Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
British Journal of Community Justice
ISSN 1475-0279 · Sheffield Hallam University
British Journal of Community Justice: subscription journal; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal of Community Justice is published by Sheffield Hallam University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Justice and Penology, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Criminal Law and Policy, together about 61.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We are a peer-reviewed open-access online journal which articulates, interrogates and debates research, theory, policy and practice on community justice from the United Kingdom and internationally in other jurisdictions. We welcome articles and blogs from academics – early career researchers and established authors; practitioners; policy makers; and commissioners.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences30.6%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences22.3%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences9%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Crime, Deviance, and Social ControlSocial Sciences3.1%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences3%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences2.8%
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
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 794/1162 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 235 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 53 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 56 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 155 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 122 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Peer-reviewed open-access online journal. Model summary
We are a peer-reviewed open-access online 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
- Sheffield Hallam University
- ISSN
- 1475-0279
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Community Justice
Which databases index British Journal of Community Justice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal of Community Justice is indexed in Scopus.
Is British Journal of Community Justice open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal of Community Justice is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .