About the Journal

Kriminologie – Das Online-Journal | Criminology – The Online Journal is the first fully open access journal for criminology to be launched from Germany and one of the few publications of its kind. KrimOJ takes advantage of the many benefits offered by the open access format: the journal is not only easily accessible and has the widest possible reach, but is also free for authors and readers alike. Published quarterly in both German and English, KrimOJ incorporates all the subfields of criminology and presents articles from around the globe. A double-blind peer review process is also used to ensure high scientific standards.

Cost
  Contributors can publish articles and readers can enjoy our journal free of charge.

Review
  We focus on quality and each article will undergo a double-blind peer review process.

Interdisciplinarity
  Our journal offers an academic forum for all relevant subject areas.

Multiple options
  Whether long or short, a single contribution or a feature piece, we can accommodate any article.

Internationality
  Our journal has an international focus: we feature topics from all around the globe and work with a multinational advisory board.

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Open access
  We are the first open access journal for criminology to be launched from Germany.

Licence CC BY
  All our articles can be used for any purpose – you just have to cite the source.

Originality
  We reward originality: our jury reviews our top submissions and crowns one Article of the Year. 

Guarantee
  Authors submitting articles are guaranteed a response from our editorial team within 8 weeks.

Year after year
  Our journal is published quarterly in March, June, September and December.