Journal metric profile

Police Practice and Research

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.800 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.800 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 34/111 Recorded category rank

Police Practice and Research JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Police Practice and Research metric snapshot

Police Practice and Research has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.800. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.800, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 34 out of 111 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 31% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 1.800 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.700, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.110. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for Police Practice and Research lists total cites: 1,267; total articles: 48; citable items: 48. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 6.5 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 7.4 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Police Practice and Research is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1561-4263 and electronic ISSN 1477-271X. The publisher is recorded as ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal namePolice Practice and Research
Abbreviated journalPOLICE PRACT RES
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank9,201
ISSN1561-4263
eISSN1477-271X
Total cites1,267
Total articles48
Citable items48
Cited half-life6.5 years
Citing half-life7.4 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.800
5-Year Impact Factor1.800
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.700
Journal Citation Indicator1.110
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank34/111
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Police Practice and Research?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Police Practice and Research is 1.800 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Police Practice and Research?

Police Practice and Research is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 34/111. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Police Practice and Research?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Police Practice and Research is 1.800. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Police Practice and Research?

Police Practice and Research is listed in this directory as being published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

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