Criminology: An Interdisciplinary Journal

Criminology: An Interdisciplinary Journal is an official publication of the American Society of Criminology. The journal is interdisciplinary in nature, devoted to crime and deviant behavior, as found in sociology, psychology, design, systems analysis, and decision theory as applied to crime and criminal justice. The major emphasis is on empirical research and scientific methodology, and article reporting on the original research are given priority. Articles which review the literature or deal with theoretical issues stated in the literature are also dealt with and suggest the types of investigation which might properly be carried out in the future. Criminology is published four times annually — February, May, August, and November. Submissions to the journal should be sent directly to the Editor via the on-line submission process (see link below). The most recent journal rankings from the Institute for Scientific Information identifies Criminology as the leading professional journal in the field of criminology (first out of 27), sixth of 96 in the field of sociology, and 29th of 101 in the field of law.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

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 differs.

Criminology

  • Its central objective is to publish articles that advance the theoretical and research agenda of 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.

Editors

Volkan Topalli, Co-Lead Editor
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
55 Park Place, Unit 514
Georgia State University
Atlanta GA 30303
404-413-1033

Thomas Loughran, Co-Lead Editor
Department of Criminology
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SOC 327
Tampa, FL 33620, USA
813-974-9708

Callie Burt, Co-Editor
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
55 Park Place, Unit 535
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-413-1032

Dana Haynie, Co-Editor
Department of Sociology
The Ohio State University
Townshend Hall 124
1885 Neil Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
614-247-7846

Gary Sweeten, Co-Editor
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions
Arizona State University
411 N Central Ave Room 600
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0685
602-496-2342

Andromachi Tseloni, Co-Editor
School of Social Sciences &
UK Ministry of Justice
Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham, UK
NG1 4FQ
44 (0)115 848 4704