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Decolonization of Criminology and Justice (First rolling issue)Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026)
We decided to “Just roll with it”
Decolonization of Criminology and Justice will, from now on, publish the first issue of each annual volume as a rolling issue.
This move enables us to make research available as soon as it is ready, rather than holding completed work until a full issue is assembled. It will reduce delays and ensure that scholarship and commentaries can respond to current events and ongoing struggles without unnecessary waiting (Björk & Solomon, 2013). This approach will also reduce barriers for authors (Spezi et al., 2017), and readers can enjoy a steady release of articles (Tennant et al., 2016). For us as editors, continuous publication spreads work more evenly across the year, making it more sustainable (Neylon, 2015). In a nutshell, we believe this is a win-win-win situation.
Instead of an introductory editorial, we will publish a year-in-review editorial reflecting on the themes and issues that have moved authors over the course of the past year.
We will continue to publish guest-edited special issues as distinct editions: Volume 8, Issue 2 is already in the works.
Mauri ora
Antje & Juan
ReferencesBjörk, B.-C., & Solomon, D. (2013). The publishing delay in scholarly peer‑reviewed journals. Journal of Informetrics, 7(4), 914–923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2013.09.001
Cirasella, J., & Bowdoin, S. (2013). Just roll with it? Rolling volumes vs. discrete issues in open access library and information science journals (CUNY Academic Works Publication No. 3). City University of New York Graduate Center. https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_pubs/3
Neylon, C. (2015). Openness in scholarly communication: The benefits and challenges of open access. Information Services & Use, 35(1–2), 83–87. https://doi.org/10.3233/ISU-150776
Spezi, V., Wakeling, S., Pinfield, S., Creaser, C., Fry, J., & Willett, P. (2017). Open‑access mega‑journals: The future of scholarly communication or academic dumping ground? A review. Journal of Documentation, 73(2), 263–283. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-06-2016-0082
Tennant, J. P., Waldner, F., Jacques, D. C., Masuzzo, P., Collister, L. B., & Hartgerink, C. H. J. (2016). The academic, economic and societal impacts of open access: An evidence‑based review. F1000Research, 5, 632. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.8460.3
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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025) Special Issue: Statement on the war in Gaza and genocide of the Palestinian peopleVol. 7 No. 1 (2025)
We made our Statement on the War in Gaza and Genocide of Palestinian People to break the unconscionable silence among the criminological community within Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia on the genocide, and the ongoing apartheid, land dispossession and other human rights abuses of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, and within Israel. The Committee of Management of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) has affirmed its endorsement.
