Journal profile

Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care

Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISSN1078-3458 | 1940-5200 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.35
Citation rate 1.02 126 total citations
h5-index 12 h5 depth signal
Cited share 42.1% 53 of 126
Total citations 126 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.95 External metric anchor
Self-citation 4.8% 6 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 385
Canada 28
United Kingdom 20
Australia 10
Switzerland 4

Citing Fields of Research

Law & Legal Studies 206
Sociology 139
Psychiatry 100
Substance Abuse 82
Psychiatry & Psychology 74

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 1,167 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 126 53 cited publications
Last 12 months 72 6.5 publications/month
Open access share 8.3% 6 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 385 citing publications
Leading citing field Law & Legal Studies 206 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 8 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v15n1, Jan. 2009-
PubMed
v15n1, Jan. 2009- ; Selected citations only before this date

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Substance Abuse Law & Legal Studies Hepatitis Patient Care Sociology Homelessness & Human Trafficking

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
National Commission on Correctional Health Care (U.S.)

Broad Categories

Health Services Public Health Law & Legal Studies

MeSH Descriptors

Delivery of Health Care Health Services Prisons

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

02
Michael Goetz, Margaret McGladrey, Susannah Stitzer et al.
To address postrelease overdose risk, a large urban county jail implemented an automated naloxone vending machine to provide no-cost, low-barrier naloxone at discharge. Through carceral and public health collaboration, staff installed a ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Imprint varies.

Also issued online.