About this journal
Aims and scope
Current Issues in Criminal Justice provides critical analysis and discussion of crime and justice issues. The Journal welcomes quality submissions from local and international academics, policy makers and justice professionals. Submissions are assessed on the degree to which they contribute to new knowledge, the extent to which they develop understanding of crime and justice issues, and the overall quality and presentation of the argument made. The Journal features full-length articles (8000 words including references) 'Contemporary Comments' – discussions at the cutting edge of the crime and justice debate (5000 words including references) – and reviews of recently published books.
Published since 1989, Current Issues in Criminal Justice is the journal of the Sydney Institute of Criminology at the University of Sydney Law School. The Institute acknowledges the ongoing support from the Paul Byrne Memorial Fund in publishing the Journal.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 118K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.2 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.4 (2023) 5 year IF
- 3.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.013 (2023) SNIP
- 0.378 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 22 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 66 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 44 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 37% 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
Editorial Board
Editor: Professor Colin King
Deputy Editor: Dr. Justin Ellis
Book Editor: Dr. Celine Van Golde
Board Members:
Professor Thalia Anthony - University of Technology, Sydney
Professor Nicole Asquith - University of Tasmania
Associate Professor Matthew Ball - Queensland University of Technology
Professor Lorana Bartels - Australian National University
Professor Katherine Biber - University of Technology Sydney
Dr Louise Boon-Kuo - University of Sydney
Professor David Bright - Deakin University
Dr Rachael Burgin - Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Vicky Canning - University of Bristol
Professor Kerry Carrington - Queensland University of Technology
Mr Steven Caruana - Coordinator, Australia OPCAT Network
Professor Judy Cashmore - University of Sydney
Honorary Professor Duncan Chappell - University of Sydney
Associate Professor Leonidas Cheliotis - London School of Economics
Professor Adrian Cherney - University of Queensland
Associate Professor Garner Clancey - University of Sydney
Associate Professor Kyllie Cripps - University of New South Wales
Professor Penny Crofts - University of Technology Sydney
Professor Thomas Crofts - University of Sydney
Professor Chris Cunneen - University of Technology Sydney
Dr Rachel Dioso-Villa - Griffith University
Professor Heather Douglas - University of Melbourne
Dr Andrew Dyer - University of Sydney
Associate Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon - Monash University
Associate Professor Alison Gerrard - Canberra University
Associate Professor Kate Gleeson - Macquarie University
Professor Jane Goodman-Delahunty - University of Newcastle
Professor David Hamer - University of Sydney
Professor Mark Halsey - Flinders University
Adjunct Professor Russell Hogg - Queensland University of Technology
Professor Jonathan Jackson - London School of Economics
Professor Murray Lee - University of Sydney
Assistant Professor Travis Linnemann - Kansas State University
Professor Jianhong Liu - University of Macau
Professor Arlie Loughnan - University of Sydney
Professor Gail Mason - University of Sydney
Associate Professor Alyce McGovern - University of New South Wales
Dr Carolyn McKay - University of Sydney
Professor Luke McNamara - University of New South Wales
Professor Elyse Methven - University of Technology Sydney
Professor Jayne Mooney - John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Professor Kristina Murphy - Griffith University
Professor Gabe Mythen - University of Liverpool
Dr Estrella Pearce - University of Sydney
Associate Professor Anastasia Powell - RMIT University
Professor Scott Poynting - Queensland University of Technology
Professor John Pratt - Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Julia Quilter - University of Wollongong
Professor Jioji Ravulo - University of Sydney
Associate Professor Kelly Richards - Queensland University of Technology
Emeritus Professor Rick Sarre - University of South Australia
Professor Phil Scraton - Queen’s University Belfast
Professor Rita Shackel - Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
Professor Julia Tolmie - University of Auckland
Professor Stephen Tomsen - Western Sydney University
Professor Tamara Walsh - University of Queensland
Dr Ian Warren - Deakin University
Professor Don Weatherburn - University of Sydney
Professor Rob White - University of Tasmania
Professor Megan Williams - University of Technology, Sydney
Dr William Wood - Griffith University
Abstracting and indexing
Clarivate Analytics
Emerging Sources Citation Index
Web of Science
EBSCOhost
Current Abstracts, 7/1/2005-
International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center, 10/1/2005-
SocINDEX, 7/1/2005-
SocINDEX with Full Text, 7/1/2005-
TOC Premier (Table of Contents), 7/1/2005-
Gale
Academic OneFile, 10/1989-
Book Review Index Plus
Business, Economics and Theory Collection, 10/1989-
Criminal Justice Collection, 10/1989-
General OneFile, 10/1989-
InfoTrac Custom, 10/1989-
LegalTrac, 10/1989-
Military and Intelligence, 10/1989-
Informit
APAIS: Australian Public Affairs Information Service (Online), 1980-1988
ProQuest
Criminal Justice Abstracts, 1/1/2002-
Formerly (until 1989): University of Sydney. Institute of Criminology. Proceedings (Australia) (0085-7033)
Open access
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- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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