The Journal of Experimental Criminology focuses on high quality experimental and quasi-experimental research in the advancement of criminological theory and/or the development of evidence based crime and justice policy. The journal is also committed to the advancement of the science of systematic reviews and experimental methods in criminology and criminal justice. The journal seeks empirical papers on experimental and quasi-experimental studies, systematic reviews on substantive criminological and criminal justice issues, and methodological papers on experimentation and systematic review. The journal encourages submissions from scholars in the broad array of scientific disciplines that are concerned with criminology as well as crime and justice problems.
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- Offers experimental and quasi-experimental research in the development of evidence based crime and justice policy
- Spans an array of scientific disciplines concerned with crime and justice
- Promotes advancement of the science of systematic reviews and experimental methods in criminology and criminal justice
Journal information
- Editor-in-Chief
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- Wesley Jennings
- Publishing model
- Hybrid. Open Access options available
Journal metrics
- 2.818 (2018)
- Impact factor
- 4.106 (2018)
- Five year impact factor
- 91 days
- Submission to first decision
- 246 days
- Submission to acceptance
- 139,271 (2019)
- Downloads
Latest issue
Volume 16
Special Issue Title: Problem Solving Courts
Latest articles
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The lack of experimental research in criminology—evidence from Criminology and Justice Quarterly
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“Truly free consent”? Clarifying the nature of police legitimacy using causal mediation analysis
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Effects of prefrontal cortical stimulation on aggressive and antisocial behavior: A double-blind, stratified, randomized, sham-controlled, parallel-group trial
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Journal updates
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COVID-19 and impact on peer review
As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
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Editor's Choice Articles
Enjoy temporary free access to full-text articles.
Twice a year, the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Experimental Criminology recognizes exceptional contributions to the field by selecting articles of outstanding scientific and impact on research, practice, and/or policy.
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Societies, partners and affiliations
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About this journal
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-8315
- Print ISSN
- 1573-3750
- Co-Publisher information
- Official Journal of the ASC Division of Experimental Criminology
- Abstracted and indexed in
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- CNKI
- Current Contents / Social & Behavioral Sciences
- EBSCO Criminal Justice Abstracts
- EBSCO Discovery Service
- EBSCO SocINDEX
- EBSCO Sociology Source Ultimate
- Gale
- Gale Academic OneFile
- Google Scholar
- Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
- Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
- Naver
- OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
- ProQuest Central
- ProQuest Criminal Justice
- ProQuest Health Research Premium Collection
- ProQuest Psychology Database
- ProQuest Social Science Collection
- ProQuest-ExLibris Primo
- ProQuest-ExLibris Summon
- PsycINFO
- Psyndex
- SCImago
- SCOPUS
- Social Science Citation Index
- Copyright information
