Journal profile · LAW
Criminal law journal
ISSN 0314-1160
Criminal law journal: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 21 articles a year.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Criminal law journal is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Law and Policy, Criminal Law and Evidence and Legal processes and jurisprudence, together about 61.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences32.1%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences19.2%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences9.9%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences9.3%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences2.6%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences2.6%
- Jury Decision Making ProcessesSocial Sciences2.6%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 115 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 0314-1160
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Criminal law journal
What CAS zone is Criminal law journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Criminal law journal is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Is Criminal law journal open access, and what is the APC?
Criminal law journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .