The International Journal of Crime, Criminal Justice, and Law specifically and exclusively addresses a broad spectrum of criminal justice related topics. International and interdisciplinary in scope, it publishes refereed theoretical, descriptive, methodological, and applied papers. All aspects of crime, justice and law are discussed. In addition, the journal frequently includes articles that address contemporary theoretical and conceptual controversies, allowing the specialist to stay informed of ongoing debates. The journal also publishes overview articles on particular aspects of crime, justice and law updating the reader on research and theoretical developments.
Submission of Manuscripts: An original and four copies of the manuscript should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief, Scott M. Mire, Ph.D., Department of Criminal Justice, P.O. Box 41652, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana 70504-1652. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit manuscripts on disk. The disk should be prepared using MS Word or WordPerfect and should be clearly labeled with authors’ names, file name, and software program. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been published elsewhere and that it has not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the property of the publisher.
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Authors should also supply a shortened version of the title suitable for a running head, not exceeding 50 character spaces. Each article should be summarized in an abstract of no more than 100 words. Avoid abbreviations, diagrams, and reference to the text.
References: Should be listed at the end of the paper and refer only to material cited in the manuscript. They should be listed inalphabetical order and follow the current American Psychological Association Review style. In the text, reference citations should include author and year of publication (Brown, 1995). Identify subsequent citations of the same source in the same way as the first, not using ibid., op. cit., or loc. Cit. Give both last names for dual authors; for more than two, use “et al.” in the text. When two authors have the same last name, use identifying initials in the text. For institutional authorship, supply minimum identification from the beginning of the complete citation (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1963, p. 149).
In the reference section, list all source citations by author, and within author by year of publication. The reference list must be complete and include all references in the text. The use of “et al” is not acceptable in the reference list; provide the names of all authors. If there is more than one reference to the same author and year, delineate them by the letters “a,” “b,” etc. added to the year (Levy, 1963a). Give the publisher’s name in as brief a form as is fully intelligible. If the cited material is unpublished, use “forthcoming” with the name of the journal or publisher; otherwise use “unpublished.”
Books: Wilson, Jim J., Howard W. Jenkins, Jr., and Jody Smith. 1990. Criminal behavior. Philadelphia: Pilgrim Press.
Periodicals: Smith, John. Forthcoming. “The Effects of Violence on Women.” Pacific Sociological Review.
Herman, L. M., Kuczaj, S.A., III, & Holder, M.D. (1993). Responses to gestrual sequences. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 122, 184-194.
Collections: Johnson, S. 1980. “The Problem of Drug Abuse.” Pp. 145-161 in Studies in the Science of Society, edited by G. Murdock. New Haven: Yale University Press.
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