Victims & Offenders is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an interdisciplinary and international forum for the dissemination of new research, policies, and practices related to both victimization and offending throughout the life course. Our aim is to provide an opportunity for researchers -- both in the United States and internationally -- from a wide range of disciplines (criminal justice, psychology, sociology, political science, economics, public health, and social work) to publish articles that examine victimization and offending topics from a variety of perspectives in a unique, interdisciplinary forum. We are interested in both quantitative and qualitative research on victimization and offending, as well as systematic, evidence-based reviews of research on programs and strategies designed to reduce victimization and/or support desistance from crime.
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone initial editorial screening and rigorous peer review.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Journal metrics
Usage
212K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.4 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.7 (2023) 5 year IF
4.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.917 (2023) SNIP
0.618 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
9 days avg. from submission to first
decision
57 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
13 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
24% 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.
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.
Editor-in-Chief: James M. Byrne , PhD Professor Emeritus, School of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Co-Editor: Donald Hummer, PhD Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg
Associate Editors: Cheryl Lero Jonson Associate Professor, Xavier University, Ohio Kimberly R. Kras Associate Professor, San Diego State University, California Fawn Ngo Associate Professor, University of South Florida Tara Richards Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA Kelly M. Socia Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Managing Editor: Sean Byrne Claremont Graduate University
Senior Consulting Editors: David Farrington Professor, Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University Arthur J. Lurigio Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology and Department of Psychology Associate Dean for Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences Loyola University Chicago
Editorial Board Members: Jay Albanese -Virginia Commonwealth University Alison Cares - University of Central Florida Gabriel Cesar - Florida Atlantic University Todd Clear -Rutgers University Shelly Clevenger - Sam Houston State University - Huntsville, TX Francis T. Cullen -University of Cincinnati James Finckenauer - Rutgers University and University of Pennsylvania Bonnie Fisher - University of Cincinnati Kate Fox -Arizona State University Amanda Graham -Georgia Southern University Kathleen M. Heide - University of South Florida Robert Jerin -Endicott College Deborah Koetzle -John Jay College of Criminal Justice Teresa C. Kulig - University of Nebraska at Omaha Jodi Lane -University of Florida Pamela Lattimore - Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International Nicole Leeper Piquero -University of Miami John T. Lu -Massachusetts Superior Court Cathy Marcum - Appalachian State University, USA Melissa Morabito - University of Massachusetts, Lowell Laura Moriarty - Monmouth University Mario Papparozi - University of North Carolina, Pembroke April Pattavina - University of Massachusetts, Lowell and Wellesley College Rachel Powers - University of South Florida Sabrina Rapisarda - University of Massachusetts Lowell Donald Rebovich - Utica College Joan Reid -University of South Florida Ann Marie Rocheleau -Stonehill College Danielle Rudes - Sam Houston State University Eric Sevigny - Georgia State University Cassia Spohn -Arizona State University Loretta J. Stalans - Loyola University Chicago Rebecca Stone - Suffolk University, USA Chris Sullivan - University of Missouri, Saint Louis Faye Taxman - George Mason University Karin Tusinski Miofsky -Lakeland University Karen Terry - John Jay College of Criminal Justice Pamela Wilcox -Pennsylvania State University Emily Wright - Urban Institute Sheldon Zhang -University of Massachusetts Lowell
International Editorial Board Members: Jesse Cale -Griffith University Spencer De Li - University of Macau, China Ieke de Vries - Leiden University, The Netherlands Ioan Durnescu - University of Bucharest, Romania Ross Homel - Griffith University, Australia Santiago Redondo Illescas - University of Barcelona, Spain Darrick Jolliffe - University of Greenwich, United Kingdom Hans-Juergen Kerner - University of Tuebingen, Germany Shadd Maruna - Queens University Belfast Paul Mazerolle - University of New Brunswick, Canada Fergus McNeill - University of Glasgow, Scotland Ian O'Donnell - University College, Dublin, Ireland Hiroshi Tsutomi - University of Shizuoka, Japan Georgia Zara - University of Turin, Italy
Updated 17-05-2024
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted/Indexed in:
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EBSCOhost
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Current Abstracts
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International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center
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PsycINFO
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SocINDEX
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SocINDEX with Full Text
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TOC Premier
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Elsevier BV
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Scopus
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National Library of Medicine
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PubMed
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Ovid
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PsycINFO
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ProQuest
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ASSIA (Online) (Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts), Selective
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Criminal Justice Abstracts
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Criminal Justice Database
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Criminology Collection
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Health Research Premium Collection
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Hospital Premium Collection
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Professional ProQuest Central
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ProQuest Central
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Psychology Database
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PsycINFO
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Social Science Premium Collection
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Social Services Abstracts, Core
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Sociology Collection
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Thomson Reuters
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Citation Index
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Web of Science
Open access
Victims & Offenders 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.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
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
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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