Information for Authors
The Journal intends to afford the authors flexibility. When submitting a manuscript, each author represents that the submission is original and gives the Journal the right of first refusal. The first peer-review of a manuscript is usually completed within six weeks. The normal rules against conflict of interests apply.
Manuscripts. The Journal invites submission of unsolicited manuscripts. Send all queries and submissions by e-mail (no hard copy accepted) to the Editor-in-chief. Authors are invited to consult the style guide.
Book Reviews. To make arrangements, send an email with the name of the author, title and publication data, in all regular font, to the Editor-in-chief. The Journal does not promise to review any book or provide free copies to publishers of any books reviewed.
No royalty will be paid for any article. The publisher will supply free online access to each article. In addition, authors may claim 25 offprints of their article free of charge. Please note free offprints will not be dispatched unless a completed offprint order form is received. Any additional offprints or single issue copies may be ordered using the same form.
It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors grant an exclusive licence to Oxford University Press. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. As part of the licence agreement, authors may use their own material in other publications of which they are authors or editors, provided that the Journal is acknowledged in writing as the original place of publication and Oxford University Press as the publisher. The licence to publish form will be issued with the first proofs of the article. The form can also be downloaded from the following link: licence to publish form.
Advance Access citation
Articles in this journal are now assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). A DOI is a unique identifier of an article and can be used either to link to the online version of the article, or as additional information in a citation. Unlike a standard URL, the DOI of an article never changes, and so will work in perpetuity. To use a DOI as a link to the online version of an article, prefix the DOI with http://dx.doi.org/ or go to the dx.doi.org website and enter the DOI.
Papers published in Advance Access are citeable using the DOI and publication date. An example of an Advance Access citation is given below:
Davies, M., Takala J. P. and Tyrer J. 'Sentencing Burglars and Explaining the Differences Between Jurisdictions: Implications for Convergence', British Journal of Criminology Advance Access published May 7, 2004, 10.1093/bjc/azh035.
The same paper in its final form would be cited:
Davies, M., Takala J. P. and Tyrer J. 'Sentencing Burglars and Explaining the Differences Between Jurisdictions: Implications for Convergence', British Journal of Criminology, 44(5), pp. 741-758. First published May 7, 2004: 10.1093/bjc/azh035.