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American Journal of Health Promotion Template

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About the American Journal of Health Promotion format

American Journal of Health Promotion is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Physical Activity and Health, Workplace Health and Well-being.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', American Journal of Health Promotion, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inObesity, Physical Activity, Diet Physical Activity and Health Workplace Health and Well-being Smoking Behavior and Cessation School Health and Nursing Education
ISSN0890-1171
Citation impact (2-yr)1.61
h-index133
i10-index1,792
Total citations115,907
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Minnesota
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
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Papers published in American Journal of Health Promotion per year

102
2014
115
2015
140
2016
128
2017
141
2018
160
2019
196
2020
163
2021
191
2022
145
2023
172
2024
168
2025

Citation impact of American Journal of Health Promotion by publication year

3.2K
2014
1.9K
2015
2.5K
2016
3.4K
2017
3K
2018
2.1K
2019
3.1K
2020
2.3K
2021
1.7K
2022
642
2023
511
2024
163
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 Health Promotion

The Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change

James O. Prochaska, Wayne F. Velicer · 1 Sep 1997

The transtheoretical model posits that health behavior change involves progress through six stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination. Ten processes of change have been identified for producing progress along with decisional balance, self-efficacy, and temptations. Basic research has generated a rule of thumb for at-risk populations: 40% in precontemplation, 40% in…

7,821 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Theory of Planned Behavior: A Review of its Applications to Health-Related Behaviors

Gaston Godin, Gerjo Kok · 1 Nov 1996

PURPOSE: To review applications of Ajzen's theory of planned behavior in the domain of health and to verify the efficiency of the theory to explain and predict health-related behaviors. METHODS: Most material has been drawn from Current Contents (Social and Behavioral Sciences and Clinical Medicine) from 1985 to date, together with all peer-reviewed articles cited…

3,200 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Translating Social Ecological Theory into Guidelines for Community Health Promotion

Daniel Stokols · 1 Mar 1996

Health promotion programs often lack a clearly specified theoretical foundation or are based on narrowly conceived conceptual models. For example, lifestyle modification programs typically emphasize individually focused behavior change strategies, while neglecting the environmental underpinnings of health and illness. This article compares three distinct, yet complementary, theoretical perspectives on health promotion: behavioral change, environmental enhancement,…

2,768 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Relationship between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity

Reid Ewing, Tom Schmid, Richard Killingsworth et al. · 1 Sep 2003

PURPOSE: To determine the relationship between urban sprawl, health, and health-related behaviors. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis using hierarchical modeling to relate characteristics of individuals and places to levels of physical activity, obesity, body mass index (BMI), hypertension, diabetes, and coronary heart disease. SETTING: U.S. counties (448) and metropolitan areas (83). SUBJECTS: Adults (n = 206,992) from…

1,385 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Healthy Nutrition Environments: Concepts and Measures

Karen Glanz, James F. Sallis, Brian E. Saelens et al. · 1 May 2005

The authors provide a conceptual model of a healthy nutrition environment, then review the types of measures required to assess various aspects of this environment. Measures fall into priority categories of consumer and community environments.

1,320 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

American Journal of Health Promotion template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the American Journal of Health Promotion format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the American Journal of Health Promotion template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does American Journal of Health Promotion use?
American Journal of Health Promotion uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', American Journal of Health Promotion, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to American Journal of Health Promotion?
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