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The British Journal of Criminology                                                                                                     International Review of Crime and Society

Editor           Pat Carlen, University of Kent

The British Journal of Criminology is one of the world's top criminology journals. It publishes work of the highest quality from around the world and across all areas of criminology. The journal is a valuable resource for academics and researchers in crime, whether they be from criminology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, law, economics, politics or social work, and for professionals concerned with crime, law, criminal justice, politics and penology. In addition to publishing peer-reviewed articles, BJC contains a substantial book review section.  the journal is a valuable reference for academics and researchers in criminology, probation, and social work, as well as professionals concerned with law, policing, criminal justice, and penology.  It is read by all members of the British Society of Criminology.

Published   Jan, March, May, July, Sept, Nov

Rates          Full page   £360 / $720        Half page   £250 / $500

Print run     2,000

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The British Journal of Social Work

Editors Eric Blyth and Helen Masson, University of Huddersfield

Published for the British Association of Social Workers, this is the leading academic social work journal in the UK. It covers every aspect of social work, with papers reporting research, discussing practice, and examining principles and theories. It is read by social work educators, researchers, practitioners and managers who wish to keep up to date with theoretical and empirical developments in the field.  The journal is a valuable reference for social work educators, and researchers, as well as practitioners and managers.

'The British Journal of Social Work sets the standard for academic publishing in social work, and its rigorous editing and refereeing standards have done much to improve the evidence base of the subject. Over thirty years of high standards provide the best possible guarantee that they will be maintained in the future. This is the one social work journal you cannot afford to miss.'                                   Professor Peter Raynor, University of Wales, Swansea

Published   Feb, March, May, June, Aug, Sept, Nov, Dec

Rates          Full page   £340 / $680        Half page   £235 / $470

Print run     1,550

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Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy & Society                   

The journal publishes multi-disciplinary international research on the regional dimensions of contemporary socio-economic-political change. It adopts a focused thematic format, with each issue being devoted to a particular theme selected by the international Editorial Team.  The aim of the journal is to understand the formative changes and developments associated with the new regional and urban foundations of today’s globalizing world. Authors are encouraged to engage with the public-policy implications of the issues they address. The journal builds upon the strong political-economy tradition within the University of Cambridge. The journal aims to publish papers that present new cutting-edge research; or provide incisive critical reviews of the ‘state of the art’ of the topic or area in question.  It is read by academics, economists, and geographers.

Published   March, July, Nov

Rates          Full page   £235 / $470        Half page   £165 / $330

Print run     500

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Community Development Journal

 

Editor      Chris Miller, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, UK

"… the outstanding international journal of its kind. It provides an excellent vehicle for scholars, educators, community development professionals, and grassroots workers to develop knowledge and exchange ideas about theory and practice worldwide."                           Barry Checkoway, Center for Community Service and Learning, University of Michigan

"… is the foremost journal in the field. There is simply no other quality forum for the international exchange of information, theory, strategies and views between practitioners, activists, teachers and researchers vitally concerned with community development."                             Professor Martin Mowbray, Faculty of the Constructed Environment, RMIT University Melbourne

Published quarterly and circulated in over 80 countries, the Community Development Journal provides an international forum for political, economic and social programmes, which link the activities of people with institutions and government. Dealing with the theory and practice of the policies, programmes and methods employed, the journal covers a wide range of topics including community action, village, town, and regional planning, community studies and rural development.  The journal's readership includes academics and students involved in development studies, political science, social planning and administration,  local government departments of health, education, community education, and social services, and charities.

Published   Quarterly - Jan, April, July, Oct

Rates          Full page   £310 / $620        Half page   £215 / $430

Print run     900

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European Sociological Review

 

Editor      Prof Dr Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Otto-Friedrich Universität, Bamberg, Germany

"The ESR is worldwide the leading social science journal in the area of empirical, quantitative and comparative studies. It has an excellent track record of publishing cutting-edge research."                                                                                                                                           Karl Ulrich Mayer, Professor of Sociology, University of Constance, Germany

The European Sociological Review is the official journal of the European Consortium for Sociological Research. It covers all fields of sociology and presents papers in which empirical research is combined with theoretical discussion. The journal includes a book review section in which priority is given to long reviews or review articles dealing with major studies.  The journal is read by sociologists working in universities, research institutes, government and business, political scientists, social statisticians and economists, demographers,  social administrators, and social workers.

Published   Feb, April, July, Sept, Dec

Rates          Full page   £270 / $540        Half page   £185 / $370

Print run     550

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Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Editor        Richard D Breitman, American University

Published in association with The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this journal is the major forum for scholarship on the Holocaust and other genocides. Holocaust and Genocide Studies is an international journal featuring research articles, interpretive essays, and book reviews in the social sciences and humanities. It is the principal publication to address the issue of how insights into the Holocaust apply to other genocides. Articles compel readers to confront many aspects of human behavior, to contemplate major moral issues, to consider the role of science and technology in human affairs, and to reconsider significant political and social factors. The journal is read by historians, curators of Holocaust museums, as well as scholars in other disciplines – including literature, economics, religious studies, anthropology, political science, and sociology.

Published   April, Aug, Dec

Rates          Full page   £290 / $580        Half page   £200 / $400

Print run     550

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Human Rights Law Review

 

Editor            Professor David Harris, University of Nottingham

Launched in 2001, the Human Rights Law Review seeks to promote awareness, knowledge and discussion on matters of human rights law and policy. While academic in focus, the Review also aims to be of interest to the wider human rights community, including those in governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental spheres, concerned with law, policy and fieldwork. The Review publishes critical articles that consider human rights in their various contexts, from global to national levels, book reviews, and a section dedicated to analysis of recent jurisprudence and practice of the UN and regional human rights systems.

Published   Quarterly - March, June, Sept, Dec

Rates          Full page   £265 / $530        Half page   £185 / $370

Print run     400

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Industrial and Corporate Change

Editors                                                                                                                                                                                            North America     David Teece and Glenn Carroll, Institute of Management, Innovation and Organization, University of California; UK                     Nick von Tunzelmann and Paul Nightingale, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex;                   Italy                   Giovanni Dosi, St Anna School of Advanced Studies; Franco Malerba, Universita Bocconi

The journal is committed to present and interpret the evidence on corporate and industrial change, drawing from an interdisciplinary set of approaches and theories. It is a forum where industrial historians explicitly relate their analyses to the state of the art in the relevant social sciences and propose conjectures and theories. Conversely, economists and practitioners of other social disciplines are encouraged to apply their models to the historical evidence. The journal coverage includes the internal structures of firms; the history of technologies; the evolution of industries; the nature of competition; the decision rules and strategies; the relationship between firms' characteristics and the institutional environment; the performance of industries over time; the labour process and the organization of production.  The readership of the journal includes academics and professionals with an interest in - business economics, strategic management, industrial history, organisational sociology, industrial economics, organisation theory, political science, and social psychology.

Published   Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct, Dec

Rates          Full page   £310 / $620        Half page   £215 / $430

Print run     700

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International Journal of Public Opinion Research

"For professional pollsters and social scientists the journal is essential reading"                                                                                                  Times Higher Education Supplement

The International Journal of Public Opinion Research is a source of informed analysis and comment for both professionals and academics. Edited by a board drawn from over a dozen countries and several disciplines, and operated on a professional referee system, the journal is the first truly comparative, multidisciplinary forum serving the international community. In addition to original articles, the journal includes review articles, surveys of recent developments in the field, a major book reviews and notes section, journal abstracts, information about forthcoming conferences, and news about its sponsoring body, the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR).  The journal is a valuable resource for social scientists, political scientists, survey researchers, and journalists.

Published   Quarterly - March, June, Sept, Dec

Rates          Full page   £310 / $620        Half page   £215 / $430

Print run     800

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International Journal of Transitional Justice

Editors in Chief                                                                                                                                                                                Hugo van der Merwe, Transitional Justice Programme Manager, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa Harvey M. Weinstein Senior Research Fellow and Clinical Professor, Human Rights Center and School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA

The International Journal of Transitional Justice publishes high quality, refereed articles in the rapidly growing field of transitional justice - that is the study of those strategies employed by states and international institutions to deal with a legacy of human rights abuses and to effect social reconstruction in the wake of widespread violence. The Journal is envisioned as a central site from which to house and build upon an array of research and writing currently available in this field. It is intended to span the analytical bridge between scholars and practitioners, and facilitate sustained interaction across the range of disciplines encompassed by the topic of transitional justice. Topics covered by the journal include (but are not limited to): truth commissions, universal jurisdiction, post-conflict social reconciliation, victim and perpetrator studies, international and domestic prosecutions, institutional transformation, vetting, memorialization, reparations and ex-combatant reintegration.

Published   March, June, Sept

Rates          Full page   £235 / $470        Half page   £165 / $330

Print run     400

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Journal of Economic Geography

Editors     Dr Henry G Overman, London School of Economics          Professor Neil Wrigley, University of Southampton

The aims of the Journal of Economic Geography are to redefine and reinvigorate the intersection between economics and geography, and to provide a world-class journal in the field. Published quarterly, the journal is steered by a distinguished team of Editors and an Editorial Board, drawn equally from the two disciplines. It publishes original academic research and discussion of the highest scholarly standard in the field of ‘economic geography’ broadly defined. Papers published are commendable on their quality of scholarship, and contribution to the understanding of the geographic nature of economic systems and global economic change.

Published   Jan, March , May, July, Sept, Nov

Rates          Full page   £235 / $470        Half page   £165 / $330

Print run     400

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Journal of International Criminal Justice

 

Editor   Professor Antonio Cassese, University of Florence

Journal of International Criminal Justice aims to promote a profound collective reflection on the new problems facing international law. Established by a group of distinguished criminal lawyers and international lawyers, the journal addresses the major problems of justice from the angle of law, jurisprudence, criminology, penal philosophy, and the history of international judicial institutions. It is an invaluable resource for all those working in the field of international law,including graduate and postgraduate students of international law and human rights, legal practitioners working in international criminal courts,  academics in international law and criminology, Government officials, and relevant sections of the International Bar Association and the International Criminal Law Association.

Published   Feb, May, July, Sept, Nov

Rates          Full page   £270 / $540        Half page   £185 / $370

Print run     500

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Journal of Islamic Studies

Editor       Dr Farhan Ahmad Nizami, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

The Journal of Islamic Studies is a multi-disciplinary publication dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of Islam and of the Islamic world. Particular attention is paid to works dealing with history, geography, political science, economics, anthropology, sociology, law, literature, religion, philosophy, international relations, environmental and developmental issues, as well as ethical questions related to scientific research. The Journal seeks to place Islam and the Islamic tradition as its central focus of academic inquiry and to encourage comprehensive consideration of its many facets; to provide a forum for the study of Islam and Muslim societies in their global context; to encourage interdisciplinary studies of the Islamic world that are crossnational and comparative; to promote the diffusion, exchange and discussion of research findings; and to encourage interaction among academics from various traditions of learning.

Published   Jan, May, Sept

Rates          Full page   £270 / $540        Half page   £185 / $370

Print run     500

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Journal of Law, Economics and Organization

 

Editor    Ian Ayers, Yale Law School

The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization is an interdisciplinary exercise. It seeks to promote an understanding of many complex phenomena by examining such matters from a combined law, economics, and organization perspective (or a two-way combination thereof). The journal brings together legal-economic scholarship with other social science disciplines such as political science and sociology, and thereby seeks to promote an understanding of the complex interrelationships that affect public and private institutions. It has become a valuable resource for academics, students, and professionals in the fields of: political science, sociology,  economics, industrial organization, and management studies.

Published   March, Sept

Rates          Full page   £260 / $520        Half page   £180 / $360

Print run     1,200

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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

 

Editor-in-Chief    H George Frederickson, University of Kansas       Editor    Carolyn J Heinrich, University of Wisconsin

The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory is the official journal of the Public Management Research Association. The journal serves as a bridge between public administration or public management scholarship and public policy studies. The Journal aims to provide in-depth analysis of developments in the organisational, administrative, and policy sciences as they apply to government and governance. Each issue brings you critical perspectives and cogent analyses, serving as an outlet for the best theoretical and research work in the field.

