Police Practice and Research

Aims & Scope

Police Practice and Research is a peer-reviewed journal that presents current and innovative police research as well as operational and administrative practices from around the world.

Articles and reports are sought from practitioners, researchers and others interested in developments in policing, analysis of public order, and the state of safety as it affects the quality of life everywhere.

Police Practice and Research seeks to bridge the gap in knowledge that exists regarding who the police are, what they do, and how they maintain order, administer laws, and serve their communities.

Attention will also be focused on specific organizational information about the police in different countries or regions.

There will be periodic special issues devoted to a particular country or continent.

A specific goal of the editors is to improve cooperation between those who are active in the field and those who are involved in academic research, as such a relationship is essential for innovative police work.

To this end, the editors encourage the submission of articles co-authored by police practitioners and researchers that will highlight a particular subject from both points of view.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.707

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	41

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8000

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	502

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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 Hotspot Matrix: A Framework for the Spatio‐Temporal Targeting of Crime Reduction

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Jerry H.

• Defining Terrorism: Is One Man's Terrorist another Man's Freedom Fighter?

  Citation: 151

  Authors: Boaz

• Corruption and the Blue Code of Silence

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Jerome

• Ending the ‘dialogue of the deaf’: evidence and policing policies and practices. An Australian case study

  Citation: 133

  Authors: David, Christine

• The law of concentrations of crime at place: the case of Tel Aviv-Jaffa

  Citation: 128

  Authors: David, Shai

• Policing Cybercrimes: Situating the Public Police in Networks of Security within Cyberspace

  Citation: 114

  Authors: David S.

• The Diffusion of Computerized Crime Mapping in Policing: Linking Research and Practice

  Citation: 111

  Authors: David, Cynthia

• Adding value? A review of the international literature on the role of higher education in police training and education

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Craig

• Building and maintaining rapport in investigative interviews

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Allison, Susan E.

• Procedural justice, police legitimacy, and legal cynicism: a test for mediation effects

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Jacinta M.

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