ASIAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY
《亞洲犯罪學期刊》
The Asian Journal of Criminology advances the study of criminology and criminal justice, promoting evidence-based public policy in crime prevention, and comparative studies on crime and criminal justice. The Journal provides a platform for discussion and exchange of ideas among criminologists, policymakers, and practitioners, by publishing papers relating to crime, crime prevention, criminal law, medico-legal topics and the administration of criminal justice in Asian countries. The focus is on theoretical and methodological papers with an emphasis on evidence-based, empirical research addressing crime in Asian contexts. It presents research from a broad variety of methodological traditions, including quantitative, qualitative, historical, and comparative methods. Its multi-disciplinary approach spans a range of disciplines, including criminology, criminal justice, law, sociology, psychology, forensic science, social work, urban studies, history, and geography.
According to SJR 2021，an authoritative ranking agency for international academic journals published by SCImago, the Asian Journal of Criminology was once again listed in Q1 in the subject of law, ranking 60th among 818 law journals in the world, rising to the top 10% of law journals. SCImago calculates its ranking based on Scopus® database information (Elsevier B.V.). The ranking is widely used to evaluate and analyze scientific fields internationally. Journals are grouped by subject area (27 major subject areas), subject category (309 specific subject areas), or by country/region. Citation data is drawn from over 34,100 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers and country performance metrics from 239 countries worldwide. This academic ranking has long been widely recognized by the world’s leading universities and academic institutions and is commonly used in the evaluation of academic journals.
In addition, according to another authoritative academic ranking indicator CiteScore™ 2021, the Asian Journal of Criminology has risen from 126th in the law category in 2020 (722 in total) to 75th in the law category in 2021 (801 in total), rising to the top 10% of Law journals and reigning in Q1 in the subject of Law. CiteScore™ is a journal evaluation system launched by Elsevier in 2016, which is used by many internationally renowned publishers, including Springer-Nature, Taylor&Francis, Elsevier, Oxford University Press, etc.
亞洲犯罪學期刊致力於推動犯罪學和刑事司法的研究，促進犯罪預防的循證公共政策，以及犯罪和刑事司法的比較研究。該期刊通過發表與亞洲國家犯罪、預防犯罪、刑法、法醫學話題和刑事司法執行相關的論文，為犯罪學家、決策者和法律從業者提供一個討論與思想交流的平台。期刊重點發表以亞洲國家犯罪為研究對象，以循證研究或經驗研究為研究方法的的理論類及方法論類文章。本期刊介紹了包括定量研究、定性研究、歷史研究和比較研究等多種研究方法下的研究成果，並囊括了包括犯罪學、刑事司法、法學、社會學、心理學、法醫學、社會工作、城市研究、歷史學和地理學等多學科的跨學科研究。
根據國際學術期刊權威排名機構SCImago公佈的2021年SJR最新排名，《亞洲犯罪學》期刊蟬聯法學類一區（Q1）期刊，於全球入選Scopus的818本優秀法學類期刊中排名第60（2020排名109/770），進入法學期刊前10%。 SJR是SCImago基於Scopus®資料庫（Elsevier BV）中包含的數據所計算的學術期刊排名。 對入選Scopus全部學術期刊按學科領域（27個主要學科領域）、學科類別（309個特定學科類別）進行排名。 引用數據來自 5，000 多家國際出版商的 34，100多個期刊，以及來自全球 239 個國家/地區的國家績效指標。 這一學術排名長期被世界各權威大學和學術機構廣泛認可，普遍使用於學術期刊的評價。
此外，根據另一權威學術排名指標CiteScore™ 2021，澳門大學法學院《亞洲犯罪學》期刊由2020年法學類126名（共722）上升至2021年法學類第75名（共801），進入法學類期刊前10%，蟬聯法學類Q1期刊排名。 CiteScore™是Elsevier於2016年推出的一種期刊評價體系，被許多國際出名出版商採用，包括Springer-Nature、Taylor&Francis、Elsevier、牛津大學出版社等。
Editor-in-Chief： Jianhong Liu 期刊主編：劉建宏
Impact factor：1.778 (2021) 影響因子：1.778（2021）
Scientific Journal Ranking: Ranked 60/818 (2021) SJR法學期刊排名：於全球818本法學期刊中排第60名（2021）
CiteScore Ranking: Ranked 75/801 (2021) CiteScore法學期刊排名：於全球801本法學期刊中排第75名（2021）
Journal Citation Indicator (Criminology & Penology): Ranked 49/111 (2021) 期刊引用指标 (犯罪學與刑罚學)：於全部111本期刊中排名第49名（2021）
Volumes and issues
Volume 17 March – June 2022
Volume 16 March – December 2021
Covid-19 and Asian Criminology Uncertainty, Complexity, and the Responsibility of AJOC Amidst Eventful Times
Volume 15 March – December 2020
Volume 14 March – December 2019
Special Issue on Debating Conceptual and Methodological Issue on Police Legitimacy
Volume 13 March – December 2018
Volume 12 March – December 2017
Volume 11 March – December 2016
Special Issue on Public and Criminal Justice System in Asia
Volume 10 March – December 2015
Special Issue on Crime and Justice in South Korea
Volume 9 March – December 2014
Volume 8 March – December 2013
Special Issue on Restorative Justice in Asia
Volume 7 March – December 2012
Special Issue: Crime Control in Asian Countries
Volume 6 June – December 2011
Special Issue: Public Participation in the Criminal Justice System in Asia
Volume 5 June – December 2010
Special Issue: White-Collar and Corporate Crime in Asia / Guest Edited by Henry Pontell and Gilbert Geis
Volume 4 June – December 2009
Volume 3 June – December 2008
Special Topic Part II: Organised Crime in Asia
Volume 2 June – December 2007
Special Topic Part I: Organised Crime in Asia