American Journal of Public Health
Peer-reviewed academic journal
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The American Journal of Public Health is a monthly peer-reviewed public health journal that is independently published by the American Public Health Association. The Journal covers health policy and public health. The journal was established in 1911 and its stated mission is "to advance public health research, policy, practice, and education".[1] The journal occasionally publishes themed supplements. The current editor-in-chief is Denys T. Lau.
| Discipline | Public health |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Denys T. Lau |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1911–present |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (United States) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Delayed, after 10 years | |
| 12.7 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Am. J. Public Health |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | AJHEAA |
| ISSN | 0090-0036 (print) 1541-0048 (web) |
| LCCN | 86655185 |
| OCLC no. | 228148667 |
| Links | |
Reception
The journal was voted one of the 100 most influential journals in biology and medicine over the last 100 years by the Special Libraries Association.[2] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2025 impact factor of 9.6.[3]
Editors-in-chief
Former editors-in-chief include:
- Alfredo Morabia (2015–2025)
- Mary Northridge (1998–2015)
- Mervyn Susser (1992–1998)
- Michel Ibrahim (1990–1991)
- Alfred Yankauer (1975–1990)
- George Rosen (1957–1973)
- Abel Wolman (1954–1957)
- Charles-Edward A. Winslow (1944–1954)
- Harry Mustard (1941–1944)
- Mazÿck Ravenel (1924–1940)
- Arthur Hedrich (1917–1922)
- Selskar Gunn (1914–1916)
- Livingston Farrand (1912–1913)
- Burt Rickards (1911–1911)[4]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Biological Abstracts[5]
- BIOSIS Previews[6]
- Chemical Abstracts Service[7]
- CINAHL[8]
- Current Contents/Clinical Medicine[6]
- Current Contents/Life Sciences[6]
- Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences[6]
- Embase/Excerpta Medica[9]
- Food Science and Technology Abstracts
- Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed[10]
- Psychological Abstracts/PsycINFO[11]
- Science Citation Index[6]
- Scopus[12]
- Social Sciences Citation Index[6]