American Journal of Public Health
Last updated ISSN 0090-0036
American Journal of Public Health is published by American Public Health Association in health professions. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
Is your paper a fit?
The surest way to know is to compare your own abstract against what this journal has actually been publishing, rather than against its aims-and-scope page. Paste your abstract and Journal Hunt will tell you how close American Journal of Public Health is — and show you journals like it.
What it publishes
Recent work in American Journal of Public Health concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Key facts
| Publisher | American Public Health Association |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0090-0036, 0271-4353, 1541-0048, 2330-9687 |
| Subject area | Health Professions |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 29,813 |
| Publishing since | 1922 |
| Journal website | www.ajph.org/ |
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.
Journals like American Journal of Public Health
Other established journals in health professions, if this one is not the right home for your paper:

