Journal metric profile

Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology

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 1.700 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.000 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 38/111 Recorded category rank

Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology metric snapshot

Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SPRINGER INT PUBL AG. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.700. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.000, 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 38 out of 111 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 34% 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 five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.000) is 0.300 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.700). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.600, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.930. 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 Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology lists total cites: 500; total articles: 15; citable items: 15. 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 5.4 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 11.1 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology is identified in this directory by print ISSN 2199-4641 and electronic ISSN 2199-465X. The publisher is recorded as SPRINGER INT PUBL AG. 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 nameJournal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology
Abbreviated journalJ DEV LIFE-COURSE CR
PublisherSPRINGER INT PUBL AG
Metric year2025
Overall rank9,720
ISSN2199-4641
eISSN2199-465X
Total cites500
Total articles15
Citable items15
Cited half-life5.4 years
Citing half-life11.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.700
5-Year Impact Factor2.000
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.600
Journal Citation Indicator0.930
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank38/111
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology is 1.700 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology?

Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 38/111. 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 Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology is 2.000. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology?

Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology is listed in this directory as being published by SPRINGER INT PUBL AG.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.