Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Journal of Gang Research
ISSN 1079-3062 · National Gang Crime Research Center
Journal of Gang Research: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Gang Research is published by National Gang Crime Research Center. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crime Patterns and Interventions, Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance and Crime, Deviance, and Social Control, together about 61.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences32.4%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences21.2%
- Crime, Deviance, and Social ControlSocial Sciences7.7%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences7.3%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences6.8%
- Policing Practices and PerceptionsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences3.8%
- Youth Culture and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 432/692 | 37th |
| Law | Q4 | 976/1162 | 16th |
| Gender Studies | Q4 | 199/233 | 14th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 641/744 | 13th |
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
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- National Gang Crime Research Center
- ISSN
- 1079-3062
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Gang Research
Which databases index Journal of Gang Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Gang Research is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Gang Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Gang Research 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; 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: .