Manuscript Editing for Punishment & Society Journal Articles
Punishment & Society is an international, interdisciplinary journal of original research on punishment, penal institutions, and penal control. It also offers informed commentary and criticism on current penal policies and practices. Sage publishes it, drawing contributions from criminology and penology, the sociology of punishment, penal history, penal law, sentencing theory, and the philosophy of punishment.
Theoretical and empirical articles run no more than 8,000 words, counting tables, references, and notes. The journal also publishes review essays, symposia and debates, and shorter book reviews. An unstructured abstract sits between the title and main text, followed by at least three keywords. References follow Sage Harvard style. The manuscript is anonymized, with a separate title page and a Statements and Declarations section. Any use of AI tools is disclosed. Two independent reviews are needed before a revise or accept decision, under double-anonymized review. Our editors apply Sage Harvard and bring the article within 8,000 words. Submissions go through Sage Track.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Punishment & Society. 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 Punishment & Society
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 Punishment & Society.
Sage's submission guidelines cover length, abstracts, and declarations. 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 Theoretical Criminology and The British Journal of Criminology.
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