CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW
The Criminal Justice Review is a quarterly scholarly journal dedicated to presenting a broad perspective on criminal justice issues. It focuses on any aspect of crime and the justice system, and can feature local, state, or national concerns. Both qualitative and quantitative pieces are encouraged, providing that they adhere to standards of quality scholarship. As a peer-reviewed journal, we encourage the submission of articles, research notes, and commentaries that focus on crime and justice-related topics broadly defined. Five copies of manuscripts should be submitted in English, follow APA style, be double-spaced throughout, including references, tables and indented quotations, and cannot be under consideration by another publication. An abstract not to exceed 200 words must be included with submissions. Send to:
Dean Dabney, Editor
Criminal Justice Review
Georgia State University
Department of Criminal Justice
P.O. Box 4018
Atlanta, GA 30302-4018
Phone: (404) 413-1039
Fax: (404) 413-1030
Email: ddabney@gsu.edu
Criminology and Criminology & Public Policy
The American Society of Criminology publishes two peer-reviewed journals, Criminology and Criminology & Public Policy. While each journal seeks to publish state-of-the-art research on important substantive issues, their individual publication focus following descriptions of each journal’s publication priorities are provided. Although inevitable overlap between the two journals is to be expected, we hope the descriptions below will prove helpful. To provide more guidance to authors in their manuscript submission decisions, the criminology and criminal justice:
- It is committed to the study of crime, deviant behavior, and related phenomena as addressed in the social and behavioral sciences and the fields of law, criminal justice and history.
- Its emphasis is upon empirical research and scientific methodology, with priority given to articles reporting original research.
- It includes articles needed to advance criminology and criminal justice as a scientific discipline.
Criminology & Public Policy
- Its central objective is to publish articles that strengthen the role of research in the development of criminal justice policy and practice.
- It is committed to empirical studies that assess criminal justice policy or practice, and provide evidence-based support for new, modified, or alternative policies and practices.
- Its emphasis is upon providing more informed dialogue about criminal justice policies and practices and the empirical evidence related to these policies and practices.
- It includes articles needed to advance the relationship between criminological research and criminal justice policy and practice.
The American Society of Criminology's publications consist of the following: the journals, Criminology and Criminology & Public Policy, and the newsletter, The Criminologist.
In addition, the Crime and Justice Research Alliance (a joint initiative of the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences) publishes a monthly newsletter, CJRA Newsletter.
Information on Permissions, Copies, and Back Issues
CRIMINOLOGY: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL
Current Editors:
David McDowall, Lead Co-Editor
CRIMINOLOGY
School of Criminal Justice
University at Albany
Albany, NY 12222
518-442-5225 (Ph)
Janet L. Lauritsen, Co-Editor
CRIMINOLOGY
Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of Missouri - St. Louis
One University Boulevard
St Louis, MO 63121
314-516-5427 (Ph)
Jody Miller, Co-Editor
CRIMINOLOGY
School of Criminal Justice
Rutgers University
123 Washington St Ste 555
Center for Law & Justice
Newark, NJ 07102
937-353-1303 (Ph)
jody.miller@rutgers.edu
Brian D. Johnson, Co-Editor
CRIMINOLOGY
Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of Maryland
2220K LeFrak Hall
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-4709 (Ph)
CRITICAL ISSUES IN CRIME AND SOCIETY
Critical Issues in Crime and Society(Rutgers University Press) seeks manuscripts and proposals for books offering critical analyses of contemporary controversies in crime and justice. The series is particularly well suited to works critical criminological works that bring sociological, political-economic, feminist, postmodern, critical race, and/or global frameworks to the study of barriers to justice. The series offers books that are accessible to students and other interested audiences beyond the academy, as well as to scholars in justice studies. Please direct your questions, proposals or manuscripts to Raymond Michalowski, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Box 15005 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, or via electronic mail to raymond.michalowski @nau.edu, or fax (520-523-8011).
JOURNAL OF CRIME AND JUSTICE
The Journal of Crime and Justice, the official publication of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, is a triannual peer-reviewed journal featuring original scholarly work in the area of crime and criminal justice. JC&J welcomes quantitative and qualitative articles and theoretical commentaries. Special topic issues are also welcomed. Michael J. Leiber, is the Editor at the University of South Florida.
