International Criminology - Submit your book review, become a reviewer, or propose a thematic issue!
The Editors-in-Chief of International Criminology welcome your engagement with the journal. For instance, you may wish to submit a book review, or send a copy of your book for potential review; apply to be a peer reviewer; and/or submit a proposal for a thematic issue.
Book reviews
International Criminology welcomes the submission of book review manuscripts for consideration. To learn more about our book review program and/or arrange to send review copies, contact Ting Wang (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA) via t_wang5@uncg.edu (this opens in a new tab).
International Criminology's book review manuscripts follow a standard format. Find an example here (this opens in a new tab).
Become a peer reviewer
Finally, to register as a peer reviewer for International Criminology, please email one of the Editors-in-Chief with your CV.
Thematic issues and symposia
The journal welcomes proposals for collections of papers on a topic within our Aims and scope, in the form of a thematic issue or a thematic symposium.
Thematic Issues normally consist of an introductory review article (approximately 5-7,000 words) and 5-7 articles (approximately 8,000-10,000 words). Each issue is overseen by a special guest editor. All papers in each of the thematic issues are subject to peer review and benefit from comments and editorial guidance from the guest editor and the Editor-in-Chief.
About peer review for articles in the thematic issue
All submitted manuscripts will go through double-blind peer review, with reviewers chosen by the guest editor in consultation with the Editorial Board of International Criminology. The editor-in-chief, in consultation with the guest editor, will determine the acceptance of manuscripts for publication in the thematic issue. An invitation to prepare a thematic issue does not constitute a guarantee of publication of the thematic issue or of the individual articles submitted in connection with it.
Scholars who wish to serve as editors of a thematic issue are invited to submit a proposal. Proposals are selected on a competitive basis. Criteria for evaluation will include the significance and potential impact of the collected scholarship, innovation in subject matter or method, and collaborations that seek to include early-career scholars and members of groups underrepresented in the academy.
How to submit a proposal for a thematic issue
Thematic issues must receive initial approval from the Editor-in-Chief before papers are submitted. The first step is to submit a proposal, addressed to Ineke Haen Marshall, Editor-in-Chief, International Criminology at i.marshall@northeastern.edu
Proposals should be 2-4 pages in length and should address the following:
- The theme of the thematic issue and a proposed title
- Why the theme is significant and important
- Why a thematic issue focusing on the theme is necessary or likely to have a substantial impact
- Who will edit the thematic issue and their qualifications to do so
- How authors and articles will be selected to submit to the thematic issue: by invitation, through an open call, or a combination of the two
- A list of potential contributors
- A list of the proposed articles with abstracts
- An outline timetable
Download the full Call for Thematic Issues here.
Symposia
International Criminology also welcomes proposals of thematic symposia. Symposia will feature 3-5 articles clustered around a shared theme, and will be edited by guest editors. Editors may work alone or in teams. Proposals should come from scholars who wish to serve as symposium editors. Thematic symposia normally consist of an introductory review article (approximately 5-7,000 words) and 3-5 articles (approximately 8,000-10,000 words).
Each symposium is overseen by a special guest editor. All papers in symposia are subject to peer review and benefit from comments and editorial guidance from the guest editor and the Editor-in-Chief. About peer review for articles in symposia All submitted manuscripts will go through double-blind peer review, with reviewers chosen by the guest editor in consultation with the Editorial Board of International Criminology. The editor-in-chief, in consultation with the guest editor, will determine the acceptance of manuscripts for publication in the symposium. An invitation to prepare a symposium does not constitute a guarantee of publication of the symposium or of the individual articles submitted in connection with it.
Scholars who wish to serve as editors of a symposium are invited to submit a proposal. Proposals are selected on a competitive basis. Criteria for evaluation will include the significance and potential impact of the collected scholarship, innovation in subject matter or method, and collaborations that seek to include early-career scholars and members of groups underrepresented in the academy.
How to submit a proposal for a symposium
Symposia must receive initial approval from the Editor-in-Chief before papers are submitted. The first step is to submit a proposal, addressed to Ineke Haen Marshall, Editor-in-Chief, International Criminology at i.marshall@northeastern.edu
Proposals should be 2-4 pages in length and should address the following:
- The theme of the symposium and a proposed title
- Why the theme is significant and important
- Why a symposium focusing on the theme is necessary or likely to have a substantial impact
- Who will edit the symposium and their qualifications to do so
- How authors and articles will be selected to submit to the symposium: by invitation, through an open call, or a combination of the two
- A list of potential contributors
- A list of the proposed articles with abstracts
- An outline timetable
Download the full Call for Symposia here.