Beth Hardie
@bethhardie.bsky.social
Academic. PI @SATNAVproject for schools. Managing Editor European Journal of Criminology. Senior Research & Innovation Assoc, PADS+, Centre for Analytic Crim, University of Cambridge. www.bethhardie.me
We have a policy (guided by sage) to avoid language about anonymous peer review that is potentially non inclusive or ableist (and encourage authors and reviewer's to also avoid it) but 'masked' is way more exciting than 'anonymous'!
September 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We have a policy (guided by sage) to avoid language about anonymous peer review that is potentially non inclusive or ableist (and encourage authors and reviewer's to also avoid it) but 'masked' is way more exciting than 'anonymous'!
I'm not against this (speaking as an individual not on behalf of my journal) but I've also heard really compelling arguments for open review ...... There is a lot to consider but it needs careful thought to reduce bias where we can.
September 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I'm not against this (speaking as an individual not on behalf of my journal) but I've also heard really compelling arguments for open review ...... There is a lot to consider but it needs careful thought to reduce bias where we can.
What's that? (Sounds COOL)
September 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
What's that? (Sounds COOL)
Yes, so just making the author names anonymous until after first screening/assignment at least would mitigate this?
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Yes, so just making the author names anonymous until after first screening/assignment at least would mitigate this?
Ps inclusive language means avoiding use of the word 'blind' when referring to anonymous processes, something I'm learning to build into our communications. 👍🏻
September 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Ps inclusive language means avoiding use of the word 'blind' when referring to anonymous processes, something I'm learning to build into our communications. 👍🏻
Interested. What's the specific concern? I'm not against the principle. At the point of assigning AE (or immediate rejecting, which is pre a desk reject from an AE in our case), I barely notice author names, personally I wouldn't mind if author names were anonymous at this point.
September 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Interested. What's the specific concern? I'm not against the principle. At the point of assigning AE (or immediate rejecting, which is pre a desk reject from an AE in our case), I barely notice author names, personally I wouldn't mind if author names were anonymous at this point.
As the conference gets bigger this is more common but totally pointless, nobody can say anything intelligible AND interesting in the tiny amount of time available. Our prearranged panel of 4 was given a shorter time slot than usual, so effectively the same problem.
September 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
As the conference gets bigger this is more common but totally pointless, nobody can say anything intelligible AND interesting in the tiny amount of time available. Our prearranged panel of 4 was given a shorter time slot than usual, so effectively the same problem.
It's just not fair on presenters to have 8am sessions. You get funding, put time into preparing a presentation, travel, and regardless of how interesting your panel might be are guaranteed a tiny audience.
September 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It's just not fair on presenters to have 8am sessions. You get funding, put time into preparing a presentation, travel, and regardless of how interesting your panel might be are guaranteed a tiny audience.
Paper authors: Gabriela Roman, Alberto Chrysoulakis, Clemens Kroneberg, @andrzej-uhl.bsky.social, @bethhardie.bsky.social, @c-herrmann-ch.bsky.social, Yue Ye
September 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Paper authors: Gabriela Roman, Alberto Chrysoulakis, Clemens Kroneberg, @andrzej-uhl.bsky.social, @bethhardie.bsky.social, @c-herrmann-ch.bsky.social, Yue Ye
As the ESC marks its 25th anniversary, this roundtable explores what the next 25yrs of European criminology might look like. Drawing on the insights of mid-career criminologists from across Europe and a range of research areas, the discussion will explore possible future directions for the field.
September 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM
As the ESC marks its 25th anniversary, this roundtable explores what the next 25yrs of European criminology might look like. Drawing on the insights of mid-career criminologists from across Europe and a range of research areas, the discussion will explore possible future directions for the field.
Discussion & insights from: Jakub Drapal, Csaba Gyory, Anita Lavorgna, Kjersti Lohne & Olga Pentitseva, (though not me now!); chaired by Anna di Ronco.
September 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Discussion & insights from: Jakub Drapal, Csaba Gyory, Anita Lavorgna, Kjersti Lohne & Olga Pentitseva, (though not me now!); chaired by Anna di Ronco.