Manuscript Editing for Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice Articles
Each issue of the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice takes up one critical issue in the field and aims to give it a cogent, thorough, and timely exploration. Past themes include organized crime, community policing, gangs, white-collar crime, and excessive police force. An expert in the topic guest-edits every issue, and contributors come from fields that run from criminology to social work. Sage publishes the journal quarterly and online only. Its General Editor is at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Manuscript length is set by the guest editors of each theme, so authors take the limit from that issue's call. One current call allows 30 double-spaced pages, and another allows 8,000 words, each counting the abstract, references, figures, and tables. An unstructured abstract of no more than 200 words sits between the title and the main text, followed by at least four keywords. References follow APA style, 7th edition, and each citation matches its reference in spelling and year. Review is double-anonymized, so names stay on a separate title page that also carries the Statements and Declarations. A cover letter and a short biographical sketch go in with each manuscript. Our editors apply APA style and fit the paper to its guest editor's limit. Submissions go by email to the guest editors of each theme, as one complete copy and one blind copy in Word.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.
Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice.
Sage's submission guidelines cover the abstract, declarations, and APA references, and the upcoming themes page lists each issue's guest editors. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.
Our legal editing services cover criminology and criminal justice research, where social science references and legal citations meet in the same paper. Academic proofreading covers the final read. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. We also prepare articles for Criminal Justice Review and the Journal of Crime and Justice.
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Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.
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Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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