Current and forthcoming issues can be found at: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjcj20
Prospective authors should send a cover letter with contact information and the manuscript electronically to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rjcj.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY
The Journal of Experimental Criminology focuses on high quality experimental and quasi-experimental research in the development of evidence based crime and justice policy. The journal is also committed to the advancement of the science of systematic reviews and experimental methods in criminology and criminal justice. The journal seeks empirical papers on experimental and quasi-experimental studies, systematic reviews on substantive criminal justice problems, and methodological papers on experimentation and systematic review. The journal encourages submissions from scholars in the broad array of scientific disciplines that are concerned with crime and justice problems.
For more information about the Journal of Experimental Criminology and for Authors’ Instructions, we kindly refer you to the journal homepage at http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/criminology/journal/11292
JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE CRIMINOLOGY
The Journal of Quantitative Criminology publishes papers that use quantitative techniques to address substantive, methodological, or evaluative topics in criminology and criminal justice. While some articles are at the forefront of quantitative methodology, others apply familiar methods to substantively important topics. JQC emphasizes the use of sound quantitative methods, not methodological sophistication for its own sake. Persons interested in submitting their work to JQC should send four copies of their manuscript to:
Journal of Quantitative Criminology
School of Criminal Justice
University at Albany
State University of New York
Albany, NY 12222
Style guidelines and a sample copy are available at the Journal's web
site: http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/criminology/journal/10940.
Justice Research and Policy
The Journal of the Justice Research and Statistics Association
Justice Research and Policy is a semiannual, peer-reviewed journal that strives to bridge the gap between criminal justice researchers and practitioners. We welcome manuscripts that relate to some aspect of applied criminal justice research, program evaluation, or data analysis. The peer-review process normally takes three to four months.
Suggested Topics
- The impact of programs and policies on problems in the criminal and juvenile justice systems
- Research or data analysis that has influenced the passage of legislation or resulted in changes in policies in federal, state, and local agencies
- The development of new analytical approaches and their application to justice issues
- The improvement of data systems
- Research or analysis that has provided a basis for the development of new programs
- Analysis of issues that has had a demonstrable effect on policymakers or programs
Submissions
JRP only considers original, unpublished manuscripts not under review by other journals. Manuscripts should be 20 to 30 pages in length, double-spaced, and include an abstract of 50-100 words. We prefer graphics in either jpeg or tiff files, placed at the end of the manuscript, along with any tables, with call-outs in the text to indicate placement. References and citations as well as general manuscript format should conform to the guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
JRP considers three types of articles:
· Research Articles should contain a literature review, description of the methodology, description of results, and a conclusion. The relevance of the findings to the formation of policy should be specifically addressed.
· Policy Articles should contain a statement of the problem that prompted the investigation, a review of other policy or practice concerned with the same issue, and a description of the steps taken to understand and solve the problem. A conclusion should address the implications of the findings and/or the impact of the investigation on policy. References may or may not be needed.
· Research Notes are brief articles with a smaller focus. Literature reviews are not necessarily required, although some background to place the research in context is needed.
Please send all manuscripts and questions to Nancy Michel, at nmichel@jrsa.org.
Nancy Michel
Justice Research and Statistics Association
777 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 801
Washington, DC 20002
Victims and Offenders
Victims & Offenders is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an interdisciplinary and international forum for the dissemination of new research, policies and practices related to both victimization and offending throughout the life course. Our aim is to provide an opportunity for researchers—both in the United States and internationally—from a wide range of disciplines (criminal justice, psychology, sociology, political science, economics, public health, and social work) to publish articles that examine issues from a variety of perspectives in a unique, interdisciplinary forum. We are interested in both quantitative and qualitative research, systematic, evidence-based reviews, and articles that focus on theory development related to offenders and victims. The journal is published quarterly.
Victims & Offenders receives all manuscript submissions electronically via the ScholarOne Manuscripts website located at:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/UVAO . ScholarOne Manuscripts allows for rapid submission of original and revised manuscripts, as well as facilitating the review process and internal communication between authors, editors, and reviewers via a web-based platform. ScholarOne Manuscripts technical support can be accessed via http://scholarone.com/services/support/ . If you have any other requests please contact the journal’s editor, Professor James Byrne, at profbyrne@hotmail.com or the managing editor, Dr. William Wood, at w.wood@griffith.edu.au
WOMEN & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Women & Criminal Justice is the only periodical devoted specifically to scholarly interdisciplinary and international research on all concerns related to women and criminal justice. It provides scholars with a single forum devoted to this critical specialty area in the fields of criminal justice, human rights, law, politics, sociology, social work, and women’s studies. Both qualitative and quantitative studies are welcomed, as are studies that test theories about women as victims, professionals, and offenders.
