An important dimension of university faculty life is publication expectation. An important area for criminal justice educators is the characteristics and patterns of their professional career. Leading departments of criminal justice are believed to be leaders in the publication of scholarly material in journals. Publication in academic journals is a structural aspect of the academic culture of which criminal justice is a part. This study examined the publication rates by using a general list of criminal justice journals, and a select list of the leading journals over a 5-year period. The data indicated the productivity rate over a 5-year period among faculty of Ph.D. and master degree granting programs in criminal justice. The rates of publication differed between the Ph.D. and master-level programs with the Ph.D. rates being higher. There was a higher publication rate per faculty member for all journals and a higher rate of publication in select journals for faculty affiliated with Ph.D. granting programs. To meet productivity expectations, departments might do well to affect those things which contribute to greater productivity by enabling faculty to conduct research and engage in manuscript preparation. Tables and references