Journal profile · CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Journal of Penal Law and Criminology-Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi
ISSN 2148-6646 · eISSN 2602-3911 · Istanbul University Press · Türkiye
Journal of Penal Law and Criminology-Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Penal Law and Criminology-Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi is published by Istanbul University Press and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal Issues in Turkey, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection and Criminal Law and Policy, together about 36.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Issues in TurkeySocial Sciences23.7%
- European Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences7%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences6.1%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.1%
- Turkish Urban and Social IssuesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Ottoman and Turkish StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences4.7%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 135 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 2 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 32 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 43 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Istanbul University Press
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- English, Turkish, French, Italian, German
- ISSN
- 2148-6646
- Electronic ISSN
- 2602-3911
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Penal Law and Criminology-Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi
What CAS zone is Journal of Penal Law and Criminology-Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Penal Law and Criminology-Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Criminology & Penology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Penal Law and Criminology-Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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.
Which databases index Journal of Penal Law and Criminology-Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Penal Law and Criminology-Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Penal Law and Criminology-Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Penal Law and Criminology-Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .