Journal profile
Crimen Beograd
ISSN 2217-219X · eISSN 2683-5800 · University of Belgrade - Faculty of Law, Belgrade & Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade · Serbia
Crimen Beograd: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 50 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Crimen Beograd is published by University of Belgrade - Faculty of Law, Belgrade & Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Law and Policy, Criminal Justice and Penology and Legal processes and jurisprudence, together about 53.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes scientific articles in the field of criminal law, criminal procedure law, international criminal law, misdemeanor law, criminology, criminalistics, penology, as well as book reviews and texts from the history of criminal doctrine. The Journal is intended primarily for the professional public: professors and theoreticians of criminal science, as well as practicioners: judges, lawyers, prosecutors and law students at all the level of studies. The journal publishes papers in Serbian, as well as in foreign languages (so far, papers have been published in English, German and Italian).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Milan ŠkulićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences29.7%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences17%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences6.7%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences5.2%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.7%
- European Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences3.7%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.5%
- War, Law, and JusticeSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, Dimensions, CrossrefPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 523 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 38 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 20 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 18 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 8 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 9 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Belgrade - Faculty of Law, Belgrade & Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English, Serbian
- ISSN
- 2217-219X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2683-5800
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Crimen Beograd
How long does peer review take at Crimen Beograd?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Crimen Beograd?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Crimen Beograd is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Crimen Beograd open access, and what is the APC?
Crimen Beograd 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .