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About the International Review of Victimology format

International Review of Victimology is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Intimate Partner and Family Violence.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', International Review of Victimology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Crime Patterns and Interventions Intimate Partner and Family Violence Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Sex work and related issues
ISSN0269-7580
Citation impact (2-yr)1.71
h-index49
i10-index295
Total citations12,149
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Sheffield
Journal websitewww.sagepub.com
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Papers published in International Review of Victimology per year

19
2014
26
2015
33
2016
26
2017
31
2018
23
2019
24
2020
26
2021
33
2022
30
2023
23
2024
48
2025

Citation impact of International Review of Victimology by publication year

206
2014
447
2015
323
2016
384
2017
423
2018
320
2019
249
2020
208
2021
231
2022
175
2023
153
2024
16
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in International Review of Victimology

Fear of Crime: A Review of the Literature

Chris Hale · 1 Jan 1996

The literature on fear of crime has grown rapidly in the last three decades. This paper examines the reasons for this growth and attempts to put some structure on the work to date. The inadequacies of measures of fear of crime are discussed and alternative approaches suggested. Alternative explanatory theories are compared and strategies for…

1,543 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
‘We are all vulnerable’

Barbara Perry, Shahid Alvi · 1 Jan 2012

Ironically, while scholars and policy-makers have long referred to hate crime as a ‘message crime’, the assumption that those beyond the immediate victim are likewise intimidated by the violence has gone untested. Grounded in a recent study of the community impacts of hate crime, we offer some insights into these in terrorem effects of hate…

210 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Free the Victim: A Critique of the Western Conception of Victimhood

Jan van Dijk · 1 May 2009

In Western languages those affected by crime are universally labelled as ‘victims’, meaning the sacrificed ones. According to the author this practice seems to originate from the association of the plight of victims with the suffering of Jesus Christ. In his view, the victim label, although eliciting compassion for victims, assigns to them a social…

192 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
No laughing matter

Cassandra Cross · 12 Mar 2015

There is a strong sense of negativity associated with online fraud victimization. Despite an increasing awareness, understanding about the reality of victimization experiences is not apparent. Rather, victims of online fraud are constructed as greedy and gullible and there is an overwhelming sense of blame and responsibility levelled at them for the actions that led…

188 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
What Do We Know About the Effects of Crime on Victims?

Joanna Shapland, Matthew Hall · 1 May 2007

In order to create an economic measure of the direct and indirect effects of crime, it is necessary to consider the effects of crime on victims. The article reviews the state of research into the effects of crime on individuals, in respect of personal and household victimisation, and the effects of crime on businesses. General…

168 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

International Review of Victimology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the International Review of Victimology format?
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What reference style does International Review of Victimology use?
International Review of Victimology uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', International Review of Victimology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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