Call for Papers: Rape Myths in the Criminal Justice System, Submission deadline: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Behavioral Sciences & the Law announces a forthcoming special issue on Rape Myths in the Criminal Justice System to be co-edited by Dominic Willmott, Ph.D. and Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Ph.D. The aim of this special issue is to provide a contemporary perspective on how rape myths and stereotypes continue to impact upon justice systems and processes, internationally. Manuscripts that address the following topics are especially welcome: Original research reports, meta-analyses, systematic reviews, and theoretical essays concerning the nature, role, influence and various aspects of rape mythology in police investigations, prosecutorial decision-making, attorney case presentation and judge and jury decision-making. The goal of this special issue is to offer a combined empirical-, theoretical- and practical-oriented collection of work that examines contemporary evidence pertaining to how rape myths are invoked, challenged and relied upon within international criminal justice systems.
Manuscripts should be 25 to 30 doubled-spaced typewritten pages and should comply with the editorial and referencing style of the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association or the Harvard Law Review’s Association’s The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (but not both). Specific style requirements can be found in a recent copy of the journal, or can be obtained via direct communication with any of the journal’s editors.
Manuscripts must be received on or before 30 September 2025.
𝗦𝘂𝗯-𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀:
Nature, role, influence and various aspects of rape mythology in police investigations, prosecutorial decision-making, attorney case presentation and judge and jury decision-making
𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀:
– Original Research Reports
– Meta-analyses
– Systematic Reviews
– Theoretical essays
To submit and for more details, refer here
