Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
ISSN 1050-9674 · eISSN 1540-8558 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 79 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 34% (journal website); indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending and Homelessness and Social Issues, together about 50% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation is now listed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index The Journal of Offender Rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal presenting empirical research and critical analyses of criminal justice program policies, practices, and services. The journal serves as a professional resource for practitioners, educators and researchers who work with individuals involved in the criminal justice system and study the dynamics of rehabilitation and individual and system change. Original research using qualitative or quantitative methodology, theoretical discussions, evaluations of program outcomes, and state of the science reviews will be considered. A primary journal focus is the use of research to inform and improve correctional policies and practice, and articles clearly defining the theoretical and empirical basis for program models and establishing connections between research findings and needed interventions and services. Programs and services for correctional populations residing in prison, as well as in the community, are examined. The range of topics included in the journal is broad and encompasses alternatives to incarceration; community reentry and reintegration; alcohol, substance abuse and mental health treatment interventions; services for correctional populations with special needs; recidivism prevention strategies; educational and vocational programs; families and incarceration; culturally appropriate practice and probation and parole services. Peer Review Policy: All papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences25.1%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology15.2%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions9.7%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences8.7%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology6.8%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine5.5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology3.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2023
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedPsycINFOERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2023
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.39Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2023
- 0.46Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.74Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2023
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 668OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 78,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,828 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | 10 | 84 |
| 2023 | 31 | 7 | 135 |
| 2022 | 24 | 5 | 145 |
| 2021 | 25 | 5 | 170 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
79 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy:
All papers undergo editorial screening and peer review. Model summary
All papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1050-9674
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-8558
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
What CAS zone is Journal of Offender Rehabilitation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Work. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Offender Rehabilitation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Offender Rehabilitation?
The publisher reports about 79 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Offender Rehabilitation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Offender Rehabilitation open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .