Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada · Canada · Est. 2015
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Aims & Scope
The journal provides accessible, high-quality evidence to advance our understanding of chronic diseases, injuries, life course health and health equity for application of disease prevention, health promotion and disparity reduction in public health. The HPCDP Journal welcomes articles on Canadian-based or -focussed research, studies using Canadian data, or those relevant to the health of Canadians. International submissions will only be considered if they include Canadian data, results (e.g. as part of multi-country studies) and/or evidence-based discussion of implications for public health in Canada. It is also committed to the use of sex- and gender-based analysis in health research. Additional priority areas include mental health; healthy living; Indigenous health; population health interventions; and environmental health.
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Frequently asked questions about Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
Is Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada?
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 5.4.
Is Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada?
The journal provides accessible, high-quality evidence to advance our understanding of chronic diseases, injuries, life course health and health equity for application of disease prevention, health promotion and disparity reduction in public health. The HPCDP Journal welcomes articles on Canadian-based or -focussed research, studies using Canadian data, or those relevant to the health of Canadians. International submissions will only be considered if they include Canadian data, results (e.g. as part of multi-country studies) and/or evidence-based discussion of implications for public health in
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