The Journal of Criminal Justice is an international journal intended to fill the present need for the dissemination of new information, ideas and methods, to both practitioners and academicians in the criminal justice area. The Journal is concerned with all aspects of the criminal justice system in terms of their relationships to each other. Although materials are presented relating to crime and the individual elements of the criminal justice system, the emphasis of the Journal is to tie together the functioning of these elements and to illustrate the effects of their interactions. Articles that reflect the application of new disciplines or analytical methodologies to the problems of criminal justice are of special interest.
Since the purpose of the Journal is to provide a forum for the dissemination of new ideas, new information, and the application of new methods to the problems and functions of the criminal justice system, the Journal emphasizes innovation and creative thought of the highest quality.
An International journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
The Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine publishes topical articles on aspects of forensic and legal medicine. Specifically, the Journal supports research that explores the medical principles of care and forensic assessment of individuals, whether adult or child, in contact with the judicial system. It is a fully peer-review hybrid journal with a broad international perspective. It is the official journal for the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians.
The Journal accepts submissions of original research, review articles, and pertinent case studies, editorials, and commentaries in relevant areas of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Context of Practice, and Education and Training. All aspects of the medical principles of care and forensic assessment of individuals in contact with the judicial system are examined and the journal has a broad international perspective.
Topics covered in the journal include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following, particularly within the clinical setting:
Forensic medicine training, forensic medicine national systems
Healthcare in police and prison custody, death in custody and restraint injuries
Death investigation and causes of death
Suicide, para-suicide and deliberate self-harm
Child abuse and neglect
Interpersonal violence, assault and injury, personal injury, elder abuse, domestic violence
Sexual assault
Human rights when involving refugee and asylum medicine
Traffic and transportation medicine
Drug and alcohol misuse, drink and drug driving
Medical law and medical negligence
Mass disaster
Torture
Extra-judicial deaths
Human rights
The Journal adheres to strict publication ethical guidelines, and actively supports a culture of inclusive and representative publication.
Journal of the The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.
Science & Justice is the official journal of The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences. It provides a medium whereby all aspects of applying science to legal proceedings can be internationally evidenced, debated and progressed through high quality, peer reviewed publications. It promotes learned and original research findings across all subjects of interest to forensic and crime science communities, and the criminal justice sector.
The journal publishes material in the following types of submission:
Original Research Papers
Short Communications (for example, Preliminary Studies and Proof-of-Concept articles where datasets are limited)
Review Articles
Technical Notes
Case Studies
Professional Practice Reports
Rapid Communications
Commentaries (including Professional Commentaries)
Correspondence