Journal profile
Penitentsiarnaia nauka
ISSN 2686-9764 · eISSN 2782-1986 · Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Vologda Law and Economics Institute (VIPE FSIN Russia) · Russian Federation
Penitentsiarnaia nauka: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 55 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Penitentsiarnaia nauka is published by Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Vologda Law and Economics Institute (VIPE FSIN Russia). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Justice and Penology, Criminal Law and Policy and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, together about 62.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main goal of the journal is to establish a professional platform for discussing the current state and topical issues of penitentiary science and practice, taking into account their legal, psychological and pedagogical aspects. The journal Penitentiary Science provides the broad public with an access to fundamental and applied research findings by Russian and foreign authors on the theory and history of state and the law, criminal law and criminology, criminal procedure, judicial activity, prosecutor's activity, human rights and law enforcement, criminalistics, administrative law, administrative procedure, legal psychology and pedagogy. The journal seeks to publish original, creative and relevant research findings and achievements of penitentiary practice by authors from Russia and other countries, in Russian and English. The editor provides an opportunity for young scientists to publish their dissertation research materials. That is why publications in the journal are free-of-charge, and the publisher seeks to provide authors with favorable conditions for publishing their works and to enable open access to the publications for readers. The journal’s target audience includes representatives of the scientific and expert community, university professors, postgraduates and master’s degree students who study the problems of penitentiary science at the theoretical and empirical levels. Papers published in the journal can be interesting and useful to state and municipal authorities, representatives of human rights organizations, and anyone interested in penitentiary science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 7, Slovenia 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences28.3%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences26.7%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences7.6%
- Ukrainian Legal and Forensic StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences5%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences2.8%
- Legal Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences2.3%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 479 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 89 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 109 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 124 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 92 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 66 |
| 2021 | 103 | 103 | 26 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsBook reviews, information about scientific conferences, and chronicles of scientific events are also accepted for publication.Length not stated
- chronicles of scientific eventsBook reviews, information about scientific conferences, and chronicles of scientific events are also accepted for publication.Length not stated
- scientific conferences informationBook reviews, information about scientific conferences, and chronicles of scientific events are also accepted for publication.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
No author royalties are paid; articles are published free of charge. Model summary
Articles are published on a free-of-charge basis.
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
- Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Vologda Law and Economics Institute (VIPE FSIN Russia)
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 2686-9764
- Electronic ISSN
- 2782-1986
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Penitentsiarnaia nauka
How long does peer review take at Penitentsiarnaia nauka?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Penitentsiarnaia nauka?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Reference style: Harvard. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Penitentsiarnaia nauka based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (7) and Slovenia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Penitentsiarnaia nauka?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Penitentsiarnaia nauka is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Penitentsiarnaia nauka open access, and what is the APC?
Penitentsiarnaia nauka is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .