Added February 2023 – Conference Call

The 5th Annual Conference on the Human Factor in Cybercrime will take place in Halle (Saale) in Germany immediately after the ESC’s conference in Florence, Italy.

  • Date: September 10-12, 2023
  • Deadline abstract: April 30, 2023
  • Deadline full paper: September 1st, 2023

All participants are required to submit an abstract and full paper. The papers will be published in a special issue of a criminology journal or an edited volume. For these reasons, and because we expect to receive more submissions than we will be able to accommodate, the organizing committee will prioritize completed research with a strong empirical component and provocative/challenging pieces that offer novel empirical perspectives to cybercrime research.

More information can be found at https://www.hfc-conference.com/call-for-papers.

Added September 2021 – Open Call

The Journal of Applied Security Research: An International Journal of Police – Security Operations & Practices (JASR) aims to assist scholars, educators, practitioners, and students to better understand and meet the increasing need for security in the United States. JASR seeks to publish high quality original articles focusing on current developments in the theory and practice of security research, to advance discussion of these issues and their application in criminal justice settings. The journal particularly welcomes articles with an emphasis on the latest methods,

JASR calls for proposals for the following two newly launched programs.

(1) Practitioner’s Corner: JASR provides a space that researchers, scholars, and practitioners can share their views and insights on contemporary issues in the field of security and crime prevention by interviewing experts and practitioners in the fields. This interview will be published one per issue, under the name, “Practitioner’s Corner”, in the journal. Any interested persons submit a proposal with the following information:

  • Topic or Title
  • Interviewer’s affiliation and contact information
  • Interviewee’s affiliation and a brief bio
  • A brief description of the interview topic and content
  • Estimated completion date of the interview paper

(2) Special Issue: JASR plans to publish a special issue per year. Any interested persons should submit a proposal with the following information:

  • Title
  • Guest editor(s)’ information
  • A brief description of the special issue
  • List of themes or potential topics to be considered

Any inquires, questions, and submissions should be addressed to Hyeyoung Lim, Associate Editor, hyeyoung@uab.edu.

Added June 2021 – Abstract Deadline: November 1, 2021

Special Issue: Examining the Dark Web: Innovations in Research Design and Methods to Advance the Study of Crime and Victimization

Guest Editors:

Fawn T. Ngo, Ph.D., University of South Florida
Catherine D. Marcum, Ph.D., Appalachian State University
Scott Belshaw, Ph.D., University of North Texas

The Dark Web, also known as Darknet and Onionland, is a subsection of the Deep Web that consists of large networks run by corporations and small peer-to-peer networks run by individuals. The Deep Web is part of the Internet that search engines do not index. As an encrypted network of websites, the Dark Web can only be accessed using a special secure browser such as Tor. Tor, formerly an acronym for the “Onion Router,” is a free and open-source software intended to protect the personal privacy of its users and keep their Internet activities unmonitored.

The Dark Web encompasses a variety of content ranging from progressive and benevolent to violence and disruption. In recent years, interests in the Dark Web as a platform for criminal and illegal activities have emerged. Studying the Dark Web poses unique challenges as well as opportunities. The goal of this special issue is to provide a platform for researchers and criminologists to share and discuss innovative research design and methods to shed light on the actual activity going on in the Dark web’s shadowy realms. Only articles describing previously unpublished, original, state-of-the-art research, and not currently under review by a conference or journal will be considered.

A one-page abstract should be submitted electronically by November 1, 2021 to fawnngo@usf.edu. The abstract should contain details of the design and methodological framework adopted for the study. Authors of selected abstracts will be notified by January 1, 2022. Final manuscripts are due by May 1, 2022. Manuscripts should not exceed 25 pages of double-spaced text (including tables, figures, and references). Send two electronic copies of the manuscript, one full version (with a cover page containing the author’s name, title, institutional contact information; acknowledgments), and one blind copy (without any identifying information) to Fawn Ngo at fawnngo@usf.edu. All manuscripts should be in MS Word format and conform to the formatting style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed).

