Authors should consider this list when deciding where to publish articles. For more information on (1) the list and how to edit it, visit this companion page; (2) determining copyright at criminology journals, visit the page by that title; and, (3) the importance of green access to criminology, read the Open (Access) Letter to Criminologists and Utility of Making Your Preprints Open Access.
Every publication is open access. An author, institution, or another entity is not charged a processing fee. Diamond journals are organized by whether members in COADO, an association devoted to shared quality standards.
Criminological Encounters (by journal)1
Criminologie (University Press of Montreal)2
Journal of Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society (Western Society of Criminology)3
International Journal for Crime, Justice & Social Democracy (Queensland University of Technology)4
International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime (Boston University and Bridgewater State University)5
Journal of Contemporary Crime, Harm, & Ethics (Northumbria University)6
Journal of Criminal Justice & Law (by journal)7
Journal of Mass Violence Research (by journal)8
Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology (Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice)9
Journal of Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (Western Oregon University)10
Law, Crime, & History (SOLON with Plymouth University)11
African Journal of Criminology & Justice Studies (University of Maryland Eastern Shore)12
Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice (by journal)13
British Journal of Community Justice (Policy Evaluation and Research Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University)14
Canadian Journal of Law & Justice (by journal)15
Crime, History & Societies (OpenEdition)16
Criminocorpus (OpenEdition)17
Criminology — The Online Journal (University of Koln)18
Criminology, Victimology & Security Journal (by journal)19
Droit et Cultures (OpenEdition)20
International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences (by journal)21
International Journal of Cyber Criminology (by journal)22
Journal of Criminal Justice & Popular Culture (by journal)23
Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (Northwestern Law)24
Journal of Penal Law & Criminology (Istanbul University Press)25
Journal of Prisoners on Prisons (by journal)
Journal of Prison Education & Reentry (Virginia Commonwealth University)26
Journal of Theoretical & Philosophical Criminology (by journal)27
Penal Field (OpenEdition)28
Note:
American Journal of Sociology (University of Chicago Press) allows authors to make the publisher version OA on their personal or department webpage.29 When done, an AJS article is free to publish and read, i.e. diamond. Otherwise, AJS is a hybrid journal with entirely embargoed (12 month) access to postprints.30
Annual Review of Criminology (Annual Reviews) allows authors to make the publisher version OA through a special link.31 (For example, see this paper.) When done, an ARC article is free to publish and read, i.e. diamond. Otherwise, ARC is a hybrid journal with immediate access to postprints.32
Crime, Historie & Societies (OpenEdition Journals) makes their works open access after a period of 24 months. At that point, then, their articles are diamond access. Before then, they provide immediate green access.33
Every publication is open access. An author, institution, or another entity pays a processing fee. Some journals waive the fee in some circumstances.
Crime Science (Springer)34
PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science)35
Every publication is paywalled unless the author, institution, or another entity pays a processing fee to make it open access. Some journals make some of its publications open access without being paid to do so.
The author can make the postprint open access on their personal and other websites.
American Sociological Review (Sage)36, 37
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology (Sage)38, 39
Crime & Delinquency (Sage)40, 41
Crime, Media, Culture (Sage)42, 43
Criminal Justice & Behavior (Sage)44, 45
Criminal Justice Policy Review (Sage)46, 47
Criminal Justice Review (Sage)48, 49
Criminology & Criminal Justice (Sage)50, 51
European Journal of Criminology (Sage)52, 53
Feminist Criminology (Sage)54, 55
Homicide Studies (Sage)56, 57
International Criminal Justice Review (Sage)58, 59
International J. of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology (Sage)60, 61
International Review of Victimology (Sage)62
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (Sage)63, 64
Journal of Drug Issues (Sage)65,66
Journal of Interpersonal Violence (Sage)67,68
Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency (Sage)69, 70
Journal of White Collar & Corporate Crime (Sage)71, 72
Law & Human Behavior (American Psychological Association)73, 74
Police Quarterly (Sage)75
Prison Journal (Sage)76, 77
Probation Journal (Sage)78, 79
Psychological Review (American Psychological Association)80, 81
Psychology of Violence (American Psychological Association)82, 83
Punishment & Society (Sage)84, 85
Race & Justice (Sage)86, 87
Sexual Abuse (Sage)88, 89
Social & Legal Studies (Sage)90, 91
Theoretical Criminology (Sage)92, 93
Youth Justice (Sage)94, 95
Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice (Sage)96, 97
The author can make the postprint open access on their personal website, but not on other websites until after the embargo period ends.
Aggression & Violent Behavior (Elsevier)98 — 36 month99
American Journal of Criminal Justice (Springer)100 — 12 month101
British Journal of Criminology (Oxford University Press)102 — 24 month103
Corrections: Policy, Practice & Research (Taylor & Francis)104 — 18 month105
Crime, Law & Social Change (Springer)106 — 12 month107
Critical Criminology (Springer)108 — 12 month109
Current Issues in Criminal Justice (Taylor & Francis)110 — 18 month111
Deviant Behavior (Taylor & Francis)112 — 18 month113
European Journal on Criminal Policy & Research (Springer)114 — 12 month115
Global Crime (Taylor & Francis)116 — 18 month117
International Criminology (Springer)118 — 12 month119
International Journal of Drug Policy (Elsevier)120 — 12 month121
International Journal of Law, Crime & Justice (Elsevier)122 — 24 month123
Journal of Crime & Justice (Taylor & Francis)124 — 18 month125
Journal of Criminal Justice (Elsevier)126 — 24 month127
Journal of Criminal Justice Education (Taylor & Francis)128 — 18 month129
Journal of Developmental & Life-Course Criminology (Springer)130 — 12 month131
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice (Taylor & Francis)132 — 18 month133
Journal of Experimental Criminology (Springer)134 — 12 month135
Journal of Policing, Intelligence & Counter Terrorism (Taylor & Francis)136 — 18 month)137
Journal of Quantitative Criminology (Springer)138 — 12 month139
Journal of Sexual Aggression (Taylor & Francis)140 — 12 month141
Justice Evaluation Journal (Taylor & Francis)142 — 18 month143
Justice Quarterly (Taylor & Francis)144 — 18 month145
Nordic Journal of Criminology (Taylor & Francis)146 — 18 month147
Psychology, Crime, & Law (Taylor & Francis)148 — 12 month149
Policing: a Journal of Policy & Practice (Oxford University Press)150 — 24 month151
Policing & Society (Taylor & Francis)152 — 18 month153
Science & Justice (Elsevier)154 — 12 month155
The author cannot make the postprint open access on any website until after the embargo period ends.
Aggressive Behavior (Wiley)156 — 24 month157
Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice (University of Toronto Press)158 — 12 month159
Crime Prevention & Community Safety (Palgrave)160 — 12 month161
Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health (Wiley)162 — 12 month163
Criminology (Wiley)164 — 24 month165
Criminology & Public Policy (Wiley)166 — 24 month167
Howard Journal of Crime & Justice (Wiley)168 — 24 month169
Journal of Investigative Psychology & Offender Profiling (Wiley)170 — 12 month171
Juvenile & Family Court Journal (Wiley)172 — 24 month173
Law & Society Review (Wiley)174 — 24 month175
Legal & Criminological Psychology (Wiley)176 — 12 month177