Published   Quarterly - Jan, April, July, Oct

Rates          Full page   £290 / $580        Half page   £200 / $400

Print run     650

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Modern Judaism                                                                                                                                                            A Journal of Jewish Ideas and Experience

Editor           Steven T Katz, Boston University

Modern Judaism: A Journal of Jewish Ideas and Experience provides a distinctive, interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the modern Jewish experience. Articles focus on topics pertinent to the understanding of Jewish life today and the forces that have shaped that experience.  The journal is a valuable resource for all those academic and non-academic with an interest in contemporary Jewish studies.

Published   Feb, May, Oct

Rates          Full page   £235 / $470        Half page   £165 / $330

Print run     400

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Policing

A Journal of Policy and Practice

Editors      PAJ Waddington, University of Wolverhampton, UK          Peter Neyroud, National Policing Improvement Agency, UK

This new in-depth journal offers critical comment and analysis of current policy and practice, comparative international practices, legal and political developments and academic research. Articles are peer-reviewed and cover a wide range of subjects from policing styles, training and education and specialist operations to diversity, accountability and human rights. The Journal draws on examples of good practice from around the world, and examines current academic research, assessing how that research can be applied both strategically and at ground level. The journal will focus on policing in the United Kingdom but it is expected to have an international reach.  It is read by senior police officers, researchers, policy-makers, and academics.

Published   Quarterly - March, June, Sept, Dec

Rates          Full page   £235 / $470        Half page   £165 / $330

Print run     400

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Public Opinion Quarterly

Editor Peter V Miller, Northwestern University

Published since 1937, Public Opinion Quarterly is among the most frequently cited journals of its kind. Such interdisciplinary leadership benefits academicians and all social science researchers by providing a trusted source for a wide range of high quality research. The joural selectively publishes important theoretical contributions to opinion and communication research, analyses of current public opinion, and investigations of methodological issues involved in survey validity—including questionnaire construction, interviewing and interviewers, sampling strategy, and mode of administration. The theoretical and methodological advances detailed in pages of POQ ensure its importance as a research resource.

Published   March, June, Sept, Dec                  Special Issue  Dec

Rates          Full page   £360 / $720        Half page   £250 / $500

Print run     3,700

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Social Politics

International Studies in Gender, State, and Society

Editors Barbara Hobson, Rianne Mahon, Ann Shola Orloff and Fiona Williams

Social Politics features articles on gender and social policy, citizenship, and the role of states in constructing and organizing relations in the family, workplace, and society. Up-to-date agendas on gender and social policies in specific countries are also included. The journal is interdisciplinary and international, and has become invaluable to those working in the field of gender studies, as well as those in several other disciplines.  It is read by historians, sociologists, lawyers, political scientists, economists, philosophers, scholars, students, and professionals interested in gender studies.

Published   Quarterly - March, June, Sept, Dec

Rates          Full page   £270 / $540        Half page   £185 / $370

Print run     500

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Socio-Economic Review

Editors     Wolfgang Streeck, Jens Beckert, Jürgen Feick all at Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies                                      Jonathan Zeitlin, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison

Socio-Economic Review publishes work on the analytical, political and moral questions arising at the intersection between economy and society. Articles in the journal explore how the economy is or should be governed by social relations, institutional rules, political decisions and cultural values. Socio-Economic Review promotes interdisciplinary dialogue between sociology, economics, political science and moral philosophy, through both empirical and theoretical work. Empirical papers may be qualitative as well as quantitative, and theoretical papers are not confined to deductive model-building. While committed to the highest standards of scholarly excellence, the journal aims to encourage discussion of the practical and ethical dimensions of economic action.

Published   Quarterly - Jan, April, July, Oct

Rates          Full page   £335 / $670        Half page   £215 / $430

Print run     850

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