Health and Justice
Impact Factor & Key Scientometrics

I. Basic Journal Info

Country

United Kingdom

Journal ISSN: 21947899

Publisher: SpringerOpen

History: 2016-2021

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Scope/Description:

HealthJustice is open to submissions from public health criminology and criminal justice medical science psychology and clinical sciences sociology neuroscience biology anthropology and the social sciences and covers a broad array of research types. It publishes original research research notes promising issues that are smaller in scope commentaries and translational notes possible ways of introducing innovations in the justice system.HealthJustice aims toPresent original experimental research on the area of health and wellbeing of people involved in the adult or juvenile justice system including people who work in the systemPresent metaanalysis or systematic reviews in the area of health and justice for those involved in the justice systemProvide an arena to present new and upcoming scientific issuesPresent translational sciencethe movement of scientific findings into practice including programs procedures or strategiesPresent implementation science findings to advance the uptake and use of evidencebased practices andPresent protocols and clinical practice guidelines.As an open access journal HealthJustice aims for a broad reach including researchers across many disciplines as well as justice practitioners e.g. judges prosecutors defenders probation officers treatment providers mental health and medical personnel working with justiceinvolved individuals etc.. The sections of the journal devoted to translational and implementation sciences are primarily geared to practitioners and justice actors with special attention to the techniques used.