The Prison Journal

Published by SAGE Publications

Abbrev: Prison J.
ISSN 0032-8855EISSN 1552-7522
Database Coverage
  • Scopus
  • SSCI
  • Scilit
Journal Articles
All-time journal articles
2,595
2025 journal articles
38
Subject
  • Law & Legal Studies
  • Sociology
  • Psychiatry & Psychology

Publications Analysis

Publications in 2016-2026
Open Access Publications in 2016-2026
Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

SubjectPublications
Law & Legal Studies
339
Sociology
269
Psychiatry & Psychology
143
Political Science & International Relations
53
Psychiatry
25
Substance Abuse
22
Education & Pedagogy
21
Homelessness & Human Trafficking
14
Modern History
8
Theater
8

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

CountryPublications
United States
250
Canada
29
United Kingdom
22
China
20
Australia
19
Israel
17
Netherlands
10
Ireland
7
Spain
4
Ghana
4

Citation analysis
Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.
Total Citations
105
Total Publications
72
Average Citations
1.46
Cited Publications
44
Cited Publications %
61.1%
Self Citations
2
Self Citations %
1.9%

Metrics
2025 Integrated Impact Indicators
I3
36
I3/N
0.56
h5_index
14
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM)
1.42

Monthly Citation Metric

Citations per year
All citations in 2016-2026

Citation Distribution
All citations to publications in 2023-2024.
Q1
1
Med
3
Q3
6
99%
18.2
Max
21

Citation Origins
Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.
Citing Source Titles
Citing Publishers

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