Journal of Criminal Psychology
Last updated ISSN 2009-3829
Journal of Criminal Psychology is published by Emerald Publishing Limited in psychology. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Criminal Psychology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Homelessness and Social Issues
Key facts
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2009-3829, 2049-9388 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 388 |
| Publishing since | 2011 |
| Journal website | www.jcriminalpsychology.com |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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