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JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY
ISSN 0091-4169 · eISSN 2160-0325 · Wolters Kluwer Health
JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.45; subscription journal; 16 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Law and Evidence, Legal Systems and Judicial Processes and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
History of The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology Since its founding in 1910 by Dean John Henry Wigmore, the Journal has played a unique role in the history of criminal law and criminology in the United States. The Journal was a product of the “National Conference on Criminal Law and Criminology,” held in 1909 […]
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences16.5%
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences14.5%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences10.5%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences10.1%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences7%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.9%
- Torture, Ethics, and LawSocial Sciences3.6%
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesEnvironmental Science3.6%
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 |
| Minor | Law | 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 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.45LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 674OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,861 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
JCLC Online is a new feature inviting submissions. Model summary
Inviting Submissions to JCLC Online, Our New Feature
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 0091-4169
- Electronic ISSN
- 2160-0325
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Criminology & Penology / Law. 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 LAW & CRIMINOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.45; CiteScore 1, h-index 117.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .