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The Journal of Criminal Law Template

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The Journal of Criminal Law is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Criminal Law and Evidence, European and International Law Studies, Legal principles and applications.

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

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Publishes research inCriminal Law and Evidence European and International Law Studies Legal principles and applications Scottish History and National Identity Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
ISSN0022-0183
Citation impact (2-yr)0.57
h-index25
i10-index82
Total citations3,404
Top institutions publishing hereNorthumbria University
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
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Papers published in The Journal of Criminal Law per year

67
2014
56
2015
54
2016
93
2017
96
2018
110
2019
109
2020
53
2021
46
2022
38
2023
35
2024
34
2025

Citation impact of The Journal of Criminal Law by publication year

153
2014
139
2015
83
2016
182
2017
148
2018
245
2019
256
2020
41
2021
107
2022
35
2023
42
2024
3
2025

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

Most-cited papers in The Journal of Criminal Law

But What Does it Mean? Seeking Definitional Clarity in Restorative Justice

Katherine Doolin · 4 Sep 2007

This article examines, considers the effects of, and proposes resolutions to a number of significant tensions arising from the way the fundamental concepts of restorative justice are defined and used. The article uses as a framework two key issues. First, whether restorative justice should be defined primarily in terms of the process to be used…

Stay Home, Stay Safe, Save Lives? An Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Ability of Victims of Gender-based Violence to Access Justice

Ana Speed, Callum Thomson, Kayliegh Richardson · 12 Aug 2020

On 23 March 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) government introduced new measures aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). These measures directed the closure of non-essential businesses and venues, prohibited all public gatherings of more than two people and required everyone to stay at home except for very limited purposes. The rationale behind the…

Human Trafficking, Vulnerability and the State

Shahrzad Fouladvand, Tony Ward · 1 Feb 2019

This article looks at human trafficking from a perspective influenced by the ‘vulnerability theory’ developed by Martha Fineman and her associates. It draws particularly on empirical studies of human trafficking from Albania to the UK and elsewhere. It suggests that Fineman’s approach needs to be modified to see the state not only as ameliorating vulnerability,…

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What reference style does The Journal of Criminal Law use?
The Journal of Criminal Law 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', The Journal of Criminal Law, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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