Manuscript Editing for Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Articles
The Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency has published for more than sixty years on contemporary issues in crime and the criminal-legal system's responses. It brings criminology, policing, psychology, sociology, and related fields to bear on crime and violence, victimization, and criminalization. Sage publishes it bimonthly, with editors-in-chief at the University of New Mexico and the University of Colorado Denver.
Empirical manuscripts run no more than 35 pages, counting references, tables, and figures. A structured abstract of 200 words or fewer is required, with labeled objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. The American Sociological Association style guide, 7th edition, governs both formatting and references. Notes, references, tables, and figures go on separate pages at the end, with placeholders marking each table's position in the text. Review is anonymous, and names, affiliations, funding, and acknowledgements go on a separate title page. Our editors apply ASA style and bring the paper within its page limit. Submissions go through Sage Track.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 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 Research in Crime and Delinquency
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 Research in Crime and Delinquency.
Sage's submission guidelines cover the abstract, page limit, and ASA formatting. 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 Homicide Studies and the Journal of Quantitative Criminology.
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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 Research in Crime and Delinquency submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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