AIDS and Behavior
AIDS and Behavior (commonly abbreviated as ''AIDS Behav.', CODEN AIBEFC) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Springer that provides an international venue for the scientific exchange of research on the contributing factors, prevention, consequences, social impact and response to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Its current Editor-in-Chief is Seth C. Kalichman.AIDS and Behavior（常用缩写 AIDS Behav.，标准编码 AIBEFC）是由施普林格（Springer）出版的同行评审学术期刊，提供 HIV 感染者行为研究领域国际性的学术交流平台，刊载涉及 HIV 及其他传染病的促成因素、预防、后果、社会影响与应对策略的研究，现任执行主编为塞思·卡利奇曼。
Scope
The journal provides an international venue for the scientific exchange of research and scholarly work on the contributing factors, prevention, consequences, social impact and response to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, publishing original peer-reviewed papers that address all areas of behavioural research concerning HIV and other infectious diseases.该刊的定位是为 HIV 及其他传染病相关的研究与学术工作提供国际性的交流场域，刊载经同行评审的原创论文，覆盖 HIV 与其他传染病行为研究的各个领域。[1]
- Factors facilitating transmission: individual, contextual, social, economic and geographic factors that facilitate transmission of HIV and other infectious diseases.传播的促成因素： 促成 HIV 及其他传染病传播的个人因素、情境因素、社会因素、经济因素与地理因素。
- Interventions: interventions aimed to reduce transmission risks at all levels and in all contexts.干预研究： 旨在各个层面与各种情境中降低传播风险的干预措施研究。
- Mental health: the mental health aspects of HIV and other infectious diseases, including stigma, depression, anxiety and related access to services.心理健康： HIV 与其他传染病的心理卫生问题，包括污名、抑郁、焦虑及相关服务可及性。
- Consequences of infection: the medical and behavioural consequences of infection, including health-related quality of life, coping, treatment and treatment adherence.感染的后果： 感染带来的医学与行为后果，涵盖健康相关生活质量、应对方式、治疗与治疗依从性。
- Social impact: the impact of HIV infection on adults and children, on families, communities and societies. The journal publishes original research articles, brief research reports and critical literature reviews.社会影响： HIV 感染对成年人与儿童、家庭、社区及社会的影响，并刊载原创研究论文、简要研究报告与批判性文献综述。
The journal is published monthly in a hybrid open-access model, ranks in the second quartile of the Social Sciences Citation Index in JCR, and serves as a shared platform for people living with HIV, researchers, clinicians and those working on public health interventions.期刊以月刊形式出版，采用混合开放获取模式，在 JCR 的社会科学引文索引中列于 Q2，为 HIV 感染者及其研究者、临床医生与公共卫生干预工作者提供共同的讨论平台。
History
- 1996: the journal was first announced at the International AIDS Conference in Vancouver, with the publisher Plenum Press of the United States and the founding team drawn from the University of California, San Diego.1996年： 新刊首次在温哥华举行的国际艾滋病大会上对外宣布，主办方为美国 Plenum Press，创办团队来自加州大学圣迭戈分校（美国）。
- 1997: the first issue came off press in March 1997, with Volume 1 running to 413 pages, and the journal was initially published quarterly.1997年： 第一期于 1997 年 3 月付印，第 1 卷共 413 页，创刊初期的出版频次为季刊。
- Expansion in frequency: publication subsequently expanded from quarterly to bimonthly, then to eight issues per year and finally to a monthly schedule, so that a single issue now runs to more pages than the entire first volume.频次扩张： 此后出版频次由季刊逐步扩张为双月刊，再变为每年八期，最终固定为月刊，单期页数已超过当年整个第 1 卷的总量。
- Scale and reach: Volume 29 ran to more than four thousand pages, the journal now publishes roughly 360 papers a year, and cumulative article downloads passed 1.6 million by 2025.规模与传播： 第 29 卷的篇幅已达四千余页，年发文量约三百六十篇，至 2025 年累计文章下载量突破一百六十万次。
- Thematic development: in a thirtieth-anniversary retrospective the editors note that the 235 issues of the first 29 volumes trace a shift in research perspective from individual behaviour to systems and structures, from behavioural determinants to syndemics, and from intervention development to programmatic implementation.主题拓展： 编者在三十周年回顾中指出，该刊前二十九卷的二百三十五期记录了研究视野从个体行为扩展到系统与结构、从行为决定因素走向共病现象、从干预开发走向方案实施的演变。
Editors
The journal has a single Editor-in-Chief, supported by associate editors and an international editorial board who handle review and acceptance decisions. The Editor-in-Chief is also the author of the first paper published in the inaugural issue.该刊设执行主编一人，另有多位副主编与来自多国的编委成员，负责审稿与录用决策；主编本人同时也是创刊号第一篇论文的作者。
- Seth C. Kalichman: professor at the University of Connecticut, USA, and the current Editor-in-Chief of the journal, as well as the author of the first paper in its inaugural issue, working on risk perception, behavioural interventions and treatment adherence among people living with HIV.Seth C. Kalichman： 康涅狄格大学（美国）教授，现任本刊执行主编，同时也是创刊号第一篇论文的作者，研究方向为 HIV 感染者的风险认知、行为干预与治疗依从性。
- Founding editors: Igor Grant and Tom Patterson served as founding Editors-in-Chief in 1996 to 1997, as professors at the University of California, San Diego, USA.创刊编辑： 伊戈尔·格兰特（Igor Grant）与汤姆·帕特森（Tom Patterson）于 1996 年至 1997 年间以加州大学圣迭戈分校（美国）教授身份出任创刊执行主编。
- Tenure of the founding editors: the two founding editors established an editorial policy of encouraging innovative work that might point the way to new areas of research, and sustained that commitment for close to a decade before Kalichman took over the position.主编任期： 两位创刊主编为刊物定下了鼓励创新工作的编辑方针，并维持这一承诺近十年，其后由卡利奇曼接任这一职位。
- Editorial board: the current associate editors and board members are drawn from numerous countries and regions, and the complete list is published on the journal's official website.编委构成： 现任编委与副主编来自多个国家与地区，完整名单见期刊官网。[2]