THE PRISON JOURNAL: An International Forum on Incarceration and Alternative Sanctions was begun by The Pennsylvania Prison Society, America's oldest prison reform organization, founded in 1787. The editorial team's aim is to establish as a focal point and the forum of choice for studies, ideas, and discussion of adult and juvenile confinement, treatment interventions, and alternative sanctions. Contributions in the form of articles, research notes, review essays, and book reviews should explore broad themes of punishment and correctional intervention. Submissions that advance theory, research, policy, and practice will be considered, as will descriptive and evaluative accounts of innovative programs and policies, state-of-the-art surveys and reviews, and legal and historical analyses.

Manuscript Submissions: The Prison Journal uses an online submission and review platform. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/prisonjournal.  Authors will be required to set up an online account on the SageTrack system powered by ScholarOne. From their account, a new submission can be initiated. Authors will be asked to provide the required information (author names and contact information, abstract, keywords, etc.) and to upload the "title page" and "main document" separately to ensure that the manuscript is ready for a anonymize review. The site contains links to an online user's guide (Get Help Now) for help navigating the site.

Manuscripts must follow the below guidelines:

• Should be submitted in PDF format with no identifying information.
• Each manuscript should begin with an abstract of up to 100 words, double-spaced, and followed by up to five keywords. Manuscripts should not exceed 30 double-spaced typed pages, using Times New Roman font, Size 12 pitch. Endnotes, references, tables, and figures are included in the 30-page count.
• Manuscript and references should follow guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition).
• Manuscripts must be written in English.
• Manuscripts are editor pre-screened before they are sent out for review by 2-3 external reviewers. 

Submission to The Prison Journal implies that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere, nor is it under consideration by another journal. Authors in doubt about what constitutes prior publication should consult the editor. Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in the journal.
 

Sage Choice

If you or your funder wishes your article to be freely available online to nonsubscribers immediately upon publication (gold open access), you can opt for it to be included in Sage Choice, subject to the payment of a publication fee. The manuscript submission and peer review procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let Sage know directly if you are choosing Sage Choice. To check journal eligibility and the publication fee, please visit Sage Choice. For more information on open access options and compliance at Sage, including self/author archiving deposits (green open access) visit Sage Publishing Policies on our Journal Author Gateway.

Authors who want to refine the use of English in their manuscripts might consider utilizing the services of SPi, a non-affiliated company that offers Professional Editing Services to authors of journal articles in the areas of science, technology, medicine or the social sciences. SPi specializes in editing and correcting English-language manuscripts written by authors with a primary language other than English. Visit http://www.prof-editing.com for more information about SPi's Professional Editing Services, pricing, and turn-around times, or to obtain a free quote or submit a manuscript for language polishing.

Please be aware that Sage has no affiliation with SPi and makes no endorsement of the company. An author's use of SPi's services in no way guarantees that his or her submission will ultimately be accepted. Any arrangement an author enters into will be exclusively between the author and SPi, and any costs incurred are the sole responsibility of the author.