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Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice
ISSN 2473-2850 · eISSN 2473-2842 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.95; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 51 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 40% (journal website); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Psychology 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 Justice and Corrections Analysis and Deception detection and forensic psychology, together about 37.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Forensic Psychology: Research and Practice is devoted to providing a forum for disseminating timely and practical developments to the forensic psychology practitioner and professional. The Journal of Forensic Psychology: Research and Practice promotes original research which examines the impact and effect of new knowledge in the field as it relates to the work of the practicing forensic psychologist and related specialists, mindful of where and how justice and social change are meaningfully advanced. The Journal of Forensic Psychology: Research and Practice presents new programs and techniques, analyzes existing policies and practice-oriented research and quantitative/qualitative analyses, and single case designs from a broad range of disciplines including forensic psychology, clinical psychology, law, sociology, criminology, clinical social work, and counseling psychology. Case studies and articles dealing with treatment and assessment in police, court, and/or correctional settings are welcome. Research submissions exploring individual, family, adult, and juvenile populations are encouraged. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106 .
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Brian G. SellersPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology22.3%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences8.2%
- Deception detection and forensic psychologyPsychology7.1%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology6.9%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences6.2%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences4.4%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology4.2%
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and HarassmentSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEmbasePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, VINITI RAN - Referativnyi Zhurnal
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
- 0.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.34Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 120,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 407 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | 29 | 14 |
| 2025 | 58 | 13 | 42 |
| 2024 | 64 | 23 | 95 |
| 2023 | 29 | 8 | 119 |
| 2022 | 53 | 24 | 247 |
| 2021 | 25 | 5 | 98 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice 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? Inc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees. Model summary
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.
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
- 2473-2850
- Electronic ISSN
- 2473-2842
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice
What CAS zone is Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Criminology & Penology / Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.95; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice?
The publisher reports about 51 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40%. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice 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: .