Journal metric profile

PROBATION JOURNAL

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.200 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 66/111 Recorded category rank

PROBATION JOURNAL JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

PROBATION JOURNAL metric snapshot

PROBATION JOURNAL has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.200. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.200, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q3 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 66 out of 111 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 59% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q3. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 1.200 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 0.800, a difference of 0.400 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.760. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for PROBATION JOURNAL lists total cites: 389; total articles: 25; citable items: 25. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 7.9 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 9.1 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

PROBATION JOURNAL is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0264-5505 and electronic ISSN 1741-3079. The publisher is recorded as SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal namePROBATION JOURNAL
Abbreviated journalPROBAT J
PublisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank12,283
ISSN0264-5505
eISSN1741-3079
Total cites389
Total articles25
Citable items25
Cited half-life7.9 years
Citing half-life9.1 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.200
5-Year Impact Factor1.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.800
Journal Citation Indicator0.760
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank66/111
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of PROBATION JOURNAL?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for PROBATION JOURNAL is 1.200 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of PROBATION JOURNAL?

PROBATION JOURNAL is listed with quartile Q3 and category rank 66/111. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of PROBATION JOURNAL?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for PROBATION JOURNAL is 1.200. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes PROBATION JOURNAL?

PROBATION JOURNAL is listed in this directory as being published by SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.