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Asian Journal of Criminology

An Interdisciplinary Journal on Crime, Law and Deviance in Asia

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Overview

The Asian Journal of Criminology advances the study of criminology and criminal justice, focusing specifically on Asian contexts.

  • Promotes evidence-based public policy in crime prevention and comparative studies on crime and criminal justice.
  • Presents research from a broad variety of methodological traditions.
  • Coverage spans multiple disciplines including criminology, criminal justice, law, sociology, psychology, forensic science, social work, and urban studies.
  • Provides a platform for discussion and exchange of ideas among criminologists, policymakers, and practitioners.

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Editor-in-Chief
  • Jianhong Liu
Impact factor
1.9 (2022)
5 year impact factor
1.8 (2022)
Submission to first decision (median)
31 days
Downloads
106,911 (2023)

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Journal updates

  • 📢Free to access for a limited period📢

    Do not miss the opportunity to enjoy your free read for a period of 8 weeks from 1-May until 26 June:
    The Relationism Theory of Criminal Justice—A Paradigm Shift
    by Jianhong Liu

  • 2023 Best Paper Award

    goes to Youngsub Lee & Jongchan Park
    "Using Big Data to Prevent Crime: Legitimacy Matters"

  • Special Issue on "Restorative Justice in Greater China" (forthcoming)

    The Asian Journal of Criminology (AJOC), a leading criminology journal in Asia which advances the study of criminology and criminal justice, promoting evidence-based public policy in crime prevention, and comparative studies on crime and criminal justice, is publishing a special volume on the theme of "Restorative Justice in Greater China" shortly.

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1871-014X
Print ISSN
1871-0131
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. Baidu
  2. CLOCKSS
  3. CNKI
  4. CNPIEC
  5. Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
  6. Dimensions
  7. EBSCO
  8. Google Scholar
  9. Naver
  10. Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series
  11. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  12. Portico
  13. ProQuest
  14. SCImago
  15. SCOPUS
  16. Social Science Citation Index
  17. TD Net Discovery Service
  18. UGC-CARE List (India)
  19. Wanfang
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