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Criminal Justice Review
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Criminal Justice Review

0734-0168

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/cjr

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Law 38 6 6 4
Social Sciences and Humanities 1001 9 9 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 24
Documents by Best Scientists*: 26
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 46
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.565
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Criminal Justice Review?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Criminology, Law, Criminal justice, Social psychology and Media studies. The research on Criminology featured in Criminal Justice Review combines topics in other fields like Economic Justice and Juvenile. The presentations discussing Law offer insights in topics such as Supreme court, Criminal procedure and Politics.

Theory of criminal justice and Criminal justice ethics are all areas of Criminal justice tackled in Criminal Justice Review. The study on Theory of criminal justice presented in Criminal Justice Review intersects with subjects under the field of Retributive justice.

  • Criminology (48.89%)
  • Law (23.73%)
  • Criminal justice (9.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Poverty, Income Inequality, and Violent Crime: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Aggregate Data Studies: (437 citations)
  • Coping with Crime (275 citations)
  • The Effectiveness of School-Based Anti-Bullying Programs A Meta-Analytic Review (221 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Criminal Justice Review:

The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Criminology, Social psychology, Suicide prevention, Human factors and ergonomics and Injury prevention. The published papers focus on Criminology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Law, Misconduct and Prison violence. The most cited papers explore topics in Social psychology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Prison, Perception and Race (biology).

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Criminology, Developmental psychology, Justice (ethics), Context (language use) and Law enforcement. Many of the studies tackled connect Criminology with a similar field of study like Race (biology). The concepts on Developmental psychology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Relevance (information retrieval) and Relevance (law).

It tackles studies in Socioeconomic status and the interrelated subject of Juvenile to gain insights into Context (language use). While the primary focus in Criminal Justice Review is Law enforcement, it also dissects topics surrounding Pedestrian and Perception as a whole. Criminal Justice Review deals with Social psychology in conjunction with Environmental criminology and similar fields in Suicide prevention and Human factors and ergonomics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Going Beyond the Blue: The Utility of Emergency Medical Services Data in Understanding Violent Crime: (2 citations)
  • Deterrence and the Moral Context: Is the Impact of Perceived Sanction Risk Dependent on Best Friends’ Moral Beliefs?: (2 citations)
  • Home Sharing and Crime Across Neighborhoods: An Analysis of Austin, Texas: (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Criminal Justice Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jr. James L. Maddex (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Craig Hemmens (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edward J. Schauer (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James E. Robertson (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Marvin Zalman (11 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Criminal Justice Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Georgia State University (21 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Sam Houston State University (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cincinnati (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Michigan State University (18 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Wayne State University (14 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.82% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.64% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.36% of all publications and 58.18% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Victimization in Cyberspace: Is It How Long We Spend Online, What We Do Online, or What We Post Online?

    Fawn T. Ngo;Alex R. Piquero;Alex R. Piquero;Jennifer LaPrade;Jennifer LaPrade;Bao Duong

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Organizational-Level Characteristics in Right-Wing Extremist Groups in the United States Over Time:

    Victor Asal;Steven M. Chermak;Sarah Fitzgerald;Joshua D. Freilich

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Psychosocial Needs of Released Long-Term Incarcerated Older Adults:

    Lisa A. Lares;Susanne Montgomery

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Going Beyond the Blue: The Utility of Emergency Medical Services Data in Understanding Violent Crime:

    Julie Hibdon;Cody W. Telep;Jessica Huff

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Emerging Disparities in the Placement of Law Enforcement-Based Treatment Referral and Recovery Programs

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Averting Tragedy: An Exploration of Thwarted Mass Public Shootings Relative to Completed Attacks

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Examining Policy Preferences for Prostitution Regulation Among American Males: The Influence of Contextual Beliefs

    Christina Mancini;Justin T. Pickett;Kristen M. Budd;Stephanie Bontrager

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Tracking Risk for Crime Throughout the Day: An Examination of Jersey City Robberies:

    Joel M. Caplan;Christine H. Neudecker;Leslie W. Kennedy;Jeremy D. Barnum

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Exploring Trust in the Police in South Korea During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Does Fear of the COVID-19 Matter?

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • In the Best Interests of the Child? Distinctions Between the Professional Orientations of Juvenile and Adult Probation and Parole Officers

    (2022)
    3 Citations

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