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Crime Science Template

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About the Crime Science format

Crime Science is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Crime Patterns and Interventions, Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance, Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 332 papers, which have received 7,977 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Crime Science. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inCrime Patterns and Interventions Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
ISSN2193-7680
Citation impact (2-yr)2.94
h-index48
i10-index158
Article processing charge$1,214
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity College London
Journal websitelink.springer.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Crime Science per year

17
2014
36
2015
13
2016
12
2017
21
2018
14
2019
26
2020
27
2021
16
2022
20
2023
45
2024
36
2025

Citation impact of Crime Science by publication year

769
2014
1.3K
2015
346
2016
758
2017
623
2018
349
2019
1.6K
2020
706
2021
342
2022
124
2023
251
2024
35
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Crime Science

Initial evidence on the relationship between the coronavirus pandemic and crime in the United States

Matthew P J Ashby · 18 May 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic led to substantial changes in the daily activities of millions of Americans, with many businesses and schools closed, public events cancelled and states introducing stay-at-home orders. This article used police-recorded open crime data to understand how the frequency of common types of crime changed in 16 large cities across the United States…

Wildlife trafficking in the Internet age

Anita Lavorgna · 14 May 2014

There is a broad consensus that the Internet has greatly expanded possibilities for traditional transit crimes such as wildlife trafficking. However, the extent to which the Internet is exploited by criminals to carry out these types of activities and the way in which it has changed how these crimes are carried out remains under-investigated. Based…

Crime and coronavirus: social distancing, lockdown, and the mobility elasticity of crime

Eric Halford, Anthony Dixon, Graham Farrell et al. · 6 Jul 2020

Abstract Governments around the world restricted movement of people, using social distancing and lockdowns, to help stem the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We examine crime effects for one UK police force area in comparison to 5-year averages. There is variation in the onset of change by crime type, some declining from the WHO ‘global pandemic’…

Cryptocurrencies and future financial crime

Arianna Trozze, Josh Kamps, Eray Arda Akartuna et al. · 5 Jan 2022

BACKGROUND: Cryptocurrency fraud has become a growing global concern, with various governments reporting an increase in the frequency of and losses from cryptocurrency scams. Despite increasing fraudulent activity involving cryptocurrencies, research on the potential of cryptocurrencies for fraud has not been examined in a systematic study. This review examines the current state of knowledge about…

AI-enabled future crime

Melissa L. Caldwell, Jerone T. A. Andrews, T. Tanay et al. · 5 Aug 2020

Abstract A review was conducted to identify possible applications of artificial intelligence and related technologies in the perpetration of crime. The collected examples were used to devise an approximate taxonomy of criminal applications for the purpose of assessing their relative threat levels. The exercise culminated in a 2-day workshop on ‘AI & Future Crime’ with…

Crime Science template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Crime Science format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Crime Science template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Crime Science use?
Crime Science uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Crime Science. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Crime Science?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready Crime Science document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Crime Science template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Crime Science format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Crime Science?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
Can I export a submission-ready Crime Science PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Crime Science template (the bmcart class) that is ready to submit to BMC (BioMed Central), together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Crime Science template cost?
You can start writing in the Crime Science template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Crime Science PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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