Manuscript Editing for Journal of Crime and Justice Articles
The Journal of Crime and Justice is the official publication of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association. This refereed journal covers current and emerging issues in criminology and criminal justice, from offending, victimization, and desistance to social control, prevention, evaluation research, and policy. Taylor & Francis publishes it.
Articles run 5,000 to 10,000 words, counting tables, references, captions, and endnotes. An unstructured abstract of 200 words comes first, followed by three or four keywords. References follow the Taylor & Francis version of Chicago author-date style. Two independent referees review each paper under double anonymous review. Our editors bring the paper within the word range and match each citation to its reference entry. Submissions go through ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Journal of Crime and 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 Crime and 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 Crime and Justice.
The journal's instructions for authors cover length, abstracts, and references. 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 Policy Review and the American Journal of Criminal 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 Crime and Justice submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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