International Journal of Prisoner Health

Aims & Scope

IJPH provides a peer-reviewed platform for researchers, prison health experts, public policy makers and practitioners to share and learn from research and best practice.

The journal encompasses all stages of the criminal justice system to include police detention, migration detention centres, remand and sentenced prisons and initiatives that divert prisoners from custody.

IJPH stimulates wider research by providing an outlet for publication for those who have an interest in health in prisons and other criminal justice settings.

Topics include: prisoner health and wellbeing prisoner health care services resettlement/throughcare for prisoners public health health and illness among prisoners (e.g. chronic disease, mental illness, drug and alcohol use, self-harm) impact of the physical environment on the well-being of staff, prisoners and the community juveniles, women and other groups of prisoners women prisoners who have been victims of violence and abuse violence and abuse in detention contexts.

Submissions can include: quantitative or qualitative analyses commentaries challenging practices and encouraging debate interdisciplinary collaboration professional insight.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.400

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	28

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13777

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	190

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Health Professions and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• From equivalence of standards to equivalence of objectives: The entitlement of prisoners to health care standards higher than those outside prisons

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Rick

• Creating, reinforcing, and resisting the gender binary: a qualitative study of transgender women’s healthcare experiences in sex-segregated jails and prisons

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Jaclyn M., Kirsty A., Frederick L., Sari L., Trace S., John E.

• The right to health of prisoners in international human rights law

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Rick

• Defining an age cut-off for older offenders: a systematic review of literature

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Helene, Sophie, Leila, Reto W., Bernice S., Tenzin

• Challenges and opportunities for gender-affirming healthcare for transgender women in prison

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Jae, Valerie

• Surviving Prison: Exploring prison social life as a determinant of health

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Nick

• Overcrowding and its impact on prison conditions and health

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Morag

• Palliative and end-of-life care in prisons: a content analysis of the literature

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Tina, Suzanne, Junghee

• Continuity of health impairment and substance misuse among adult prisoners in Queensland, Australia

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Stuart A.

• The role of sport in promoting prisoner health

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Rosie, Gwen

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