Tobacco Control is an international peer-reviewed journal covering the nature and consequences of tobacco use worldwide; tobacco's effects on population health, the economy, the environment, and society; efforts to prevent and control the global tobacco epidemic through population-level education and policy changes; the ethical dimensions of tobacco control policies; and the activities of the tobacco industry and its allies.
| Subject | Tobacco use |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Marita Hefler[1] |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1992-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| 4.0 (2023) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Tob. Control |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0964-4563 (print) 1468-3318 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 60627031 |
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It was established in 1992 and is published by BMJ Group. The founding editor-in-chief was Ronald Davis (Michigan Department of Community Health),[2] and the current one is Marita Hefler (Charles Darwin University).[1]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.0.[3]
Editors
editThe following people have served as editor-in-chief of the journal:
- 1992-1998: Ronald Davis (Michigan Department of Community Health)[2][4]
- 1998-2008: Simon Chapman (University of Sydney)[5]
- 2009-2023: Ruth Malone (University of California San Francisco)[6][1]
- Since 2023 : Marita Hefler (Charles Darwin University)[1]
Abstracting and indexing
editThe journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed
- Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
- Current Contents/Social & Behavioural Sciences
- Science Citation Index
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Google Scholar
- CINAHL
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Ruth Malone (19 October 2023). "New editor at the most exciting time in tobacco control". Tobacco Control. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b Corsello, Philip (23 February 1994). "Tobacco Control: An International Journal". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 271 (8): 636. doi:10.1001/jama.1994.03510320078039.
- ^ "Tobacco Control". 2023 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). [Clarivate]]. 2024.
- ^ "Ronald M. Davis, MD". University of Michigan Website. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Simon Chapman". University of Sydney Website. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Ruth Malone". University of California San Francisco Website. Retrieved 5 March 2015.