About

Why We’re Here

We want to amplify the voice and impact of qualitative criminologists to advance (qualitative) criminology.

Who We Are

This is our editorial board, editor, and institutional supporter: Judith Aldridge; Etannibi Alemika; Lorana Bartels; Mia Bloom; Neil Chakraborti; Johnna Christian; Ben Crewe; Katja Franko; Jooyoung Lee; Murray Lee; Marie Rosenkrantz Lindegaard; Shadd Maruna; Laura Piacentin; Lois Presser; Joseph Richardson, Jr.; Victor Rios; Ashley Rubin; Layla Skinns; Sudhir Venkatesh; Scott Jacques; and, Criminology Open.

What We Do

We select and reuse postprints and Versions of Record in accordance with their CC licenses. This approach is what makes OQC/ an overlay journal. You can learn more about our approach below and here.

How We Select

The Editor peruses recent articles published in peer-review criminology journals or shared as postprints on CrimRxiv; he sends his “favorites”1 to the Editorial Board, with a request for timely feedback on the selection;2 the positively assessed papers are slated for inclusion in OQC/ if a version of them has a CC license. Please, do not proactively ask the Editor to include your article in OQC/.3 If you want to increase the odds of a paper being seen by the Editor, you should proactively submit it to CrimRxiv.