About the Journal

The Journal of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research (Zbornik IKSI) is a scientific journal published by the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, continuously in print since 1972. For several decades, the journal has closely followed developments in the social sciences in the fields of criminology, sociology, and related disciplines. Since 2016, it has been published three times a year.

Zbornik IKSI publishes previously unpublished scientific and professional papers from a broad range of social science disciplines, including criminology, sociology, psychology, penological andragogy, victimology, social pathology, special education, and other related fields. The journal focuses on theoretical, empirical, and comparative research addressing contemporary social phenomena and issues.

Zbornik IKSI aims to advance science and professional practice, as well as to improve research in the fields it covers. The journal fulfils scientific, educational, and societal functions by publishing research relevant not only to Serbia but also to the broader European and international context.

The editorial policy is implemented by the editorial board and the editorial staff, and all submitted papers undergo a double-anonymised peer-review process. The Zbornik IKSI journal is included on the list of categorised scientific journals of domestic publishers in the fields of psychology, pedagogy, andragogy, and special education, published annually by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia.