American Journal of Preventive Medicine

The American Journal of Preventive Medicine is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering prevention research, teaching, practice, and policy, published by Elsevier as the official journal of the American College of Preventive Medicine and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, and its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 4.7, ranking 56th of 443 journals in the Journal Citation Reports Public, Environmental and Occupational Health category《美国预防医学杂志》（American Journal of Preventive Medicine）是美国预防医学学会（ACPM）与预防教学与研究学会（APTR）的会刊、由 Elsevier 出版的预防医学月刊，创刊于1985年，内容涵盖预防研究、教学、实践与政策，2025年期刊影响因子为4.7，在期刊引用报告（JCR）公共卫生、环境与职业健康类443种期刊中排名第56

Scope

• The journal publishes articles in the areas of prevention research, teaching, practice, and policy, and serves as the official journal of the American College of Preventive Medicine and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research该刊发表预防研究、教学、实践与政策领域的文章，是美国预防医学学会（ACPM）与预防教学与研究学会（APTR）的官方刊物
• Original research focuses on interventions aimed at the prevention of chronic and acute disease and at the promotion of individual and community health原创研究侧重于预防慢性病与急性病、促进个人与社区健康的干预措施
• Particular emphasis is placed on the primary and secondary prevention of important clinical, behavioral, and public health issues such as injury and violence, infectious disease, women's health, smoking, sedentary behaviors and physical activity, nutrition, diabetes, obesity, and substance use disorders该刊特别关注重要临床、行为与公共卫生问题的一级与二级预防，如伤害与暴力、传染病、女性健康、吸烟、久坐行为与身体活动、营养、糖尿病、肥胖与物质使用障碍
• Papers also address educational initiatives aimed at improving the ability of health professionals to provide effective clinical prevention and public health services, as well as health services research pertinent to prevention and public health该刊还发表旨在提升卫生专业人员临床预防与公共卫生服务能力的教育研究，以及与预防和公共卫生相关的卫生服务研究
• The journal publishes official policy statements of the two co-sponsoring organizations, review articles, media reviews, and editorials, and it periodically issues supplements and special theme issues on topics of current interest to the prevention community该刊发表两家共同发起组织的官方政策声明、综述文章、媒体评论与社论，并不定期出版增刊和关注预防领域当下热点的专号
• Article types include research articles, research briefs, reviews, research methods papers, topics in education, current issues, research letters, and commentaries, with randomized trials required to follow CONSORT 2010 and systematic reviews restricted to PRISMA 2020-compliant work文章类型包括研究论文、研究简报、综述、研究方法论文、教育专题、时事议题、研究快报与评论，随机对照试验须遵循 CONSORT 2010，系统综述仅限符合 PRISMA 2020 的稿件

History

• The journal was founded in 1985 as a bimonthly publication by a small group of academicians, practitioners, and physicians drawn from the membership of the American College of Preventive Medicine and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, with Nemat O. Borhani as the first editor-in-chief该刊于1985年由一批来自美国预防医学学会与预防教学与研究学会的学者、从业者与医师创办，初为双月刊，首任主编为 Nemat O. Borhani^[1]
• It is now published monthly, and successive editors-in-chief have included Joseph Stokes III, Robert S. Lawrence, Charles Hennekens, Kevin Patrick, and, since 2014, Matthew L. Boulton, with F. Douglas Scutchfield serving as co-editor in the mid-1990s该刊现为月刊，历任主编包括 Joseph Stokes III、Robert S. Lawrence、Charles Hennekens、Kevin Patrick，2014 年起由 Matthew L. Boulton 担任主编，F. Douglas Scutchfield 曾在 20 世纪 90 年代中期任共同主编^[2]
• The journal was originally published by Oxford University Press, and Elsevier took over as publisher in 1998, a transition marked by an editorial on the start of the Elsevier era该刊最初由牛津大学出版社出版，1998 年起改由 Elsevier 出版，当时的社论宣告了 Elsevier 时代的开启^[3]
• In April 2024 the Board of Governors reached an agreement with Elsevier to acquire the assets of the journal and its companion title, although both remain the official journals of the two societies and continue to carry their position statements2024年4月，期刊理事会与 Elsevier 达成协议出售期刊及其姊妹刊资产，但两刊仍为两家学会的官方刊物并继续刊登其立场声明
• A companion open access journal, AJPM Focus, was launched in 2022 with an emphasis on inclusivity in people, methods, and outcomes, and the main journal receives oversight from a governing board with members appointed by the two societies开放获取姊妹刊（AJPM Focus）于2022年创办，以人群、方法与结果的包容性为宗旨，主刊则接受由两家学会任命成员组成的管理委员会监督
• Recent impact factors are 4.7 in 2025, 4.5 in 2024, and 6.604 in 2022, and the editorial office is based at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor该刊近年影响因子为2025年4.7、2024年4.5、2022年6.604，编辑部设于密歇根大学安娜堡分校

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Matthew L. Boulton of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, whose research interests include global health, vaccine equity, and infectious disease epidemiology现任主编 Matthew L. Boulton 任职于密歇根大学公共卫生学院，研究方向包括全球卫生、疫苗公平与传染病流行病学，2014年起任主编
• Margaret Nolan of the HealthPartners Institute serves as deputy editor, Robert B. Wallace of the University of Iowa as senior associate editor, and Kevin He of the University of Michigan as statistics editorHealthPartners Institute 的 Margaret Nolan 任副主编，艾奥瓦大学的 Robert B. Wallace 任资深副编辑，密歇根大学的 Kevin He 任统计学编辑
• Sara McAdory-Kim is the managing editor in Ann Arbor, and the editorial board numbers 23 members based in two countries, 22 in the United States and one in IndiaSara McAdory-Kim 任驻安娜堡的执行编辑，编委会共23人，分属两个国家，其中美国22人、印度1人
• The journal follows a single anonymized review process in which reviewers know the authors, manuscripts are typically sent to at least two reviewers, and editors recuse themselves from papers written by family members or colleagues该刊实行单盲评审，审稿人知晓作者身份，稿件通常送交至少两名审稿人，编辑对家庭成员或同事撰写的稿件实行回避
• Authors may appeal editorial decisions once under Elsevier's appeal policy, and most authors receive a conditional acceptance before final acceptance作者可依照 Elsevier 申诉政策对编辑决定提出一次申诉，多数作者在最终接受前会收到有条件接受决定
• Submissions are made through Editorial Manager with AMA style references, mandatory reporting checklists such as CONSORT, PRISMA 2020, STROBE, and TREND, and a highlights file of three to five points稿件经 Editorial Manager 投稿，参考文献采用美国医学协会（AMA）第11版格式，并须附 CONSORT、PRISMA 2020、STROBE、TREND 等报告清单及3至5条要点的摘要亮点文件