Description
Information on whether journals are diamond OA, gold OA, or hybrid OA, and, if the last of those, whether they have zero embargo, a partial embargo, or total embargo.
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
Radical Criminology (by journal)29
Note:
American Journal of Sociology (University of Chicago Press) allows authors to make the publisher version OA on their personal or department webpage.30 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.31
Annual Review of Criminology (Annual Reviews) allows authors to make the publisher version OA through a special link.32 (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.33
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.34
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)35
PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science)36
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)37, 38
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology (Sage)39, 40
Crime & Delinquency (Sage)41, 42
Crime, Media, Culture (Sage)43, 44
Criminal Justice & Behavior (Sage)45, 46
Criminal Justice Policy Review (Sage)47, 48
Criminal Justice Review (Sage)49, 50
Criminology & Criminal Justice (Sage)51, 52
European Journal of Criminology (Sage)53, 54
Feminist Criminology (Sage)55, 56
Homicide Studies (Sage)57, 58
International Criminal Justice Review (Sage)59, 60
International J. of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology (Sage)61, 62
International Review of Victimology (Sage)63
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (Sage)64, 65
Journal of Drug Issues (Sage)66,67
Journal of Interpersonal Violence (Sage)68,69
Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency (Sage)70, 71
Journal of White Collar & Corporate Crime (Sage)72, 73
Law & Human Behavior (American Psychological Association)74, 75
Police Quarterly (Sage)76
Prison Journal (Sage)77, 78
Probation Journal (Sage)79, 80
Psychological Review (American Psychological Association)81, 82
Psychology of Violence (American Psychological Association)83, 84
Punishment & Society (Sage)85, 86
Race & Justice (Sage)87, 88
Sexual Abuse (Sage)89, 90
Social & Legal Studies (Sage)91, 92
Theoretical Criminology (Sage)93, 94
Youth Justice (Sage)95, 96
Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice (Sage)97, 98
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)99 — 36 month100
American Journal of Criminal Justice (Springer)101 — 12 month102
British Journal of Criminology (Oxford University Press)103 — 24 month104
Corrections: Policy, Practice & Research (Taylor & Francis)105 — 18 month106
Crime, Law & Social Change (Springer)107 — 12 month108
Critical Criminology (Springer)109 — 12 month110
Current Issues in Criminal Justice (Taylor & Francis)111 — 18 month112
Deviant Behavior (Taylor & Francis)113 — 18 month114
European Journal on Criminal Policy & Research (Springer)115 — 12 month116
Global Crime (Taylor & Francis)117 — 18 month118
International Criminology (Springer)119 — 12 month120
International Journal of Drug Policy (Elsevier)121 — 12 month122
International Journal of Law, Crime & Justice (Elsevier)123 — 24 month124
Journal of Crime & Justice (Taylor & Francis)125 — 18 month126
Journal of Criminal Justice (Elsevier)127 — 24 month128
Journal of Criminal Justice Education (Taylor & Francis)129 — 18 month130
Journal of Developmental & Life-Course Criminology (Springer)131 — 12 month132
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice (Taylor & Francis)133 — 18 month134
Journal of Experimental Criminology (Springer)135 — 12 month136
Journal of Policing, Intelligence & Counter Terrorism (Taylor & Francis)137 — 18 month)138
Journal of Quantitative Criminology (Springer)139 — 12 month140
Journal of Sexual Aggression (Taylor & Francis)141 — 12 month142
Justice Evaluation Journal (Taylor & Francis)143 — 18 month144
Justice Quarterly (Taylor & Francis)145 — 18 month146
Nordic Journal of Criminology (Taylor & Francis)147 — 18 month148
Psychology, Crime, & Law (Taylor & Francis)149 — 12 month150
Policing: a Journal of Policy & Practice (Oxford University Press)151 — 24 month152
Policing & Society (Taylor & Francis)153 — 18 month154
Science & Justice (Elsevier)155 — 12 month156
The author cannot make the postprint open access on any website until after the embargo period ends.
Aggressive Behavior (Wiley)157 — 24 month158
Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice (University of Toronto Press)159 — 12 month160
Crime Prevention & Community Safety (Palgrave)161 — 12 month162
Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health (Wiley)163 — 12 month164
Criminology (Wiley)165 — 24 month166
Criminology & Public Policy (Wiley)167 — 24 month168
Howard Journal of Crime & Justice (Wiley)169 — 24 month170
Journal of Investigative Psychology & Offender Profiling (Wiley)171 — 12 month172
Juvenile & Family Court Journal (Wiley)173 — 24 month174
Law & Society Review (Wiley)175 — 24 month176
Legal & Criminological Psychology (Wiley)177 — 12 month178