Tobacco Control (journal)
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 | Ruth Malone |
Publication details | |
History | 1992-present |
Publisher | |
Frequency | Bi-monthly |
6.726 (2019) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Tob. Control |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 0964-4563 (print) 1468-3318 (web) |
OCLC no. | 60627031 |
Links | |
It was established in 1992 and is published by BMJ Group. The founding editor-in-chief was Ronald Davis (Michigan Department of Community Health),[1] and the current one is Ruth Malone (University of California San Francisco).
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 6.726.[2]
Editors
The following people have served as editor-in-chief of the journal:
- Ronald Davis (1992-1998)[3]
- Simon Chapman (University of Sydney) (1998-2008)[4]
- Ruth Malone (2009-present)[5]
Abstracting and indexing
The 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
References
- 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". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2018.
- "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.