Criminal Law Forum

Aims & Scope

Criminal Law Forum is a peer-review journal dedicated to the advancement of criminal law theory, practice, and reform throughout the world.

Under the direction of an international editorial board, Criminal Law Forum serves the global community of criminal law scholars and practitioners through the publication of original contributions and the dissemination of noteworthy public documents.

Criminal Law Forum is published pursuant to an agreement with the Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17743

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	55

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.270

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• New wine and old wineskins: Four challenges of restorative justice

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Daniel W.

• Guilty Robots? – Rethinking the Nature of Culpability and Legal Personhood in an Age of Artificial Intelligence

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Monika, Nora

• Where Do They Belong? Giving Victims a Place in the Criminal Justice Process

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Jo-Anne

• Some doubts about restorative justice

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Andrew

• Cambodia, East Timor and Sierra Leone: Experiments in International Justice

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Suzannah

• General Principles of Criminal Law in the Rome Statute

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Kai

• State Withdrawal Notifications from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: South Africa, Burundi and the Gambia

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Manisuli

• The fortuity of consequence

  Citation: 27

  Authors: James J.

• Corporate personality and criminal liability

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Eric

• Implementing a Policy of Positive Complementarity in the Rome System of Justice

  Citation: 23

  Authors: William W.

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