About this journal
Aims and scope
The International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice ( IJCACJ) publishes original, theoretically engaged, empirical or applied research in Criminal Justice and Criminology that informs scholars and policy-makers around the globe.
The IJCACJ seeks to provide a forum for rigorous, critical analyses and review of crime and justice problems globally, their causes and associated effects, and strategies for alleviation and prevention. Theoretical approaches and methodologies from related disciplines such as Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Economics, Organization and Management studies or Health and Environmental sciences are welcome.
The IJCACJ is one of the best-known, most widely read international criminal justice journals and has included contributions from over 80 countries and five continents.
The Journal primarily publishes original research articles but also publishes reviews and commentaries on significant books or crime issues. Special issues are also published periodically to cover, in greater depth, significant themes and programs of research.
All research articles published in the Journal are appraised by the Editor-in-Chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, are sent for anonymous peer review to independent, expert referees.
Submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 73K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.1 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.3 (2023) 5 year IF
- 2.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.677 (2023) SNIP
- 0.441 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 13 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 21% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-In-Chief
Sheila Maxwell - Michigan State University, USA
Editorial Board
Jay Albanese - Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Rosemary Barberet - John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA
Dick Bennett - American University, USA
Liqun Cao - University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
Ieke de Vries - Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands
Tessa Diphoorn - University of Utrecht, Netherlands
Beth Huebner - Arizona State University, USA
Jacinta Gau - University of Central Florida, USA
Jeff Gruenewald - University of Arkansas, USA
Anna Gurinskaya - Michigan State University, USA
Michael Lynch - University of South Florida, USA
Ramiro Martinez - Northeastern University, USA
Lorraine Mazerolle - The University of Queensland, Australia
Merry Morash - Michigan State University, USA
Ganapathy Narayanan - Singapore National University, Singapore
Amy Nivette - Utrecht University, Netherlands
Holly Nguyen - Penn State University, USA
Gohar Petrossian - City University of New York, USA
Jennifer Peck - University of Central Florida, USA
Sylwia Piatkowska - Florida State University, USA
Cesar J. Rebellon - George Mason University, USA
Amanda Robinson - Cardiff University, UK
Mateus Renno Santos - University of Southern Florida, USA
Jukka Savolainen - Wayne State University, USA
Janet Stamatel - University of Kentucky, USA
Justice Tankebe - Cambridge University, UK
Prabha Unnithan - Colorado. St. University Fort Collins, USA
Editors Emeritus
Dae Chang - Founding Editor (retired)
Mahesh K. Nalla - Michigan State University, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Open access
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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