Journal profile · CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
International Journal of Cyber Criminology
ISSN 0974-2891 · International Journal of Cyber Criminology · India
International Journal of Cyber Criminology: fully open access; no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Cyber Criminology is published by International Journal of Cyber Criminology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies, Copyright and Intellectual Property and Information and Cyber Security, together about 46.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
What is Cyber Criminology? Who is the Founding Father? Who coined the term? Cyber Criminology is a multidisciplinary field that encompasses researchers from various fields such as Criminology, Victimology, Sociology, Internet Science, and Computer Science. Old Publisher: K Jaishankar New Publisher: H&N PUBLISHERS UK LIMITED is in charge of the academic discipline Cyber Criminology and he coined and defined Cyber Criminology as "the study of causation of crimes that occur in the cyberspace and its impact in the physical space". Old Publisher: K Jaishankar New Publisher: H&N PUBLISHERS UK LIMITED academically coined the term Cyber Criminology for two reasons. First, the body of knowledge that deals with cyber crimes should not be confused with investigation and be merged with cyber forensics; second, there should be an independent discipline to study and explore cyber crimes from a social science perspective. Since the launch of the International Journal of Cyber Criminology, the term Cyber Criminology has taken its academic roots in the online as well as offline academic circles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, India 2, Taiwan, China 1, South Korea 1, France 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesComputer Science33.6%
- Copyright and Intellectual PropertyBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Information and Cyber SecurityComputer Science6.1%
- Spam and Phishing DetectionComputer Science5.3%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and HarassmentSocial Sciences4.6%
- Crime, Deviance, and Social ControlSocial Sciences4.6%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q1 | 201/1105 | 81st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for editorial reasons on 16 December 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 50 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 173 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Publisher
- International Journal of Cyber Criminology
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0974-2891
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Cyber Criminology
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Cyber Criminology?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Cyber Criminology based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), India (2) and Taiwan, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Cyber Criminology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Cyber Criminology is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Cyber Criminology open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Cyber Criminology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .