Call for Papers: Indian Journal of Criminology (ISSN 0974-7249), Volume 54 (2), December 2026 Issue (No APC)
National Law University Delhi (with the Indian Society of Criminology).About the journal and organiser
The Indian Journal of Criminology (IJC) is a joint publication of the Indian Society of Criminology (ISC) and National Law University Delhi, managed with NLU Delhi's Centre for Criminology and Victimology. It is a peer-reviewed, open access, bi-annual journal that began in 1973; its inaugural article was written by Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer. The current Editor-in-Chief is Prof. G. S. Bajpai. The most recent issue is Volume 54 (1), 2026.
NLU Delhi has issued a call for papers for Volume 54 (2), the December 2026 issue.
Scope
- Criminology, Criminological Sciences
- Victimology, Penology
- Criminal Justice Administration
- Comparative Studies
- Correctional Services
- Social Work, Psychology
- Forensic Science and other related subjects
The journal's About page adds that empirical, research-based papers in the broader domain of criminal justice administration are especially encouraged.
Submission categories and word limits
- Article: 7,000 to 8,000 words (preferred maximum)
- Essay: 5,000 to 6,000 words
- Note/Comment: 3,000 to 4,000 words
- Book Review: 1,500 to 2,500 words
Word limits include the abstract (200 to 250 words) and footnotes. Every manuscript must include an Introduction and a Conclusion. Manuscripts must be in English.
Formatting and citation
- Double-spaced, A4 size, with wide margins.
- References follow the Harvard method (author and year in the text, for example Smith, 2019), with an alphabetical reference list at the end.
- Avoid excessively long tables and graphs; write symbols, formulas and equations clearly.
- Book reviews must give the author/editor, title, place of publication, publisher, year, number of pages and price.
Fee and access
The journal states that it does not charge any Article Processing Charges or Article Submission Charges; it is supported by NLU Delhi. Published content is open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 licence, and authors assign copyright to the journal on publication.
Review process
Submissions are checked for similarity, screened by the editorial team for fit with the journal's aim and scope, and then sent for double-blind peer review. Authors may be asked to revise before the editor's final decision. Accepted articles not placed in the current issue are carried to the next issue, and authors of accepted manuscripts receive an acceptance letter.
How to apply
Email the full paper/manuscript to The Editor at indianjournalofcriminology@nludelhi.ac.in by 15 November 2026. The submission must include:
- A cover letter giving the author's name, institutional affiliation and the paper's topic (with details of every co-author for co-authored papers).
- A declaration that the manuscript is the author's original work, has not been published before and is not under consideration elsewhere (as an attachment).
The journal's submission page also lists indianjournalofcriminology@gmail.com as an address for submissions; the call for this issue names the nludelhi.ac.in address.