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Journal overview

Criminal Justice Studies is a quarterly journal that publishes theoretical, empirical and interpretive studies of crime and criminal justice. The journal is multi-disciplinary in nature, drawing on all social sciences that provide insights regarding issues of crime and criminal justice. All methodologies of social science are supported and encouraged. The journal is especially interested in publishing research that provides a critical assessment of criminal justice policy and practices.


Peer Review Policy:

All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review by at least two double-anonymized reviews plus by the editor initially screening and reviewing the submissions prior to being sent out for review. Submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

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