Journal of Criminal Justice

The Journal of Criminal Justice is an international peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of the criminal justice system, published by Elsevier and established in 1973, with a 2025 impact factor of 2.3（Journal of Criminal Justice）是由 Elsevier 出版、1973 年创刊的国际同行评审期刊，涵盖刑事司法制度的各个方面，2025 年影响因子为 2.3。

Scope

• Dissemination of new information, ideas and methods to both practitioners and academics in the criminal justice field向刑事司法领域的实务人员与学者传播新信息、新思想与新方法。
• All aspects of the criminal justice system considered in terms of their relationships to one another从相互关系的角度考察刑事司法制度的各个方面。
• An emphasis on tying together the functioning of the elements of the system, such as police, courts and corrections侧重把警务、法院与矫正等系统各环节的运行联系起来。
• Material relating to crime and to the individual elements of the system涉及犯罪以及制度各单一环节的材料。
• An international outlook on crime and justice以国际视野审视犯罪与司法。

History

• The journal was founded in 1973 by Pergamon Press of New York, its first issue appearing in March 1973该刊 1973 年由（New York）的 Pergamon Press 创办，首期于 1973 年 3 月出版。
• Pergamon Press later became part of Elsevier, which publishes the journal todayPergamon Press 后并入 Elsevier，该刊现由 Elsevier 出版。
• Its impact factor climbed to 5.5 in 2022 before easing to 2.3 in 2025其影响因子 2022 年曾升至 5.5，2025 年回落至 2.3。
• It is issued bimonthly and is ranked in the first quartile of criminology and penology该刊为双月刊，在犯罪学与刑罚学领域位居一区。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Matthew DeLisi of Iowa State University, who has held the post since 2010现任主编为（Iowa State University）的 Matthew DeLisi，自 2010 年起担任该职。
• Associate editors include Michael Vaughn and Jonathan W. Caudill副编辑包括 Michael Vaughn 与 Jonathan W. Caudill。
• The board is international and brings together scholars of criminology and criminal justice编委会为国际性，汇集犯罪学与刑事司法学者。
• Submissions are peer reviewed, and the journal publishes empirical and theoretical research for practitioners and academics alike稿件经同行评审，刊发面向实务人员与学者的实证与理论研究。