The Journal of Criminal Psychology (JCP) is both interagency and multidisciplinary, publishing scientific and practice-oriented research on all aspects of the psychology of criminal behavior. The content of the journal is internationally relevant to academics, police, social workers, juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice teams, prison staff and other professionals representing different facets of the criminal justice system. The Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology presents peer-reviewed reports and research on the theory, practice, and application of psychological principles in criminal justice, particularly law enforcement, courts, and correctional facilities. The journal publishes articles on police psychology, including personnel evaluation, therapeutic methods, training, ethics, and effective organizational functioning. The journal also features articles focusing on criminal behaviour, the application of psychology to effective correctional practices, and facilitating the recovery of victims of crime. Contributors and readers include psychologists, criminologists, sociologists, legal experts, social workers and other professionals who embrace the many facets of the criminal justice system at home and abroad. Internationally and multidisciplinary, the Journal of Criminal Psychology (JCP) publishes scientific and practice-oriented research on all aspects of the psychology of criminal behavior. The journal encourages submissions from academics, researchers and practitioners. The journal publishes articles based on quantitative and/or qualitative research design. Original concept papers and short research reports will also be considered for publication.
Articles published in JCP are double-blind peer-reviewed. If you have chosen to publish Gold Open Access, you will be asked to pay the APC (Article Processing Charge). This varies by journal and can be found on our APC price list or in the editorial system at the time of submission. Your article will be published with a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 user license, which describes how readers can reuse your work. Legal and Criminological Psychology is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the British Psychological Society. The journal was founded in 1996. In 2018, it had an ISI impact factor of 1,764, ranking 23rd out of 65 in criminology and corrections, 33rd out of 148 in law, and 51st out of 137 in multidisciplinary psychology. [1] For authors of UK journal articles – if you wish to submit your work accepted by us to REF 2021, you will need to make a “closed deposit” of your accepted manuscript in your respective institutional repository once your paper has been accepted. Papers accepted for publication after April 1, 2018 must be submitted as soon as possible and no later than three months after the date of acceptance. For more information and tips, visit the REF 2021 website. All our journals currently offer two open access publishing channels; Gold Open Access and Green Open Access.
The cover of the journal includes, but is not limited to: • Predictors of delinquent and criminal behaviour • Offender classification • Risk assessment and management • Prevention, intervention and treatment programmes • Characteristics of the perpetrator and crime • Policing • Questioning and testifying • Criminal thinking style and criminal identity • Detention process • Recidivism. Point of view. Covers all articles whose content depends on the opinion and interpretation of the author. These include journalistic and magazine-type articles. Here are some tips for writing articles on academic journals. More suggestions can be found on the article`s talk page. Case study. Describes actual interventions or experiences within organizations. It can be subjective and usually does not account for research. Also includes a description of a legal case or hypothetical case study used as a classroom exercise. Endnotes or endnotes should only be used when absolutely necessary.
They should be indicated in the text by sequential numbers in square brackets. These numbers should then be listed and explained at the end of the article. Research paper. Reports on any type of research conducted by the author(s), including: literature review. This category should only be used if the main purpose of the work is to comment on and/or critique the literature in a particular field. This could be a selective bibliography that gives advice on sources of information, or the article could aim to cover the main contributions to the development of a topic and examine their different points of view. Alternatively, if you want or need to publish Open Access, but your funding does not cover the costs of APC, you can choose the green path of open access or self-archiving. Once your article is published, you can make the author-accepted manuscript (the version accepted for publication) available for free without payment and embargo periods. • American Sociological Association Publication Options Database • EBSCO Academic Research • EBSCO Criminal Justice Abstracts • Clarivate Analytics Citation Index • ERIH PLUS • Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals • ReadCube Discover • Scopus. General review. Provides an overview or historical study of a concept, technique, or phenomenon.
Articles are likely to be descriptive or educational (“how-to” documents) rather than discursive. This is an optional service for writers who feel they need a little more support. This does not guarantee that your work will be accepted for review or publication. We have also developed our guidelines for research and publication ethics. If you haven`t read them yet, we encourage you to do so – they`ll help you avoid the most common questions about publishing ethics. Thank you to the 2021 reviewers of the Journal of Criminal Psychology Conceptual paper. Focuses on developing hypotheses and is generally discursive. Includes philosophical discussions and comparative studies of the work and thought of other authors. Before submitting the article, you must ensure that you have requested and obtained written permission to use the material in your manuscript created by a third party. Please note that we cannot publish articles for which permissions are pending.
The rights we need are: Please take a moment to read our Publication Permissions Guide to ensure that you have met all requirements so that we can process your submission without delay. Articles should be between 4000 and 8000 words long. This includes all text, such as the structured summary, references, all text in tables, figures and appendices. Call for Editors Journal of Criminal Psychology If you want to include these items, save them in a separate Microsoft Word document and upload the file with your submission. If included, a short professional biography of no more than 100 words must be given for each nominated author. We are signatories to the Guidelines on Promoting Transparency and Openness (TOP), a framework that supports the reproducibility of research through the adoption of transparent research practices. This means we encourage you: you can learn more about our open pathways, APCs and waivers, and read our FAQ on our open search page. If you have any questions about the status of your preliminary decision, please contact the magazine`s publisher or editors.