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Status
Active
Coverage
2019–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3
SJR · SCImago
0.461
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
17
Best quartile
Q1 · 80th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 224 / 1162 | 80th | Q1 |
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Current Issues in Criminal Justice
Current Issues in Criminal Justice is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 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 1034-5329Verify ISSN ↗2206-9542Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Routledge
Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCIONOS
3
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
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Quick answers
Is Current Issues in Criminal Justice indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.
What quartile is Current Issues in Criminal Justice in Scopus?
Current Issues in Criminal Justice is Q1 in Law (rank 224 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Current Issues in Criminal Justice?
Current Issues in Criminal Justice 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 3, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 80th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.461, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 17.
Who publishes Current Issues in Criminal Justice and what is its ISSN?
Current Issues in Criminal Justice is published by Routledge. Its print ISSN is 1034-5329 and its online ISSN is 2206-9542.
Is Current Issues in Criminal Justice 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 Current Issues in Criminal Justice in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Current Issues in Criminal Justice open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Current Issues in Criminal Justice? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Current Issues in Criminal Justice has an h-index of 41 and a 2-year mean of 2.2 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #95 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
41
h-index
2.2
2-yr mean citations
279
i10-index
1,308
works indexed
10,060
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#95 of 1,057 Top 9% Law
Current Issues in Criminal Justice published 42 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 44. 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 Current Issues in Criminal Justice? — latest 98 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from Australia (73%), United Kingdom (9.2%) and United States (3.6%). 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 Current Issues in Criminal Justice? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are 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 2 · 1.5 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration73% of recent authorship from Australia
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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