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Prison Journal
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Prison Journal

0032-8855

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/tpj

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Law 59 4 7 3
Social Sciences and Humanities 754 10 13 7
Psychology 911 13 20 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 31
Documents by Best Scientists*: 37
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 61
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.356
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Prison Journal?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Prison, Criminology, Law, Psychiatry and Social psychology. The concepts on Prison presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Recidivism and Public administration. Criminology research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Criminal justice.

The research on Psychiatry discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Clinical psychology.

  • Prison (32.18%)
  • Criminology (29.55%)
  • Law (14.39%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Practices: A Meta-Analysis: (404 citations)
  • Social Support, Gender, and Inmate Adjustment to Prison Life Insights From a National Sample (254 citations)
  • Three-Year Outcomes of Therapeutic Community Treatment for Drug-Involved Offenders in Delaware: From Prison to Work Release to Aftercare (249 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Prison Journal:

The journal papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Prison, Criminology, Social psychology, Psychiatry and Clinical psychology. The works on Prison tackled in the journal articles bring together disciplines like Recidivism and Misconduct. The journal publications feature works in Criminology, more specifically Punishment, and explore their relation to disciplines like Prison violence.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Prison, Criminology, Imprisonment, Social psychology and Rehabilitation. While work presented in The Prison Journal provided substantial information on Prison, it also covered topics in Shame, Dignity, Criminal justice and Chinese culture, China. Criminology research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Meta synthesis, Situational ethics and Israeli law.

The journal explores issues in Imprisonment which can be linked to other research areas like Unintended consequences, Adverse effect, Distress, Public policy and House arrest. The journal holds forums on Social psychology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Context (language use), Certainty, Social determinants of health and Narrative. The research on Rehabilitation featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Meta-analysis, Random effects model, Mindfulness and The arts.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Assessing Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory Implementation Outcomes: Lessons from Five Diverse Pennsylvania Counties: (1 citations)
  • Prison Changed Me—and I Just Work There: Personality Changes Among Prison Officers: (1 citations)
  • Does the Experience of Imprisonment Affect Optimism About Reentry (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in The Prison Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Negley K. Teeters (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Leon T. Stern (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard Tewksbury (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Albert G. Fraser (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edmund G. Burbank (14 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in The Prison Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sam Houston State University (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cincinnati (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rutgers University (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Louisville (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Delaware (19 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 25.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 27.78% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.11% of all publications and 44.44% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • A New Instrument to Measure Prison Climate: The Psychometric Quality of the Prison Climate Questionnaire

    Anouk Q. Bosma;Esther van Ginneken;Hanneke Palmen;Amanda J. Pasma

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Visitation and Misconduct Among Maximum-Security Inmates

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • The Effect of Time Spent in Prison and Coping Styles on Psychological Distress in Inmates

    Riley J. Luke;Michael Daffern;Jason L. Skues;Justin S. Trounson

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Stressed Out: Predictors of Depression Among Jail Officers and Deputies:

    Lisa A. Jaegers;Monica M. Matthieu;Paul Werth;Syed Omar Ahmad

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • The Development and Validation of a Classification System Predicting Severe and Frequent Prison Misconduct

    Grant Duwe

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Views From the Inside: Insights About Restrictive Housing From Prison System Officials, Officers, and Staff

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Exploring the Effects of Organizational Structure Variables on the Organizational Justice Perceptions of Correctional Staff

    Eric G. Lambert;Emily Berthelot;Weston Morrow;Lauren Block

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Interventions to Prevent Prison Violence: A Scoping Review of the Available Research Evidence

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Serious, Violent, and Chronic Prison Misconduct: Are the Predictors the Same for Women and Men?

    (2022)
    8 Citations

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