Journal metric profile

European Journal of Criminology

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.400 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 25/111 Recorded category rank

European Journal of Criminology JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

European Journal of Criminology is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.900, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 25 out of 111 journals in its listed category. A Q1 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 1,800 total citations, 32 total articles, 32 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 2.400, which is 0.500 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.900. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.950.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 7.2 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 10.3 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

European Journal of Criminology is identified in this record by print ISSN 1477-3708 and electronic ISSN 1741-2609. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameEuropean Journal of Criminology
Abbreviated journalEUR J CRIMINOL
PublisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank8,733
ISSN1477-3708
eISSN1741-2609
Total cites1,800
Total articles32
Citable items32
Cited half-life7.2 years
Citing half-life10.3 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.900
5-Year Impact Factor2.400
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.900
Journal Citation Indicator0.950
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank25/111
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of European Journal of Criminology?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for European Journal of Criminology is 1.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is European Journal of Criminology?

European Journal of Criminology is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes European Journal of Criminology?

European Journal of Criminology is listed as being published by SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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