Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Criminal Justice Policy Review
ISSN 0887-4034 · eISSN 1552-3586 · SAGE
Criminal Justice Policy Review: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,400; review about 354 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 21.1% (journal website); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Criminal Justice Policy Review is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Criminal Justice and Penology and Criminal Law and Policy, together about 56.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Criminal Justice Policy Review (CJPR), published 9 times a year, is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal committed to the study of criminal justice policy through quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methodological approaches. CJPR serves as a bridge between … | View full journal description
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 33, Australia 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences23.5%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences22.6%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences10.6%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences9.9%
- Policing Practices and PerceptionsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology2.7%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences2.3%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine2.2%
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
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 293/1162 | 74th |
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 477OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 18 | 845 |
| 2025 | 17 | 3 | 1,165 |
| 2024 | 14 | 5 | 1,226 |
| 2023 | 19 | 4 | 1,259 |
| 2022 | 26 | 6 | 1,320 |
| 2021 | 39 | 6 | 1,390 |
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
354 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)
- 21.1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 354 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Open access
- Authorship
Manuscripts should follow APA style guidelines. Model summary
Manuscripts should follow the style guidelines of the current Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Gold open access available via Sage Choice, subject to payment of a publication fee. Model summary
If you or your funder wish your article to be freely available online to nonsubscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in Sage Choice, subject to the payment of a publication fee.
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
- 0887-4034
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-3586
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Criminal Justice Policy Review
How long does peer review take at Criminal Justice Policy Review?
The publisher reports about 354 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21.1%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Criminal Justice Policy Review based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (33) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Criminal Justice Policy Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Criminal Justice Policy Review is indexed in Scopus.
Is Criminal Justice Policy Review open access, and what is the APC?
Criminal Justice Policy Review is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,400.
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: .