Police Journal

Aims & Scope

The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles is a peer-reviewed journal that provides a platform in which theory, research and practice come together to advance knowledge in different areas and diverse aspects of policing.

It seeks to do so through the international dissemination of contemporary articles written by practitioners, academics and other contributors from different national and international police perspectives, providing a wide range of ideas, opinions and experience.

The focus of this journal is on real world policing issues, such as cybercrime, criminal investigation, police management, crime prevention, public engagement, and threats to domestic and international security.

The Editors welcome contributions from police and policing related researchers from both within and outside the UK, so that policing knowledge, research, experience and practice can be shared as widely as possible.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.799

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	23

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6785

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	312

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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.

• Typology of Paedophile Picture Collections

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Max., Gemma, Ethel

• The Abstract Police: A conceptual exploration of unintended changes of police organisations

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Jan, Nicholas R, Renze

• Cryptocurrency and criminality

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Steven David

• The Police and Fraud Investigation and the Case for a Nationalised Solution in the United Kingdom

  Citation: 46

  Authors: G., M.

• Understanding the Process of Professionalisation in the Police Organisation

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Tracey, Alison

• The ‘cost’ of caring in policing: From burnout to PTSD in police officers in England and Wales

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Jim, Kristina Louise Dawn

• Organisational justice’s relationship with job satisfaction and organisational commitment among Indian police

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Hanif, James, Eric G, Charles, Brad

• Dust and its Analysis

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Edmond

• Cyberstalking: The Technology of Hate

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Paul, Leroy

• Attitudes towards Sex Offenders and the Role of Empathy, Locus of Control and Training: A Comparison between a Probationer Police and General Public Sample

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Helen, J. Gary, Jane L.

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