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The CrimRxiv Consortium, a network of open criminology’s leading institutions, has announced its 20th Founding Member: Ghent University’s Department of Criminology, one of the largest such-departments in Europe and part of a global top-100 university. ...
The CrimRxiv Consortium, a network of open criminology’s leading institutions, has announced its 20th Founding Member: Ghent University’s Department of Criminology, one of the largest such-departments in Europe and part of a global top-100 university.
“Ghent is at the forefront of open criminology: their people are active in it; their institutional repository is full,” said the founder of CrimRxiv and its associate director for sustainability, Scott Jacques, a professor of criminology at Georgia State University.
Ghent University is the first Belgian group to join the Consortium, launched fall 2023. They are the 20th Founding Member overall, joining groups from Canada, England, Germany, New Zealand, and United States.
“Our department proudly stands as a Founding Member,” said Christophe Vandeviver, a research professor in criminology at Ghent University. “We’re dedicated to creating a more inclusive discipline, where the exchange of ideas and findings can flourish unhindered; not only for researchers, but everyone.”
The Consortium’s purpose is to make the world better by making criminology open access: free to use and adapt. “Open science is a philosophy that aligns with our values of transparency, collaboration, and the democratization of knowledge,” added Vandeviver. “We’re making criminology more inclusive to accelerate discovery and change.”
To increase the Consortium’s visibility and impact, each Member has its own “Hub” on CrimRxiv, which aggregates and centralizes their open access publications. Ghent University’s Hub highlights their faculty’s research. Visit it now to browse their latest work.
To learn more about the CrimRxiv Consortium and discuss opportunities to collaborate, email CrimRxiv’s Founder and Associate Director for Sustainability, Scott Jacques. To connect with Members, email the Consortium’s account. Follow them on Twitter @CrimConsortium.