In this article, I describe and explain a way for criminologists—as individuals, as groups,
and, especially, as university units (eg, colleges, departments, schools)—to increase the …

Criminology produces policy-relevant research and criminologists often seek to influence
practice, but most criminological research is confined to expensive subscription journals …

The authors, building upon a previous article that challenged the subscription-based journal
publishing model, assess the awareness and attitudes of editors of journals in criminology …

If a learned-society is serious about maximizing its scientificity and impact with social justice,
it must provide 100% open access (OA) to its publications. In an earlier Pub (Jacques …

The paper argues that criminal justice scholarship disseminated through the traditional
journal subscription model is not consistent with social justice. Adoption of “open access” …

Purpose In any endeavor, the Consortium's goal is to increase the quantity, LIS-quality, 6
and impact of open-crim. We're making it more equitable, inclusive, scientific, and useful …

Critics have challenged that academics in the fields of criminal justice and criminology
inadequately impact society due to their focus drifting from research and teaching practices …

Legal research companies are no more novel than the other platforms we use to navigate
our daily lives, and they operate similarly to other information access giants like Amazon and …

This study assesses the authorship of legal scholarship within 20 criminology and criminal
justice (CCJ) journals from 2005 to 2015, examining trends over time and variation across …

The advent of Open-Access publishing has opened the door to predatory journals. While
many Open-Access publishers are trustworthy, not all of them are guided by legitimate or …