The Journal of Criminal Law

The Journal of Criminal Law
DisciplineCriminal law
LanguageEnglish
Edited byAlan Reed
Publication details
HistorySince 1937
Publisher
FrequencyBimonthly
Hybrid
1.0 (2024)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Crim. Law
Indexing
ISSN0022-0183 (print)
1740-5580 (web)
LCCN38025679
OCLC no.615542610
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The Journal of Criminal Law is a peer-reviewed law review which was established in 1937 and is concerned with criminal law. It is published by SAGE Publications and provides analysis of criminal law, case law, and criminal justice developments.[1] The editor-in-chief is Alan Reed (Northumbria University).[2] The editorial to the first edition explained that the journal was "offered to the legal profession in the belief that a periodical devoted solely to the subject of criminal law will find a large number of interested readers".[3]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in EBSCO databases,[4] Emerging Sources Citation Index,[5] and Scopus.[6] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 1.0.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About". The Journal of Criminal Law. Sage Publications. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Editorial Board". The Journal of Criminal Law. Sage Publications. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Editorial: Volume One 1937". The Journal of Criminal Law. 50 (4): 315–316. November 1986. doi:10.1177/002201838605000401.
  4. ^ "The Journal of Criminal Law". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  5. ^ "The Journal of Criminal Law". Web of Science Master Journal List. Clarivate. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  6. ^ "Source details: The Journal of Criminal Law". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  7. ^ "The Journal of Criminal Law". 2024 Journal Citation Reports (Emerging Sources ed.). Clarivate. 2025 – via Web of Science.