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Focus and Scope
The Investigative Sciences e-Journal is multidisciplinary and oriented towards meeting the needs of practitioners, academics, researchers, program managers and policy-makers by providing a vehicle for dissemination of the highest quality of applied knowledge and practice. It will include the following: Primary purpose of the Investigative Sciences Journal is the publication of full-length research articles. Both individual and group designs are appropriate. Both qualitative and quantitative studies of high caliber are appropriate. Research articles requiring less detailed descriptions of background, methodology, or findings, studies that are primarily analogue in nature, and controlled case studies will be considered for publication as brief research articles (Frequently described as a Research Note). Literature reviews which demonstrate current field knowledge are of particular interest. The journal intends to provide information to the field of investigations that summarizes the current state of knowledge and best practice. Articles that contribute to the field’s understanding of law and policy issues relevant to both criminal and civil investigations. Additionally, articles focused on the implementation of law and policy measures and the impact of these laws and policies on all types of investigations are encouraged. These articles may be in the areas of law and policy theory-building, comparative analyses, evaluations of policy initiatives, or in other, related legal and policy formats with implications for supervisors, investigators and the investigative process. Manuscripts contributing primarily to research methodology, data analysis, or instrumentation may be accepted as technical articles. Additionally, short notes that summarize the utilization of new or novel investigative tools, instruments, or methods are encouraged. The development of new areas of application or program evaluations using sound data collection procedures may warrant special review criteria and inclusion in the journal. Innovations will be judged by the following criteria: (a) the methodology is sufficiently described to allow replication, (b) the topic is of interest to investigators and their supervisors, and (c) the study contributes to our understanding of investigations and best practices in conducting investigations. Information gleaned from actual experiences is always helpful. It is our intent to pass these along to you especially investigative processes that significantly impacted the results of an investigation. It is expected that the journal will solicit articles on specific topics critical to the field of investigations and possibly related disciplines. Special issues may cover such topics as: investigative responsibilities for first responders, the application of investigative interviewing techniques, evidentiary issues and concerns of investigators, supervisors roles in the investigative process, impact of investigative procedures on the solvability of crimes, investigative responses to specific types of crimes, proper consideration of behavioral issues regarding victims, witnesses and suspects, etc. Frequently, guest editors with specialized expertise will be recruited to serve as editors for these special issue editions of the journal.
Section Policies
Articles
 Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Book Reviews
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
 Peer Reviewed |
Case Studies
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Special Editor: In a Few Words
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Peer Review Process
The peer review process and notification of acceptance, rejection or revision, will usually take 8-12 weeks. When additional peer review is necessary, author(s) will be notified.
Publication Frequency
The ISJ will be a quarterly publication beginning January 15, 2009.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...
ISSN 1942-7794 |