Section Policies

Normative Legal Research Articles

Articles based on normative legal research focusing on the analysis of legal principles, norms, and doctrines through statutory, conceptual, and comparative approaches. Submitted manuscripts must be original, contribute to the development of criminal law, criminology, or penology studies, and not be under review or previously published elsewhere. Each submission will undergo a double-blind peer review process by at least two qualified reviewers in the relevant field.

Empirical Legal Research Articles

This section includes articles based on empirical legal research that examines how law operates in practice using social, criminological, or policy-oriented approaches. The studies may employ qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods, focusing on the dynamics of criminal law enforcement, the behaviour of law enforcement agencies, or public responses to the criminal justice system. Manuscripts must present valid data and rigorous scientific analysis and will be evaluated through a double-blind peer review process by competent reviewers.