Prison Journal

pISSN: 0032-8855eISSN: 1552-7522• JCR: PRISON JOURNALSAGE PublishingUnited States
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Newest Impact Factor

1.0

Released June 18, 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

New this year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.0

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGYSSCIQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
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CAS Block

Prison Journal current release and JCR quartile

Prison Journal's newest impact factor is 1.0, released June 18, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q3 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #3,237 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #697 among Q3 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Prison Journal against journals publishing in the same field.

#3,237
of 6,999 field journals

Prison Journal publication trend

Published 166 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.0.

2026 vs 2025: -21
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,577
H-Index
77
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologySociology and Political Science

Article Volume

2022
39
2023
37
2024
35
2025
38
2026
17
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