Journal of Correctional Health Care

Editor-in-Chief: AJ Harzke, DrPH, MPH, MDiv

ISSN: 1078-3458 | Online ISSN: 1940-5200 | Published Bimonthly | Current Volume: 29

Impact Factor: 1.545* *2021 Journal Citation Reports™ (Clarivate, 2022)

CiteScore™: 1.5

The only peer-reviewed correctional health care journal with coverage that includes empirical research, case studies, best practices, literature reviews and letters, plus NCCHC position statements.

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Correctional Health Care is the only national, peer-reviewed scientific journal to focus on this complex and evolving field. Targeting clinicians, allied health practitioners and administrators, it is the primary resource for the latest research and developments in clinical care for chronic and infectious disease, mental health care, substance use treatment, health services management, quality improvement, health records, medical-legal issues, discharge planning, staffing, cost analysis and other topics as they relate to correctional health care. Coverage includes empirical research, case studies, best practices, literature reviews and letters, plus NCCHC position statements.

The Journal of Correctional Health Care is the Official Journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.

Indexing/Abstracting:

PubMed/MEDLINE
PubMed Central
Web of Science: Social Sciences Citation Index™ (SSCI)
Scopus
Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
CINAHL® database
PsycINFO
CAB Abstracts
Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases
Global Health
Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series A
Criminal Justice Abstracts
SafetyLit
BenchSci

The views, opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations set forth in any Journal article are solely those of the authors of those articles and do not necessarily reflect the views, policy or position of the Journal, its Publisher, its editorial staff or any affiliated Societies and should not be attributed to any of them.