Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Journal of Economic Criminology
ISSN 2949-7914 · Elsevier · United Kingdom
Journal of Economic Criminology: fully open access; APC about USD 810; review about 117 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 78 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Economic Criminology is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance, Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies and Criminal Justice and Penology, together about 46.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Economic Criminology aims to be the premier outlet for peer-reviewed theoretical and empirical work on economic criminology. This interdisciplinary journal welcomes manuscript submissions on a broad array of topics, including various types of economic crime, explanations of offending and victimisation, crime prevention, public and private policing, compliance, legal systems, justice, among others. It encourages submissions that push theoretical boundaries for issues salient to economic criminologists and welcomes rigorous quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods empirical research. The journal aims to be geographically diverse in terms of the backgrounds of researchers and the subject matter of the research. It encourages submissions from a range of disciplines, including, business and management, criminology, computer science, economics, law, political science, sociology etc. Submissions that link their contribution to economic crime/economic criminology and attempt to reflect upon how their contribution enhance the Journal’s interdisciplinary discourse on economic crime are strongly encouraged.The journal aims to facilitate discussion among different academic disciplines and practice areas by providing an active forum where scholars and professionals from other disciplines are able to understand the contribution and potentially use it to enrich their work.Journal of Economic Criminology welcomes submissions which consider the following topics: • Fraud, Corruption, Bribery, Money Laundering, Global Sanctions and Terrorism Financing • Intellectual Property Crimes, Price-Fixing and Cartels • Preventing economic crime and corporate compliance • Corporate Economic Crime • Illicit Financial Flow • Financial Intelligence and Related Investigations • Economic Crime Measurement • Sanctions against economic crime criminals • Victims of economic crime
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Branislav HockPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 32, United States 9, Australia 6, Italy 3, Canada 3 (64 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences23.2%
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesComputer Science14.8%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences8.6%
- Corruption and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences8%
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Securities Regulation and Market PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences3.3%
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 | 86/1162 | 92nd |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 51/283 | 82nd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.57OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 244 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 659 |
| 2025 | 78 | 78 | 553 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 396 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 52 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
117 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 11 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 117 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 810 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,540 / EUR 1,440 / GBP 1,230 / JPY 191,010 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 810 / USD 1,620 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- VSI: Economic Crime in PracticeDeadline
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- case reportRefers to a summary of a case or the document reporting a case, as in case law, and is normally less than 3500 words.main text ≤ 3,500 words
- research articleVictims of economic crime Article types Research articles should be at least 4000 words in length and up to 35,000 words, all inclusive (i.e., abstmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- research articlesResearch articles should be at least 4000 words in length and up to 35,000 words, all inclusive (i.e., abstract, text, tables, figures, references, notes, and a…Length not stated
- review articlee, and evidence-based best practices. A review article should not exceed 15,000 words, all inclusive (i.e., abstract, text, tables, figures, refemain text ≤ 15,000 words
- short communicationd appendices intended for publication). Short Communication Highlights developments in economic criminology and is normally less than 3500 words (excluding titl…main text ≤ 3,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 3
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics in publishing Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access Model summary
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2949-7914
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Economic Criminology
How long does peer review take at Journal of Economic Criminology?
The publisher reports about 117 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 11 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Economic Criminology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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 Journal of Economic Criminology based?
Of the 64 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (32), United States (9) and Australia (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Economic Criminology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Economic Criminology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Economic Criminology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Economic Criminology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 810.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .