The mission of the American Journal of Health Education (AJHE) is to publish high quality manuscripts that focus on Health Education and Health Promotion initiatives designed to prevent or delay the onset of the major chronic diseases and illnesses that impact populations of interest today (CVD, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, COPD, cirrhosis, arthritis, osteoporosis, etc.). In addition, AJHE is actively seeking manuscripts that inform the discussion on the role of lifestyle behaviors (nutrition/diet, physical activity, weight management, tobacco use prevention, stress control, self-management of chronic disease, emotional and social functioning, alcohol and other drugs abuse, etc.) in chronic disease management. Manuscript reporting on research conducted in community, medical care, worksite and school/university settings are encouraged. AJHE is particularly interested in manuscripts that focus on interventions related to the primary prevention of chronic disease from a social ecological perspective that conceptualized the role of individual, interpersonal, institutional, community and policy factors on lifestyle behaviors. Manuscripts grounded in health behavior theory are also encouraged.
Health Education and Health Promotion are applied disciplines. Therefore, each manuscript should provide a clear discussion of how the research links together researchers and practitioners through professional practice in a section titled Translation to Health Education Practice. For papers published in AJHE, the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Inc. (NCHEC) Areas of Responsibility and Competencies can frame the Translation to Health Education Practice discussion ( www.nchec.org). The Translation to Health Education Practice section has two major purposes: 1) to inform Health Educators on how the methods and results of your study can assist them to design, Implement and evaluate similar interventions in their respective populations of interest, and 2) to explain the role of Health Educators and Certified Health Education Specialists in the design, implementation and evaluation of the study. In the Translation section, authors should consider how the knowledge skills, and processes inherent in the NCHEC Responsibilities, Competencies and Sub-Competencies were used to design the initiative and led to research outcomes. When applicable, authors are encouraged to expand the discussion of results in the Translation section to show the cost benefit of the intervention. The CDC and other governmental agencies provide data on cost benefit of behavioral outcomes.
American Journal of Health Education is an official journal of SHAPE America – the Society of Health and Physical Educators. SHAPE America is the nation's largest membership organization of health and physical education professionals. Since its founding in 1885, the organization has defined excellence in physical education, and our National Standards for K-12 Physical Education serve as the foundation for well-designed physical education programs across the country. We provide programs, resources and advocacy to support health and physical educators at every level, from preschool to university graduate programs. For more information, visit www.shapeamerica.org.
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Journal metrics
Usage
79K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.7 (2023) Impact Factor
1.2 (2023) 5 year IF
1.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.453 (2023) SNIP
0.324 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
2 days avg. from submission to first
decision
13 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
46 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
30% acceptance rate
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and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
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Usage:
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Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
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Open access
American Journal of Health Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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SHAPE America is the Society of Health and Physical Educators in the United States. It serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical education professionals.
Members of SHAPE America can select one or more of the SHAPE journals depending on their membership type. In addition, SHAPE America sponsors the journal Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, and members can receive an individual print and online subscription at a special society member rate. Please see the subscribe page for details. SHAPE America members also receive special rates on other Taylor & Francis sports science journals.
American Journal of Health Education
(2001 - current)
Formerly known as
Journal of Health Education
(1991 - 2000)
Health Education
(1975 - 1990)
School Health Review
(1969 - 1974)
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