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Peer reviewed only Open Access

Journal of Adolescent Health (JAH)

Publisher : Elsevier Inc.
multidisciplinary Young Adult Health Adolescent
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e-ISSN 1879-1972
p-ISSN 1054-139X
Issue Frequency Monthly
Impact Factor 5.5
Est. Year 1980
Mobile 2674263938
Country United States
Language English
APC YES
Impact Factor Assignee Google Scholar
Email fordc@chop.edu

Journal Descriptions

Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine SAHM members can access full-text articles on JAH Online The Journal of Adolescent Health is a multidisciplinary scientific Journal dedicated to improving the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults. The Journal publishes new research findings in the field of Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Medicine ranging from the basic biological and behavioral sciences to public health and policy. We seek original manuscripts, brief reports, review articles, clinical case reports, letters to the editor, and commentaries from our colleagues in Anthropology, Education, Ethics, Global Health, Health Services Research, Law, Medicine, Mental and Behavorial Health, Nursing, Nutrition, Psychology, Public Health and Policy, Social Work, Sociology, Youth Development, and other disciplines that work with or are committed to improving the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults. In addition we seek poetry, personal narratives, images, and other creative works from young people, family and community members, and health professionals that deepen our insights into the lived experiences of adolescents and young adults in a way that can augment scientific peer-reviewed research. The Journal is the official publication of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM), a multidisciplinary organization committed to improving the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults. One of the Society's primary goals is the development, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific and scholarly knowledge unique to the health needs of young people. To meet this goal, the Society established The Journal of Adolescent Health in 1980.

Journal of Adolescent Health (JAH) is :-

  • International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, multidisciplinary, Young Adult Health, Adolescent, biological sciences, behavioral sciences, Sociology, Health Services Research, Law, Medicine, Mental and Behavorial Health, Nursing, Nutrition, Psychology, Public Health and Policy, Perinatology, Child Health, Occupational Health , Online or Print , Monthly Journal

  • UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 1054-139X, E-ISSN: 1879-1972, Established: 1980, Impact Factor: 5.5
  • Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

  • Indexed in: Scopus, WoS, PubMed

  • Not indexed in DOAJ, UGC CARE

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Publications of JAH

How Do Adolescents View Health? Implications for State Health Policy
Kimberly R. McBride April, 2011
Objectives Policy-makers rarely consult adolescents during development of health policies. However, perspectives of adolescents on health can inform public health policies and programs. As ...
How Do Adolescent Boys Learn About Condoms? A Qualitative Study
Kimberly R. McBride February, 2009
Purpose: While epidemiologic data tell us when adolescent boys use condoms, little is known about how boys initially learn about condoms. We examined aspects of learning, such as sources of ...
Youth Perspectives On Health & Wellness: A Focus Group Study
Kimberly R. McBride February, 2009
Purpose: Youth are often the targets of health policy, but are rarely consulted during policy formation. As part of the development of a state health plan for Indiana adolescents, we conduct...
Masturbation Frequency and Patterns Among U.S. Adolescents
Brian Dodge February, 2000
Purpose: Masturbation is an accepted component of normal child and adolescent sexual development, but is stigmatized, potentially distressing, and rarely discussed by adolescents and their p...
Romantic and Sexual Relationships, Body Image, and Fertility in Adolescent and Young Adult Testicular Cancer Survivors: A Review of the Literature
James Dennis Fortenberry August, 2010
This review presents a summary of existing knowledge regarding the effect of testicular cancer along four broad domains, including romantic and sexual relationships, body image, and fertilit...
Comparability of a computer-assisted versus written method for collecting health behavior information from adolescent patients
James Dennis Fortenberry June, 1999
Purpose: To investigate the comparability of health behavior data obtained from adolescents via notebook computer versus those obtained via written questionnaire. Methods: We interviewed ad...
Adolescent substance use and sexually transmitted diseases at risk: A review.
James Dennis Fortenberry March, 1995
The behavioral antecedents and correlates of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) a m o n g adolescents are issues of clear relevance to the prevention of STD (1). Substance use particularl...
Perceptions of Sexual Abstinence among High-Risk Early and Middle Adolescents
James Dennis Fortenberry August, 2006
Purpose Sexual abstinence has become the primary response to adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention. However, most abstinence programs are based on adult i...
A Multidimensional Model of Sexual Health and Sexual and Prevention Behavior Among Adolescent Women
James Dennis Fortenberry February, 2013
Purpose Sexual health refers a state of lifespan well-being related to sexuality. Among young people, sexual health has multiple dimensions, including the positive developmental contributio...
Reliability of adolescents' reports of height and weight
James Dennis Fortenberry March, 1992
The purpose of our study was to compare adolescents' self-reports of height and weight with measured height and weight to assess possible bias in self-report. The study was designed to be a ...