Academic Journal
Q1American Journal of Public Health
About American Journal of Public Health
American Journal of Public Health is a scholarly journal published by American Public Health Association Inc.. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 1.407 and an H-index of 336.
Its listed coverage is 1949-1963, 1971-2026 and its research categories include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1). The 2025 dataset reports 405 documents and 3464 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Public Health Policies and Education, Healthcare Policy and Management, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Health disparities and outcomes, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.
Recent Research Articles
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Restoring and Expanding Public Trust in Public Health
Denys T. Lau
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308339Funding and Defunding of NIH Research Should Be Based on Real Science and Not Politics or Amorphous Constructs
Ken Resnicow, Kristi E. Gamarel, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, David R. Williams et al.
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308268The Association Between Vacant Lot Redevelopment and Violent/Firearm Violent Crime: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis From 2007 to 2023
Nicole Asa, Hiwot Y. Zewdie, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Bradley H. Wagenaar et al.
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308269Public Health, Science, and the Public’s Trust
Kenneth Rochel de Camargo
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308326The Need to Invest in Infrastructure and Partnerships to Achieve Complete Public Health Data
Ty D. McCaffrey, Colby Bland, Leah Merchant, Lisa Richidt et al.
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308308Misrepresentation in Data Collection as a Form of Institutional Discrimination
David Claudio, Danika Lee Comey, Elizabeth Aghbashian, Sally Moyce et al.
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308249Political Polarization During Disease Outbreaks: A Meta-Analysis of Archival Survey Data From Polio to COVID-19
Caitlin L. McMurtry, Rachana Cheu
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308226Restoring Trust in Public Health by Preventing Financial Conflicts of Interest in the Scientific Literature and Government Decision-Making
Nicholas Chartres, Tracey J. Woodruff, Lisa A. Bero
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308338The Challenge of Trust in Public Health Institutions Among Communities of Color: Where Do We Go From Here?
Tasleem J. Padamsee, Johnnie Chip Allen
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308334The Patients Are Ready, but the System Is Not: Closing the Gap Between Opioid Overdose Prevention and Recovery
Stephen G. Henry, Aimee Moulin
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308314Building Trust in Public Health Information Through Transparency, Inclusivity, and Community Engagement
Stewart Landers, Steven C. Fiala
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308335To Demonstrate Trustworthiness, Public Health Must Listen, Reflect, Act, and Revisit
Philip M. Alberti, Jennifer K. Bretsch, Debra Oto-Kent, Keyonna M. King et al.
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308329Housing Status and Health in the United States: A National Study of Homeownership, Health Outcomes, and Access to Care
Shams Rahman
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308278Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic: “Those Who Cannot Remember the Past Are Condemned to Repeat It”
Robert J. Kim-Farley
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308318“What We’ve Got Here Is Failure to Communicate”: The Need for Crisis Communication Skills Training in Public Health Graduate Programs
Patrick J. A. Kelly, Sarah Bauerle Bass
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308303Opioid Overdose Mortality Among Patients Receiving a Peer-Delivered, Emergency Department–Based Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Intervention in New York City, 2017–2022
Kelsey L. Kepler, Alice E. Welch, Ellenie Tuazon, Dominique Chambless et al.
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308270Fostering Collaboration and Trust to Address COVID-19‒Related Disparities and Misinformation in South Central Texas
Tharani Ravi, Jasmine Rodriguez, Robert L. Ferrer, Alvin Estacio et al.
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308277Public Health Policymaking Outside of the Federal Government: Reflections on Authority and Trust-Building Challenges
Lauren A. Taylor, Arthur L. Caplan
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308331Fixing Up Places Is Easier Than Fixing People
John MacDonald
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308319Stop Asking Communities to Trust You: Make Public Health Trustworthy
Chioma Nnaji, Lisa Bowleg
2026-01 · DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308336Reviews
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