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Journal of Correctional Health Care

Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · United States

ISSN1078-3458eISSN1940-5200

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total47

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.305

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.448

Total Works

1,137

Total Citations

9,866

2yr Mean Citedness

1.04

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Correctional Health Care focuses on health issues within carceral settings, including substance use disorders, reproductive health, infectious diseases like Hepatitis C and HIV, mental health, and the health needs of specific populations such as women, transgender individuals, and youth. It also examines the challenges and innovations in providing healthcare, medication access, and reentry services for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, as well as policy and systemic issues affecting correctional health.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 58 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,137

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1078-3458 / 1940-5200

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Community and Home CareQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCommunity and Home Care

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisHomelessness and Social IssuesPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingHealthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk