Journal profile · CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Victims & Offenders
ISSN 1556-4886 · eISSN 1556-4991 · Taylor & Francis
Victims & Offenders: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.66; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 68 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 26% (journal website); 83 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Victims & Offenders is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Crime Patterns and Interventions and Intimate Partner and Family Violence, together about 41.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Victims & Offenders is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an interdisciplinary and international forum for the dissemination of new research, policies, and practices related to both victimization and offending throughout the life course. Our aim is to provide an opportunity for researchers -- both in the United States and internationally -- from a wide range of disciplines (criminal justice, psychology, sociology, political science, economics, public health, and social work) to publish articles that examine victimization and offending topics from a variety of perspectives in a unique, interdisciplinary forum. We are interested in both quantitative and qualitative research on victimization and offending, as well as systematic, evidence-based reviews of research on programs and strategies designed to reduce victimization and/or support desistance from crime. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone initial editorial screening and rigorous peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Editor-in-chief James M. ByrnePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Italy 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences16.6%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences16%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences9.3%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology8.8%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology5.9%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions3.9%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences3.8%
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 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of SciencePubMedPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, National Library of Medicine, Ovid, Thomson Reuters
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.76Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 438OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 294,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,015 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 27 | 22 |
| 2025 | 83 | 33 | 115 |
| 2024 | 70 | 23 | 269 |
| 2023 | 81 | 32 | 523 |
| 2022 | 82 | 20 | 850 |
| 2021 | 78 | 22 | 968 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
68 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal under Taylor & Francis Open Select. Model summary
Victims & Offenders is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editorial screening and rigorous peer review for all research articles. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone initial editorial screening and rigorous 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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1556-4886
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-4991
- Society / sponsor
- Division of Victimology of the American Society of Criminology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Victims & Offenders
What CAS zone is Victims & Offenders in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Victims & Offenders 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 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Victims & Offenders?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.66; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Victims & Offenders?
The publisher reports about 68 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26%. 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 JCR quartile is Victims & Offenders in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Victims & Offenders based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Victims & Offenders?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Victims & Offenders is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, Web of Science, PubMed and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Victims & Offenders open access, and what is the APC?
Victims & Offenders is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .