Safer Communities

Aims & Scope

Safer Communities (SC) provides broad and peer-reviewed coverage of the range of topics that constitute community safety, community justice and youth justice.

The journal’s interdisciplinary and international scope reflects the broad community of researchers and professionals involved in the field.

SC promotes innovative research and evidence-based policy and practice by drawing out clear practical implications, offering vital access to information on how to tackle and reduce crime.

The journal is a forum for the dissemination of the latest research in the field, and encourages submissions from both academic researchers and practitioners.

Papers published in SC are double blind peer-reviewed.

Key topics covered include, but are not limited to: • crime reduction • neighbourhood policing • anti-social behaviour • youth justice • community justice • substance misuse • race and radicalisation.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.227

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19696

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	84

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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 Medicine, Nursing 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.

• The violent gang and the construction of masculinity amongst socially excluded young men

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Adam

• Towards a harm‐reduction approach to enforcement

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Jonathan, Peter

• Social media and policing: matching the message to the audience

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Rick, Nicholas

• From the criminal crowd to the “mediated crowd”: the impact of social media on the 2011 English riots

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Stephanie Alice

• Rethinking mental health provision in the secure estate for children and young people: a framework for integrated care (SECURE STAIRS)

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Jenny, Lisa, Andrew, Paul

• Combination of CPTED and space syntax for the analysis of crime

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Irina

• Rethinking microaggressions and anti-social behaviour against LGBTIQ+ youth

  Citation: 22

  Authors: James A., Andrea

• “Game playing” and “docility”: youth justice in question

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Sean

• Grafting: “the boyz” just doing business? Deviant entrepreneurship in street gangs

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Robert Francis, Grace

• Towards a positive youth justice

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Ben, Stephen

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