JOURNAL OF ART CRIME

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The Journal of Art Crime, published by ARCA, is the first peer-reviewed academic journal in the study of art crime.  This biannual publication welcomes interdisciplinary articles from both academics and professionals, related to art crime, its history, and its repercussions.  Relevant fields include criminology, law, art history, history, sociology, policing, security, archaeology, and conservation.

The first issue of the Journal of Art Crime will come out in the Spring of 2009, with the second the following Fall. You may subscribe to a full-color electronic (PDF) version of the Journal, a quality printed and bound black and white edition, or both. If subscribing to a printed edition, be sure to include your shipping address, as well as email. Each subscription is for 2 issues. You may pay with a credit card using Paypal in any currency. All income from subscriptions supports ARCA’s non-profit activities.

Subscription Rates for 2009

	Personal	Normal rate
	e-journal only	€30
	print journal only	€50
	e-journal & print journal	€75
	Institutional
	e-journal only	€75
	print journal only	€100
	e-journal & print journal	€150

Content
Each issue of The Journal of Art Crime will include at least four academic essays, which will be subject to anonymous peer review.  Essays considered to be of merit by peers may be returned to their authors along with rewrite guidelines which must be applied before publication. 

The Journal of Art Crime will also include book and exhibition reviews, conference write-ups, capsule summaries of major recent art crimes, and editorial columns.  The Journal welcomes submissions or proposals for any of the aforementioned.

The following prominent professionals will serve on the editorial board, in addition to ARCA’s trustees:

Professor Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn FBA, Emeritus Disney Professor of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
Petrus van Duyne, Professor of Criminology, University of Tilburg, the Netherlands
Neil Brodie, Stamford University, US
Dick Drent, Director of Security, the Van Gogh Museum, the Netherlands
Matjaz Jager, Director, Institute of Criminology, Slovenia
Bojan Dobovsek, Professor of Criminology, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Michael Kirchner, CPP, CIPM, Director of Safety and Security, Harvard Art Museums, US
Benoit van Asbroeck, Attorney, Brussels, Belgium
Judah Best, Attorney and Smithsonian Commissioner, US
Howard Spiegler, Attorney, US
David Gill, University of Swansea, Wales
Erik Nemeth, The Getty Research Institute, US
Travis McDade, University of Illinois, US
Ken Polk, University of Melbourne, Australia
David Simon, Professor of Art History, Colby College, US

Submissions
Submissions are welcome at any time.  Academic essays should be 4000-9000 words in length (including footnotes, excluding bibliography).  Please adhere to MLA style guidelines.  Relevant images should be sent in jpg form in a separate email.  Authors are responsible for securing any necessary permissions for the reproduction of images related to their articles.  Average turnover for peer-reviewed essays is eight weeks, two weeks for editorial or review material.

Each academic essay should be accompanied by a cover page that includes:
-author’s name, affiliation, and contact information
-biographical information (up to 100 words)
-an abstract (100-200 words in length)
-six keywords that characterize the content of the article. 
Please remove all identifying material from the body of the article.

Editorial proposals or submissions (book reviews, letters, etc) should include:
-brief abstract of proposed or submitted topic (200 word maximum)
-author’s name, affiliation, and contact information
-biographical information (up to 100 words)

Please send all submissions to editor@artcrime.info as an attachment in Word format.

Subscriptions
The Journal of Art Crime will be published both as an e-journal and in printed form.  Subscribers may choose the electronic form alone, or purchase the electronic and print form as a package.  The first issue will be published in the Spring of 2009, the second issue the following Fall.  Please visit www.artcrime.info to subscribe.

Please direct any queries to editor@artcrime.info.

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Selected articles and publication:

Five Art Crimes of 2008
Published in ArtInfo Magazine

Four Categories of Art Crime and Their Effect on the Art Trade
by Noah Charney for ArtInfo Magazine

Top Ten Must-See Artworks in Belgium
by Noah Charney in the Belgian Newspaper, Gazette van Antwerpen
(An extended version is also available here, in English)

ART & CRIME: EXPLORING THE DARK SIDE OF THE ART WORLD
A collection of essays on art crime and its influence on all aspects of the international art community, including the art trade, museums, collecting, security, law, insurance, archaeology, conservation, and policing. ART & CRIME: EXPLORING THE DARK SIDE OF THE ART WORLD is being edited by Noah Charney and will be published under the auspices of ARCA by Praeger Press in 2009. All profits from the sale of this book will go directly to ARCA to fund their non-profit activities to protect art.

Steal the World
ABC Article

How to Steal a Painting
El Pais Article

Noah Charney Op-Ed on the Bill Reid Art Theft
The National Post, Canada, 7 June 2008

The Scotsman Editorial
April 23, 2008

UIA Talk - Art Crime Fact & Fiction
By Noah Charney