Homicide StudiesHomicide Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the study of homicide. The editor-in-chief is Jesenia Pizarro. It was established in 1997 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.Abstracting and indexingHomicide Studies is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social [Sciences Citation Index]. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2020 impact factor is 1.63, ranking it 30 out of 50 journals in the category "Criminology and Penology".