The American Journal of Public Health is a monthly peer-reviewed public health journal published by the American Public Health Association that covers health policy and public health. The journal was established in 1911 and its stated mission is "to advance public health research, policy, practice, and education." The journal occasionally publishes themed supplements. The editor-in-chief is Alfredo Morabia.

Reception

The journal was voted one of the 100 most influential journals in biology and medicine over the last 100 years by the Special Libraries Association. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 11.576.

Editors in Chief

Former editors in chief include Mary Northridge (1998-2015), Mervyn Susser (1992–1998), Michel Ibrahim (1990 – 1991), Alfred Yankauer (1975 – 1990), George Rosen (1957–1973), Abel Wolman (1954 – 1957), Charles-Edward A. Winslow (1944 – 1954), Harry Mustard (1941 – 1944), Mazÿck Ravenel (1924 – 1940), Arthur Hedrich (1917 – 1922), Selskar Gunn (1914 – 1916), Livingston Farrand (1912–1913), and Burt Rickards (1911–1911).

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: • Biological Abstracts • BIOSIS Previews • Chemical Abstracts Service • CINAHL • Current Contents/Clinical Medicine • Current Contents/Life Sciences • Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences • Embase/Excerpta Medica • Food Science and Technology Abstracts • Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed • Psychological Abstracts/PsycINFO • Science Citation Index • Scopus • Social Sciences Citation Index