The journal is refereed and features original research articles from academicians and professionals in the field that reflect its interdisciplinary and international focus, such as:
- cross-cultural studies on gender, race, ethnicity, and criminal justice
- socio-legal and historical studies on gender and crime and victimization
- gender studies on women professionals
- theory pertaining to women and criminal justice
- women and the law
- women in crime and punishment literature
- women as victims of rape, incest, battering, stalking, and sexual harassment
- women and human trafficking
- implications of legally mandated change for professionals, victims, and offenders
- juvenile females in the criminal justice system
- women in criminal justice professions, including academia
- incarcerated women (legal rights, programs, pregnancy, AIDS, children of incarcerated women, aged and infirm, women on death row)
- legal restraints on improving the conditions for women in the criminal justice system
- international efforts to respond to the needs of women in the criminal justice system.
Women & Criminal Justice periodically presents commentaries where authors exchange ideas and discuss methodological issues and present reports of ongoing research and research findings. A summary of the laws and court cases that pertain to women will also be presented. Special thematic issues have cov- ered such topics as the criminalization of a woman’s body; women and domestic violence; human sex trafficking; and, dating violence. A special issue on women, punishment and mental health is currently in process.
Women & Criminal Justice receives all manuscript submissions electronically via their ScholarOne Manuscripts website located at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/wwcj . ScholarOne Manuscripts allows for rapid submission of original and revised manuscripts, as well as facilitates the review process and internal communication between authors, editors, and reviewers via a web-based platform. ScholarOne Manuscripts technical support can be accessed via http://scholarone.com/services/support/ . If you have any other requests please contact Frances P. Bernat, the journal’s editor, at frances.bernat@tamiu.edu .
Please note that Women & Criminal Justice uses CrossCheck™ software to screen papers for unoriginal material. By submitting your paper to Women & Criminal Justice you are agreeing to any necessary originality checks your paper may have to undergo during the peer review and production processes.
Manuscripts . Text should be readable copy for the purposes of peer review in a serif typeface (preferably Times Roman) at a font no smaller than 11 points (12 point is preferred). Manuscript text should be double spaced with margins of at least one inch all around the page. In addition to the main text, every submission must include (1) title page, (2) an abstract, (3) a reference list, and any (4) notes, (5) tables, or (6) figures mentioned in the text on separate pages. Authors should note that most published articles are about 25 pages (200 words per page) in length. Please organize your paper so that the elements are gathered in this order: title page, abstract, text, references, notes, figures, and tables. Your paper should not place figures and tables where they are discussed in the text, rather make a notation in the text as to where the table or figure would appear (e.g., Table 1 about here).
Title page. Title page should include your manuscript’s full title, the names and affiliations of all authors in the order that they are to appear, and the contact information for the lead author.
Abstract. Your abstract page should have your manuscript’s title (without author information) and should be as close to 100 words as possible. It should include your research question or puzzle, identify your data, and give some indication of your findings. Your abstract is likely to be sent by email to potential readers; giving an accurate and efficient statement of your project is likely to increase your chances of enlisting their aid. Unfocused, verbose abstracts may make it harder to place your paper with referees.
22nd Annual American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences (AABSS) sponsored by the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Liberal Arts.
The conference will be held on February 25 – 26, 2019 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada with a special conference room rate of $64 per night (plus tax & fees).
The deadline for submitting a proposal is November 7th. All proposals will undergo juried review on a rolling basis, with prompt notifications of acceptance/rejection so that presenters can make early and economical travel arrangements.
All presented papers are eligible for submission to the Journal of Behavioral and Social Sciences (www.jbssjournal.org) and all submitted papers will be peer-reviewed for potential publication.
Visit the website for details at www.AABSS.net
Michael W. Firmin, Ph.D.
AABSS Conference Director
Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Cedarville University
Cedarville, Ohio
P.S.
AABSS this year will be held at the same hotel location and dates as the 31st Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC) and the 3rd Annual Conference on Academic Research in Education (CARE). Although EQRC and CARE are independent of AABSS, if you desire to present multiple papers, then you may present one at AABSS and another at EQRC and/or CARE for the same registration fee. Please note that papers presented at EQRC must use a qualitative methodology and papers presented at CARE must be germane to education. See www.EQRC.net for details regarding the EQRC conference and www.CARE-Conference.net for details regarding the CARE conference. Both EQRC and CARE are sponsored by the UNLV College of Education.