''The Prison Journal'' is a

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

academic journal that publishes papers in the field of

Criminology Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and so ...

. The journal's

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...

is Rosemary L. Gido ( Indiana University of Pennsylvania). It has been in publication since 1921 and is currently published quarterly by

SAGE Publications SAGE Publishing, formerly SAGE Publications, is an American independent publishing company founded in 1965 in New York by Sara Miller McCune and now based in Newbury Park, California. It publishes more than 1,000 journals, more than 800 books ...

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

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. According to the '' Journal Citation Reports'', its 2017 impact factor is 0.698, ranking it 48th out of 61 journals in the category ‘Criminology & Penology’.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prison Journal SAGE Publishing academic journals English-language journals Publications established in 1921 1921 establishments in the United States