Journal profile
Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab
ISSN 2446-3051 · De Nordiske Kriminalistforeninger · Denmark
Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab is published by De Nordiske Kriminalistforeninger. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Justice and Penology, Criminal Law and Policy and Crime Patterns and Interventions, together about 65.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
NTfK er et videnskabeligt tidsskrift, der hovedsageligt henvender sig til forskere og andre fagpersoner med interesse for strafferetlige eller kriminologiske emner i bred forstand. NTfK udfylder imidlertid også i nogen grad en kriminalpolitisk funktion i en fællesnordisk sammenhæng. Derfor accepteres også essays om aktuelle emner og debatbidrag. NTfK publicerer bidrag på dansk, engelsk, norsk eller svensk sprog. NTfK har fokus på aktuelle strafferetlige og kriminologiske samt kriminalpolitiske emner. Væsentlige forskningsresultater med nordisk perspektiv eller med interesse for et nordisk publikum prioriteres.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences29.7%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences24%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences11.5%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences5.1%
- Crime, Deviance, and Social ControlSocial Sciences4.3%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology3.8%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.2%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,815 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 47 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 55 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 71 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 80 |
| 2022 | 68 | 68 | 67 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 51 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Articles published from 1/1 2024 onwards are assigned a CC-By 4.0 license; authors retain copyright and grant the journal first publication rights. Model summary
Artikler der er publiceret fra 1/1 2024 og fremefter, er tildelt en CC-By 4.0 Licens.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Politik om Open Access
NTfK tilbyder øjeblikkelig Open Access til tidsskriftets indhold på baggrund af princippet om, at gratis offentlig adgang til forskning understøtter en større global udveksling af viden.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review proces
Simultaneous submission to other publications is not allowed. Model summary
De videnskabelige artikler skal opfylde sædvanlige krav til videnskabelighed inden for det pågældende fagområde. Videnskabelige artikler underkastes grundig og relevant, dobbeltanonym peer review. Peer review gennemføres fortrinsvis af forskere ved de nordiske universiteter.
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
- De Nordiske Kriminalistforeninger
- Country or region
- Denmark
- Language
- Danish, English, Norwegian, Swedish
- ISSN
- 2446-3051
- Print ISSN
- 0029-1528
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab
How long does peer review take at Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab open access, and what is the APC?
Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .