American Journal of Criminal Justice

SJR Rank #7,025H-index: 53SJR: 0.790Best quartile: Q1APC: US$3,090

Journal website: aims, scope and author guidelines

Publisher

Springer New York

Country

United States

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

Subject Categories

LawQ1

Areas: Social Sciences

Most published research topics

Crime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPolicing Practices and PerceptionsHomelessness and Social IssuesCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceGun Ownership and Violence ResearchSexual Assault and Victimization StudiesWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesIntimate Partner and Family Violence

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

Documents per Year

Detailed Information

ISSN

1066-2316, 1936-1351

SJR Best Quartile

Region

Northern America

Citations per Document (2 years)

2.80

References per Document

68.41

Coverage

1975-1976, 1979-1982, 1984-1991, 1993-1997, 2001-2002, 2009-2026

Scope

The American Journal of Criminal Justice, the official journal of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, is a peer reviewed publication; manuscripts go through a blind review process. The focus of the Journal is on a wide array of criminal justice topics and issues. Some of these concerns include items pertaining to the criminal justice process, the formal and informal interplay between system components, problems and solutions experienced by various segments, innovative practices, policy development and implementation, evaluative research, the players engaged in these enterprises, and a wide assortment of other related interests. The American Journal of Criminal Justice publishes original articles that utilize a broad range of methodologies and perspectives when examining crime, law, and criminal justice processing.

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