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Key Criminology Journals
	Journal Impact Factor (JIF) 2018	SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) 2018
General
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology	1.082 (Ranked 41/65 for Criminology)	0.607 (Quartile 1 for Law and Quartile 2 for Forensics)
Current Issues in Criminal Justice	Not indexed	Not indexed
Theoretical Criminology
British Journal of Criminology	2.881 (Ranked 11/65 for Criminology)	1.422 (Quartile 1 for both Law and Forensics)
Criminology (US)	3.842 (Ranked 4/65 for Criminology)	3.968 (Quartile 1 for both Law and Forensics)
Crime and Media
Policing and Society	1.448 (Ranked 31/65 for Criminology)	0.868 (Quartile 1 for both Law and Sociology)
Crime, Media, Culture	1.737 (Ranked 25/65 for Criminology)	0.868 (Quartile 1 for both Law and Communication)
New Media and Society	4.800 (Ranked 2/88 for Communication)	2.844 (Quartile 1 for Communication)
Victimology
International Review of Victimology	Not indexed	0.599 (Quartile 1 for Law and Quartile 2 for Sociology)

Scopus This link opens in a new window
Abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed journals, books and conference proceedings in a wide range of disciplines. Includes author and affiliation searches, citation impact and analytical tools.
Scopus has a limit of 2,000 citation exports.
Web of science This link opens in a new window
Indexes high impact journals through ISI's citation indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded - 1956 to present; Social Sciences Citation Index - 1956 to present; Arts and Humanities Citation Index - 1975 to present.
Google scholar This link opens in a new window
Access scholarly literature from publishers, societies, repositories, universities, etc. Use this link to access articles in our subscribed journals after proxy authentication.

Dimensions
Free searchable citation database which providing links to subscribed library content and open access publications
Research Impact and Analysis Guide
More information can be found on the Research Impact and Citation Analysis guide

SAGE research methods online This link opens in a new window
Research methods tool to help researchers gather full-text resources, design research projects, understand a particular method and write up their research. Includes access to collections of video, business cases and eBooks,

Research Methods Guide
More information about research methods can be found on this guide

Ulrichsweb This link opens in a new window
Provides access to Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory, Irregular Serials and Annuals, International Serials Database Update and other related resources. Ulrich's provides a range of information on serial titles which includes bibliographic information, indexing and abstracting sources of individual titles, costs, frequency, language, URLs and also indicates if the serial title is refereed. There are also links to tables of contents, and article abstracts. The quick search option allows you to search by ISSN, title, keyword and subject. Alternatively you can browse serial titles by general subject area or by specific indexes such as title, language, vendor, etc.
Journal Citation Reports This link opens in a new window
Summarises citations from science and social science journals and proceedings in the Web of Science database, delivering detailed reports of their citation performance, their citation network, and the count and type of materials published.

ERA Journals List 2018
ERA 2018 Submitted Journal List, download the excel spreadsheet from this page
SCImago Subject Rankings
Includes limit by subject area, then su-category within each area. Includes metrics for SJR score, journal H-Index, total documents and references.
SHERPA/RoMEO
Publisher copyright policies and self-archiving
JournalGuide
46,000 journals across a range of publishers. Includes user submitted information on speed of publication
Strategic Publishing Guide
More information on assessing journals can be found on the Strategic Publishing guide

Trove (Australian Digital Theses)
Advanced Search for Research & Reports, select thesis from the format drop-down
EThOS - UK Online Theses
British Library, harvests e-theses from UK Institutions and their repositories.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and indexes of doctoral dissertations and master's theses in all subjects completed at accredited Australian, North American and selected European colleges and universities from 1743 to the present day.
EBSCO Open Dissertations This link opens in a new window
Free database with records for over 1.2 million electronic theses and dissertations from around the world, includes content from 'American Doctoral Dissertations'.
Free public resource

Australian Education Research Theses Database
Australian education theses 1919+, many full-text. Some overseas theses on Australian topics.
History Online
UK Institute of Historical Research collection of information about history theses 1930+
Theses and Dissertations Guide
More information about finding theses can be found on this guide

State Library of NSW
Free registration for NSW residents. Provides access to Journal and Newspaper Databases.
National Library of Australia
Free registration for Australian residents. Provides access to Journals and Newspaper Databases.
TROVE catalogue search
Searches book and journal holdings in the catalogues of Australian academic libraries
The European Library
Offers access to the collections of the 48 National Libraries of Europe, including the British Library, and leading European Research Libraries.
WorldCat
Searches the book and journal holdings of library catalogues around the world

Endnote Guide
More information can be found on the Endnote guide

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