Re-launched for 2008
Papers from the British Criminology Conference
An Online Journal Published by the British Society of Criminology
Editor:
Andrew Millie (Loughborough University)
Editorial Board:
Philip Birch (University of Huddersfield), Anne Brunton (London School of Economics), Hazel Croall (Glasgow Caledonian University), Helen Gavin (University of Huddersfield), Alex Hirschfield (University of Huddersfield), Gordon Hughes (Cardiff University), Leanne Monchuk (University of Huddersfield), Shadd Maruna (Queens University Belfast), Tim Newburn (London School of Economics), Hannah Smithson (University of Huddersfield), Alison Wakefield (City University), Aidan Wilcox (University of Huddersfield), Kate Williams (University of Wolverhampton)
Description:
The British Society of Criminology conference has been held annually since 1987. Since its humble beginnings at the first conference in Sheffield, it has grown to become one of the most important international conferences on criminology in the academic calendar. For the 1995 conference it was decided to launch an annual collection of papers that had been presented. All papers were subject to peer-review, with the best collected into what became “Papers from the British Criminology Conference, Volume 1”. Since then a further 6 volumes have appeared, in 1997; 1999; 2000; 2002; 2003; and 2004.
After a brief hiatus we are delighted to inform you that the online journal “Papers from the British Criminology Conference” has been re-launched for the 2008 Conference hosted by theApplied Criminology Centre, University of Huddersfield. The theme for the 2008 conference is “Criminological Futures: Controversies, Developments and Debates”.
Aims and Scope:
“Papers from the British Criminology Conference” is a peer-reviewed annual online journal that draws from the best papers presented at the British Society of Criminology’s annual conference. The journal is international in scope, and welcomes contributions from conference participants from across the globe. Papers can be submitted under the following three categories: 1) Plenary papers; 2) Panel papers; and 3) Postgraduate papers.
Submission deadlines for 2008:
The deadline for submission is two months after the close of this year’s conference, (final deadline Monday 1 September 2008). Of course, if participants have prepared a written paper in support of their presentation, then we will gladly accept submissions before the conference. All submissions will be peer-reviewed.
Submission Guidelines:
- Only papers presented at this year’s British Society of Criminology annual conference will be accepted. Please indicate the category of paper (plenary; panel; or postgraduate paper).
- Papers are written in English and will not have been published already, nor will they be under consideration elsewhere.
- All papers are reviewed anonymously by at least two referees.
- Each paper should come with a separate cover sheet containing: the title of the paper; word count; author's full name; affiliation; email address; institutional address; telephone and fax number; an abstract of 100-150 words; up to 5 key words; and a brief biographical note of 25-50 words.
- Articles must be submitted electronically to the editor in Microsoft Word (or compatible format), typed in double spacing throughout, and with generous margins on all sides. All pages should be numbered. A maximum of three orders of heading can be used. The maximum length should be 6000 words, including notes and references.
- Essential notes should be kept to a minimum. These are indicated by superscript numbers in the text, and presented at the end of the text.
- Lengthy quotations should be kept to a minimum. If over 40 words these should be indented, with shorter quotes kept within the body of the text indicated by single quotation marks. Where possible, the page number for each quote should be indicated.
- Tables and Figures should be clearly presented and labeled. Sources and explanatory notes should be included if appropriate. Poor quality artwork will be rejected.
- Papers should be carefully checked for errors before submission; plus authors are responsible to the accuracy of quotations and references, and for obtaining permissions and copyright clearances if appropriate.
- The Harvard-style referencing system is used within the text - for example, (Hughes, 2007) - with an alphabetical “References” list at the end (typed and double-spaced) – for instance:
Bottoms, A.E. (2006) ‘Incivilities, offence and social order in residential communities’, in A. von Hirsch and A.P. Simester (eds.) Incivilities: Regulating offensive behaviour, Oxford: Hart Publishing.
Cavadino, M. and Dignam, J. (2006) ‘Penal policy and political economy’, Criminology and Criminal Justice, 6(4) 435-456.
Hughes, G. (2007) The politics of crime and community, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Morgan, R. (2008) ‘New laws in the making won't keep children out of jail’, Society Guardian, Online Edition, Wednesday January 30. Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jan/30/youthjustice.rodmorgancomment [Accessed January 2008].