Theoretical Criminology
journal
Theoretical Criminology is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the fields of criminology and penology. The journal's editors-in-chief are Mary Francesca Bosworth (University of Oxford) and Leslie Paik (Arizona State University). It was established in 1997 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
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Theoretical Criminology is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2013 impact factor is 2.383, ranking it 3 out of 52 journals in the category "Criminology and Penology".
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