Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being Celebrates 10 Years of Impact and Leadership

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The Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being Celebrates 10 Years of Impact and Leadership

Celebrating a decade of leadership, innovation, and impact in community safety and public health.

May 6, 2026, Meaford, Ontario – The Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being (JCSWB) celebrates the 10th anniversary of its launch, marking ten years of elevating knowledge, practice, and collaboration in community safety, public health, and well-being. We are thrilled to be celebrating this milestone alongside our community, our valued partners, and our mission supporter, Niche Technology, whose support helps make this work possible. Since 2016, the Journal has been a global forum for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders focusing on evidence-informed approaches to address the complex social determinants of safety and well-being. JCSWB has helped amplify an international movement in prevention, integration, and systems-level change.

A Special Issue Marking a Defining Moment

To mark this milestone, the Journal is releasing a special issue entitled "A Decade of Collaboration in Community Safety and Well-Being". It features invited contributions from leaders across law enforcement, public health, government, and community organizations, offering both reflection and forward-looking insight on the evolution and future opportunities in the field.

A Decade of Impact

Over its first ten years, the Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being has:

• Published hundreds of peer-reviewed articles, commentaries, and innovations that have informed best practices and shaped policy discussions in Canada and internationally
• Established a respected platform bridging law enforcement, public health, social services, and community leadership
• Advanced collaborative, prevention-focused approaches to community safety
• Built a diverse international editorial and contributor network
• Delivered the diamond open access model, indexed in multiple databases to support practitioners, policymakers, and researchers

The Journal has been central in connecting research, policy, and practice, driving the development of community safety and well-being as an evolving field.

Voices from the Community

“As anyone working toward system-wide change can attest, there is no more powerful an indicator than to see others generate new language, symbolism and myths that collectively give definition to that sought after evolution.  Even more powerful is to see those people sharing their own new habits-of-mind and their new interactions with knowledge and meaning among others around the globe.”  Said founding Editor-in-Chief Norm Taylor, “I can think of no better way to describe the now 10-year-old community that is JCSWB.”

“The Journal exists because there was a clear need to bring together research, policy, and practice in one place,” said Cal Corley, Chief Executive Officer of the Community Safety Knowledge Alliance, Publisher of Record, JCSWB. “Over the past decade, it has become an essential platform for knowledge exchange, helping to strengthen the evidence base, support collaboration, and connect those working across sectors to improve community safety and well-being.” 

“This was never just about producing more research; it was about ensuring that knowledge reaches the people making decisions,” said Matt Torigian, Senior Contributing Editor. “The challenge was not simply a shortage of research; it was a demand deficit. The Journal was created to help close that gap by connecting research, policy, and practice in ways that support better outcomes for communities.”

“Niche Technology has been proud to support the Journal as a mission sponsor, grounded in a shared commitment to collaboration, access, and innovation,” said Niche Technology Inc. “Over the past decade, the Journal has evolved from a repository of research into a leader in the conversation around community safety and well-being, creating space for collaboration across sectors and reflecting the reality that today’s safety challenges cannot be addressed in isolation.” 

“Milestone anniversaries invite reflection not only on longevity, but on the communities that shape a journal and the ideas that bring it to life,” said Jill Torigian, CEO of SG Publishing Inc., provider of publishing services for JCSWB. “What began as an early idea sketched informally in conversation has evolved into an internationally recognized platform for research, policy insight, and practice-based knowledge. At its core is a simple belief: knowledge intended to benefit communities should be accessible to those communities without barriers.” 

Looking Ahead: A Year of Celebration and Continued Growth

The anniversary issue marks the beginning of a year-long celebration, featuring reflections from founding partners and contributors, expanded engagement across the Journal’s international network, and new initiatives designed to extend its reach and impact.

Building on its strong foundation, JCSWB will continue to champion emerging scholarship, amplify practitioner insights, and advance interdisciplinary collaboration for those working in community safety and well-being.

A Milestone and a Starting Point

Ten years later, the Journal’s influence is unmistakable.

A bold idea became a global platform, a conversation, a movement.

The next decade starts now.