Criminology & Penology

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)
Rank Journal Impact Factor
1 Annual Review of Criminology ca. 6.3
2 Trauma Violence & Abuse ca. 5.4
3 Criminology ca. 4.6
4 Criminology & Public Policy ca. 3.5
5 Aggression and Violent Behavior ca. 3.4
6 Journal of Criminal Justice ca. 3.3
7 Police Quarterly ca. 2.9
8 Journal of Quantitative Criminology ca. 2.8
9 Journal of Interpersonal Violence ca. 2.6
- Justice Quarterly ca. 2.6
11 Psychology of Violence ca. 2.4
- British Journal of Criminology ca. 2.4
13 Journal of School Violence ca. 2.3
- Punishment & Society-International Journal of Penology ca. 2.3
15 Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency ca. 2.2
- Legal and Criminological Psychology ca. 2.2
17 Sexual Abuse-A Journal of Research and Treatment ca. 2.1
- Race and Justice ca. 2.1
- Criminal Justice and Behavior ca. 2.1
20 Trends in Organized Crime ca. 2
- European Journal of Criminology ca. 2
- Policing & Society ca. 2
23 Youth Justice-An International Journal ca. 1.9
- Theoretical Criminology ca. 1.9
25 Feminist Criminology ca. 1.8
- Journal of Experimental Criminology ca. 1.8
- Asian Journal of Criminology ca. 1.8
- American Journal of Criminal Justice ca. 1.8
- Crime & Delinquency ca. 1.8
30 Crime Media Culture ca. 1.7
- Deviant Behavior ca. 1.7
32 Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology ca. 1.6
- Journal of Sexual Aggression ca. 1.6
- Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma ca. 1.6
- European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research ca. 1.6
- Criminology & Criminal Justice ca. 1.6
37 Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice ca. 1.5
38 Social & Legal Studies ca. 1.4
- Victims & Offenders ca. 1.4
- Policing-An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management ca. 1.4
- Journal of Crime & Justice ca. 1.4
- Critical Criminology ca. 1.4
- Psychiatry Psychology and Law ca. 1.4
44 Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice ca. 1.3
- Policing-A Journal of Policy and Practice ca. 1.3
- International Journal of Forensic Mental Health ca. 1.3
- Homicide Studies ca. 1.3
- International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology ca. 1.3
49 Security Journal ca. 1.2
50 Psychology Crime & Law ca. 1.1
- Women & Criminal Justice ca. 1.1
- Violence and Victims ca. 1.1
- Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health ca. 1.1
54 International Journal of Law Crime and Justice ca. 1
- Journal of Forensic Nursing ca. 1
- Crime Law and Social Change ca. 1
57 Prison Journal ca. 0.9
- Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice ca. 0.9
59 Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling ca. 0.8
60 Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice ca. 0.7
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology ca. 0.7
62 Monatsschrift fuer Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform ca. 0.6
63 Deviance et Societe ca. 0.3
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