Prison Journal

Aims & Scope

The editorial team"s aim is to establish The Prison Journal as a focal point and the forum of choice for studies, ideas, and discussion of adult and juvenile confinement, treatment interventions, and alternative sanctions.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.356

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	61

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14977

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	141

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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 Social Sciences, 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.

• The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Practices: A Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 329

  Authors: Jeff, Craig, Danielle

• Prisons Do Not Reduce Recidivism

  Citation: 284

  Authors: Francis T., Cheryl Lero, Daniel S.

• Social Support, Gender, and Inmate Adjustment to Prison Life

  Citation: 264

  Authors: Shanhe, L. Thomas

• A Meta-Analytic Review of the Effectiveness of Corrections-Based Treatments for Drug Abuse

  Citation: 207

  Authors: FRANK S., DOUGLAS S.

• Three-Year Outcomes of Therapeutic Community Treatment for Drug-Involved Offenders in Delaware: From Prison to Work Release to Aftercare

  Citation: 204

  Authors: STEVEN S., CLIFFORD A., CHRISTINE A., JAMES A.

• Three-Year Reincarceration Outcomes for Amity In-Prison Therapeutic Community and Aftercare in California

  Citation: 192

  Authors: HARRY K., GERALD, LOIS, JEAN

• Inmate Misconduct: A Test of the Deprivation, Importation, and Situational Models

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Shanhe, Marianne

• The Influence of Prison Gang Affiliation on Violence and Other Prison Misconduct

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Gerald G., Susan, Evan, Jody, Sharon

• From Nothing Works to What Works: Changing Professional Ideology in the 21st Century

  Citation: 169

  Authors: FRANCIS T., PAUL

• The Impact of Job Characteristics on Correctional Staff Members

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Eric G.

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