Zeitschrift für die gesamte Strafrechtswissenschaft
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About this journal
Since its foundation in 1881, the ZStW has been the leading forum for the discussion of fundamental questions of criminal law and criminology. Since then, it has not only had a significant influence in practice and on academia in Germany but has also consolidated the reputation of German criminal law beyond its borders.
The German domestic section contains carefully selected essays on questions of criminal law dogmatics, criminal policy, criminal procedure law, the history of criminal law, legal philosophy and criminology. New legal developments are presented and evaluated in an overview, individual problems are examined in depth and criminal law issues are considered in the light of neighboring academic fields.
The regularly published literature reviews are of particular value. Here, leading experts critically present the latest publications in their field and thus outline current academic debates.
Important academic conferences, such as the International Criminal Law Congresses of the Association Internationale de Droit Pénal, the negotiations of the Comparative Criminal Law Section of the Society for Comparative Law, and the conferences of German criminal law teachers, are comprehensively documented through the publication of papers and discussion reports.
In the Foreign Review, the ZStW reports on current trends in criminal legislation, jurisdiction, criminal law and criminology abroad. Both German and foreign authors contribute insights and comparative articles on reforms and academic discussions in other European and non-European countries as well as on international criminal law.
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As of 2026, all De Gruyter journal subscriptions include access to every issue, from Volume 1, Issue 1 through to today, meaning subscribers can access even more research at no additional cost.
The Auslandsrundschau focuses on important new developments in criminal law and criminal law scholarship beyond the German legal system. We welcome submissions on the following themes.
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In this journal, authors have the option to publish their article under an open access license. Open Access allows you as an author to retain copyright and share your findings with colleagues and interested parties worldwide without any restraints.
Please note that authors from institutions with which we have a transformative agreement can publish open access without paying an article processing charge (APC). More information on the eligible institutions and articles can be found under the "Funding and Support" tab here.
Editorial Board
Jörg Eisele, Tübingen
Helmut Fuchs, Wien
Sabine Gless, Basel
Luís Greco, Berlin
Tatjana Hörnle, Freiburg i.Br.
Thomas Rönnau, Hamburg
Frank Saliger, München
Ulrich Sieber, Freiburg i. Br.
Carl-Friedrich Stuckenberg, Bonn
Thomas Weigend, Köln
Ingeborg Zerbes, Wien
Together with
Manfred Burgstaller, Wien
Albin Eser, Freiburg i. Br.†
Günther Jakobs, Bonn
Kristian Kühl, Tübingen
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Jörg Eisele, Tübingen
Managing Editor, Domestic Section
Dr. Alexander Bechtel
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
Akademischer Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Deutsches und Europäisches Straf- und Strafprozessrecht, Wirtschaftsstrafrecht und Computerstrafrecht
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 72074 Tübingen
Email: zstw@jura.uni-tuebingen.de
Please note the form atting guidelines available at www.zstw.org.
Editor of the Foreign Section (Auslandsrundschau)
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Hörnle, Freiburg i. Br.
Managing Editors, Foreign Section (Auslandsrundschau)
Dr. Benjamin Vogel and Dr. Lucas Montenegro
Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung von Kriminalität, Sicherheit und Recht
Günterstalstraße 73
79100 Freiburg i. Br.
Email: ZStW-Auslandsrundschau@csl.mpg.de
Please note the formatting guidelines available at www.zstw.org.
International Advisory Board
Lorena Bachmaier Winter, Madrid
Manuel Cancio Meliá, Madrid
Jorge de Figueiredo Dias, Coimbra
Matthew Dyson, Oxford
Lech Gardocki, Warschau
Makoto Ida, Tokyo
Su Jiang, Peking
Il-Su Kim, Seoul
Katalin Ligeti, Luxemburg
Christos Mylonopoulos, Athens
Paul H. Robinson, Philadelphia
F. Rüter, Amsterdam
Eugenio Carlos Sarrabayrouse, Buenos Aires
Jenia Iontcheva Turner, Dallas
Francesco Viganò, Mailand
Feridun Yenisey, Istanbul
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Supplementary Materials
- ContentGuidelines_ZStW_English
- InhaltlicheRichtlinien_ZStW_Auslandsrundschau_Deutsch
- Jahresregister ZSTW_2016
- Jahresregister ZSTW_2017
- Jahresregister ZSTW_2018
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- StyleGuide_ZStW_English
- ZSTW_Jahresregister_2019
- ZSTW_Jahresregister_2020
- ZSTW_Jahresregister_2021
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