Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
International Journal of Prisoner Health
ISSN 1744-9200 · eISSN 1744-9219 · Emerald
International Journal of Prisoner Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Prisoner Health is published by Emerald and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Criminal Justice and Penology and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, together about 60.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences37.8%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences15.7%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine7.3%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine6.6%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine6%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology5.4%
- Torture, Ethics, and LawSocial Sciences4.2%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q1 | 145/668 | 78th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 225OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.24%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 518 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 487 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 726 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 718 |
| 2023 | 22 | 10 | 789 |
| 2022 | 40 | 21 | 775 |
| 2021 | 59 | 23 | 619 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1744-9200
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-9219
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Prisoner Health
What CAS zone is International Journal of Prisoner Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Prisoner Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Prisoner Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Prisoner Health is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Prisoner Health open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Prisoner Health is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .