Introduction

The Journal of Public Health Policy is committed to providing an accessible source of scholarly articles on the epidemiologic and social foundations of public health policy, rigorously edited, and progressive.

The Journal publishes articles from all over the world that can inform policy in other communities, countries or regions. Our aim is to provide a platform to inform debates about public health policy globally.

WFPHA member information

The Journal of Public Health Policy is formally affiliated with the World Federation of Public Health Associations (www.wfpha.org). To find out more, including how to subscribe at the special WFPHA rate, please go to the WFPHA page.

News

We're very pleased to announce that the Journal of Public Health Policy impact factor has increased to 1.436 and its category rankings in both the JCR Science Edition and the Social Science Edition have improved (see left).

The Journal of Public Health Policy is delighted to present a summary of a project now under development: AuthorAID. Once in operation, AuthorAID will provide developmental editorial services to authors in developing countries. Find out more by reading the summary published by SciDev.Net. If you have questions, or want to discuss AuthorAID with us, please be in touch with the Editors, Phyllis Freeman or Anthony Robbins at jphp@umb.edu.