Journal Guide

The Journal of Crime and Justice, the official publication of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, is a triannual peer-reviewed journal featuring original scholarly work in the area of crime and criminal justice. JC&J welcomes quantitative and qualitative articles, theoretical commentaries, and book reviews. Special topic issues are also welcomed.Prospective authors should send a cover letter with contact information and the manuscript electronically to Michael J. Leiber, Editor, mjleiber@usf.edu.

The Journal of Criminal Justice is an international journal intended to fill the present need for the dissemination of new information, ideas and methods, to both practitioners and academicians in the criminal justice area. The Journal is concerned with all aspects of the criminal justice system in terms of their relationships to each other. Although materials are presented relating to crime and the individual elements of the criminal justice system, the emphasis of the Journal is to tie together the functioning of these elements and to illustrate the effects of their interactions. Articles that reflect the application of new disciplines or analytical methodologies to the problems of criminal justice are of special interest.Since the purpose of the Journal is to provide a forum for the dissemination of new ideas, new information, and the application of new methods to the problems and functions of the criminal justice system, the Journal emphasizes innovation and creative thought of the highest quality.Related Publications:Forensic Science International www.elsevier.com/locate/forsciintLegal Medicine www.elsevier.com/locate/legalmedJournal of Clinical Forensic Medicine www.elsevier.com/locate/jcfmForensic Science/Medicine and Legal Medicine Package www.elsevier.com/locate/forensicsFor book publications in security and criminal justice, please visit www.books.elsevier.com/security

The Journal of Criminal Justice Education (JCJE) is an official publication of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). JCJE provides a forum for the examination, discussion and debate of a broad range of issues concerning post-secondary education in criminal justice, criminology and related areas. The aim of JCJE is to enhance the quality of higher education in criminal justice and criminology. JCJE is an education-oriented journal for those undertaking educational and academic endeavors in the fields of criminal justice and criminology. Quality articles that address specific educational or academic issues in these areas are encouraged and will be considered for publication.Peer Review Policy:All work appearing in this journal has undergone editorial screening and peer review.

International and multidisciplinary, the Journal of Criminal Psychology (JCP) publishes both scholarly and practitioner-based research on all aspects of the psychology of criminal behaviour.

The Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice publishes scholarly and practitioner-based research which examines how criminal justice institutions engage with the community and non-criminal justice agencies.

The Journal of Critical Care, the official publication of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (WFSICCM), is a leading international, peer-reviewed journal providing original research, review articles, tutorials, and invited articles for physicians and allied health professionals involved in treating the critically ill. The Journal aims to improve patient care by furthering understanding of health systems research and its integration into clinical practice.The Journal will include articles which discuss:All aspects of health services research in critical careSystem based practice in anesthesiology, perioperative and critical care medicineThe interface between anesthesiology, critical care medicine and painIntegrating intraoperative management in preparation for postoperative critical care management and recoveryOptimizing patient management, i.e., exploring the interface between evidence-based principles or clinical insight into management and care of complex patientsThe team approach in the OR and ICUSystem-based researchMedical ethicsTechnology in medicineSeminars discussing current, state of the art, and sometimes controversial topics in anesthesiology, critical care medicine, and professional educationResidency Education: Providing a series of clinically relevant tutorials from experienced practitioners focusing on the six core competencies:Medical KnowledgeProfessionalismPatient CareInterpersonal and communication skillsCase based learning and improvementSystems based practiceThe editorial board represents an international cross section of individuals actively involved in the disciplines of Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology.

The Journal of Crohn's and Colitis is the official journal of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), and is concerned with the dissemination of knowledge on clinical, basic science and innovative methods related to inflammatory bowel diseases. The journal publishes original articles, review papers, editorials, leading articles, view points, case reports, innovative methods and letters to the editor. All submitted material is subject to a peer-review process. Supplemental issues of the journal are published under a separate title, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis Supplements.Ownership:Journal of Crohn's and Colitis is owned by the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO).Journals Statistics:Acceptance rate: 57% for papers submitted in 2013Frequency: 12 issuesImpact Factor: 3.385Indexed by: Current Contents, EBSCOhost, EMBASE, Excerpta Medica, MEDLINE, Reactions Weekly, Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus and Web of ScienceLaunch date: 2007ISSN: 1873-9946Lead times:Number of instant rejections: 9%Average time to first decision (= reviewers time): 22 daysAverage time from acceptance to online: 12.4 daysAverage time to acceptance, see following table Editor decision Summary.The following breakdown displays in percentages of manuscripts published per world region:Asia: 6%Australia: 2%Eastern Europe: 4%Central America: 0.7%Middle East: 7%South America: 0.7%North America: 20%Western Europe: 60%

Gesunde Pflanzen (Healthy Plants) publishes practical contributions to the study of plant protection in agriculture, forestry, horticulture and public land and its implications for the environmental and consumer protection and legal issues. Topics ranges from measures and procedures to reduce the risk of infection, to the development and application of non-chemical and chemical control strategies and procedures, to the impact of plant protection to the environment, securing food and general issues such as benefits and risks and to the development of new technologies. Each issue presents original contributions of renowned scientists, the latest information from organizations and the industry, press releases and personalities.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

The Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology is an international and interdisciplinary journal providing a forum for scholarly discussion of the aging process and the problems of the aged throughout the world. The journal emphasizes discussions of research findings, theoretical issues and applied approaches that deal with non-Western populations, as well as articles that provide a comparative orientation to the study of the aging process in its social, economic, historical and biological perspectives.

The core of the journal comprises a broad range of articles dealing with non-Western societies, written from the perspectives of history, anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, population studies, health/biology, etc. A second category of papers includes articles from Western societies comparing sub-cultural groupings or ethnic minorities such as Vietnamese, Turks, etc. Comparative studies of topics related to aging comprise the third group of articles. Such comparative analyses have been on Western and non-Western societies as well as on comparisons of Western societies, such as socialist vs. capitalist systems, for instance, or societies with different social service delivery systems. With societies becoming ever more multicultural and with many societies experiencing a `graying' of their population on a hitherto unprecedented scale, the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology stands at the forefront of one of the most pressing issues of our times.

The Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JCC) is a leading interdisciplinary forum for psychologists, sociologists and educators who study how cultural differences in developmental, social and educational experiences affect individual behavior. (JCCP) focuses on today's important cross-cultural issues, including individualism, self-enhancement, acculturation, changing family values, ethnic group comparisons, gender differences, and personality.