Calls for Papers

Call for Abstracts: Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology 2026 Conference

The Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) 2026 Conference is coming to Adelaide 1-3 December 2026, hosted by Flinders University. ANZSOC is the premier criminology conference in the Australia-Pacific region. 

The conference theme, Justice Reimagined: Bold Ideas, Real Impact, sets the focus for this year’s national and international conversation on crime, justice and policy. 

Bringing together academics, students, practitioners and policymakers from across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond, the conference will provide a platform to share research, exchange ideas, network and inspire new ways of looking at crime and justice policy. 

The ANZSOC 2026 website is now live and the Call for Abstracts is officially open: https://anzsoc2026.com.au

We invite a range of submissions: orals, panels, workshops, posters, policy and practice submissions and lightning talks. 

The conference will be held on the stunning Glenelg beach front: at the Stamford Grand Adelaide. It will also include a range of pre-conference workshops on 30 November as well as social activities to maximise your conference experience.  

Call for Abstracts: Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Online Conference – 8 Sept 2026

This international, inter-institutional conference hosted by Derby University, in partnership with University of Portsmouth and supported by International Society of Economic Criminology, explores, discusses and investigates the phenomena of modern slavery and human trafficking. 

Contributions to this Conference will provide scholars and policymakers with a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the evolution and features of modern slavery and human trafficking, the victims of these phenomena, the identity and typology of the entities involved in these phenomena, and the challenges that face stakeholders in the fight against these phenomena. This Conference also aims to gather ideas for potential solutions and spot new hurdles on the horizon. 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 

  • The fight against modern slavery and/or human trafficking 
  • The legal frameworks that have been developed to address modern slavery and/or human trafficking 
  • The role of international actors  
  • The projected future of human trafficking and/or modern slavery 
  • The influence of the internet, more specifically AI, in facilitating these crimes 
  • Involvement and liability of digital providers for their involvement in these phenomena 
  • Emerging transnational threats

If you’re interested in delivering a paper, please submit your abstract and biographical details, no later than 7 July 2026, using the online form here. 

Decisions on the acceptance of proposals and the invitation to present at the conference will be communicated in due course. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email Ms Meiselles at m.meiselles@derby.ac.uk

 

Call for Papers: Representation and Justice: Law, Media and Popular Culture Workshop. Prof. Stefan Machura & Dr Michael Randall

The RCSL Working Group on Law and Popular Culture invites submissions for a workshop at the University of Strathclyde School of Law on 3rd and 4th September 2026 exploring the relationship between representation, justice, and popular culture.

Popular culture plays a central role in shaping public understandings of law, justice, crime, rights, punishment, and belonging. Film, television, news media, social media, gaming, celebrity culture, and digital platforms do not simply reflect legal realities, they actively construct and contest them.

Questions of representation are deeply tied to questions of power. Cultural narratives shape who is seen as legitimate, dangerous, credible, victimised, criminalised, protected, or excluded. At a time variously described as characterised by intensifying political polarization, platform governance, and global inequality, the politics of representation has become central to struggles over justice and legal legitimacy.

This workshop explores how law and justice are represented, mediated, imagined, and challenged across contemporary popular culture.

We welcome interdisciplinary contributions from sociology of law, sociology, political science, criminology, media and cultural studies, legal studies, anthropology, gender studies, race and postcolonial studies, and related fields.

We are particularly keen to support PhD students and early career researchers. We are also exploring the possibility of offering hybrid and online participation options in order to widen accessibility and international engagement.

Topics may include:

  • Research methods for law and popular culture studies
  • New developments in legal television
  • Legal institutions and legal agency
  • Crime, punishment, and popular media
  • Celebrity trials and justice as spectacle
  • Migration, borders, and exclusion
  • Protest movements and visual culture
  • True crime and public understandings of justice
  • Digital media, platforms, and legal legitimacy
  • Representation, victimhood, and credibility
  • Race, racism, and legal representation
  • Gender, sexuality, and mediated justice
  • Colonialism, memory, and historical injustice
  • Surveillance, policing, and visibility
  • Alternative and resistant representations of justice
  • Differences between countries in visual representations of the law

We welcome theoretical, empirical, methodological, and creative approaches, including work-in-progress papers.

Proposed abstracts of max. 250 words should be submitted before Friday 10th July via an MS Form available at Representation and Justice: Law, Media and Popular Culture Workshop Abstract Submission – Fill in form

Registration will be online via the University shop. The links will be sent to attendees following acceptance of abstracts.

The workshop will run on a break-even basis of £50 per person to cover catering and organisational costs. A subsidised registration rate will be available for PhD students and early career researchers.

 

Further queries can be directed to hass-law-research@strath.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.