Author guidelines
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The CPTED Journal is interested in a wide range of articles. We are primarily focused on the application of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). As with The International CPTED Association (ICA), our interest is the professional, practice-based methods of, and research into, CPTED. We incorporate a rigorous, scientific, examination of topics using a blind peer-review process.

Here are categories of articles we seek:

 
Review Articles
 
Review articles can be about the history of CPTED, ongoing CPTED research, or CPTED theories. They might not include original, empirical data, but they should aim to uncover some overarching trends in the field or point to some gaps in theory or research. As review articles they will typically be heavy on the literature review (at least 50 or more research studies in the bibliography), and they will relate directly to some aspect of historical, current, or proposed CPTED practice and theory.
 

Original Research Articles
 
These articles report on-going or completed original research on some aspect of CPTED. They will have a short literature review to set the context, hypotheses and research questions, description of research methods, and original data. They will contribute to the practice or theory in CPTED. They can also include case studies about individual projects, longitudinal or cross-sectional studies on CPTED effectiveness, comparative studies on CPTED application, or theory-testing studies.
 
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Policy/Historical Research Articles
 
These articles report on some aspect of policy, procedures, or history in relation to CPTED. They might include legal changes that affect practice, ethics or civil rights related to CPTED, or some procedural aspects of CPTED. They may also include reviews of CPTED theory or aspects of new CPTED-related security technologies, such as artificial intelligence. 
We welcome your submission for publishing consideration to The CPTED Journal. Thank you for your interest in writing an article to share with the CPTED community. 

Here are the style guide instructions regarding your manuscript:


All papers submitted for consideration should adhere to the following fourteen (14) writing guidelines: 
  1. All manuscripts should be in English. 
  2. Manuscripts should be double spaced and use a Times New Roman font.
  3. Manuscript text should use regular 12 font. 
  4. Manuscripts should not exceed 3,000 - 5,000 words (including endnotes and appendices, but not including abstract or bibliographic references).
  5. Manuscripts should be submitted in MS Word, double spaced with even justification on left and right handside. 
  6. Manuscripts should not include any other formatting, such as text boxes, graphics or photos, sidebars, and so forth.
  7. Authors should indicate where in the text they wish to include photos or graphics. 
  8. Editors will consider only photos and graphics of high resolution quality (minimum 300 dpi). 
  9. Please limit your manuscript to six (6) graphics (including photos, charts, tables), number each graphic, and send the graphics as a separate file. Indicate in the text where you want to place each graphic. (“Place Photo #1 about here”). Include the captions for the graphics in the graphic file. 
  10. Publishing decisions on your manuscript will be made within 8 weeks of receipt. 
  11. Authors' names, contact information, and affiliations should appear at the end of the manuscript. 
  12. Writing and referencing style should follow an APA style. You can also refer to this quick guide for assistance. 
  13. The ICA will hold the copyright of all published papers