The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of British Journal of Criminology and its the corresponding percentile for the sake of comparison with the entire literature. Impact Factor is the most common scientometric index, which is defined by the number of citations of papers in two preceding years divided by the number of papers published in those years.
How Influential is British Journal of Criminology?
British Journal of Criminology is the 8th out of 117 Criminal Law journals. This means the journal is among the top 7% in the sub-discipline of Criminal Law. This Journal is the 53rd out of 991 Law journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the discipline of Law. This Journal is the 89th out of 340 Social Psychology journals. This Journal is the 188th out of 4,377 Arts and Humanities journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the science branch of Arts and Humanities. This Journal is the 464th out of 2,014 Psychology journals. This Journal is the 1759th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 10% in the science branch of Social Sciences. This Journal is the 3424th out of 14,350 Health Sciences journals.
How are inpact factors calculated?
The impact factor (IF) is calculated by counting citations from peer-reviewed journals only.
extended IF also counts citations from books and conference papers. However, no patent, abstract, working papers, online documents, etc., are covered.
