About the Journal
The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society is one of the world's top criminology journals. It publishes work of the highest quality from around the world and across all areas of criminology.
BJC is a valuable resource for academics and researchers in crime, whether they be from criminology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, law, economics, politics or social work, and for professionals concerned with crime, law, criminal justice, politics, and penology. In addition to publishing peer-reviewed articles, BJC contains a substantial book review section.
The Journal welcomes submissions from a variety of perspectives focusing on crime and society; and especially articles written from sociological, historical, philosophical, geographical, psychological, jurisprudential, cultural, political, or policy standpoints. The interests of the extensive Editorial and International Advisory Boards are catholic, neither narrowly ideological nor limited to rigid conceptions of what criminology either should be, or is currently, about.
Whilst the journal endeavours to be as inclusive as possible in terms of its content, its aim is also to publish the best work currently ongoing within the discipline. The two main criteria according to which articles submitted for publication will be assessed are: the degree to which the article contributes new knowledge to an understanding of crime and society; the overall quality of the argument and its presentation.
Abstracting and Indexing Services
The British Journal of Criminology is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services:
Centre of Documentation Catalogue
Criminal Justice Abstracts
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Current Contents® /Social and Behavioral Sciences
Current Law Index
E-psyche
Expanded academic ASAP
IBSS
Infotrac
Inventory of Marriage & Family Literature
Journal Citation Reports /Social Sciences Edition
Legal Journals Index
Legal Trek
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Periodicals Archive Online (PAO)
Periodicals Index Online (PIO)
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Psychlit
Sage Public Administration Abstracts
Scopus
Social Science Index
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Social Sciences Citation Index®
Social Scisearch®
Social Services Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts
Violence & Abuse Abstracts
Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition
Impact Factor and Ranking
| Year | Impact Factor | Ssi: Criminology & Penology |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.4 | 14 out of 113 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 17 out of 69 |
| 2021 | 3.288 | 15 out of 69 |
| 2020 | 3.236 | 19 out of 69 |
| 2019 | 2.632 | 11 out of 69 |
| 2018 | 2.881 | 11 out of 65 |
| 2017 | 2.464 | 10 out of 62 |
| 2016 | 1.818 | 19 out of 58 |
| 2015 | 1.643 | 14 out of 57 |
| 2014 | 1.442 | 15 out of 55 |
| 2013 | 1.532 | 14 out of 52 |
| 2012 | 1.556 | 14 out of 52 |
| 2011 | 2.130 | 5 out of 50 |
| 2010 | 1.612 | 8 out of 43 |
| 2009 | 1.068 | 15 out of 35 |
| 2008 | 1.061 | 12 out of 31 |
| 2007 | 1.296 | 6 out of 29 |
| 2006 | 1.094 | 10 out of 27 |
Data source: Journal Citation Reports (Source Clarivate 2024)
