Psychology, Crime and Law

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

This journal promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to crime, criminal and civil law, and the influence of law on behavior. The content includes the aetiology of criminal behavior and studies of different offender groups; crime detection, for example, interrogation and witness testimony; courtroom studies in areas such as jury behavior, decision making, divorce and custody, and expert testimony; behavior of litigants, lawyers, judges, and court officers, both in and outside the courtroom; issues of offender management including prisons, probation, and rehabilitation initiatives; and studies of public, including the victim, reactions to crime and the legal process.

About Psychology, Crime and Law

Psychology, Crime and Law is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Law (Q1); Pathology and Forensic Medicine (Q2); Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q2). It is published by Routledge. The overall rank of Psychology, Crime and Law is 9128. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.633. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 72. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Psychology, Crime and Law journal is 14772744, 1068316X. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Psychology, Crime and Law is cited by a total of 424 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Psychology, Crime and Law Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Psychology, Crime and Law is 2.23, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Psychology, Crime and Law IF is increased by a factor of 0.63 and approximate percentage change is 39.38% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Psychology, Crime and Law Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Psychology, Crime and Law is 2.23. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.

Psychology, Crime and Law h-index

 

Psychology, Crime and Law has an h-index of 72. It means 72 articles of this journal have more than 72 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Psychology, Crime and Law ISSN

The ISSN of Psychology, Crime and Law is 14772744, 1068316X. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Psychology, Crime and Law Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Psychology, Crime and Law is 9128. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.633. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Psychology, Crime and Law by Year

Ranking of Psychology, Crime and Law by Year

Psychology, Crime and Law Publisher

Psychology, Crime and Law is published by Routledge. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1994-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Psychology, Crime and Law is Psychol. Crime Law. This abbreviation ('Psychol. Crime Law') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Psychology, Crime and Law

If your research field is/are related to Law (Q1); Pathology and Forensic Medicine (Q2); Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q2), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/