The British Journal of Forensic Practice
Last updated ISSN 1463-6646
The British Journal of Forensic Practice 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 The British Journal of Forensic Practice concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
Key facts
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1463-6646, 2042-8340 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 389 |
| Publishing since | 1999 |
| Journal website | pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/121407 |
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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