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American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0749-3797eISSN1873-2607

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.979

H-Indexi

315

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.499

Total Worksi

10,119

Total Citationsi

567,429

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, General & Internal; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Epidemiology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications10,119

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0749-3797 / 1873-2607

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

347

13k

2019

345

11k

2020

399

8.7k

2021

342

5.8k

2022

340

3.8k

2023

276

1.6k

2024

387

702

2025

194

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EpidemiologyQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & InternalPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietSmoking Behavior and CessationFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth disparities and outcomesPhysical Activity and Health

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Is American Journal of Preventive Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Preventive Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Preventive Medicine?

American Journal of Preventive Medicine is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.37.

Is American Journal of Preventive Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Preventive Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Preventive Medicine?