
Covers crime and deviance at the global, national, regional and local level, worldwide
Has a special focus on financial crime, corruption, terrorism and organizational crime
Welcomes criminological research in the areas of human rights, comparative and international criminal law and criminal justice
Crime, Law and Social Change publishes peer reviewed, original research articles addressing crime and the political economy of crime, whether at the global, national, regional or local levels, anywhere in the world. The Journal often presents work on financial crime, corruption, organized criminal groups, criminal enterprises and illegal markets, state crime, terrorism and security issues, cybercrime, cross-border crime and environmental crime. In addition, Crime, Law and Social Change welcomes criminological research in the areas of human rights, comparative and international criminal justice, compensation and justice for serious crime victims, international criminal law and cooperation. Finally, the Journal publishes multi-disciplinary criminological research focusing on gender, age, racial and ethnic equality issues.
- Covers organized crime at the transnational, national, regional and local level, worldwide
- Explores financial and environmental crime, political corruption, and the expropriation of resources from developing nations
- Examines human rights, including genocide, compensation for victims of state-sponsored crime and analysis of rights organizations
- Studies gender, racial and ethnic equality
Journal information
- Editor-in-Chief
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- Mary Dodge,
- Willem Huisman
- Publishing model
- Hybrid (Transformative Journal). Learn about publishing Open Access with us
Journal metrics
- 0.921 (2019)
- Impact factor
- 1.146 (2019)
- Five year impact factor
- 105 days
- Submission to first decision
- 279 days
- Submission to acceptance
- 272,199 (2020)
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Crime, Law and Social Change Special Collection on Sustainable Development Goal 16
Springer Nature is dedicated to supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The Editors of Crime, Law and Social Change invite you to enjoy a collection of recent articles that fall within the framework of SDG 16, “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.”
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Call For Papers: Special Issue of Crime, Law and Social Change
"Traditions and Innovations on Qualitative Methods in Criminology."
Crime, Law and Social Change invites you to submit your research to a special issue of the journal. Accepting submissions of abstracts now through May 3, 2021. Please follow link for full details.
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Open Access Articles
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COVID-19 and impact on peer review
As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
About this journal
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-0751
- Print ISSN
- 0925-4994
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