Journal profile · CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Journal of Sexual Aggression
ISSN 1355-2600 · eISSN 1742-6545 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Sexual Aggression: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.24; hybrid open access; median 218 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Sexual Aggression is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology 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 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies, together about 45% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology19.6%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences13.2%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences12.2%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology11.6%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences8.5%
- Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyPsychology5.9%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.24LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 413OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 899 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 34 | 16 |
| 2025 | 42 | 18 | 51 |
| 2024 | 36 | 19 | 112 |
| 2023 | 30 | 13 | 241 |
| 2022 | 33 | 10 | 300 |
| 2021 | 34 | 11 | 360 |
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
218 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 152 days – 285 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 241 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (105 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1355-2600
- Electronic ISSN
- 1742-6545
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sexual Aggression
What CAS zone is Journal of Sexual Aggression in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Sexual Aggression is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Criminology & Penology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Sexual Aggression?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.24; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Sexual Aggression?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 218 days (interquartile range 152–285 days). 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 Sexual Aggression?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Sexual Aggression is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Sexual Aggression open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Sexual Aggression is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .