unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. BJCLCJ has no submission or publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The journal consists of two main sections, where the first is reserved for articles that are subject to blind peer-review. The second part consists of varia, including commentaries on relevant case law, book reviews and shorter contributions. After receiving a contribution, the editors will decide, possibly together with the editorial board, if the contribution is within the scope of the journal. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Bergen
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1894-4183
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 3 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
How long does peer review take at Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice open access, and what is the APC?
Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .