The International Journal of Prison Health (previously known as International Journal of Prisoner Health) has a unique interdisciplinary focus on the health of prisoners, facilitating international research and discussion on experiences from a range of expert authors.
Aims and scope
The International Journal of Prison Health (IJOPH) – previously known as International Journal of Prisoner Health – provides a peer-reviewed platform for researchers, prison health experts, public policymakers and practitioners to share and learn from research and best practice.

The journal encompasses all stages of the criminal justice system to include police detention, migration detention centres, remand and sentenced prisons and initiatives that divert prisoners from custody.

IJOPH stimulates wider research by providing an outlet for publication for those who have an interest in health in prisons and other criminal justice settings.

Topics include:

prisoner health and wellbeing
prisoner health care services
resettlement/throughcare for prisoners
public health
health and illness among prisoners (e.g. chronic disease, mental illness, drug and alcohol use, self-harm)
impact of the physical environment on the well-being of staff, prisoners and the community
juveniles, women and other groups of prisoners
women prisoners who have been victims of violence and abuse
violence and abuse in detention contexts.

Submissions can include:

quantitative or qualitative analyses
commentaries challenging practices and encouraging debate
interdisciplinary collaboration
professional insight.