In support of faculty pursuing scholarly publishing, the Busse Library staff has assembled these resources for consultation and general information. Field-specific pages include a roster of top journals associated with the discipline, professional associations, applicable citation index details, and articles on how to publish in that arena.
For scholars in education and educational research, the following categories of information are offered:
Top 10-20 Journals, Based on Recent ISI Impact Factors -- Previous ISI Rankings for Top Journals in Criminology and Criminal Justice (SSCI) -- Alternative Citation Impact Systems: Criminology and Criminal Justice Rankings -- Professional Associations: Criminology and Criminal Justice -- Open Access Journals and Open Access Collections: Criminology and Criminal Justice
Top 10 Journals, Based on Recent ISI Impact Factors
- Criminology: Wiley-Blackwell -- (Rank #1, 2008 ISI)
- Crime and Delinquency: SAGE -- (Rank #2, 2008 ISI)
- Criminal Justice and Behavior: SAGE -- (Rank #3, 2008 ISI)
- Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment: SAGE -- (Rank #4, 2008 ISI)
- Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology: Northwestern University School of Law -- (Rank #5, 2008 ISI)
- British Journal of Criminology: Oxford University Press -- (Rank #6, 2008 ISI)
- Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency: SAGE -- (Rank #7, 2008 ISI)
- Journal of Quantitative Criminology: Springer -- (Rank #8, 2008 ISI)
- Punishment & Society: SAGE -- (Rank #9, 2008 ISI)
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence: SAGE -- (Rank #10, 2008 ISI)
Previous ISI Rankings for Top Journals in Criminology and Criminal Justice (SSCI)
Previous ISI Rankings: General Guides
- Journals Ranked by Impact: From ISI's SCI-BYTES: What's New in Research -- directory to master and subject lists compiled by the University of Delaware Library
Previous ISI Rankings: Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals
- Criminology & Penology: Journals Ranked by Impact: 2008 Impact Factors and Impact Data for 1981-2004 -- from Sci-Bytes: Thomson Reuters (ISI)
- Criminology & Penology: Journals Ranked by Impact: 2005 Impact Factors and 1981-2005 Data. -- from Sci-Bytes, April 23, 2007
- Criminology & Penology: Journals Ranked by Impact: 2002 Impact Factors and 1981-1988 Data -- from Sci-Bytes, January 12, 2004
- Criminology & Penology: Journals Ranked by Impact: 2001 Impact Factors and 1981-2001 Data -- from Sci-Bytes, November 11, 2002
- Criminology & Penology: Journals Ranked by Impact: 1999 Impact Factors and 1981-1999 Data -- from Sci-Bytes, May 7, 2001
Alternative Citation Impact Systems: Criminology and Criminal Justice Rankings
- JournalRanking.com: Criminal Justice and Penology -- web's only interactive journal ranking system, powered by RedJasper software
- Law: SCImago Journal and country Rank -- view SJR data (SCOPUS) for various years. Category includes criminal justice.
- View SNIP and SJR Values: SCOPUS -- download entire database (Sept. 2010) as spreadsheet or conduct a search for title or subject of interest
Professional Associations: Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
- American Society of Criminology (ACS)
- The Campbell Collaboration: Crime and Justice -- network of researcher that shares and creates systematic reviews
- International Association for the Study of Organized Crime (IASOC)
- Justice Studies Association (JSA)
- Midwestern Criminal Justice Association (MCJA)
- Southern Criminal Justice Association (SCJA)
- Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice (SWACJ)
- Western Association of Criminal Justice (WACJ)
Open Access Journals and Open Access Collections: Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice (APCJ)
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): Criminal Justice
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): Criminology
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): Law
- International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences (IJCJS)
- International Journal of Cyber Criminology (IJCC)
- International Enforcement Law Reporter (IELR)
- Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture (JCJPC)
- Journal of Economic Crime Management (JECM)
- Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice
- Western Criminology Review