{"id":34519,"date":"2026-06-30T10:52:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcrime.it\/?p=34519"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:53:14","slug":"ejcpr-ranked-13th-worldwide-in-the-field-of-criminology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcrime.it\/en\/ejcpr-ranked-13th-worldwide-in-the-field-of-criminology\/","title":{"rendered":"EJCPR ranked 13th worldwide in the field of criminology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research (<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/10610\">EJCPR<\/a>) has been ranked <strong>13th worldwide<\/strong> in the <strong>Criminology &amp; Penology<\/strong> category of the latest <strong data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"384\">Journal Citation Reports (JCR)<\/strong>, one of the leading international rankings of academic journals. This places the EJCPR in the first quartile (Q1), recognising it among the top 25% of journals in the field for its scientific excellence.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2003, the journal has been led by Editor-in-Chief <strong>Prof<\/strong>. <strong>Ernesto Ugo Savona<\/strong>, Director of Transcrime. Under his editorial leadership, the journal has strengthened its international standing and has recently advanced a renewed vision: contributing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10610-025-09656-7\">(re)construction of a European identity in criminological research<\/a> by overcoming national silos while drawing on the diversity of research communities across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Savona was also recently recognised by Springer Nature for bringing the EJCPR into the top 20% of the publisher&#8217;s portfolio for editorial performance and author service and, in 2025, received the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcrime.it\/en\/professor-ernesto-ugo-savona-receives-2025-esc-criminology-award\/\">European Criminology Award<\/a> in recognition of his outstanding contribution.<\/p>\n<p>The journal&#8217;s editorial team also includes Transcrime researchers <strong>Deborah Manzi<\/strong>, managing editor, and <strong>Michael Lo Giudice<\/strong>, assistant managing editor, who contribute to the journal&#8217;s continued development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research (EJCPR) has been ranked 13th worldwide in the Criminology &amp; Penology category of the latest Journal Citation Reports (JCR), one of the leading international rankings of academic journals. 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