Journal profile · CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Crime and Justice-A Review of Research
ISSN 0192-3234 · eISSN 2153-0416 · University of Chicago Press
Crime and Justice-A Review of Research: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.55; hybrid open access; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Crime and Justice-A Review of Research is published by University of Chicago Press and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance, together about 55% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frequency: Annual ISSN: 0192-3234 E-ISSN: 2153-0416 2025 JCR Impact Factor*: 4.7 Ranked #4 out of 113 “Criminology and Penology” journals 2025 CiteScore*: 5.3 Ranked #198 out of 1,530 “Sociology and Political Science” journals Since 1979 the Crime and Justice series has presented a review of the latest international research, providing expertise to enhance the work of sociologists, psychologists, criminal lawyers, justice scholars, and political scientists. The series explores a full range of issues concerning crime, its causes, and its cures. In both the review and the occasional thematic volumes, Crime and Justice offers an interdisciplinary approach to address core issues in criminology. Periodic thematic volumes present research results, reports, and essays on specific topics in criminology. These include Sentencing and Sanctions in Comparative Perspective (Volume 55), Crime and Justice in Historical Perspective (Volume 53), Prisons and Prisoners (Volume 51), Organizing Crime: Mafias, Markets, and Networks (Volume 49), American Sentencing: What Happens and Why? (Volume 48), Reinventing American Criminal Justice (Volume 46), Sentencing Policies and Practices in Western Countries: Comparative and Cross-National Perspectives (Volume 45), Why Crime Rates Fall, and Why They Don't (Volume 43), Crime and Justice in America: 1975-2025 (Volume 42), Prosecutors and Politics: A Comparative Perspective (Volume 41), Crime and Justice in Scandinavia (Volume 40), Crime, Punishment, and Politics in Comparative Perspective (Volume 36), Crime and Justice in the Netherlands (Volume 35), Crime and Punishment in Western Countries, 1980-1999 (Volume 33), Youth Crime and Youth Justice (Volume 31), Prisons (Volume 26), and Youth Violence (Volume 24). View content coverage periods and institutional full-run subscription rates for Crime and Justice. *Journal Impact Factor™ 2024 courtesy of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR)™ (Clarivate 2025). Scopus CiteScore (Elsevier B.V.). Retrieved June 2025, from scopus.com/sources. Press ReleasesMedia University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2025 indices August 27, 2026 University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2024 indices August 8, 2025 University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2023 indices September 17, 2024 All press releases Are You Bullying on Social Media Without Realizing It? Read the Crime and Justice article cited in Psychology Today June 10, 2026 How Well Does AML Work? Spotlight
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences24.6%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences21.8%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.5%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology7%
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions3.8%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences2.5%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 120OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 417OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 652 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2023 | 13 | 6 | 181 |
| 2022 | 14 | 3 | 187 |
| 2021 | 11 | 5 | 273 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0192-3234
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-0416
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Crime and Justice-A Review of Research
What CAS zone is Crime and Justice-A Review of Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Crime and Justice-A Review of Research is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Criminology & Penology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Crime and Justice-A Review of Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.55; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 120.
Which databases index Crime and Justice-A Review of Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Crime and Justice-A Review of Research is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Crime and Justice-A Review of Research open access, and what is the APC?
Crime and Justice-A Review of Research is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .