Calls for Papers
Call for Abstracts: Join the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) and the European Organisation for Prison and Correctional Services (Europris) for the fourth Correctional Research Symposium, hosted by the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS).
In emphasising the need for expansion of our approaches, we hope this conference can begin to move research and practitioner focus to an integration of traditionally opposing paradigms. How do we create environments where the Risk-Needs-Responsivity Model, Good Lives Model, Desistance and Recovery Models (and others) work together to complement each other for the benefit of institutional and community corrections?
Our CRS 2025 will focus on the theme From Individual to Ecosystem: Sharing Research that Matters for Corrections. We will examine aspects of the theme in four tracks:
- Responding to Individual factors in pathways to crime, age, gender, ethnicity and cultural backgrounds, religion, experiences of trauma, neurodiversity, neurobiology, motivation and treatment resistance and other individual factors that can underpin rehabilitative responses.
- Responding to Interpersonal factors, with a specific interest in family engagement, relationships with third-party or charitable organizations, and peer support both within and outside the prison.
- Responding to Community obstacles and barriers in efforts to improve the transition from prison to community.
- Adjusting Organisational and Policy responses, with a specific focus on the impact of prison environment and culture, including staff morale and well-being, as well as responding to/coping with the influence and pressures of political priorities.
- Researchers and academics focusing on corrections/prisons and related fields that impact on correctional practice.
- Public service practitioners and researchers.
- Not-for-profit and third sector.
- Private sector providers working in this field (private sector organisations are encouraged to co-present with the public or academic sectors).
- Collaborative Research: presentations that will be delivered jointly by academics, practitioners, and lived experience experts may be given preference from the Programme Committee.
Visit our conference website for more information on each track and submission guidelines.
We are pleased to invite submissions for a special issue in the International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice (IJCACJ). This special issue will explore new frontiers in international crime, justice, and/or global criminology. The IJCACJ is a peer reviewed journal that publishes original, theoretically engaged, empirical, or applied research in criminal justice and criminology that informs scholars and policymakers around the globe.
This special issue invites scholars and practitioners to address areas related to (1) knowledge formation derived from social problems faced by individuals, communities, and institutions in under-researched contexts; (2) the logistical barriers to international research; (3) comparative applied research across criminal justice systems and non-criminal justice institutions; (4) the applicability of foundational concepts and methods in criminology and criminal justice internationally, particularly in non-western jurisdictions.
We welcome conceptual, theoretical, and empirical manuscripts, including but not limited to the following:
- Positioning traditional and contemporary theories to explain a broader range of crime and victimization in local, virtual, transnational, and international contexts
- Revitalizing prior approaches and/or applying fresh perspectives to discourses of globalization that position marginalized jurisdictions, communities, and people at the center of the investigation
- Integrating theories of Global North and Global South perspectives on crime and justice in expanding knowledge practices and formations
- Illustrating the best practices and research methodologies in theorizing and testing country-specific and crime-specific models advancing crime control and crime prevention initiatives
- Focusing on cross-national comparative research, including but not restricted to:
- Exploring novel international crime data sources
- Going beyond traditional data sources and assessing the reliability of open sources
- Deploying qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed methods to underexplored international research settings
- Building comparative longitudinal models and experimental designs to study international crime and justice
- Exploring how intersectional research in international settings could enhance theoretical explanations in criminology and criminal justice
- Engaging global and local organizations and stakeholders at all stages of research to produce knowledge and improve policy practices
Full Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 February 2025. Please submit your manuscript on the journal’s website here.
For general inquiries, please contact and copy all members of the editorial team: Dr. Popy Begum, Saint Louis University (popy.begum@slu.edu), Dr. Jasmina Arnez, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana and University of Oxford (jasmina.arnez@ox.ac.uk), and Dr. Mangai Natarajan, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York (mnatarajan@jjay.cuny.edu).
Call for presentations – Stockholm Criminology Symposium 2025
You are now most welcome to submit your abstract and register for the Stockholm Criminology Symposium 2025.
Following the research interest of the prize winners, the main Symposium theme will be Justice and rationality in correctional policies and practices. The second specific theme is Digitalization in crime, in tackling crime, and in criminology. As usual, there is also a general theme, Contemporary criminology, which covers a broad range of subjects in the area of criminology. Find complete call for papers and guidelines on how to submit an abstract on our website.
All abstracts must be submitted by 28 February 2025.
Last day to register is 14 May 2025.
Read more about call for presentations and submit your abstract here.
Call for Submissions: EuroCrim 2025 – Athens, Greece
The ESC is inviting submissions for its upcoming anniversary 25th annual conference in Athens, Greece.
We are accepting the following forms of submissions:
Individual paper
Submission for individual paper presentations must include a title, a paper abstract as well as author name, affiliation and email. Individual papers with more than one author may also be submitted. Please mind: individual paper presentations are primarily intended for research that is close to being completed or where significant work has already been done. Upcoming research projects are better suited for a poster presentation. Individual papers will be arranged into panels by working groups and the conference organizers.
Pre-arranged panels
Submissions for pre-arranged panels must include a panel title and a panel abstract, as well as titles, abstracts, author information (name, affiliation and email) for each individual paper within a panel. Pre-arranged panels are intended for individual presentations that are closely linked thematically and complement each other. Pre-arranged panels shall have four or five papers. Panels with less or more papers cannot be submitted.
Poster presentations
Submissions for poster presentation must include title, abstract, as well as author name, affiliation and email. Posters are primarily intended for junior scholars, as well as research project that have not been started yet, or where little progress have been made.
Roundtables
Submission for roundtable sessions must include roundtable title and abstract, as well as, at a minimum, participant information (name, affiliation, email). Roundtables are intended to be more informal than pre-arranged panels, as well as more flexible in their setup and content. The intended format shall be indicated in the roundtable abstract. Roundtables might involve the discussion of a topic, a series of topics; alternatively, roundtables might also include the presentation of one or more fully fledged papers, with the other participants acting as discussants (in the latter case, the submission shall also include paper title, paper abstract and author information).
Author meets critics
Submission for author meets critics sessions shall include author(s), book title(s), as well as the name, affiliation and email of up to four critics. Author meets critics sessions are intended for a discussion and critiquing of a single book or up to three thematically closely related books. Please note that the books must appear in print before the submission deadline (15 April) to give critics and conference participants enough time to familiarize themselves with their content. Author meets critics sessions are intended for published books only. Book manuscripts and published journal articles can be the subject of a roundtable discussion.
While the ESC accepts individual papers with multiple authors, only one first authorship of individual paper per person is allowed. This means that a participant may submit only one single-authored paper or one co-authored paper as a first author. This applies irrespective of the fact whether the paper has been submitted individually or as a part of a pre-arranged panel. The ESC might grant exceptions from this rule in special circumstances (for example, for PIs of large-scale research projects).
There is no such limitation for non-first author co-authorships, roundtable participation or being an author or critic in an author meets critics session.
All submission will be peer-reviewed.
We do not accept submissions via email. Only submissions made through the official submission site will be reviewed.
The deadline for submissions is 1 March 2025
Call for abstracts: Narrative Criminology Symposium Swansea University 15-17 June 2025
The theme of this year’s Symposium is: Narrating Harm, Narrating Hope. Focusing on how we can better understand the lived realities of those who experience varied and / or multiple harms alongside stories of hope.
For those who want to submit an abstract, please send a title and abstract of no more than 400 words via our submission form. Closing date: 3 March 2025
With thanks to the British Society of Criminology we are able to waiver the registration fee (£120) for a limited number of eligible speakers (PGR /ECR). Please tick the box in the submission form to apply for the waiver.
For more information, visit our Eventbrite Page.
Calls for Papers: Domestic Violence and Abuse Across the Life Course: Considerations for Practice and Research.
We are pleased to invite practitioners and researchers to submit a manuscript to Qualitative Social Work for a special issue on domestic violence and abuse. This special issue of Qualitative Social Work will be the first in the journal’s history to explore domestic violence and abuse. To compile a broad and diverse special issue the guest co-editors are seeking contributions that explore domestic violence and abuse across the life course with particular attention to the experiences of people with marginalized and/or intersecting identities; for example, those who due to their age, sex, gender (identity and/or expression), sexual orientation, race, culture, citizenship, family structure, and/or disability status are particularly vulnerable to domestic violence and abuse that may go unrecognized. Submissions focusing on healing and repair are actively encouraged. Implications for practice and research must be clearly connected to social work practice across diverse settings. For this call, domestic violence and abuse includes but is not limited to emotional, physical, sexual, or coercively controlling harm done and/or experienced by an intimate (current or former) partner or someone else within the family system.
Manuscripts of no more than 8,000 words should be submitted to the journal no later than 3 March 2025. This special issue is planned for publication in early 2026 with earlier online access.
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically at: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/qsw
Enquiries about the special issue can be directed to Dr. Lisa Young Larance (lyounglara@brynmawr.edu) or the journal editors (lisa.morriss@lancaster.ac.uk).
Call for abstracts: ‘Biodata, Surveillance and Society’ conference at the University of Oslo: 20-21 November 2025.
The conference will collect international scholars from the social sciences, law, humanities and the natural sciences who have an interest in exploring the landscape of biodata, surveillance and computation in a wide range of domains.
About the conference
Biometric technologies, synthetic DNA, biobanks and genomic predictions – the rapid proliferation of biodata has major implications for the present and future of surveillance and society.
What is the next-level biometric technology and how will it impact surveillance practices and security politics? What happens when genetic predictions are part of sentencing? What does it mean that DNA profiles have become part of administrative processes, for example asylum applications? To what extent is the forensic use of biodata based on discriminatory datasets? How do molecular computing and genome analysis services render DNA into a new type of asset?
This conference aims to critically examine the connections between biodata, surveillance and computation in a wide range of domains, from law enforcement and forensic science to biology, bio-informatics and related technologies. Across these contexts, processes of commercialization, digitalization and complexification are at play that demand greater scrutiny and clarity. This conference creates an arena for discussions and insights that can help to update the map of this rapidly shifting landscape centred on the perils and promises of biodata, as well as its scientific and societal impacts.
Biodata, Surveillance and Society will collect international scholars from the social sciences, law, humanities and the natural sciences who have an interest in exploring this landscape better.
Scholars of all levels of seniority are invited to apply. We suggest the following topics for inspiration:
State and corporate surveillance practices related to biodata and biometrics
The commercialization of biodata, such as the direct-to-consumer genetic test market
Past, present, and future debates in the field of behavioural genetics, genomics, and epigenetics
The use of biodata in law enforcement and the forensic sciences, such as investigate genetic genealogy and forensic DNA phenotyping
Emerging biotechnologies that interact with genetic information, such as genetic engineering, DNA sequencing and DNA synthesis
The role of the media in shaping public perceptions of biodata and its explanatory powers
The use of databases and biobanks to store, organize and analyse biodata
The use of big data tools in genetics, genomics, and epigenetics
The governance of biodata at various levels (institutional, national, and international)
Please send your abstract of 200 words to Vilde Bergmann Winge v.b.winge@jus.uio.no by the 4 April 2025. The committee will select abstracts for the conference by the 30 June 2025.
The research project Digital DNA offers 3 PhD travel stipends of 800 Euros each to cover flights and two nights at a hotel in Oslo. Interested students should send their abstract with a 1-page motivation letter to Vilde Bergmann Winge by the 4 April 2025.
Call for abstracts: BSC Midlands Regional Group Symposium: Politics, harm and justice, School of Sociology and Social Policy, The University of Nottingham – 18 September 2025
Call for papers
Scholars (including PGRs) are invited to submit abstracts of 250 words on the theme(s) of politics, harm and justice to be considered for oral presentation. Papers can be based on qualitative, quantitative, theoretical research or a combination. Successful applicants will present 15-minute oral papers based on submitted abstract. Whilst the symposium themes are open to interpretation, we anticipate submissions on themes such as the following:
Structural inequalities and their impacts on crime and justice
Critical analyses of justice
Alternative visions of justice
Harm production and amelioration
Protest – the policing of protest, the emancipatory potential of protest
Power and resistance
Decolonisation
The list above is intended as a guide. Papers which do not address any of the above themes but do relate to the overarching symposium theme(s) – politics, harm and justice – are most welcome.
Guidance on abstract submission
Abstracts should be submitted to Dr Edward Wright, Criminology Discipline Lead at The University of Nottingham, by 5pm on 17 April 2025, via: Edward.wright@nottingham.ac.uk. Likewise, any questions about the event should be direct to this email address.
Submissions should be MS Word documents, attached to the email. Submissions should include a title (not included in word count), formatted in bold at the start of the document. All authors/speakers should be listed underneath the title, including contact details and institutional affiliation.
An abstract of no more than 250 words should be provided, under the heading “Abstract”.
If you have specific availability on 18 September 2025 – if for instance, you can attend between the hours of 10am and 2pm or any other interval – please include a statement on this underneath your abstract. This will not impact on whether your abstract will be selected – rather, it will allow for us to accommodate your paper within the schedule if selected.
Call for Papers: Symposium on “Dangerous Writings”- University of Manchester – 25 September 2025
Abstract
“Dangerous writings” have historically served as both catalysts for transformation and sources of profound personal and collective risk. From incendiary manifestos to the confidential records of oppressive regimes, the concept of “dangerous writings” encompasses works that unsettle, expose, and resist. These texts challenge power structures, interrogate societal norms, and often reveal uncomfortable truths, but their creation, preservation, and consumption are fraught with peril. Archivists and researchers navigate the risks of curating contentious histories; incarcerated or exiled writers craft their words under duress, facing surveillance and punishment; and readers grapple with the emotional and ethical weight of encountering deeply disturbing narratives. Understanding these dynamics not only illuminates the stakes of intellectual freedom but also highlights the resilience and vulnerability of those entangled in dangerous textual worlds.
The symposium “Dangerous Writings” invites academics across disciplines to explore the multifaceted dangers associated with collective engagement with such texts. We aim to examine how these writings emerge, circulate, and affect individuals and communities, offering insights into the ethics, practices, and consequences of engaging with volatile literature and records.
We welcome contributions from across disciplines and practices that address the following three core themes:
1. The Perils of Collecting Dangerous Writings
Archivists, historians, and researchers play a vital role in documenting and preserving records of danger, violence, and oppression. Yet, this work often comes at great cost. Contributors might consider questions such as:
What risks and ethical dilemmas do researchers encounter when collecting works that expose uncomfortable truths?
What dilemmas do archivists face when curating politically sensitive or legally contested materials?
What frameworks could be employed use to navigate the potential harms of collective memory-making through dangerous writings?
2. Writing as Danger: Constrained Voices
For some, the act of writing itself is an act of rebellion, undertaken under conditions of exile, incarceration, or surveillance. We seek papers that delve into:
The ranges of stakes of writing under duress, in exile, or within prison systems.
The strategies employed by writers to embed subversion or resistance into texts.
The ways in which the act of writing can become a form of survival, resistance, or hope.
3. Reading Dangerously: Vicarious Trauma and Ethical Implications
Engaging with dangerous writings is rarely a neutral act. The experience of reading narratives of trauma, oppression, or violence raises significant questions:
How does exposure to dangerous writings affect the reader?
What sources exist for mitigating vicarious trauma for educators, students, and readers of such texts?
How do we balance the necessity of engaging with unsettling texts against the risk of retraumatization or harm?
We invite contributions from fields such as literature, history, archival studies, psychology, sociology, political science, journalism, and creative arts. Submissions may take the form of scholarly papers, case studies, creative works, or hybrid presentations.
Submission Guidelines:
• Abstract Deadline: 30 April 2025
• Word Count for Abstracts: 250 words
• Format: Please include a title, abstract, and short biography.
Submissions should be sent to dangerouswritings@live.manchester.ac.uk with the subject line ‘Symposium Submission – Dangerous Writings.’
Questions about this call for papers should be directed to the committee: dangerouswritings@live.manchester.ac.uk
Call for Submissions: The Journal of Historical Criminology
The Journal of Historical Criminology is now inviting submissions for upcoming issues. The journal is the first and only academic journal exclusively dedicated to research and scholarship in the international field of historical criminology. We are interdisciplinary in nature and welcome contributions from criminology, history, law, sociology, and other related disciplines. The content published should be both criminological and historical in scope. The former is intended in the broadest sense, inclusive from criminological theory to the justice processes which work to confront the issue, both formal and informal. The term ‘historical’ is meant to capture a focus on not only the past but also on the links between past and present and questions related to historical time, temporality, and social change.
The Journal of Historical Criminology is an open-access journal. All published articles are freely available to the academic community and the public to ensure wide dissemination of research and greater impact. There are no costs for authors who also retain copyright and are encouraged to distribute their work freely. All submissions are subjected to a double-blind peer review process to ensure academic quality.
For more information about the journal, please visit https://journalofhistoricalcriminology.pubpub.org/
If you have any questions, or would like to submit an article, please email JHCeditor@gmail.com
Call for Papers: The Justice Evaluation Journal (JEJ)
The Justice Evaluation Journal (JEJ), an official journal of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, aims to assess the efficacy, efficiency, and equity of crime reduction and prevention programs and policies. JEJ provides a forum for scholars and practitioners in criminal justice and related sectors to offer answers to fundamental questions of what works and what does not work, and why.
JEJ welcomes papers concerning criminal justice policies and programs broadly defined. This includes related public policy areas which have an impact on criminal justice outcomes such as social welfare, education, or health initiatives. We publish evidence-based examinations of existing programs and policies and the role of research in practice.
Submissions should:
- be no more than 30 pages.
- focus on the research questions, methodology, findings, and analysis of results rather than extensive literature reviews.
- explicitly assess the research’s implications for the program or policy in question.
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-blind and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
For more information, contact the Editor, N. Prabha Unnithan, Colorado State University [Prabha.Unnithan@colostate.edu] or the journal office [CLA_jej@colostate.edu] or visit the JEJ Website.
The Springer Nature Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence and The Springer Nature Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior.
Dr. Todd Shackelford is curating two new encyclopedias, and would like to extend an open invitation to any authors interested in contributing entries. Prospective authors are also encouraged to recommend colleagues, graduate students, or advanced undergraduate students to contribute entries as well.
The Springer Nature Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence will be the most comprehensive encyclopedia of domestic violence to date, and will include over 2,000 entries from authors across a wide array of disciplines. The Springer Nature Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior will be a comprehensive encyclopedia of evolutionary perspectives on sexual psychology and behavior, and will also include over 2,000 entries from authors across a wide array of disciplines.
For additional information about either of these encyclopedias, or for a complete list of available entries, please contact Section Editor Madeleine Meehan (madeleinemeehan@oakland.edu) or Section Editor Gavin Vance (gvance@oakland.edu).
Call for Submissions: The International Journal of Justice and Police Sciences
The International Journal of Justice and Police Sciences (IJJPS), the official Journal of the International Institute of Justice and Police Sciences (IIJPS) is pleased to invite submissions. This Gold open-access peer-reviewed journal provides a platform for research, case studies, and reviews in Justice and Police Sciences, offering insights into both theoretical developments and practical applications.
The journal welcomes submissions in the following fields and related areas:
1. Justice Sciences
Criminology & Criminal Justice, Criminal Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Victimology and Victim Justice, Criminal Laws and Justice Administration, Criminal Justice Governance & Public Policy, Criminal Justice Social Work, and International Criminal Laws and Allied Justice Sciences.
2. Police Sciences
Cyber Security and Cyber Forensics, Police Science, Crime Analysis and Crime Science, Evidence-Based Policing, Translational Criminology, Embedded Policing, Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Security Management, Forensic Odontology, Forensic Victimology and Allied Police Sciences.
Article Types
We welcome submissions of original research articles, case studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and short communications that contribute to the fields of justice and police sciences. All submissions that are not desk rejected undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review. Manuscripts should be formatted as per APA 7 Guidelines (Law Articles can use Blue Book Citation). A cover letter detailing the manuscript’s originality, relevance, and contribution to the journal’s scope must accompany each submission.
Please visit: https://www.icssinstitute.org/journal.html for submission instructions.