Impact Factor
2.45
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.41
70 total citations
h5-index
6
h5 depth signal
Cited share
67.3%
33 of 49
Total citations
70
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.49
External metric anchor
Self-citation
5.7%
4 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United Kingdom
27
United States
26
Australia
13
Canada
11
Portugal
5
Citing Fields of Research
Law & Legal Studies
69
Sociology
57
Psychiatry & Psychology
26
Substance Abuse
23
Healthcare Policy
18
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
129
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
49
33 cited publications
Last 12 months
47
3.9 publications/month
Open access share
10.6%
5 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United Kingdom
27 citing publications
Leading citing field
Law & Legal Studies
69 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
14 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v20n1, 2024-
v20n1, 2024-
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Law & Legal Studies
Sociology
Substance Abuse
Psychiatry
Psychiatry & Psychology
Broad Categories
Forensic Sciences
Public Health
Social Sciences
Law & Legal Studies
MeSH Descriptors
Health Services for Prisoners
Prisons
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1108/ijoph-11-2025-0094
Open DOI
Risk, protection and mental health among incarcerated people
Purpose: This study aims to examine how elements of prison routine are associated with mental health distress among incarcerated individuals in state prisons, and whether these associations differ according to self-reported mental disord...
02
DOI 10.1108/ijoph-08-2025-0066
Open DOI
Harm reduction services in female prisons: a scoping review exploring the situation in the MENA region
Purpose: This study aims to explore and map the existing evidence on HR services, specifically NSP and OST, available to women in prison settings across MENA countries where such services are reported to exist, assessing their availabili...
03
DOI 10.1108/ijoph-03-2025-0024
Open DOI
Body posture in young, physically active and non-active people in prison
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the posture of adult men living in prison who engage in physical activity in prison exercise rooms without instructor supervision, compared to men who are physically inactive living in pris...
04
DOI 10.1108/ijoph-12-2025-0104
Open DOI
Barriers and facilitators to the diversion of prescribed medicines among people incarcerated in prison: a systematic review
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to synthesise empirical evidence on the factors that enable or hinder diversion of prescribed medicines in prison populations. Design/methodology/approach: A systematic review of primary studies publ...
05
DOI 10.1108/ijoph-07-2025-0057
Open DOI
The health burden of incarceration: cardiovascular risk in a Nigerian prison population
Purpose: Evidence regarding non-communicable diseases and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks among people living in prison (PLP) in low- and middle-income countries is limited, particularly regarding multi-matrix electrolyte homeostasis....
06
DOI 10.1108/ijoph-09-2025-0076
Open DOI
Accessibility and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services among inmates in a correctional center, Southwest Nigeria
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, accessibility and utilization of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services among inmates in Agodi Correctional Center, Ibadan, Nigeria. Specifically, the study aimed to ...
07
DOI 10.1108/ijoph-03-2026-0032
Open DOI
Three decades of the health promoting prison: a critical reappraisal of policy and practice
Purpose: This paper aims to provide a critical appraisal of the Health Promoting Prison (HPP) thirty years after its introduction by the World Health Organisation. It examines the extent to which the original settings-based vision has be...
08
DOI 10.1108/ijoph-03-2026-0037
Open DOI
Football behind bars: psychosocial mechanisms of wellbeing and social integration in a prison-based sport programme
Purpose: This study aims to examine the subjective experiences of people living in a Spanish medium-security correctional facility who participated in a structured football programme over an academic year, exploring how participation con...
09
DOI 10.1108/ijoph-08-2025-0062
Open DOI
An opportunity to ‘be someone else’: the perceptions and experiences of male and female peer support workers in two US state prisons
Purpose: In response to the increasing numbers of older, frail and dying persons in Western prisons and associated healthcare costs, awareness of the need of high-quality peer care in correctional facilities is growing. This paper aims t...
10
DOI 10.1108/ijoph-04-2026-0045
Open DOI
An underrecognized population in pediatric emergency care: process challenges for children deprived of liberty
Purpose: Children deprived of their liberty represent a vulnerable and underrecognized population in pediatric emergency departments. This study aims to describe the clinical and process-related characteristics of these encounters, ident...