Added May 2021 – Call for Thematic Issues & Submissions

International Criminology, the newly established peer-reviewed journal of the ASC Division of International Criminology, invites submissions of individual papers or proposals for thematic issues and symposia. The journal’s mission to publish innovative and thought-provoking theoretical, conceptual, empirical and methodological contributions that will enhance and develop the field of international, transnational, comparative and global criminology and criminal justice is evident in Volume 1, Issue 1 (March 2021) “International Criminology. If Not Now, When?” The journal is interdisciplinary and geographically diverse in terms of subject matter and contributors and welcomes work on a broad array of topics, using rigorous quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research. The journal publishes four issues annually and welcomes scientific articles, policy debates and commentaries, and book reviews.

Contact Editor-in-Chief Ineke Haen Marshall (i.marshall@northeastern.edu) with any specific questions. For general information, including the composition of the international editorial board and submission guidelines, see here.

Added April 2021 – Manuscript Deadline: October 15, 2021

Special Issue: Effectiveness of International Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Efforts 

The American Society of Criminology’s Division of Cybercrime (DC) is sponsoring a special issue with the International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence and Cybercrime. Dr. Cathy Marcum, Chair of the DC, will serve as guest editor for the special issue and work in tandem in tandem with Dr. Kyung-shick Choi, Editor-in-Chief and its Editor Board. The suggested call for papers will be as follows: 

The International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence and Cybercrime is currently soliciting manuscripts for a special issue on the effectiveness of international cybercrime and cybersecurity efforts. These manuscripts can focus on one country or provide a comparison of two or more countries. Manuscripts considered for publication in this special issue can focus on a variety of topics, including but not limited to: 1) evaluation of programs targeted to prevent or reduce cybervictimization; 2) analysis of current legislation and policies implemented to improve cybersecurity; and 3) programming currently used for training and education of law enforcement and other stakeholders in the criminal justice field. Qualitative or quantitative methodologies, or policy analysis and evaluation strategies, should be utilized for considered manuscript. 

Manuscript submissions due by October 15, 2021. 

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to https://vc.bridgew.edu/ijcic/ 

Manuscripts should be no more than 40 double-spaced pages, Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1” margins. No color pictures, graphs or tables should be included. Authors should follow all formatting guidelines of the APA Publication Manual, 7th Edition. Questions specifically related to the issue should be directed to Dr. Kyung-shick Choi at kuung@bu.edu or Dr. Cathy Marcum at marcumcm@appstate.edu. 

Added April 2021 – Abstract Deadline: April 15, 2021

Special Issue: The link between specific forms of online and offline forms of victimization

The American Society of Criminology’s Division of Victimology (DOV) and Division of Cybercrime (DC) are collaborating to produce a special issue on the link between specific forms of online and offline forms of victimization.  Dr. Shelly Clevenger, Chair of the DOV, and Dr. Cathy Marcum, Chair of the DC, will serve as guest editors for the special issue in Victims & Offenders.  The call for papers will be as follows:

Victims & Offenders is currently soliciting manuscripts for a special issue on the link between specific forms of victimization in online and offline forms. Examples of potential pieces may show a relationship between offline physical and sexual victimization and cyberstalking, drug use and online victimization, human trafficking and the role of the Dark Net, or online identity theft and relationship behaviors.  Manuscripts considered for publication in this special issue can focus on a variety of topics, including but not limited to: 1) predictive factors of the victimization; 2) comparison of the sanctions applied; 3) treatment and resources provided to victims; and 4) governmental and societal reactions to the noted form(s) of victimization.  Qualitative or quantitative methodologies, or policy analysis and evaluation strategies, should be utilized for considered manuscript.

Please submit 250-500 word abstracts for the special issue no later than April 15, 2021 to sxc167@shsu.edu and marcumcm@appstate.edu.  

Approved abstracts will be notified within an approximately one week of the abstract submission deadline, with final manuscripts due by September 1, 2021.

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/uvao  

Questions specifically related to the issue should be directed to Guest Editor, Dr. Shelly Clevenger at sxc167@shsu.edu and Guest Editor, Dr. Cathy Marcum at marcumcm@appstate.edu.