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Status
Active
Coverage
2009–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.7
SJR · SCImago
0.206
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
20
Best quartile
Q3 · 40th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | 302 / 503 | 40th | Q3 |
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International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics
International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 2.7), WoS ESCI. Published by IGI Global Publishing.
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ISSN 1941-6210Verify ISSN ↗1941-6229Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: IGI Global Publishing
Scopus · Q3WoS · ESCI
2.7
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2009–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 2.7.
What quartile is International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics in Scopus?
International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics is Q3 in Software (rank 302 of 503), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics?
International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics 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 2.7, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 40th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.206, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 20.
Who publishes International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics and what is its ISSN?
International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics is published by IGI Global Publishing. Its print ISSN is 1941-6210 and its online ISSN is 1941-6229.
Is International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics? — open metrics via OpenAlex
International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics has an h-index of 22 and a 2-year mean of 0.97 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.7, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #276 of 371 Scopus journals in Software.
22
h-index
0.97
2-yr mean citations
75
i10-index
437
works indexed
2,281
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#276 of 371 Bottom 26% Software
International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics published 11 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 53. 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 International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics? — latest 90 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 90 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from China (68.3%), India (19.4%) and Saudi Arabia (5.6%). 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 International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration68.3% of recent authorship from China
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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