期刊名称：LEGAL AND CRIMINOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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ISSN： | 1355-3259
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出版频率： | Semi-annual
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出版社： | WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, USA, NJ, 07030-5774
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期刊网址： | http://www.bps.org.uk/publications/jLC_1.cfm
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影响因子： |
1.776(2015年)
1.490(2014年)
1.667(2013年)
1.708 (2012年)
1.286(2011年)
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| 主题范畴： | CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY; LAW; PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY |
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The Journal publishes original papers which advance professional and scientific knowledge in the field of legal and criminological psychology broadly defined. Theoretical, review and empirical studies in any of the following areas are welcomed:
- New legislation
- Management of offenders
- Crime prevention
- Victimology
- Mental health and the law
- Impact of law on behaviour
- Public attitudes to crime and the law
- Policing and crime detection
- Child and family issues
- Legal decision making
- Civil law procedures
- Interviewing
- Interrogation and testimony
- Court processes
- Disputes and litigation
- Legal development and policy
- Role of the expert witness
- Sentencing and penology
- Ethical issues
- Assessment and treatment of criminal behaviour
- Professional training
Instructions to Authors
The journal publishes papers which advance professional and scientific knowledge in the field of legal and criminological psychology, defined broadly as the application of psychology to law or interdisciplinary enquiry in legal and psychological fields. Theoretical, review and empirical studies in any of the following areas are welcomed: new legislation; management of offenders; crime prevention; victimology; mental health and the law; impact of law on behaviour; public attitudes to crime and the law; policing and crime detection; child and family issues; legal decision making; civil law procedures; interviewing; interrogation and testimony; court processes; disputes and litigation; legal development and policy; role of the expert witness; sentencing and penology; ethical issues; assessment and treatment of criminal behaviour; and professional training.
1. Circulation
The circulation of the Journal is worldwide. Papers are invited and encouraged from authors throughout the world.
2. Length
Papers should normally be no more than 5,000 words, although the Editor retains discretion to publish papers beyond this length in cases where the clear and concise expression of the scientific content requires greater length.
3. Reviewing
The journal operates a policy of anonymous peer review. Papers will normally be scrutinised and commented on by at least two independent expert referees (in addition to the Editor) although the Editor may process a paper at his or her discretion. The referees will not be aware of the identity of the author. All information about authorship including personal acknowledgements and institutional affiliations should be confined to the title page (and the text should be free of such clues as identifiable self-citations e.g. 'In our earlier work...').
4. Online submission process
1) All manuscripts must be submitted online at http://lcp.edmgr.com .
First-time users: click the REGISTER button from the menu and enter in your details as instructed. On successful registration, an email will be sent informing you of your user name and password. Please keep this email for future reference and proceed to LOGIN. (You do not need to re-register if your status changes e.g. author, reviewer or editor).
Registered users: click the LOGIN button from the menu and enter your user name and password for immediate access. Click 'Author Login'.
2) Follow the step-by-step instructions to submit your manuscript.
3) The submission must include the following as separate files:
- Title page consisting of manuscript title, authors' full names and affiliations, name and address for corresponding author -
- Abstract
- Full manuscript omitting authors' names and affiliations. Figures and tables can be attached separately if necessary.
4) If you require further help in submitting your manuscript, please consult the Tutorial for Authors -  Editorial Manager - Tutorial for Authors
Authors can log on at any time to check the status of the manuscript.
5. Manuscript requirements
- Contributions must be typed in double spacing with wide margins. All sheets must be numbered.
- Tables should be typed in double spacing, each on a separate page with a self-explanatory title. Tables should be comprehensible without reference to the text. They should be placed at the end of the manuscript with their approximate locations indicated in the text.
- Figures can be included at the end of the document or attached as separate files, carefully labelled in initial capital/lower case lettering with symbols in a form consistent with text use. Unnecessary background patterns, lines and shading should be avoided. Captions should be listed on a separate page. The resolution of digital images must be at least 300 dpi.
- All papers must include a structured abstract of up to 250 words with the following headings: Purpose, Methods, Results, Conclusions: Legal & Criminological Psychology - Structured Abstracts Information
- For reference citations, please use APA style. Particular care should be taken to ensure that references are accurate and complete. Give all journal titles in full.
- SI units must be used for all measurements, rounded off to practical values if appropriate, with the Imperial equivalent in parentheses.
- In normal circumstances, effect size should be incorporated.
- Authors are requested to avoid the use of sexist language.
- Authors are responsible for acquiring written permission to publish lengthy quotations, illustrations etc for which they do not own copyright.
For guidelines on editorial style, please consult the APA Publication Manual published by the American Psychological Association, Washington DC, USA ( http://www.apastyle.org ).
6. Publication ethics
7. Supplementary data
Supplementary data too extensive for publication may be deposited with the British Library Document Supply Centre. Such material includes numerical data, computer programs, fuller details of case studies and experimental techniques. The material should be submitted to the Editor together with the article, for simultaneous refereeing.
8. Post acceptance
PDF page proofs are sent to authors via email for correction of print but not for rewriting or the introduction of new material. Authors will be provided with a PDF file of their article prior to publication.
9. Copyright
To protect authors and journals against unauthorised reproduction of articles, The British Psychological Society requires copyright to be assigned to itself as publisher, on the express condition that authors may use their own material at any time without permission. On acceptance of a paper submitted to a journal, authors will be requested to sign an appropriate assignment of copyright form.
10. Checklist of requirements
- Abstract (up to 250 words)
- Title page (include title, authors' names, affiliations, full contact details)
- Full article text (double-spaced with numbered pages and anonymised)
- References (APA style). Authors are responsible for bibliographic accuracy and must check every reference in the manuscript and proofread again in the page proofs.
- Tables, figures, captions placed at the end of the article or attached as separate files.
Editorial Board
Editor:
Aldert Vrij (University of Portsmouth, UK)
Associate Editors:
Par Anders Granhag (Goteborg University, Sweden)
Jennifer Brown (University of Surrey, UK)
Ron Fisher (Florida International University, USA)
Caroline Logan (University of Liverpool, UK)
Mary McMurran (University of Nottingham, UK)
James McGuire (University of Liverpool, UK)
Claire Nee (University of Portsmouth, UK)
Tony Ward (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Editorial Board (Consultants):
Tony Beech (University of Birmingham, UK)
Henrik Belfrage (Landstinget Vasternorrland, Sweden)
Ron Blackburn (University of Liverpool, UK)
Neil Brewer (Flinders University, Australia)
Ray Bull (University of Leicester, UK)
David Carson (University of Portsmouth, UK)
Danny Clark (The Probation Unit, Home Office, UK)
Stephen Hart (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Kevin Howells (University of Nottingham, UK)
Daniel Lassiter (Ohio University, USA)
Richard Laws (Pacific Psychological Assessement Corp, Canada)
Sally Lloyd Bostock (University of Birmingham, UK)
Christian Meissner (Florida International University, USA)
Harald Merckelbach (Universiteit Maastricht, The Netherlands)
John Monahan (University of Virginia, USA)
Kathy Pezdek (Claremont Graduate University, USA)
Steve Penrod (University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA)
Vernon Quinsey (Queens University, Canada)
Don Read (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Ron Roesch (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Michael Saks (Arizona State University, USA)
Pekka Santilla (Abo Akademi University, Finland)
Helen Westcott (Open University, UK)
Book Reviews Editor:
Julie Cherryman (University of Portsmouth, UK)
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