Journal profile · CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Journal of Criminal Justice Education
ISSN 1051-1253 · eISSN 1745-9117 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Criminal Justice Education: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 91 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 79% (journal website); 88 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Criminal Justice Education is published by Taylor & Francis and 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 Justice and Corrections Analysis, Crime Patterns and Interventions and Legal Education and Practice Innovations, together about 41.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Criminal Justice Education (JCJE) is an official publication of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). JCJE provides a forum for the examination, discussion and debate of a broad range of issues concerning post-secondary education in criminal justice, criminology and related disciplines. The aim of JCJE is to enhance the quality of higher education in criminal justice and criminology. JCJE is an education-oriented journal for those undertaking educational and academic endeavors in the fields of criminal justice and criminology. What we seek to publish: Articles that advance the knowledge related to criminal justice pedagogy Articles that introduce novel instructional approaches in criminal justice and present evidence on their effectiveness Articles that examine the extent, nature, and/or quality of online programming in criminal justice Articles that focus on the nature and/or quality of criminal justice/criminology degree programs and their faculty Articles that provide an international emphasis on criminology/criminal justice pedagogy Book reviews/essays that provide substantive commentary on new works in the field What we do not publish: Articles in excess of 30 pages (including references) Personal stories about teaching experiences Articles that do not present new evidence tied to effective pedagogy in criminology/criminal justice Articles that include substantial portions of material and/or ideas that have been published elsewhere
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Cathy MarcumPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences16.7%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences14.8%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences10.4%
- Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social SciencesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.7%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology4.5%
- Policing Practices and PerceptionsSocial Sciences4.3%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
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 | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Criminal Justice Periodicals IndexPublisher website
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
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.99Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 456OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 45.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 130,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,379 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 18 | 9 |
| 2025 | 88 | 18 | 104 |
| 2024 | 64 | 7 | 128 |
| 2023 | 59 | 11 | 246 |
| 2022 | 58 | 10 | 332 |
| 2021 | 52 | 4 | 343 |
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
91 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 145 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 113 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (161 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)
- 79%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 11 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access
- Authorship
Articles in excess of 30 pages (including references) are not published. Model summary
Articles in excess of 30 pages (including references)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Journal of Criminal Justice Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the disco…
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
- 1051-1253
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-9117
- Society / sponsor
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Criminal Justice Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Criminal Justice Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Criminal Justice Education is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Criminology & Penology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Criminal Justice Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Criminal Justice Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 91 days (interquartile range 60–145 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 79%. 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 Journal of Criminal Justice Education based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Criminal Justice Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Criminal Justice Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Criminal Justice Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Criminal Justice Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .