Journal profile · OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Criminal Justice Studies
ISSN 1478-601X · eISSN 1478-6028 · Taylor & Francis
Criminal Justice Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,190; median 82 days to acceptance (45 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Criminal Justice Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, together about 50.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Criminal Justice Studies is a quarterly journal that publishes theoretical, empirical and interpretive studies of crime and criminal justice. The journal is multi-disciplinary in nature, drawing on all social sciences that provide insights regarding issues of crime and criminal justice. All methodologies of social science are supported and encouraged. The journal is especially interested in publishing research that provides a critical assessment of criminal justice policy and practices. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review by at least two double-anonymized reviews plus by the editor initially screening and reviewing the submissions prior to being sent out for review. Submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Richard TewksburyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences21%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences19.6%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology9.7%
- Policing Practices and PerceptionsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions4.6%
- Gun Ownership and Violence ResearchSocial Sciences3.2%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities3%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, CSA Political Science Abstracts, Criminal Justice Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, PAIS International, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.91Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 268OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 65,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 685 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 27 | 2 | 16 |
| 2024 | 22 | 8 | 93 |
| 2023 | 25 | 6 | 102 |
| 2022 | 19 | 2 | 122 |
| 2021 | 19 | 2 | 276 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 12 days – 228 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 120 days
- Sample
- 45 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 86 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,190 | — | — |
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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Criminal Justice Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: double-anonymized peer review with at least two reviews plus editor screening. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review by at least two double-anonymized reviews plus by the editor initially screening and reviewing the submissions prior to being sent out for review.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1478-601X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1478-6028
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Criminal Justice Studies
What CAS zone is Criminal Justice Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Criminal Justice Studies is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Operations Research & Management Science. 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 Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Criminal Justice Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 45 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 12–228 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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 Criminal Justice Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Criminal Justice Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Criminal Justice Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Criminal Justice Studies is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,190.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .