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Author Guidelines

Before submitting a work for publication in the Journal of Criminal Law and Penal Studies, please read the following information:

  • The text should make a creative contribution to the science of criminal law or other penal sciences.
  • The volume of the work must not exceed a total of 60,000 characters, including all elements of the work included in the file, including the abstract, bibliography, footnotes and spaces.
  • The text must be prepared in a manner consistent with the publication template used by the Journal. 
  • The piece should be submitted after logging in to this website. We do not accept submissions by email.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Please verify that the work meets the basic conditions for publication:

  • The subject matter is consistent with the profile of the Journal.
  • The work has been prepared in accordance with the publication template used by the Journal.
  • The work file contains all required elements, including the affiliation of the author(s), title, abstract and keywords, complete bibliography, correctly formatted footnotes.
  • The work has not been previously published and is not currently submitted for publication with another publisher.