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American Journal of Preventive Medicine Template

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About the American Journal of Preventive Medicine format

American Journal of Preventive Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Physical Activity and Health.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, American Journal of Preventive Medicine 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inObesity, Physical Activity, Diet Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physical Activity and Health Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Public Health Policies and Education
ISSN0749-3797
Citation impact (2-yr)2.84
h-index318
i10-index6,128
Total citations576,238
Article processing charge$3,000
Top institutions publishing hereCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine per year

394
2014
436
2015
361
2016
406
2017
361
2018
347
2019
345
2020
399
2021
342
2022
340
2023
276
2024
387
2025

Citation impact of American Journal of Preventive Medicine by publication year

22.4K
2014
26.1K
2015
18.8K
2016
17.5K
2017
14.8K
2018
13.1K
2019
11.2K
2020
8.6K
2021
5.7K
2022
3.8K
2023
1.6K
2024
674
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Screening for Depression in Well Older Adults: Evaluation of a Short Form of the CES-D

Elena M. Andresen, Judith A. Malmgren, William B. Carter et al. · 1 Mar 1994

We derived and tested a short form of the Center for Epidemio-logic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) for reliability and validity among a sample of well older adults in a large Health Maintenance Organization. The 10-item screening questionnaire, the CESD-10, showed good predictive accuracy when compared to the full-length 20-item version of the CES-D (x =…

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American Journal of Preventive Medicine template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine format?
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What reference style does American Journal of Preventive Medicine use?
American Journal of Preventive Medicine uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, American Journal of Preventive Medicine 12 (2023) 45–58.
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