Journal of Criminal Psychology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Criminal Psychology (JCP) is both multi-agency and multidisciplinary and publishes both scholarly and practitioner-based research on all aspects of the psychology of criminal behaviour.

The journal’s content is of relevance internationally to academics, the police, social workers, youth offending and youth justice teams, prison workers and other professionals representing various facets of the criminal justice system.

The journal encourages submissions from academics, researchers, and practitioners.

The journal publishes papers based on quantitative and/or qualitative research design.

Original conceptual papers and brief research reports will also be considered for publication.

Papers published in JCP are double blind peer-reviewed.

The coverage of the journal includes, but is not limited to: • Predictors of delinquent and criminal behaviour • Classification of offenders • Risk assessment and risk management • Prevention, intervention, and treatment programmes • Offender and offense characteristics • Policing • Interrogation and witness testimony • Criminal thinking style and criminal identity • Process of prisonization • Recidivism.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.415

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	17

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13447

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	127

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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 Psychology and 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.

• Adverse childhood experiences, paraphilias, and serious criminal violence among federal sex offenders

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Alan, Tim, Michael, Katherine, Matt, Daniel

• The dark figure of sexual offending: new evidence from federal sex offenders

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Matt, Daniel E., Alan J., Michael J., Jerry L., Timothy, Katherine M.

• Psychopathy and criminal behaviour: a psychosocial research perspective

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Katie, Daniel

• Revenge pornography: the influence of perpetrator-victim sex, observer sex and observer sexting experience on perceptions of seriousness and responsibility

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Adrian J., Jeff

• Dual harm: an exploration of the presence and characteristics for dual violence and self-harm behaviour in prison

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Karen

• Stepping stones to sexual murder: the role of developmental factors in the etiology of sexual homicide

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Eric, Matt

• Sadism in sexual homicide offenders: identifying distinct groups

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Kylie, Eric, Melissa

• Hope, harmony and humanity: creating a positive social climate in a democratic therapeutic community prison and the implications for penal practice

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Jamie, Richard

• A model for differentiating school shooters characteristics

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Maria, Laura, Olivia

• Dimensionality and construct validity of the Rosenberg self‐esteem scale within a sample of recidivistic prisoners

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Daniel, Mark, John, Philip, Damian

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