What is the Impact Factor of Crime Media Culture?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Crime Media Culture is 1.90, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Crime Media Culture indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Crime Media Culture is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.600 (Q1) and an H-index of 52.

Who publishes Crime Media Culture and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Crime Media Culture is published by SAGE. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,057 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #9,839Top JournalHybrid

Crime Media Culture

Identifier (ISSN):1741-6590(Print)/1741-6604(Online)

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Publisher:SAGE

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

1.9– 0

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Crime Media Culture

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):1.9

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

0.6

#9,839

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

52 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate5.9%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

33articles/year

65.77% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Crime, Media, Culture is a fully peer reviewed, international journal providing the primary vehicle for exchange between scholars who are working at the intersections of criminological and cultural inquiry. It promotes a broad cross-disciplinary understanding of the relationship between crime, criminal justice, media and culture. The journal invites papers in three broad substantive areas: * The relationship between crime, criminal justice and media forms * The relationship between criminal justice and cultural dynamics * The intersections of crime, criminal justice, media forms and cultural dynamics

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Sociology80%Psychology70.1%Political science69.8%Law63.9%Criminology57%Philosophy52.2%Art45.9%History45.4%Computer science38.5%Geography32.5%Archaeology29.6%Media studies25.9%Economics25.7%Politics25.3%Linguistics24.7%Biology23.8%Physics23.3%Literature22.3%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSSCI2026

CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Rank35/113

IndexSSCI

JCRSSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Rank81/222

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Rank46/113

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Rank79/222

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY	JCRSSCI	35/113	Q2
SOCIOLOGY	JCRSSCI	81/222	Q2
CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY	JCISSCI	46/113	Q2
SOCIOLOGY	JCISSCI	79/222	Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF1.9

Articles / Year54

Total Citations10

2025

IF1.9

Articles / Year80

Total Citations99

2024

IF1.7

Articles / Year46

Total Citations98

2023

IF1.8

Articles / Year44

Total Citations196

2022

IF1.868

Articles / Year34

Total Citations145

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	1.9	54	10
2025	1.9	80	99
2024	1.7	46	98
2023	1.8	44	196
2022	1.868	34	145
2021	—	33	366
2020	—	39	530
2019	—	47	426
2018	—	32	516
2017	—	50	760
2016	—	48	1,384
2015	—	39	436

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #9,839Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2005-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.6

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.50

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,057 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations241

3-Year Documents90

Citable Documents84

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

CommunicationQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

LawQ1

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 5.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

1区 (Zone 1)Sociology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

1区CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Crime Media Culture (ISSN: 1741-6590) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by SAGE in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.90, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.600 (Q1), an H-index of 52.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 33 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,057 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.