Following its well-received panel session on the autoethnographic experiences of a group of early career criminological researchers, hosted during the Eurocrim 2014 in Prague, the EPER has recently submitted a successful proposal to the British Journal of Community Justice for a special issue on this topic, titled ‘Entering the Field of Criminological Research’. The special issue, including seven papers in total and scheduled to be published in November/December 2015, will be primarily concerned with various aspects of interviewing; from adequate preparation for interviews with different types of subjects, to the role which emotional impact of a face-to-face encounter may have on data assessment, as well as the necessity of appropriate supervision and support for young researchers interacting with high-risk subjects.