The Journal of Adolescent Health is a multidisciplinary scientific Journal, which seeks to publish new research findings in the
field of Adolescent Medicine and Health ranging from the basic biological and behavioral sciences to public health and policy. We seek
original manuscripts, review articles, letters to the editor, commentaries, and case reports from our colleagues in Anthropology, Dentistry
and Oral Health, Education, Health Services Research, International Health, Law, Medicine, Mental 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 lives of adolescents and young adults.
The Journal is the official publication of the Society
for Adolescent Medicine (SAM), a multidisciplinary organization committed to improving the health and well-being of adolescents.
One of the Society's primary goals is the development, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific and scholarly knowledge unique to the
health needs of adolescents. To meet this goal, the Society established the Journal of Adolescent Health in 1980.
The Journal
of Adolescent Health is ranked 8th of 86 in the Pediatrics category and 20th of 105 journals in the Public, Environmental &
Occupational Health category in the 2009 Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Reuters, and has an Impact Factor of 2.910.
