Preventive Medicine

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1972 by Ernst Wynder, Preventive Medicine is an international scholarly journal that publishes original articles on the science and practice of disease prevention, health promotion, and public health policymaking.

Preventive Medicine aims to reward innovation.

It will favor insightful observational studies, thoughtful explorations of health data, unsuspected new angles for existing hypotheses, robust randomized controlled trials, and impartial systematic reviews.

Preventive Medicine's ultimate goal is to publish research that will have an impact on the work of practitioners of disease prevention and health promotion, as well as of related disciplines.

Preventive Medicine is the companion title to the open access journal Preventive Medicine Reports, which publishes articles that form the building blocks of research in disease prevention and health promotion.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	4.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.793

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	199

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1748

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4724

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Dissecting Obesogenic Environments: The Development and Application of a Framework for Identifying and Prioritizing Environmental Interventions for Obesity

  Citation: 1575

  Authors: Boyd, Garry, Fezeela

• Green tea composition, consumption, and polyphenol chemistry

  Citation: 1417

  Authors: Harold N.

• Estrogen replacement therapy and coronary heart disease: A quantitative assessment of the epidemiologic evidence

  Citation: 1210

  Authors: Meir J., Graham A.

• The development of scales to measure social support for diet and exercise behaviors

  Citation: 1179

  Authors: James F., Robin M., Robin B., Thomas L., Philip R.

• Do Obese Children Become Obese Adults? A Review of the Literature

  Citation: 1166

  Authors: M.K., D., R.J., D.S., D.F., T.

• Infrastructure, programs, and policies to increase bicycling: An international review

  Citation: 970

  Authors: John, Jennifer, Susan

• The Omega-3 Index: a new risk factor for death from coronary heart disease?

  Citation: 915

  Authors: William S, Clemens

• Physical activity level and health-related quality of life in the general adult population: A systematic review

  Citation: 805

  Authors: Raphaël, Jeffrey A., Ronald C.

• A meta-analysis of alcohol consumption and the risk of 15 diseases

  Citation: 797

  Authors: G

• The framingham offspring study. Design and preliminary data

  Citation: 790

  Authors: Manning, William B., Robert J., Patricia M., William P.

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