About the Journal
The Prison Journal was begun by the Pennsylvania Prison Society, America’s oldest prison reform organization, which was founded in 1787. The Prison Journal has continued to be a central forum for studies, ideas, and discussions of adult and juvenile confinement, treatment interventions, and alternative sanctions.
The Prison Journal is international and interdisciplinary, presenting a diversity of perspectives from scholars and practitioners from a variety of countries and a broad range of disciplines. Exploring broad themes of punishment and correctional intervention, The Prison Journal advances theory, research, policy, and practice. The journal enhances knowledge of correctional systems by providing descriptive and evaluative accounts of innovative programs and policies, state-of-the-art surveys and reviews, and legal and historical analysis. Distinguished experts discuss emerging trends, innovations, and developments in the rapidly changing world of corrections and alternative sentencing.
The Prison Journal regularly supplements its coverage of the field with timely special issues devoted to a single topic of current concern. These special issues explore areas previously neglected and offer new insights and advancements in research, theory, and practice. Recent special issues include Supermax Prisons and Criminal Justice Drug Treatment Studies.
Submission Guidelines and Contact Information
Send original manuscript plus three copies, not exceeding thirty double-spaced, typed pages (includes references, tables, etc.) with a one-hundred-word abstract and a brief author biographical sketch. Notes, references, tables, and figures should also be doubled spaced and on separate pages.
Manuscripts and references should follow guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Fifth Edition). Submission to The Prison Journal implies that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere, nor is it under consideration by another journal. The cover letter sent with the manuscript must state that the manuscript is not under review elsewhere.
Because of the volume of articles received, The Prison Journal is currently not publishing book reviews or research notes.
Send letter and copies to
Rosemary L. Gido, Ph.D., Editor
The Prison Journal
Department of Criminology
Wilson Hall, Room 200
411 North Walk
Indiana, PA 15705-1002
USA
Inquiries can also be sent via e-mail to rgido@iup.edu.
