Journal of Criminal Law (England and Wales)

Journal of Criminal Law

Discipline	Criminal law of England and Wales
Language	English
Edited by	Alan Reed
Publication details
History	1937–present
Publisher	SAGE Publications  (England and Wales)
Frequency	Bi-monthly
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	J.C.L.
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ISSN	0022-0183  (print) 1740-5580  (web)
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The Journal of Criminal Law is a peer-reviewed legal journal, which has been published since 1937 and is concerned with the criminal law of England and Wales. It is now published by SAGE Publications.

It provides analysis of criminal law, case law, and criminal justice developments, primarily within England and Wales, though it also covers wider UK and human rights issues. ^[1]

The editorial to the first edition explained that the journal was "offered to the legal profession in the belief that a periodical devoted solely to the subject of criminal law will find a large number of interested readers". ^[2]

History

The journal has been published under the title Journal of Criminal Law since in 1937 by Pageant, Vathek and now SAGE Publications.

General editors

The current editor of the journal is Professor Alan Reed at Northumbria University. ^{[3] [4]}

Reception

The Journal of Criminal Law is widely used in academic and practitioner contexts. It is indexed in major legal research databases and cited for commentary on criminal law and case developments.

See also

• Criminal Law Review
• Bibliography of English criminal law

References

1. "The Journal of Criminal Law – SAGE Journals".
2. "Editorial: Volume One 1937". The Journal of Criminal Law. 50 (4): 315–316. November 1986. doi:10.1177/002201838605000401.
3. "Alan Reed". www.northumbria.ac.uk.
4. "Editorial Board – The Journal of Criminal Law".