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Journal of Criminology Template

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About the Journal of Criminology format

Journal of Criminology is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Criminology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inCrime Patterns and Interventions Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Homelessness and Social Issues Child Abuse and Trauma
ISSN2633-8076
Citation impact (2-yr)2.04
h-index16
i10-index39
Total citations1,115
Top institutions publishing hereGriffith University
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Journal of Criminology per year

7
2020
31
2021
38
2022
32
2023
43
2024
40
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Criminology by publication year

109
2020
300
2021
281
2022
199
2023
151
2024
37
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Criminology

Beyond the law: Exploring the impact of criminalising anabolic–androgenic steroid use on help-seeking and health outcomes in Australia

Timothy Piatkowski, Nick Gibbs, Matthew Dunn · 1 Nov 2023

This study aimed to investigate how Anabolic–Androgenic Steroid (AAS) users and healthcare professionals perceive the criminalisation of AAS on users’ ability to seek help and, ultimately, what effect this has on the health outcomes for these consumers. This study triangulated the views ( N = 24) of male ( n = 8) and female (…

Victim-blaming and image-based sexual abuse

Asher Flynn, Elena Cama, Anastasia Powell et al. · 29 Nov 2022

Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) is a growing, global problem. This article reports on a mixed-methods, multi-jurisdictional study of IBSA across the United Kingdom, Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. Attitudes of blame and minimisation of harms among a sample of the general population ( n = 6109) were analysed using two multiple regression analyses that assessed the…

“Bad hombres” at the Southern US border? White nationalism and the perceived dangerousness of immigrants

Teresa C. Kulig, Amanda Graham, Francis T. Cullen et al. · 1 Dec 2020

As a candidate and as president, Donald Trump heightened the salience of immigration, portraying those crossing the nation’s Southern border as “bad hombres” and advocating building a wall blocking their access to the United States from Mexico. Based on a 2019 MTurk study of 465 White adults, the current study found that a clear majority…

Enhancing relationships between criminology and cybersecurity

Benoît Dupont, Chad Whelan · 1 Mar 2021

‘Cybercrime’ is an umbrella concept used by criminologists to refer to traditional crimes that are enhanced via the use of networked technologies (i.e. cyber-enabled crimes) and newer forms of crime that would not exist without networked technologies (i.e. cyber-dependent crimes). Cybersecurity is similarly a very broad concept and diverse field of practice. For computer scientists,…

Criminology: Some lines of flight

Julie Berg, Clifford Shearing · 1 Mar 2021

The 40th Anniversary Edition of Taylor, Walton and Young’s New Criminology, published in 2013, opened with these words: ‘The New Criminology was written at a particular time and place, it was a product of 1968 and its aftermath; a world turned upside down’. We are at a similar moment today. Several developments have been, and…

Journal of Criminology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Criminology format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Criminology template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Criminology use?
Journal of Criminology uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Criminology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Criminology?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Journal of Criminology 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 Journal of Criminology template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Journal of Criminology format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Journal of Criminology?
Journal of Criminology is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Journal of Criminology template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Journal of Criminology PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Journal of Criminology template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Journal of Criminology template cost?
You can start writing in the Journal of Criminology template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Journal of Criminology PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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