International Criminology

International Criminology is a Hybrid journal. By default, journal publications are paywalled and available subscription-only; authors are never asked to pay a fee at any stage of the editorial evaluation process. Following their paper's acceptance, authors may choose to publish in Open Access format to widen the reach and amplify the impact of their work. If you're interested in publishing Open Access research in Critical Criminology, start by assessing your eligibility for funding—through Springer's Nature's Open Choice program as well as our fast-expanding Transformative agreements (scroll down) with a range of participating countries and institutions that cover open access costs for authors. View all of the Open Access articles in International Criminology here.

International Criminology is proud to be a global publication. If your paper is accepted for publication in the journal, you will be offered the option of including an abstract in your native language, which must match the English-language abstract in content, format, and approximate word count. This second abstract will immediately follow the English-language abstract in your published paper, both online and in issue. 

Despite being a relatively young journal, International Criminology generates lots of conversation on social media. In particular, our Twitter presence is robust: as of mid-April 2023, Altmetric picked up 743 tweets about International Criminology content, from 341 unique tweeters in 33 countries. Our main Twitter handles are @SpringerCrim and @IntlCriminology - and don't forget @ascdicX, the handle of our affiliated ASC Division of International Criminology. We hope you'll join the conversation: be sure to include a link to the article you're discussing, even if it's a shortened version. Let's talk International Criminology!

It's heartening to see International Criminology's data-driven research being invoked in the mainstream press. For instance, in June 2022 an article in The Michigan Daily wove in findings from "Executive Clemency During the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Global Analysis of Law and Practice" and a piece from The Conversation cited and built upon "COVID-19 Conspiracies, Trust in Authorities, and Duty to Comply with Social Distancing Restrictions" - a relevant, resonant, and Open Access article that starred in 3 press articles, a blog post, a policy document, and 19 Tweets (and counting). 

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 or symposium. Click on the heading to learn more!