Punishment & Society-International Journal of Penology

ISSN: 1462-4745• JCR: PUNISHM SOCSAGE PublishingUnited Kingdom
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1.4
2025 Impact Factor
2.2
5-Year Impact Factor
Q2
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Punishment & Society-International Journal of Penology impact factor and JCR quartile

The 2025 impact factor for Punishment & Society-International Journal of Penology is 1.4. The 5-year impact factor is 2.2. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in the current Journal Metrics dataset.

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #3,506 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #1,149 among Q2 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Punishment & Society-International Journal of Penology against journals publishing in the same field.

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Punishment & Society-International Journal of Penology publication trend

Published 271 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.4.

2026 vs 2025: -48
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,466
H-Index
86
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Sociology and Political ScienceSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologySociology and Political Science

Article Volume

2021
82
2022
68
2023
57
2024
58
2025
68
2026
20
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