Call for papers 2027

PUBLIC CALL · THEMATIC DOSSIERS

CALL FOR PAPERS – DOSSIERS 2027

Brazilian Journal of Criminal Procedure

In order to broaden its scope and the quality of the scientific articles published, the editorial board of Brazilian Journal of Criminal Procedure (Scopus, WoS, SJR Q2, Scielo, Dialnet, Qualis A1, Anvur A) announces this public call for authors to thematic dossiers that will be published on the issues of the journal in 2027, according to the following list of themes, associated-editors and deadlines:

2027 EDITORIAL CALENDAR

ISSUE	SUBMISSION DEADLINE	PEER REVIEW	PUBLICATION
Vol. 13 n. 2	Mar. 15, 2027	Apr. and May 2027	June 2027
Vol. 13 n. 3	July 15, 2027	Aug. and Sept. 2027	November 2027

 

SUBMISSION & EDITORIAL GUIDELINES

HOW TO SUBMIT

The submission of articles must be done in the online system of RBDPP, indicating the addressed dossier. Any doubt or request can be sent to: rbdpp.editor@gmail.com or vinicius.vasconcellos@usp.br. The paper must comply with all the rules established in the Editorial Policies and Authors Guidelines of the RDBPP, so that their inattention will lead to preliminary rejection.

 

MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS

The article must be original, unpublished and compatible with the subject matter of the indicated dossier; it should count between 15 and 25 pages; it can be written in Portuguese, English, Spanish or Italian; the submitted file must contain title, abstract and keywords in the language of the text and in English, and a list of bibliographical references at the end. There will be evaluation through the double-blind peer review system. Preprint deposits are accepted. RBDPP follows open science policies, so datasets must be submitted together with the empirical articles. A cover letter also is necessary.

 

POLICIES & AUTHOR GUIDELINES

For all the journal policies, scientific integrity standards and author guidelines: https://revista.ibraspp.com.br/RBDPP/about/submissions – the website may be translated to English in the right menu bar.

 

OPEN CALL FOR GENERAL SECTIONS

In addition to the specific call for papers for those dossiers, the call for the general sections of the RBDPP is always open.

VOL. 13, N. 2

Procedural safeguards in digital investigations, encryption and governmental hacking

EDITOR  Dr. Anna Mosna (University of Leiden, Netherlands; KU Leuven, Belgium)

SUBMISSION	PEER REVIEW	PUBLICATION
by March 15, 2027	April and May 2027	June 2027

 

SCOPE OF THE DOSSIER

Technological innovations increasingly lead to the digitalisation of many fields of life. This development regards the way in which people communicate, work or fill their free time. It includes also the way in which crime is committed and investigated. Encryption is a crucial tool in this dynamic as it ensures privacy and data protection and thus the security from illegal or unwanted inspection. As many other technologies also, encryption can be considered neutral in that its impact on society depends on the use that is made of it. In matters of criminal justice, it may be misused by criminals to better communicate and coordinate, thus representing an obstacle to effective law enforcement and a challenge as encrypted communication networks must be decrypted or infiltrated for investigations to advance. Investigative action entailing decryption and/or hacking by authorities opens new questions with regard to its legitimacy and proportionality as well as to its impact on criminal defence rights and fundamental rights in general. This dossier intends to discuss this impact and to assess what a balanced approach would require to ensure effectiveness both of criminal enforcement and of fundamental rights protection.

VOL. 13, N. 3

Rethinking Feminist Approaches to Criminal Procedure: Non-Carceral Reforms and Transformations

EDITOR  Dr. Melinda Chen (University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA)

SUBMISSION	PEER REVIEW	PUBLICATION
July 15, 2027	August and September 2027	November 2027

 

SCOPE OF THE DOSSIER

Feminist theories of criminal procedure are often structured around two approaches for social change: reforms from within criminal justice systems and transformation outside of any criminal legal system. While this distinction has generated important insights into criminal justice, it can obscure the complex ways transformative principles may emerge through critical engagement with and within criminal legal systems. This is an urgent gap as carceral systems continue to expand beyond traditional policing and prison systems, and into civil law, social services, healthcare systems, and related arenas of social life, which blur boundaries between the criminal and the community. This special issue invites papers that explore how feminist civil or community-based approaches to crimes might inform criminal procedure while remaining attentive to the risks of carceral expansion. We intentionally seek transnational input from a broad array of geopolitical contexts to solicit ideas that can interrupt dominant feminist analytical frameworks of criminal law.

RELEVANT QUESTIONS TO THIS ISSUE ARE

1. To what extent is a change to criminal procedure “reformist” versus “transformative”?
2. Can restorative mechanisms, procedural agreements, and diversion programs unearth feminist and non-carceral responses? Under what conditions?
3. What role should victims and communities play in decisions concerning investigations, prosecutions, agreements, reparation, and sentencing?
4. How can criminal procedure respond to gender-based and intersectional violence without unduly expanding incarceration, surveillance, and other forms of state control?
5. What insights might criminal procedure draw from feminist organizing beyond the criminal legal system?
6. What are the limits and possibilities of incorporating transformative practices into criminal procedure and legal institutions?

EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL PIECES MAY EXAMINE

diversionary programs (e.g., batterers’ intervention or abusive partner intervention programs, plea bargaining or agreements), restorative justice (e.g., Indigenous circle-keeping, victim-offender mediation), and transformative justice (e.g., mutual aid, systemic accountability processes).

Contributions may also explore innovations from civil or social welfare systems applicable to criminal justice systems, such as legal aid services and decarceration movements.

As part of our feminist commitment to challenge reformism and improve social conditions, papers should be explicit in their aims to not only disrupt existing criminal procedures that cause harm but also nurture criminal procedures that can support the building of just systems.

We are especially interested in work that moves beyond critique to explore constructive systemic transformation. We encourage submissions that engage in decolonial, queer, crip, and Global South perspectives.