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Criminal Justice and Behavior
ISSN 0093-8548 · eISSN 1552-3594 · SAGE
Criminal Justice and Behavior: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 183 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 18.1% (journal website); 104 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Criminal Justice and Behavior is published by SAGE 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 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending and Crime Patterns and Interventions, together about 57.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Criminal Justice and Behavior (CJB), peer-reviewed and published monthly, promotes scholarly evaluations of assessment, classification, prevention, intervention, and treatment programs to help the correctional professional develop successful programs based on … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 82, Canada 9, Australia 5, United Kingdom 4, New Zealand 2 (104 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences20.1%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology19.4%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences17.9%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology5.9%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions3.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology3.5%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences3.1%
- Policing Practices and PerceptionsSocial Sciences3.1%
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 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 148OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,761OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,749 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 27 | 10 |
| 2025 | 104 | 45 | 180 |
| 2024 | 119 | 59 | 513 |
| 2023 | 84 | 42 | 629 |
| 2022 | 77 | 27 | 758 |
| 2021 | 99 | 29 | 1,336 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
183 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18.1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 183 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
ORCID iD collection from corresponding authors is part of the submission process; co-authors are strongly encouraged to link their ORCID IDs. Model summary
The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this 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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0093-8548
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-3594
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Criminal Justice and Behavior
What CAS zone is Criminal Justice and Behavior in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Criminal Justice and Behavior is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Criminology & Penology / Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Criminal Justice and Behavior?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 148.
How long does peer review take at Criminal Justice and Behavior?
The publisher reports about 183 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18.1%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Criminal Justice and Behavior?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Criminal Justice and Behavior based?
Of the 104 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (82), Canada (9) and Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Criminal Justice and Behavior?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Criminal Justice and Behavior is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Criminal Justice and Behavior open access, and what is the APC?
Criminal Justice and Behavior is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .