Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Revista Espanola de Investigacion Criminologica
ISSN 1696-9219 · Sociedad Española de Investigación Criminológica · Spain
Revista Espanola de Investigacion Criminologica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Espanola de Investigacion Criminologica is published by Sociedad Española de Investigación Criminológica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Justice and Penology, Crime Patterns and Interventions and Criminal Law and Policy, together about 52.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La REIC publica artículos científicos relativos a investigaciones originales y de sobresaliente relevancia científica en el ámbito de la Criminología. La revista está abierta tanto a la investigación básica como a la aplicada. En los artículos teóricos se valora especialmente la originalidad y la solidez de la construcción. En los artículos de investigación empírica se requiere el máximo rigor en el uso del método elegido, sea este cuantitativo, cualitativo o mixto. Además de artículos científicos, la REIC publica otra clase de contribuciones: recensiones de libros, monografías de investigación y abstracts del Congreso Español de Criminología y del Simposio de la Sociedad Española de Investigación Criminológica.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences23.9%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences15.2%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences13.7%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences7.2%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology4.6%
- Crime, Deviance, and Social ControlSocial Sciences4.5%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences4.2%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 568/1162 | — |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 415/744 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 56 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 105 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 112 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 112 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 87 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 114 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- artículosLa REIC publica artículos científicosLength not stated
- artículos científicosLa REIC publica artículos científicos relativos a investigaciones originales y de sobresaliente relevancia científica en el ámbito de la Criminología.Length not stated
- monografías de investigaciónAdemás de artículos científicos, la REIC publica otra clase de contribuciones: recensiones de libros, monografías de investigación y abstracts del Congreso Espa…Length not stated
- recensiones de librosAdemás de artículos científicos, la REIC publica otra clase de contribuciones: recensiones de libros, monografías de investigación y abstracts del Congreso Espa…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability
La revista guarda una copia de seguridad del contenido publicado a través de PKP-PN, que se encuentra depositada en LOCKSS. Model summary
La revista guarda una copia de seguridad del contenido publicado a través de PKP-PN, que se encuentra depositada en LOCKSS.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Los trabajos se distribuyen con una licencia Creative Commons - de reconocimiento no comercial (CC BY NC), que permite su reutilización siempre que no sea con fines comerciales y se agradezca la autoría y fuente original de los trabajos. Model summary
Los trabajos se distribuyen con una licencia Creative Commons - de reconocimiento no comercial (CC BY NC), que permite su reutilización siempre que no sea con fines comerciales y se agradezca la autoría y fuente original de los trabajos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
La revista publica un volumen por año, que puede venir complementado con números monográficos. Model summary
Periodicidad: La revista publica un volumen por año, que puede venir complementado con números monográficos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
The journal has a peer review procedure (page link listed in navigation). Model summary
Procedimiento de evaluación por pares o proceso de peer review
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
- Sociedad Española de Investigación Criminológica
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1696-9219
- 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 Revista Espanola de Investigacion Criminologica
How long does peer review take at Revista Espanola de Investigacion Criminologica?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Espanola de Investigacion Criminologica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Revista Espanola de Investigacion Criminologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Espanola de Investigacion Criminologica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Espanola de Investigacion Criminologica open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Espanola de Investigacion Criminologica 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .