American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Last updated ISSN 0749-3797
American Journal of Preventive Medicine is published by Elsevier BV in medicine. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,300.
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What it publishes
Recent work in American Journal of Preventive Medicine concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Physical Activity and Health
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0749-3797, 1873-2607 |
| Subject area | Medicine |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,300 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 10,225 |
| Publishing since | 1969 |
| Journal website | www.journals.elsevier.com/american-journal-of-preven |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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