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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.078

H-Index

315

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.499

Total Works

10,119

Total Citations

567,429

2yr Mean Citedness

2.37

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on public health interventions and their evaluation, including tobacco control programs, school-based prevention of electronic nicotine delivery systems, the long-term health impacts of economic policies like the Earned Income Tax Credit, and colorectal cancer screening uptake.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications10,119

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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