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Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling
ISSN 1544-4759 · eISSN 1544-4767 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 445 days to acceptance (30 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 28% (journal website); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Deception detection and forensic psychology, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending and Crime Patterns and Interventions, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling (JIP) is an international journal of behavioural science contributions to criminal and civil investigations, for researchers and practitioners, also exploring the legal and jurisprudential implications of psychological and related aspects of all forms of investigation. Investigative Psychology is rapidly developing worldwide. It is a newly established, interdisciplinary area of research and application, concerned with the systematic, scientific examination of all those aspects of psychology and the related behavioural and social sciences that may be relevant to criminal and civil investigations and their legal consequences. This new journal covers studies, reviews and empirically based reports that deal with inter alia : The retrieval of information during an investigation, its management and interpretation, including all aspects of interviewing, statement assessment, validation and analysis. Decision support systems, investigative decision-making and approaches to investigation management. A major area for JIP will also be the study of criminal behaviour in ways that are relevant to police investigations, more commonly known as 'Offender Profiling'. The expert evidence that may be presented in court that draws on psychological aspects of investigations. The journal welcomes contributions using any systematic methodology including case studies, qualitative explorations and quantitative analyses of any appropriate level of sophistication. Reviews of topics or books and accounts of relevant work in a given locality are also welcome. The journal gives emphasis to work that has high ecological validity and relevance to any form of investigation, so laboratory based experimental studies will only be considered if their relevance outside of the laboratory is direct and clear. However, JIP accepts the principle that 'there is nothing so applicable as a good theory' and therefore encourages submissions that make clear the theoretical basis of the work and which contribute to the understanding of the phenomena under study.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Donna YoungsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 9, United States 8, Canada 2, Australia 2, Sweden 2 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Deception detection and forensic psychologyPsychology16.5%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology14.6%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences13.7%
- Memory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience8.1%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences4.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4%
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, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | 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, Applied | 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 SciencePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 0.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 201OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 8Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 75,306Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 534 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 27 | 14 | 41 |
| 2023 | 19 | 14 | 54 |
| 2022 | 28 | 11 | 96 |
| 2021 | 19 | 2 | 96 |
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
445 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 195 days – 554 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (30 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 471 days
- Sample
- 30 articles with submission and acceptance dates (38 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)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 265 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 265 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 488 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,400 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| 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, with length limits
- original articles: title page; main text file; figures. Original Articles must be between 4000 and 8000 words (including abstract, keywords, text, tables, references, apmain text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
AI disclosure policy Model summary
Upon submission, authors are required to provide an AI disclosure statement in their Title Page to indicate whether or not AI has been used to develop any portion of the manuscript. The following examples illustrate how you might disclose AI use in your statement:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Peer Review and AcceptanceThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-anonymized peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.NISO Working Group on …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy Model summary
Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-anonymized peer reviewed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1544-4759
- Electronic ISSN
- 1544-4767
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 3 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling
What CAS zone is Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Criminology & Penology / Psychology, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.88; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling?
Based on the dates recorded on 30 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 445 days (interquartile range 195–554 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28% (2025). 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 Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (9), United States (8) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .