NCJ Number
58756
Editor(s)
R M MERSKY,
R C BERRING,
J K MCCUE
Date Published
1979
Length
260 pages
Annotation
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINAL LAW JOURNALS ARE LISTED IN THIS GUIDE TO AID THE PROSPECTIVE AUTHOR IN CHOOSING A PERIODICAL TO WHICH TO SEND ARTICLES, AND TO ACQUAINT USERS WITH COMPARATIVE ASPECTS OF EACH JOURNAL.
Abstract
A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SUBMITTED TO JOURNAL EDITORS SELECTED FROM THE 'INDEX TO LEGAL PERIODICALS,' 'CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERIODICALS INDEX,' 'CRIME AND DELINQUENCY ABSTRACTS,' AND A SUBJECT SEARCH OF ULRICH'S 'DIRECTORY.' JOURNALS WHICH ACCEPTED NO ARTICLES BY OUTSIDE AUTHORS FOR PUBLICATION WERE EXCLUDED. IN SOME CASES JOURNAL EDITORS CHOSE NOT TO RESPOND TO PARTICULAR QUESTIONS, AND IN OTHERS, WHERE JOURNALS FAILED TO RESPOND AT ALL TO ANY OF THE FOUR SURVEY MAILINGS, BASIC INFORMATION PUBLISHED BY THE JOURNAL ABOUT ITSELF WAS INSERTED WHERE APPLICABLE. CITATIONS INCLUDE INFORMATION ON COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS, CIRCULATION, SUBSCRIPTION COST AND ADDRESS, AND INFORMATION OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO PROSPECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS, SUCH AS MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS, ACCEPTANCE RATE, STYLE REQUIREMENTS, AND AUTHOR REMUNERATION. THE LISTINGS ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS: GENERAL LAW SCHOOL LAW REVIEWS, SPECIALIZED LAW SCHOOL LAW REVIEWS, ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS, AND COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION WAS DICTATED BY THE LEGAL PERIODICALS WHICH ARE MORE EASILY TREATED SEPARATELY. A GENERAL ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ALL JOURNALS IS PRESENTED, ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO THE JOURNAL EDITORS, A LIST OF THE ABSTRACTING/INDEXING/BIBLIOGRAPHIC SERVICES INCLUDED, AND A GUIDE TO STYLE MANUAL ABBREVIATIONS. THE FOUR LISTINGS OF JOURNALS ARE PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY, AND THERE IS AN INDEX BY SUBJECT, TITLE, AND KEYWORD. A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF LEGAL PERIODICALS AND THE NATURE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION IN THE U.S. IS ALSO PROVIDED. (MHP)