Journal profile · CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Criminology
ISSN 0011-1384 · eISSN 1573-6598 · Wiley-Blackwell
Criminology: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.11; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,570; median 302 days to acceptance (75 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Criminology is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance, together about 58.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 50, United Kingdom 5, Mainland China 2, Australia 2, Switzerland 2 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences33.1%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences16.2%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences9.3%
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions5%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology4.3%
- Policing Practices and PerceptionsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 5.11LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 229OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,595OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 104Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 484,790Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,805 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 23 | 10 |
| 2025 | 60 | 39 | 185 |
| 2024 | 56 | 28 | 279 |
| 2023 | 50 | 22 | 479 |
| 2022 | 32 | 12 | 737 |
| 2021 | 56 | 11 | 902 |
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
302 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 226 days – 408 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 98 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 391 days
- Sample
- 75 articles with submission and acceptance dates (100 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)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 110 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 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
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 3,570 / EUR 2,970 / GBP 2,380 | — | — |
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)
- 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- brief reportArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …main text ≤ 4,500 words
- case reportArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …Length not stated
- commentaryArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …main text ≤ 1,000 words
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …Length not stated
- research articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …Length not stated
- review articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract Other Requirements Research Article Report of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the author guidelines, new submissions should be made online via the Wiley Authors submission portal: https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JTS You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the "My Submissions" button. For technical help with the submission system, please re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints allowed Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0011-1384
- Print ISSN
- 0894-9867
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-6598
- Society / sponsor
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Criminology
What CAS zone is Criminology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Criminology is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Criminology & Penology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Criminology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.11; CiteScore 8.5, h-index 229.
How long does peer review take at Criminology?
Based on the dates recorded on 75 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 302 days (interquartile range 226–408 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10% (2025). 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 Criminology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 7; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Criminology based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (50), United Kingdom (5) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Criminology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Criminology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Criminology open access, and what is the APC?
Criminology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,570.
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: .