American Journal of Preventive Cardiology

The American Journal of Preventive Cardiology is the official open access journal of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology, launched in 2020 by Elsevier, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.4.《美国预防心脏病学杂志》（American Journal of Preventive Cardiology）为美国预防心脏病学会的官方开放获取期刊，2020 年由（Elsevier）创办，2025 年影响因子为 5.4。

Scope

• The journal publishes articles on prevention research, teaching, practice and policy.本刊发表预防研究、教学、实践与政策方面的文章。
• Epidemiology and clinical studies of cardiovascular risk factors are core subjects.心血管危险因素的流行病学与临床研究是其中的核心主题。
• Behavioural and pharmacological interventions for prevention are treated at length.用于预防的行为与药物干预受到重点讨论。
• Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease are published.心血管疾病的一级与二级预防均予发表。
• Lipids, hypertension, diabetes and lifestyle risk factors are within scope.血脂、高血压、糖尿病与生活方式危险因素均在其范围之内。
• Health promotion at individual and community level is covered.个体与社区层面的健康促进均有收录。
• Original research, reviews and practice recommendations complete the journal's coverage.原创研究、综述与实践建议构成本刊收录范围的其余部分。

History

• The American Journal of Preventive Cardiology was launched in 2020 by the American Society for Preventive Cardiology.《美国预防心脏病学杂志》由美国预防心脏病学会于 2020 年创办。
• It was created to provide a central home for the science and clinical practice of preventive cardiology.创办本刊意在为预防心脏病学的科学与临床实践提供中心阵地。
• Sergio Fazio was the first editor in chief and led the journal through its launch year.Sergio Fazio 为首任主编，主持了本刊的创刊之年。
• The first issue appeared in the spring of 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.创刊号于 2020 年春季面世，正值新冠疫情期间。
• The journal publishes four issues a year.本刊每年出版四期。
• Its impact factor stood at 5.9 in 2024 and 5.4 in 2025.其影响因子在 2024 年为 5.9，2025 年为 5.4。

Editors

• Erin D. Michos of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine serves as an editor in chief.（Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine）的 Erin D. Michos 担任主编。
• Nathan D. Wong of the University of California, Irvine, serves as the other editor in chief.加州大学欧文分校的 Nathan D. Wong 担任另一位主编。
• Sergio Fazio was the founding editor in chief of the journal.Sergio Fazio 为本刊的创刊主编。
• The journal publishes original research and reviews on cardiovascular disease prevention.本刊发表心血管疾病预防领域的原创研究与综述。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and the journal is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals.稿件经同行评审，本刊被（Directory of Open Access Journals）收录。
• It has been open access from launch, funded by article processing charges.本刊自创办起即开放获取，由文章处理费支持。