American Journal of Public Health

The American Journal of Public Health is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by the American Public Health Association since 1911, covering public health research, policy, practice and education, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 7.8《美国公共卫生杂志》由（American Public Health Association）自 1911 年起出版，为月刊并经同行评审，涵盖公共卫生研究、政策、实践与教育，2025 年影响因子为 7.8。

Scope

• Its core areas are health policy, public health practice and the organisation, financing and delivery of health services其核心领域为卫生政策、公共卫生实践以及卫生服务的组织、筹资与提供。
• Epidemiology, biostatistics and population health surveillance form a further mainstay of the journal流行病学、生物统计学与人群健康监测构成该刊的另一支柱。
• Environmental and occupational health are covered, including climate-related and other emerging risks环境与职业健康亦在覆盖之内，包括气候相关风险与其他新兴风险。
• Social determinants of health, health equity and community-based prevention and health promotion are central concerns健康社会决定因素、健康公平以及以社区为基础的预防与健康促进是核心关切。
• Global health, health security and comparative studies of health systems also fall within its remit全球卫生、卫生安全与卫生体系比较研究同样属于其范围。
• Article types include original research, systematic reviews, editorials, commentaries, analytic essays and themed supplements文章类型包括原创研究、系统综述、社论、评论、分析性论文与专题增刊。
• The journal states its mission as advancing public health research, policy, practice and education该刊将其使命表述为推进公共卫生研究、政策、实践与教育。

History

• The journal was established in 1911 by the American Public Health Association, and Burt Rickards served as its first editor该刊由（American Public Health Association）于 1911 年创办，首任主编为（Burt Rickards）。^[1]
• Between 1928 and 1970 it appeared as the American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health before reverting to its present title in 19711928 年至 1970 年间，该刊以（American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health）为名出版，1971 年恢复现名。
• It has been issued monthly for most of its history and occasionally publishes themed supplements alongside regular issues该刊历史上大部分时间按月出版，并时常在正刊之外推出专题增刊。
• Its Journal Impact Factor moved from 9.308 in 2021 and 11.561 in 2022 to 9.6 in 2024 and 7.8 in 2025其影响因子由 2021 年的 9.308 与 2022 年的 11.561，变为 2024 年的 9.6 与 2025 年的 7.8。
• The journal is indexed in MEDLINE and PubMed, the Science Citation Index Expanded and the Social Sciences Citation Index该刊被（MEDLINE）与（PubMed）、（Science Citation Index Expanded）及（Social Sciences Citation Index）收录。
• It was named one of the 100 most influential journals in biology and medicine of the past century by the Special Libraries Association该刊被（Special Libraries Association）评为过去一百年生物学与医学领域最具影响力的 100 种期刊之一。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Denys T. Lau, who succeeded Alfredo Morabia in 2025现任主编为（Denys T. Lau），他于 2025 年接替（Alfredo Morabia）。
• Morabia edited the journal from 2015 to 2025 and has written on its early history（Alfredo Morabia）于 2015 年至 2025 年担任主编，并曾撰文讨论该刊的早期历史。
• The editor-in-chief is supported by deputy editors, associate editors and an international editorial board主编之下设有副编辑、助理编辑与一个国际编委会。
• Manuscripts are sent to external referees, and the journal publishes its peer review and ethics policies on its website稿件送交外部评审人，该刊在网站上公布其同行评审与伦理政策。
• Themed supplements are usually organised by guest editors working with the in-house editorial team专题增刊通常由客座编辑与编辑部团队共同组织。
• Editorial independence from the Association is presented as a guiding principle of the journal相对协会的编辑独立性被该刊列为办刊原则之一。