LEPH2023 Europe Presenters: Call for papers to our special conference themed issue
As the official publication of the 7th International Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health (LEPH2025, Ottawa, Canada), the Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being (JCSWB) is pleased to be publishing a collection of articles to highlight works presented at the conference in the December 2025 issue (Volume 10, Number 4).
On behalf of the JCSWB Editorial Team and Prof. Nick Crofts (LEPH2025 Program Director and Executive Director of the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association), we invite you to submit the full article version of your conference presentation to be considered for publication in this LEPH2025 themed issue. The Journal provides an excellent vehicle and opportunity to increase the visibility of your studies and investigations, as well as to share knowledge that will impact and improve approaches to overall law enforcement and public health.
Please confirm your willingness to submit an article for consideration in JCSWB’s LEPH2025 themed issue by emailing JCSWBCommunity@SGPublishing.ca by Wednesday, July 2, 2025 and be sure to include your full name and conference presentation title. The article submission is due by Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
Why Publish with JCSWB?
- Open access and peer-reviewed publication
- Highest editorial standards and editing services to improve an accepted manuscript’s accuracy and readability
- Quick publication timelines
- Articles widely promoted through email notifications, table of contents alerts, and social media
- Complies with archiving policies
- Authors retain the copyright to their work
- Indexed/covered by the Directory of Open Access Journals, Google Scholar, Crossref, EBSCO Discovery Service, and EBSCOhost Academic Search Ultimate
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Types of Submissions Considered
JCSWB’s article categories include Original Research (peer-reviewed), Reviews (peer-reviewed), Practice Guidelines (peer-reviewed), Social Innovation Narratives (peer-reviewed), Commentaries, Records of Proceedings, Editorials, and unique Food-for-Afterthought perspectives. For additional details, refer to the Journal’s author guidelines and explore the archives for examples of previously published works.
Preparing Your Submission
All manuscripts submitted to the JCSWB, must be prepared according to our author guidelines (see https://www.journalcswb.ca/index.php/cswb/AuthorGuidelines). Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned to the author for correction. Our submission preparation checklist provides a summary of the minimum requirements.
Submission Process and Instructions
All manuscripts are to be submitted online. The Journal uses Open Journal Systems (OJS) as its online submission and peer review system. For instructions on how to submit your manuscript through the OJS system, please visit our “Submission Instructions & Process” page (https://www.journalcswb.ca/index.php/cswb/SubmissionInstructions).
To expedite the peer review process (see below), Authors are requested to provide the names of 3-5 potential reviewers (name, affiliation, and institution/workplace email address), who could, in their opinion, expertly review their manuscript. This can be added to the Title Page of the manuscript submission.
Peer Review Process
All manuscripts submitted for potential inclusion in the conference themed issue will undergo the Journal’s standard peer review process. Manuscripts will first be screened to determine whether they are properly prepared according to the Journal’s manuscript preparation requirements. Once determined that manuscript preparation requirements are met, the Editors will make a first assessment of the manuscript submitted and initiate the peer review process.
Important Notes and Timelines:
- The peer review process can take up to 2 months.
- If revisions are requested after the first round of review, authors will be asked to upload their revised manuscript within three weeks, or possibly sooner to meet publication and production timelines.
About JCSWB
The JCSWB (journalcswb.ca) is a peer-reviewed and open access publication that is recognized as the authoritative global resource for high-impact research that, uniquely, spans all human service and criminal justice sectors, with an emphasis on their intersections and collaborations. The Journal showcases the latest research, whether originating from within Canada or from around the world, that is relevant to Canadian and international communities and professionals. The Journal aims to attract a broad audience of multi-sector policymakers, practitioners and researchers worldwide. Since 2018, the Journal has been the affiliated peer-reviewed publication of the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association (GLEPHA) and the official publication of six LEPH Conferences to date.
The Journal publishes original works that may include Original Research (both Quantitative and Qualitative Studies), Social Innovation Narratives, Policy and Systemic Change Propositions, Random Control Trials and other Experimentation, Program and Horizontal Evaluations, Review Articles, Practice Guidelines, thought-provoking Editorials, Commentaries, and periodically includes lighter features as Food for Afterthought.
The Journal’s Editorial Team includes global experts who bring valuable knowledge and experience, ensuring high standards for scholarly contributions. Their insights keep the Journal at the forefront of emerging trends and support its goal of fostering impactful dialogue across sectors.
Our Vision: Improved social equity and well-being outcomes for individuals, families and communities, everywhere.
Our Mission: To advance knowledge, evidence and dialogue to support the considered adoption of public policy, the sustainability of related practices, and the best principles of multi-sector collaboration, at the intersections among health, education, human services and criminal justice systems.
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