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Top Scientific Journals in Criminology & Penology

Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Criminology & Penology. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.

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67
Q1 Journals
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#1
Tier 1TOP
Annual Review of Criminology
ISSN: 2572-4568 • Annual Reviews Inc.
Impact Factor
7.1
Scopus SJR
2.139
United StatesView Profile
#2
Tier 1TOP
Criminology
ISSN: 0011-1384 / 1745-9125 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
5.2
Scopus SJR
2.392
United StatesView Profile
#3
Tier 1TOP
Crime and Justice-A Review of Research
ISSN: 0192-3234 / 2153-0416 • University of Chicago Press
Impact Factor
4.7
Scopus SJR
1.374
United StatesView Profile
#4
Tier 1TOP
Criminology & Public Policy
ISSN: 1538-6473 / 1745-9133 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
3.8
Scopus SJR
1.821
United KingdomView Profile
#5
Tier 1TOP
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
ISSN: 0022-4278 / 1552-731X • SAGE
Impact Factor
3.2
Scopus SJR
1.5
United StatesView Profile
#6
Tier 3
International Review of Victimology
ISSN: 0269-7580 / 2047-9433 • SAGE
Impact Factor
3
Scopus SJR
0.656
United StatesView Profile
#7
Tier 2TOP
European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
ISSN: 0928-1371 / 1572-9869 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
2.8
Scopus SJR
0.671
NetherlandsView Profile
#8
Tier 1TOP
Journal of Quantitative Criminology
ISSN: 0748-4518 / 1573-7799 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
2.7
Scopus SJR
1.398
NetherlandsView Profile
#9
Tier 2
Police Quarterly
ISSN: 1098-6111 / 1552-745X • SAGE
Impact Factor
2.7
Scopus SJR
1.32
United StatesView Profile
#10
Tier 3
Trends in Organized Crime
ISSN: 1084-4791 / 1936-4830 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
2.7
Scopus SJR
0.664
United StatesView Profile
#11
Tier 1TOP
British Journal of Criminology
ISSN: 0007-0955 / 1464-3529 • Oxford University Press
Impact Factor
2.5
Scopus SJR
1.241
United KingdomView Profile
#12
Tier 2TOP
Justice Quarterly
ISSN: 0741-8825 / 1745-9109 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.4
Scopus SJR
1.376
United KingdomView Profile
#13
Tier 1TOP
European Journal of Criminology
ISSN: 1477-3708 / 1741-2609 • SAGE
Impact Factor
2.3
Scopus SJR
1.029
United StatesView Profile
#14
Tier 2TOP
Journal of Criminal Justice
ISSN: 0047-2352 / 1873-6203 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
2.3
Scopus SJR
0.913
United KingdomView Profile
#15
Tier 2
Global Crime
ISSN: 1744-0572 / 1744-0580 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.2
Scopus SJR
0.676
United KingdomView Profile
#16
Tier 3
Journal of Criminology
ISSN: 2633-8076 / 2633-8084 • SAGE
Impact Factor
2.2
Scopus SJR
0.654
InternationalView Profile
#17
Tier 2TOP
Policing & Society
ISSN: 1043-9463 / 1477-2728 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2.1
Scopus SJR
0.934
United KingdomView Profile
#18
Tier 2
Feminist Criminology
ISSN: 1557-0851 / 1557-086X • SAGE
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.856
United StatesView Profile
#19
Tier 3
Journal of Applied Security Research
ISSN: 1936-1610 / 1936-1629 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.306
United KingdomView Profile
#20
Tier 2
Journal of Criminal Psychology
ISSN: 2009-3829 • Emerald
Impact Factor
2
Scopus SJR
0.475
United KingdomView Profile
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