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Aims and scope

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.

Journal metrics

Usage

78K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

1.1 (2023) Impact Factor
1.6 (2023) 5 year IF
1.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.713 (2023) SNIP
0.462 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

20 days avg. from submission to first decision
79 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
21 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
34% acceptance rate

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Journal metrics in brief

Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).

Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.

Citation Metrics

Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.

Speed/acceptance

From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.

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*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus

Editorial board

Editor

Creasie Finney Hairston – University of Illinois at Chicago

Editorial Assistant

Joseph Strickland - University of Illinois at Chicago

Editorial Board

Joyce A. Arditti - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Wesley T. Church II - Louisiana State University

Richard Dembo - University of South Florida

Bruce Friedman - University of Texas at El Paso

Charles Hounmenou - University of Illinois Chicago

Kevin Knight - Texas Christian University

Karen Terry - John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Katherine Van Wormer (Emerita) – University of Northern Iowa

Amy Watson - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

James Williams - Retired Social Work Professor

Abstracting and indexing

Abstracted/Indexed in:

• De Gruyter Saur

° Dietrich’s Index Philosophicus

° IBZ – Internationale Bibiographie der Geistes-undSozialwissenschaftlichen

° Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes – und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur

• EBSCOhost

° Academic Search Alumni Edition

° Academic Search Complete

° Academic Search Elite

° Academic Search Premier

° Academic Search Ultimate

° Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson)

° Current Abstracts

° Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson)

° Education Index (Online)

° Education Research Complete

° Education Research Index

° Education Source

° ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

° MasterFILE Complete

° MasterFILE Premier

° OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson)

° PsycINFO

° Social Sciences Abstracts (H.W. Wilson)

° Social Work Abstracts (Online)

° SocINDEX

° SocINDEX with Full Text

° TOC Premier

° Urban Studies Abstracts

° Violence & Abuse Abstracts

• Elsevier BV

° Scopus

• E-psyche

• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

• Gale

° Academic OneFile

° Advances Placement Psychology Collection

° Criminal Justice Collection

° Educator’s Reference Complete

° Expanded Academic ASAP

° General OneFile

° InfoTrac Custom

° Psychology Collection

• H.W. Wilson

° Social Sciences Index

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service

° NCJRS Abstracts Database

• National Library of Medicine

° PubMed

• OCLC

° Education Index (Online)

° Sociological Abstracts (Online), Selective

• Ovid

° ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

° PsycINFO

° Social Work Abstracts (Online)

• ProQuest

° Criminal Justice Abstracts

° Criminal Justice Database

° Criminology Collection

° Education Collection

° Education Database

° ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

° Health Research Premium Collection

° Hospital Premium Collection

° Professional ProQuest Central

° ProQuest 5000

° ProQuest 5000 International

° ProQuest Central

° Psychology Database

° PsycINFO

° Research Library

° Social Science Database

° Social Science Premium Collection

° Social Services Abstracts, Core

° Sociological Abstracts (Online), Selective

° Sociology Collection

• Taylor & Francis

° Educational Research Abstracts Online

° Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)

• Thomson Reuters

° Emerging Sources Citation Index

° Web of Science

• VINITI RAN

° Referativnyi Zhurnal

Open access

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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Currently known as:

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation (1990 - current)

Formerly known as

Journal of Offender Counseling Services Rehabilitation (1980 - 1990)
Offender Rehabilitation (1976 - 1979)

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