Journal profile · CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Current Issues in Criminal Justice
ISSN 1034-5329 · eISSN 2206-9542 · Taylor & Francis
Current Issues in Criminal Justice: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 184 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Issues in Criminal Justice 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 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Crime Patterns and Interventions and Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses, together about 41.7% 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
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences21.8%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences13.2%
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.3%
- Policing Practices and PerceptionsSocial Sciences6%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions5.4%
- Law in Society and CultureSocial Sciences4.6%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology4.3%
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 | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 301OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,309 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 42 | 31 | 64 |
| 2024 | 44 | 28 | 149 |
| 2023 | 44 | 22 | 288 |
| 2022 | 30 | 5 | 152 |
| 2021 | 35 | 7 | 344 |
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
184 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 127 days – 219 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 42 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 220 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (57 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
From 2025 published online only under a continuous publication model. Model summary
From 2025 the Sydney Law Review is published online only and under a continuous publication model.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: original peer-reviewed articles, 'Before the High Court' column, review essays and book reviews. Model summary
The Sydney Law Review features original peer-reviewed articles, as well as the 'Before the High Court' column, and review essays and book reviews.
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
- 1034-5329
- Electronic ISSN
- 2206-9542
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Issues in Criminal Justice
What CAS zone is Current Issues in Criminal Justice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Issues in Criminal Justice is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Criminology & Penology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Current Issues in Criminal Justice?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 184 days (interquartile range 127–219 days). 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 Current Issues in Criminal Justice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Issues in Criminal Justice is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Current Issues in Criminal Justice open access, and what is the APC?
Current Issues in Criminal Justice is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .