Abbreviated title (ISO 4) The Prison J. Edited by Rosemary L. Gido Frequency Quarterly | Language English Publication history 1921-present | |
Publisher SAGE Publications (United States) | ||
The Prison Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Criminology. The journal's editor is Rosemary L. Gido (Indiana University of Pennsylvania). It has been in publication since 1921 and is currently published quarterly by SAGE Publications.
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Scope
The Prison Journal explores broad themes of punishment and correctional intervention with the aim of advancing theory, research, policy and practice. The journal also provides evaluative accounts of programs and policies, surveys and reviews and analysis. The Prison Journal provides a forum for ideas and discussions on adult and juvenile confinement and treatment interventions.
Abstracting and indexing
The Prison Journal is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases: SCOPUS, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2011 impact factor is 0.400, ranking it 40 out of 50 journals in the category ‘Criminology & Penology’.