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Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie
ISSN 1862-7072 · eISSN 1862-7080 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 94 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, Criminal Law and Policy and Psychiatric care and mental health services, together about 49.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie versteht sich als Forum für die wissenschaftliche Erörterung der Ursachen und Folgen von Straffälligkeit. Im Zentrum steht dabei die Frage, wie die Beziehung ist zwischen Personen, sozialem Umfeld und Delinquenz. Dabei geht es um Strafverfolgung, Begutachtung, Intervention und Prävention.Die Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie möchte zum interdisziplinären Dialog auffordern zwischen den Rechtswissenschaften auf der einen und den psychiatrisch-psychotherapeutisch-psychologisch-kriminologisch tätigen Disziplinen auf der anderen Seite. Dabei geht es um die Entwicklung und Diskussion neuer Konzepte sowie um die Förderung und Sicherung der Qualität der forensischen Begutachtung, der Täterbehandlung und des strafrechtlichen Umgangs mit delinquent gewordenen Menschen.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 30, Switzerland 4, United Kingdom 1, Austria 1 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology21.6%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences19.3%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology8.7%
- Healthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychology6%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology4.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.9%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 605,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,064 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 30 | 1 |
| 2025 | 47 | 37 | 35 |
| 2024 | 49 | 39 | 81 |
| 2023 | 65 | 41 | 208 |
| 2022 | 55 | 42 | 136 |
| 2021 | 53 | 42 | 263 |
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
94 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 42 days – 174 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (73 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 128 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (117 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
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 2,590 / EUR 3,590 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- letters to the editorThe following types of contributions may be submitted: Original Articles, Reviews, Workshop Reports and Letters to the Editor. Original Articles should be appro…Length not stated
- original articleThe following types of contributions may be submitted: Original Articles, Reviews, Workshop Reports and Letters to the Editor. Original Articles should be appro…Length not stated
- reviewThe following types of contributions may be submitted: Original Articles, Reviews, Workshop Reports and Letters to the Editor. Original Articles should be appro…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Transfer
Mit der Annahme des Artikels wird der Autor um Übertragung des Copyrights (bzw. das ausschließliche, räumlich und zeitlich uneingeschränkte Recht zur Publikation und zum Vertrieb) an den Verlag gebeten. Die Zeitschrift sowie alle in ihr enthaltenen einzelnen Beiträge und Abbildungen sind urheberrechtlich geschützt. Für Open Choice Artikel ist keine Übertragung des Copyrights erforderlich, da das C…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Original Articles and Reviews as well as Workshop Reports are first reviewed by the editors for formal criteria and content fit with the journal. In a single-blind peer review process, the texts are reviewed by two experienced and thematically knowledgeable experts. The usual quality criteria of scientific papers are applied, in particular the following: Originality and relevance of the research q…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1862-7072
- Electronic ISSN
- 1862-7080
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie
What CAS zone is Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 94 days (interquartile range 42–174 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (30), Switzerland (4) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie open access, and what is the APC?
Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,590.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .