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Status
Active
Coverage
2007–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.3
SJR · SCImago
0.466
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
31
Best quartile
Q2 · 71st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 327 / 1162 | 71st | Q2 |
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Criminal Justice Studies
Criminal Justice Studies is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.3), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Routledge.
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ISSN 1478-601XVerify ISSN ↗1478-6028Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Routledge
Scopus · Q2WoS · ESCIONOS
2.3
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Criminal Justice Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2007–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.3.
What quartile is Criminal Justice Studies in Scopus?
Criminal Justice Studies is Q2 in Law (rank 327 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Criminal Justice Studies?
Criminal Justice Studies is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 2.3, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 71st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.466, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 31.
Who publishes Criminal Justice Studies and what is its ISSN?
Criminal Justice Studies is published by Routledge. Its print ISSN is 1478-601X and its online ISSN is 1478-6028.
Is Criminal Justice Studies covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Criminal Justice Studies in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Criminal Justice Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Criminal Justice Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Criminal Justice Studies has an h-index of 40 and a 2-year mean of 1.52 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.3, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #176 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
40
h-index
1.52
2-yr mean citations
268
i10-index
683
works indexed
8,915
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#176 of 1,057 Top 17% Law
Criminal Justice Studies published 27 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 31. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Criminal Justice Studies? — latest 98 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from United States (83.2%), Canada (3.1%) and Australia (3.1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Criminal Justice Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (1.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 1 · 1.5 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration83.2% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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