期刊名称:YOUTH VIOLENCE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE
期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice: An Interdisciplinary Journal provides academics and practitioners in juvenile justice and related fields with a resource for publishing current empirical research, discussing theoretical issues, and reviewing promising interventions and programs in the areas of youth violence, juvenile justice, and school safety.
The journal places a decided emphasis on applicability of the research and writing to the fields of juvenile justice and youth and school violence prevention. It particularly encourages the publication of program evaluations, policy analyses, empirical research, and practical, theoretical, legal, and qualitative analyses.
Interdisciplinary in scope, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice serves a diverse audience of academics and practitioners in the fields of criminal justice, education, psychology, social work, behavior analysis, sociology, law, counseling, public health, and all others with an interest in youth violence, juvenile justice, and school safety.
Abstracting/Indexing
CINAHL
Criminal Justice Abstracts
Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Family & Society Studies Worldwide (NISC)
Journal Citation Reports - Social Sciences Edition
NISC
PsycINFO
SafetyLit
Social SciSearch
Social Services Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts
Instructions to Authors
Manuscript Submission to Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice (YVJJ)
All new manuscripts to YVJJ must be submitted using the SAGE track manuscript submission website. Please read below for instructions on submitting manuscripts to YVJJ.
Log onto the SAGE track manuscript submission website at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/yvjj and click on “Create Account: New users click here.”
Follow the instructions and make sure to enter your current and correct email address. Once you have finished creating a user account, your User ID and Password will be sent via email.
Submission of a New Manuscript
Log onto the manuscript central website and select “Author Center.” Once at the Author Center, select the link “Click here to Submit a New Manuscript.” Follow the instructions on each page. Once finished with a page, click on the “Save and Continue” option at the end of each page. Continue to follow the instructions for loading a new manuscript and/or other files at the appropriate stages (e.g., abstract, title page, etc.). When loading the manuscript file, make sure to use the “Browse” function and locate the correct file on your computer drive. Make sure to “Upload Files” when you are finished selecting the manuscript file you wish to upload. NOTE: All text files must be in word format and de-identified (please also remove any identifying information from the manuscript’s properties before you upload the manuscript). The system will convert the submission to a PDF file.
After uploading your manuscript, review your submission in one of the provided formats (e.g., PDF). Once you have reviewed your submission, click on the “Submit” button. You should receive a submission confirmation screen and an email confirming submission. You can revisit the website at any time to review the status of your submission.
Submission of a Revised Manuscript
To submit a revised manuscript to YVJJ, log onto the SAGE track manuscript submission website at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/yvjj. Once at your Author Dashboard, view your “Manuscripts with Decisions” and select the option to “Create a Revision.” Continue to follow the directions to upload your revised manuscript. Make sure to upload a de-identified version of your revision as with the initial submission. Also provide comments regarding changes that were made to your revised manuscript. These comments will be provided to reviewers.
Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in the journal; simultaneous submissions are not acceptable.
All copy should be typed, double-spaced, and should follow the style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Notes and references should appear at the end of the manuscript. Each manuscript should include a brief abstract of 100-150 words describing the subject, general approach, intended purpose of the article, and findings; also include 4-5 keywords for indexing and online searching. Ordinarily, articles should be less than 35 pages in length. However, research notes should not exceed 15 pages.
Referees will evaluate submitted manuscripts anonymously. Therefore, potential contributors should send two electronic copies of the manuscript via e-mail, one copy that includes a cover page giving the title, author(s), and author(s) affiliation and complete contact information, and a second electronic copy in which only the title of the paper is included as a means of identification.
Book Reviews: Books for review and book review manuscripts should be sent to Ashley G. Blackburn, Book Review Editor, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, University of North Texas, Department of Criminal Justice, Denton, Texas 76203.
Authors who want to refine the use of English in their manuscripts might consider utilizing the services of SPi, a non-affiliated company that offers Professional Editing Services to authors of journal articles in the areas of science, technology, medicine or the social sciences. SPi specializes in editing and correcting English-language manuscripts written by authors with a primary language other than English. Visit http://www.prof-editing.com for more information about SPi’s Professional Editing Services, pricing, and turn-around times, or to obtain a free quote or submit a manuscript for language polishing. Please be aware that SAGE has no affiliation with SPi and makes no endorsement of the company. An author’s use of SPi’s services in no way guarantees that his or her submission will ultimately be accepted. Any arrangement an author enters into will be exclusively between the author and SPi, and any costs incurred are the sole responsibility of the author
Editorial Board
Founding Editors:
Tory J. Caeti
University of North Texas, Denton
Eric J. Fritsch
University of North Texas, Denton
Managing Editor:
Chad R. Trulson
University of North Texas, Denton
Book Review Editor:
Ashley G. Blackburn
University of North Texas, Denton
Associate Editors:
Matt DeLisi
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Kimberly Kempf-Leonard
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Daniel Mears
Urban Institute, USA
Editorial Board:
Kevin M. Beaver
John Burrow
University of South Carolina
Jonathan Caudill
California State University-Chico
Frank Cullen
University of Cincinnati
Scott H. Decker
Arizona State University - Downtown Campus
Barry Feld
University of Minnesota
Kate Fox
Sam Houston State University
Tina L. Freiburger
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chris L. Gibson
University of Florida
Carter Hay
Florida State University
Kareem Jordan
University of Central Florida
Aaron Kupchik
University of Delaware
Daniel Lee
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Michael J. Leiber
University of South Florida
David C. May
Eastern Kentucky University
Chris Melde
Michigan State University
Holly Ventura Miller
University of Texas at San Antonio
David Mueller, Ph.D.
Boise State University
David L. Myers
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Allison Payne
Villanova University
Anthony A. Peguero
Virginia Tech University
Alex R. Piquero
Florida State University
Richard Redding
Chapman University School of Law
Christopher J. Schreck
Rochester Institute of Technology
Benjamin Steiner
University of South Carolina
Christopher Sullivan
University of Cincinnati
Michael G. Vaughn
Saint Louis University
Jennifer Wareham
Wayne State University
Adam Watkins
Bowling Green State University
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