The international ranking of the Asian Journal of Criminology, Chief-edited by Prof Jianhong Liu of the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, has risen to SSCI Q2
澳門大學法學院劉建宏教授主編《亞洲犯罪學期刊》SSCI排名進入二區
The latest JCR Impact Factor 2022 provided by the Journal Citation Report (JCR) was released in June 2023. According to the report, the 2022 Impact Factor of the Asian Journal of Criminology is 1.9, ranking #31/69 in the category of Criminology & Penology among SSCI journals. Since the Asian Journal of Criminology gained the impact factor in 2016, it has advanced into SSCI Q2 for the first time this year. The Asian Journal of Criminology is also ranked the third among the regional criminology journals worldwide.
The three most authoritative international journal ranking indicators are the SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR), Scopus CiteScore™, and SSCI (Social Science Citation Index). The Asian Journal of Criminology of the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau has been continually ranked in the top 10% of law journals for the past few years in the previous two prestigious international journal ranking indicators, with rankings of #84/885 and #87/866 respectively in the category of Law this time again. This year, the journal has also advanced to SSCI Q2, becoming one of the very few journals to be ranked highly in all three authoritative ranking indicators in the world.
The Asian Journal of Criminology was co-founded by Professor Liu Jianhong, Distinguished Professor of the Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, and Professor Rod Broadhurst of the University of Hong Kong in 2006. Professor Liu Jianhong served as the chief editor of the journal in 2009 after he came to work at the University of Macau. Under the leadership of Professor Liu, the Asian Journal of Criminology was selected into SSCI (Social Science Citation Index) in 2018. Professor Liu has long been committed to creating and leading the development of the discipline of criminology in Asia. He is the Founding President and Honorary President of the Asian Society of Criminology, the editor-in-chief of the Springer Series on Asian Criminology and Criminal Justice Research, the editor-in-chief of the Handbook of Asian Criminology. Professor Liu has been elected and served as numerous leadership roles in international academic organizations. He has been the Elected President of the Scientific Commission of the International Society for Criminology, the Elected Chairman of the General Assembly of the Asian Criminological Society, and a member of the steering committee of Campbell Collaboration’s Crime and Justice Group (since 2009) , etc.
Since its inception, the Asian Journal of Criminology has been committed to promoting the development of Asian criminology. The journal advances the study of criminology and criminal justice, promoting evidence-based public policy in empirical legal research, 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, socio-legal topics and the administration of criminal justice in Asian countries. The focus is on research articles with an emphasis on evidence-based, empirical research addressing crime in Asian contexts. It publishes research using a variety of methods, including quantitative, qualitative, historical, and comparative methods. Its multi-disciplinary approach spans a range of disciplines, including criminology, law, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, forensic science, social work, urban studies, history, and geography.
Under the leadership of Professor Liu, the Asian Journal of Criminology has developed rapidly and continued to expand its influence. It is one of the fastest-growing prestigious legal journals in the world. It is also widely recognized as an authoritative and leading journal in the field of criminology.
The latest Impact Factor of the Asian Journal of Criminology
The JCR rankings of the Asian Journal of Criminology over the years
權威期刊引用報告（Journal Citation Reports;簡稱JCR）於2023年6月28日公佈了其收錄期刊的最新影響因數數據（JCR 2022年）。報告顯示，《亞洲犯罪學期刊》在JCR 2022年的影響因數為1.9，位列犯罪學SSCI期刊#31/69位。同時在全球區域性犯罪學期刊中，《亞洲犯罪學期刊》位列第三。
國際上最權威的三個期刊排名分別是SCImago Journal Ranking（SJR），Scopus CiteScore™, 和 SSCI (Social Science Citation Index)。澳門大學法學院《亞洲犯罪學期刊》過去數年在前面兩個權威期刊法學期刊排名中都蟬聯法學類頂級10%，此次排名分別位列法學#84/885與#87/866。同時又挺進SSCI二區，成為世界上極少數在三個權威排名中都排名很高的期刊。
《亞洲犯罪學期刊》由澳門大學法學院特聘教授劉建宏於2006年與香港大學Rod Broadhurst教授共同創辦。劉建宏教授來到澳門大學工作後，於2009年擔任期刊主編。在劉教授領導下，《亞洲犯罪學期刊》於2018年入選SSCI（Social Science Citation Index）。劉教授長期致力於創建和領導亞洲犯罪學學科的發展。他是亞洲犯罪學學會的創始會長及榮譽會長，是《Springer亞洲犯罪學與刑事司法系列叢書》的主編，也是《亞洲犯罪學手冊》的主編，目前當選擔任多個國際犯罪學學術組織領導職位，包括國際犯罪學學會學術委員會主席、亞洲犯罪學學會會員大會主席，以及康拜爾合作組織犯罪與司法指導委員會委員等。
《亞洲犯罪學期刊》自創刊以來，一直致力於推動亞洲犯罪學和中國犯罪學的發展，努力推進犯罪學和刑事司法、經驗法學、犯罪預防中的循證公共政策及犯罪和刑事司法的比較等相關研究。期刊通過發表有關亞洲地區犯罪、犯罪預防、刑法及其他社會法律主題和刑事司法的論文，為犯罪學家、政策制定者和從業人員提供了一個討論和交流的平臺。期刊接受多種不同研究方法的研究，包括定量，定性，歷史和比較方法。它的跨學科方法涵蓋了一系列的研究領域，包括犯罪學，法學，刑事司法，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。
在法學院劉建宏教授領導下，《亞洲犯罪學期刊》發展迅速，影響不斷擴大。 該期刊是全球法學類期刊中學術聲望發展最快的期刊之一，在犯罪學領域亦是得到廣泛認可的權威頂尖期刊。
《亞洲犯罪學期刊》最新影響因數
《亞洲犯罪學期刊》歷年JCR排名