European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice

Aims & Scope

Crime, criminal law and criminal justice are no longer purely national issues in today’s Europe.

Criminal conduct is becoming increasingly denationalised because offenders can easily cross borders and through the emergence of the Internet and cyberspace.

It is also increasingly common for individuals either to face criminal proceedings or to become victims of crime in countries other than their own.

Nevertheless, efforts to combat crime, and to safeguard the rights of victims, are still organised on a, by and large, national basis.

These factors are driving the need for a better understanding of crime in Europe, as well as many important debates to which it gives rise.

They include: how best to respond to crimes that affect more than one state; how to strike an appropriate balance between respect for national criminal justice traditions and the tendency to harmonise legislation and practice; and how to ensure that it is possible for suspects, offenders and victims to rely upon an adequate level of protection of their fundamental rights wherever they come into contact with a criminal justice system in Europe. [...] The European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice provides a forum for public debate on these European issues.

It seeks not only to bridge the gap between European players and European states, but also to afford space for a non-European view on developments in these fields.

Our aim, in other words, is to offer a multi-dimensional international and comparative perspective on crime, criminal law and criminal justice in Europe.

We welcome papers from any relevant disciplinary outlook or approach, including those that are contextually, doctrinally, empirically or theoretically based.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21857

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	37

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.189

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

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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.

• Macro Networks, Collectives, and Business Processes: An Integrated Approach to Organized Crime

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Toine

• Match-fixing: The Current Discussion in Europe and the Case of The Netherlands

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Toine, Marjan

• Violence and Control in the Night-Time Economy

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Dick, Stuart, Philip, Simon

• Cultural Defence and Culturally Motivated Crimes (Cultural Offences)

  Citation: 34

  Authors:

• Organised Crime and Its Control Policies

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Cyrille, Letizia

• A Prblem in no-Problem-Policing in Germany: Confidence in the Police Germany and USA

  Citation: 28

  Authors:

• Techniques of Neutralizing the Trafficking of Women: A Case Study of an Active Trafficker in Greece

  Citation: 28

  Authors: John, Georgios

• The EU Framework Decision for Victims of Crime: Does Hard Law Make a Difference?

  Citation: 28

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• Gangland Online: Performing the Real Imaginary World of Gangstas and Ghettos in Brussels

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Elke Van

• Reducing Vulnerabilities to Crime of the European Waste Management Industry: the Research Base and the Prospects for Policy

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Tom Vander, Stijn, Nicholas

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