Current Issues in Criminal Justice
Australia’s major journal on criminal justice
(CICJ) is our prestigious peer-reviewed international journal that provides a forum for contemporary academic debate from leading experts. Published since 1989, CICJ is a top-tier, Q1 journal (Scopus). CICJ publishes high quality articles and contemporary comments from local and international academics, policymakers, and practitioners.
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You can access current and previous issues ofÌýCurrent Issues in Criminal JusticeÌý.
The is to recognise and promote exceptional scholarship by an early career researcher or PhD student published in Current Issues in Criminal Justice. •Ìý The ECR/HDR student must be the lead author of the article. ·Ìý A person is eligible for this prize if, at the date of publication, they are a postdoc, lecturer, or senior lecturer in an Australian university, or at an equivalent level in a university outside Australia. Those who do not work in a university are also eligible, with the editor-in-chief having the final decision whether a person qualifies as ‘early career’ or not. ·Ìý Co-authored articles are eligible, but there may be a maximum of 3 authors. Co-authors do not need to be an ECR/HDR. •Ìý The article must be published in the calendar year under consideration. For example, only articles published in the 2024 volume of CICJ will be considered for the 2024 prize. ·Ìý A prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the winner. Where the article is co-authored, only the ECR/HDR nominee will receive the prize. ·Ìý The editor-in-chief will prepare a shortlist of 3 articles published in the previous year’s volume of CICJ. A committee will make the final decision. This committee will usually consist of 1. An editor of CICJ; 2. One of the directors/deputy directors of the Sydney Institute of Criminology; and 3. A person nominated by either the editor-in-chief of CICJ or by a director of the Sydney Institute of Criminology. The editor-in-chief will not be on the committee. ·Ìý In exceptional cases, the committee may decide to award the prize to two ECRs/HDRs, who shall share the prize equally. •Ìý Decisions of the committee are final. ·Ìý Where there is a potential conflict of interest (e.g a nominee is supervised by or is a co-author of a person on the committee) or where a person is unavailable, the editor-in-chief will nominate an alternate member The 2024 Duncan Chappell article prize was awarded to Katherine J. McLachlan. |
In 2025, CICJ will sponsor up to 2 visiting fellows to the Institute of Criminology, Sydney Law
School. We welcome applications from doctoral researchers and early career researchers (up to 7 years post-award of PhD) to visit the Sydney Institute of Criminology to develop a paper for submission to CICJ.
Up to $5,000 will be awarded to cover expenses of an international visitor and up to $2,000 for a domestic visitor. Expenses will typically include airfare and/or accommodation in Sydney. The length of the visit will be at the discretion of the applicant, though would not usually be more than 4 weeks. Subsequent to the fellowship, the Visiting Fellow is expected to submit the paper to CICJ. Reimbursement of expenses is contingent on satisfactory submission of a report on the visit and submission of the paper to CICJ.
To apply, please send a short CV (3 pages max), title of project and abstract, detailed description of the paper that you will work on during the visit (3 pages max), indication of the current stage of this paper, preferred visit dates, and name of one referee. Please also indicate the reason why a visit to the Institute would be beneficial to this research. Applications should be received by April 7, 2025, and a decision will be made shortly thereafter. Applications should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief: colin.king1@sydney.edu.au. Late applications will not be considered.
All figures are in Australian dollars. Award of a Visiting Fellowship should not be taken to imply acceptance of a paper in CICJ, all papers will go through the standard peer review process. The visit must take place in 2025, and reimbursement claim submitted by December 1, 2025. This suggests that papers that are relatively advanced will stand a higher prospect of success compared to one that is at an early stage of development.
Visiting Fellows are responsible for ensuring they hold a valid visa for entry into Australia that will allow them to engage in all the activities they wish to undertake during their stay.
Expressions of Interest 2025: Workshop + Special Issue of Current Issues in Criminal Justice
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for special issues are considered on a rolling basis, but please note that due to demand it is best to contact the editor/deputy editor at an early stage.
If interested in applying for CICJ funding to support a workshop, leading to a special issue, then proposals should be sent to the editor-in-chief by March 25, 2025.
Your EOI must include:
1. The proposed title of the workshop/ special issue;
2. The name(s) and contact details of the organiser(s)/guest editor(s);
3. The editing experience of the organiser(s)/guest editor(s) and how the workshop/special issue will be managed within the team;
4. A detailed description of the scope of the special issue and a statement as to its relevance to CICJ readers (with reference to previous CICJ publications, where relevant);
5. A list of titles (up to 12), abstracts, and details of authors (and whether they have confirmed or not; to confirm: provisional plans are welcome);
6. CICJ is keen to ensure a diverse representation of authors (e.g. levels of seniority; institutions);
7. An EOI can also be on a specific topic with a general call for papers (to be managed by the special issue guest editors);
8. The proposed timeline, (i.e. the expected timing of the workshop and the date by which authors will submit their articles for peer-review).
The guest editor(s) will be responsible for arranging and assessing two double-blind peer reviews for each submission. The ultimate decision for inclusion in CICJ rests with the editorial board.
For information about submission requirements (including word limits) and the aims and scope of CICJ, see: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rcic20
There is approximately $10,000 available annually to support either 1 or 2 workshops. Due to university financial rules, the workshop must be held in 2025 (*note, submission of papers are not impacted, and this can scheduled for 2026).
2025: The inaugural workshop funded by CICJ will be hosted by Assoc Prof Stella Tarrant (UWA), Prof Thomas Crofts (City, Hong Kong), Assoc Prof Hannah McGlade (Curtin University), and Dr Hayley Passmore (UWA) on ‘Youth/Child Justice in Australia’.Ìý
