Top 10 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Journals (2026 Ranking)

Explore the leading academic journals in Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance. This list features high-impact publications ranked by their latest metrics, APC fees, and indexing status.

Highest Citation Rate Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Journal 2026

The highest citation rate crime, illicit activities, and governance journal currently in our catalog is Journal of Criminal Justice, with a 2026 OpenAlex Citation Rate of 1.78, published by Elsevier BV. The ranked list below shows the full crime, illicit activities, and governance journal ranking by Citation Rate.

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Ranked List: Top Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Publications
#1
Journal of Criminal Justice
Elsevier BV · ISSN: 0047-2352
CR: 1.78
#2
The British Journal of Criminology
Oxford University Press · ISSN: 0007-0955
CR: 1.64

All Journals in Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance

Journal of Criminal Justice

Elsevier BV

0047-2352 IF 1.78
The British Journal of Criminology

Oxford University Press

0007-0955 IF 1.64

Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Journals — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest citation rate crime, illicit activities, and governance journal in 2026?

The top-ranked crime, illicit activities, and governance journal on this page is the highest-impact-factor publication in our catalog for this field, sourced from our latest data refresh. Compare it with the rest of the ranked list above to see how citation rates distribute across this discipline.

How do I search journal of crime, illicit activities, and governance citation rate?

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Are there open access crime, illicit activities, and governance journals with high citation rate?

Yes — crime, illicit activities, and governance titles flagged with the green Open Access badge above are both peer-reviewed and freely readable. Several are also DOAJ-listed and Scopus-indexed.

What does crime, illicit activities, and governance journal ranking mean?

The crime, illicit activities, and governance journal ranking on this page is by OpenAlex Citation Rate — the average citation count for articles published in the prior two years. Other ranking systems (CiteScore, SJR, OpenAlex Quartiles) apply different windows and weightings. Read what journal citation rate means »

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