For Authors
WHAT WE SEEK
We would be happy to consider your work if it fits in our three areas of publication: Criminal Justice and Criminology, Immigration Studies, and Law and Society.
To initiate the process please send an abstract of the work, the table of contents, and your c.v. to:
The Editors
LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC
1208 Turnberry Road
El Paso, Texas 79912
Contact Us
If we are interested, we will ask for more information or a complete manuscript. The manuscript will then pass a complete review.
THE REVIEW PROCESS
Most titles are published in one of our three edited series. All are reviewed by the appropriate editor(s):
- Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship, edited by Nicholas P. Lovrich
- The New Americans, edited by Rubén Rumbaut and Steven Gold
- Law and Society, edited by Melvin I Urofsky
The editors themselves have wide-ranging expertise within their fields (and have served as reviewers and/or associate editors for a wide range of journals) and thoroughly review each submission. In instances where the subject matter or the methodology is outside their expertise, they consult with subject matter experts in the field. In addition, all titles in Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship are subject to peer review. Authors are told the results of the reviews, should a contract be offered.
The review process considers the following criteria:
- The research topic is current, policy relevant, and is being examined in a unique way.
- The literature review is thorough and reflective and in and of itself represents a contribution to the field.
- The methodology is not only appropriate but cutting edge and instructive or exemplary in its development. This means that the methodology would be a resource for future students and scholars interested in this area.
- The results and conclusions should be thoughtful, in depth, and inform researchers, policymakers and practitioners as well as students interested in this area of study.
- Finally, the work should be well written and should clarify the relationship of the research to what is already known. Limitations should be honest and clear.
- We will be happy to offer contracts to work appropriate to the list and passing this review process. The series editors stand by their commitment to the books by listing their names as series editors in publicity material and on the books.