A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care. Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed. Public health journals are commonly published by health organizations and societies, such as the Bulletin of the World Health Organization or the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Many others are published by a handful of large publishing corporations that includes Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer, Wiley-Blackwell, Springer Science+Business Media, and Informa, each of which has many imprints. Many societies partner with such corporations to handle the work of producing their journals.
The Journal of Public Health Policy is a peer-reviewed medical journal established in 1980 by Milton Terris. It covers the field of public health and is the official journal of the National Association for Public Health Policy.
The Journal of Health and Social Behavior is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the American Sociological Association. It covers the application of sociological concepts and methods to the understanding of health and illness and the organization of medicine and health care. The editor-in-chief is Amy Burdette. Previous editors-in-chief include Richard M. Carpiano, Brian C. Kelly, Gilbert Gee, Debra Umberson, and Eliza Pavalko.
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention is a peer-reviewed medical journal devoted to research in the field of cancer epidemiology. Topics include descriptive, analytical, biochemical, and molecular epidemiology, the use of biomarkers to study the neoplastic and preneoplastic processes in humans, chemoprevention and other types of prevention trials, and the role of behavioral factors in cancer etiology and prevention. It is published by the American Association for Cancer Research and co-sponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology.
Preventive Medicine is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by Elsevier since 1972. It covers all aspects of preventive medicine and public health. The editor-in-chief is Eduardo L. Franco. The founding editor was Ernst Wynder.
Noise & Health is a bimonthly peer-reviewed open access medical journal published by Medknow Publications on behalf of the Noise Research Network. It publishes articles on the subject of auditory and non-auditory effects of occupational, environmental, and leisure noise.
The Health Education Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of health education. It was established in 1943 and is published by SAGE Publications The editor-in-chief is Peter Aggleton.
American Journal of Men's Health, is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Health. The journal's editor is Demetrius James Porche. It has been in publication since 2007 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
Global Health Promotion is a quarterly peer-reviewed public health journal that covers health promotion and health education. The editor-in-chief is Suzanne Jackson. It was established in 1994 and is currently published by SAGE Publications on behalf of International Union for Health Promotion and Education.
The Journal of Adolescent Health is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering adolescent health and medicine, including biological, psychological, and social aspects. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, letters to the editor, commentaries, and case reports. It is published by Elsevier on behalf of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and was established in 1980 as the Journal of Adolescent Health Care, switching to its current name in 1991. Carol A. Ford has been the editor-in-chief since 2019.
Environmental Health is a peer-reviewed medical journal established in 2002 and published by BioMed Central. It covers research in all areas of environmental and occupational medicine. The editors-in-chief are Philippe Grandjean and David Ozonoff. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 4.690.
Prevention Science is a peer-reviewed public health journal covering prevention science.
Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health is a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal covering environmental and occupational health. It was established in 1919 as the Journal of Industrial Hygiene, and was renamed in 1960 to the Archives of Environmental Health. It obtained its current name in 2005. It is published by Routledge and the editor-in-chief is Jacqueline Moline. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 1.483 (2018), ranking it 129th out of 162 journals in the category "Public, Environmental & Occupational Health".
The Journal of Rural Health is a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal covering rural health. It was established in 1981 as the American Journal of Rural Health, obtaining its current name in 1985. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the National Rural Health Association. The editor-in-chief is Tyrone Borders. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 5.667, ranking it 15/109 in Health Care Sciences & Services journals, 6/88 in Health Policy & Services journals, 49/210 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health journals, and 27/183 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health journals.
Social Work in Public Health is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering social work as it relates to public health. It was established in 1989 as the Journal of Health & Social Policy, obtaining its current name in 2007. It is published by Routledge and the editors-in-chief are Marvin Feit and Stanley Battle. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 0.604, ranking it 32nd out of 40 journals in the category "Social Work" and 141st out of 145 in the category "Public, Environmental, & Occupational Health".
The Malawi Medical Journal is a quarterly general medical journal and is open-access and peer reviewed. It is published by the University of Malawi College of Medicine and the Medical Association of Malawi. It was established in 1979 as the Medical Quarterly, obtaining its current name when it was relaunched in 1991. The editor-in-chief as of 2018 is Professor Adamson Muula. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has an impact factor of 1.123, ranking it 147th out of 172 journals in the category "Public, Environmental & Occupational Health", also as of 2017.
The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health was a quarterly peer-reviewed public health journal with a focus on occupational and environmental health. It was established in 1995 and was published by Routledge. The last editor-in-chief was Andrew Maier.
The International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care is a bimonthly peer-reviewed healthcare journal covering health technology assessment. Established in 1985, it is published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Health Technology Assessment International, of which it is the official journal. The editor-in-chief is Wendy Babidge. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 1.333, ranking it 20th out of 25 journals in the category "Medical Informatics", 71st out of 94 in the category "Health Care Sciences & Services", and 125th out of 180 in the category "Public, Environmental & Occupational Health".
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering dental public health and the application of epidemiology to dentistry. It was established in 1973 and is published by John Wiley & Sons. The editor-in-chief is Professor Sarah R Baker. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 3.383, ranking it 26th out of 91 journals in the category "Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine" and 69th out of 203 in the category "Public, Environmental & Occupational Health".
The Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering the field of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. It was established in 2010 and is published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. The editor-in-chief is Michael G. Ross. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 2.34, ranking it 71st out of 185 journals in the category "Public, Environmental & Occupational Health".
