Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
State Crime
ISSN 2046-6056 · eISSN 2046-6064 · Pluto Journals · United Kingdom
State Crime: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
State Crime is published by Pluto Journals 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 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses, Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance and International Law and Human Rights, together about 32.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The concept of state crime is not confined to legally recognised states but can include any authority that exerts political and military control over a substantial territory (e.g. the FARC).The Journal’s focus is a reflection of the growing awareness within criminology that state criminality is endemic and acts as a significant barrier to security and development. Contributions from a variety of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives are welcomed. Topics covered by the journal include: torture; genocide and other forms of government and politically organised mass killing; war crimes; state-corporate crime; state-organised crime; natural disasters exacerbated by government (in)action; asylum and refugee policy and practice; state terror; political and economic corruption; and resistance to state violence and corruption. Editorial Board Editors in ChiefProf Penny Green (Queen Mary University of London)Prof Tony Ward (Northumbria University)Prof Kristian Lasslett (Ulster University)Dr Thomas MacManus (Queen Mary University of London)Assistant EditorSophie Knowles-Mofford (Queen Mary University of London)Book Reviews EditorDr Dawid Stańczak (Ulster University)BoardDr Michael Grewcock (University New South Wales)Prof Neve Gordon (Queen Mary University of London)Prof Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)Dr Vincenzo Bollettino (Harvard University)Prof Scott Poynting (Queensland University of Technology)Prof Jude McCulloch (Monash University)Prof Sharon Pickering (Monash University)Dr Elizabeth Stanley (Victoria University)Dr José Atiles-Osoria (University of Illinois)Prof Bill Rolston (University of Ulster)Prof Frank Pearce (Queen’s University)Prof Ron Kramer (Western Michigan University)Prof Ray Michalowski (Northern Arizona University)Prof Martha K. Huggins (Tulane University)Prof Hilal Elver (University of California, Santa Barbara)Dr Victoria Mason (Australian National University)Prof Jeremy Keenan (SOAS, University of London)Shaazka Beyerle (John Hopkins University)Dr Rachel Seoighe (University of Kent)Prof Elisabeth Saatjian Weber (University of California, Santa Barbara)Dr Hazel Cameron (University of St Andrews)Prof Jennifer Leaning (Harvard University)Prof David Whyte (University of Liverpool)Prof Steve Tombs (The Open University)Prof Jennifer Schirmer (Harvard University and London School of Economics)Prof David Kauzlarich (Southern Illinois University)Dr Sam Raphael (University of Westminster) Instructions for Authors Please
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Penny GreenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesEnvironmental Science18.2%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences9.5%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences5.1%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities4.8%
- Global Security and Public HealthSocial Sciences3.9%
- Torture, Ethics, and LawSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 315 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 43 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 95 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 145 |
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 32 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
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 websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics
Follows Pluto Journals’ Ethics and Code of Conduct policy, aligned with COPE standards. Model summary
This journal follows Pluto Journals’ Ethics and Code of Conduct policy, which aligns with the ethical standards endorsed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access with no author charges; CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
The journal is Open Access and the Open Access statement, Open Access license terms, copyright terms as well as a statement on its absolute lack of author charges can be found here.
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
- Pluto Journals
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2046-6056
- Electronic ISSN
- 2046-6064
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about State Crime
What CAS zone is State Crime in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, State Crime is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at State Crime?
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.
Which databases index State Crime?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, State Crime is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is State Crime open access, and what is the APC?
State Crime 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .