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Criminology Template

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About the Criminology format

Criminology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance. Over its lifetime it has published 2,794 papers, which have received 211,010 citations.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Criminology 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inCrime Patterns and Interventions Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Homelessness and Social Issues
ISSN0011-1384
Citation impact (2-yr)2.92
h-index226
i10-index1,592
Article processing charge$3,400
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity at Albany, State University of New York
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Criminology per year

55
2014
34
2015
48
2016
96
2017
50
2018
59
2019
74
2020
76
2021
46
2022
58
2023
59
2024
60
2025

Citation impact of Criminology by publication year

3.1K
2014
2.9K
2015
2.2K
2016
2K
2017
1.9K
2018
1.8K
2019
999
2020
865
2021
690
2022
433
2023
256
2024
149
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Criminology

FOUNDATION FOR A GENERAL STRAIN THEORY OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY*

Robert Agnew · 1 Feb 1992

This paper presents a general strain theory of crime and delinquency that is capable of overcoming the criticisms of previous strain theories. In the first section, strain theory is distinguished from social control and differential association/social learning theory. In the second section, the three major types of strain are described: (1) strain as the actual…

4,953 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
USING THE CORRECT STATISTICAL TEST FOR THE EQUALITY OF REGRESSION COEFFICIENTS

Raymond Paternoster, Robert Brame, Paul Mazerolle et al. · 1 Nov 1998

Criminologists are often interested in examining interactive effects within a regression context. For example, “holding other relevant factors constant, is the effect of delinquent peers on one's own delinquent conduct the same for males and females?” or “is the effect of a given treatment program comparable between first‐time and repeat offenders?” A frequent strategy in…

2,762 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
THE NEW PENOLOGY: NOTES ON THE EMERGING STRATEGY OF CORRECTIONS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS*

Malcolm M Feeley, Jonathan Simon · 1 Nov 1992

The new penology argues that an important new language of penology is emerging. This new language, which has its counterparts in other areas of the law as well, shifts focus away from the traditional concerns of the criminal law and criminology, which have focused on the individual, and redirects it to actuarial consideration of aggregates.…

2,409 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
HOT SPOTS OF PREDATORY CRIME: ROUTINE ACTIVITIES AND THE CRIMINOLOGY OF PLACE*

Lawrence W. Sherman, Patrick R. Gartin, Michael E. Buerger · 1 Feb 1989

A leading sociological theory of crime is the “routine activities” approach (Cohen and Felson, 1979). The premise of this ecological theory is that criminal events result from likely offenders, suitable targets, and the absence of capable guardians against crime converging nonrandomly in time and space. Yet prior research has been unable to employ spatial data,…

2,089 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
DOES CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT WORK? A CLINICALLY RELEVANT AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY INFORMED META‐ANALYSIS *

D. A. Andrews, Ivan Zinger, Robert D. Hoge et al. · 1 Aug 1990

Careful reading of the literature on the psychology of criminal conduct and of prior reviews of studies of treatment effects suggests that neither criminal sanctioning without provision of rehabilitative service nor servicing without reference to clinical principles of rehabilitation will succeed in reducing recidivism. What works, in our view, is the delivery of appropriate correctional…

2,089 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Criminology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Criminology format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Criminology template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Wiley format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Criminology use?
Criminology uses Author–year (Chicago) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Criminology 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Criminology?
No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready 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 Criminology template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Criminology format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is Criminology?
Wiley journal (USG class). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Wiley.
Can I export a submission-ready Criminology PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Criminology template (the USG class) that is ready to submit to Wiley, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Criminology template cost?
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