The Journal of Primary Prevention
Last updated ISSN 0278-095X
The Journal of Primary Prevention is published by Springer Science+Business Media in psychology. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,790.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Journal of Primary Prevention concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Community Health and Development
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Key facts
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0278-095X, 1573-6547 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,790 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,423 |
| Publishing since | 1980 |
| Journal website | link.springer.com/journal/10935 |
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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