Feminist Criminology

Aims & Scope

The main aim of Feminist Criminology is to focus on research related to women, girls and crime.

The scope includes research on women working in the criminal justice profession, women as offenders and how they are dealt with in the criminal justice system, women as victims, and theories and tests of theories related to women and crime.

The feminist critique of criminology incorporates a perspective that the paths to crime differ for males and females, thus research that uses sex as a control variable often fails to illuminate the factors that predict female criminality.

This journal will highlight research that takes a perspective designed to demonstrate the gendered nature of crime and responses to crime.

The main focus of the journal will be empirical research and theory, although the editor welcomes practice-oriented manuscripts.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	1.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3843

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	321

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.148

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	47

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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
• Web of Science

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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.

• The Gendered Nature of Risk Factors for Delinquency

  Citation: 368

  Authors: Joanne, Kristi

• Revenge Porn and Mental Health

  Citation: 306

  Authors: Samantha

• Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Crime

  Citation: 283

  Authors: Amanda

• Patriarchy, Crime, and Justice

  Citation: 269

  Authors: Meda

• Intersections of Immigration and Domestic Violence

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Edna, Madelaine, Carol

• POLICEwomen or PoliceWOMEN?

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Cara E.

• Too Ashamed to Report: Deconstructing the Shame of Sexual Victimization

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Karen G.

• Victim Blaming Others

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Rebecca M., Katherine, Kristin A.

• True Colors: Police Officers and Rape Myth Acceptance

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Amy

• An Argument for Black Feminist Criminology

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Hillary

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