Tobacco Control (journal)

Tobacco Control
SubjectTobacco use
LanguageEnglish
Edited byMarita Hefler[1]
Publication details
History1992-present
Publisher
FrequencyBi-monthly
5.2 (2022)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Tob. Control
Indexing
ISSN0964-4563 (print)
1468-3318 (web)
OCLC no.60627031
Links

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.

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 2022 impact factor of 5.2.[3]

  1. ^ a b Ruth Malone (19 October 2023). "New editor at the most exciting time in tobacco control". Tobacco Control. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Tobacco Control". 2022 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). [Clarivate]]. 2023.