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. 2014 Dec 19;5(2):216–232. doi: 10.1007/s13142-014-0300-1

Table 4.

2012 and 5-year impact factor of journals abstracted for RE-AIM and SNA study

Frequency Percent Impact factor of journal 5-year impact factor Rating
1 Academy of emergency medicine 1 0.7 1.757 2.425 Moderate
2 Addictive behaviors 1 0.7 2.021 2.578 Moderate
3 AIDS care—psychological and social-medical aspects of AIDS/HIV 1 0.7 1.834 2.147 Moderate
4 American journal of health promotion 2 1.4 1.754 2.458 Moderate
5 American journal of managed care 2 1.4 2.117 2.738 Moderate
6 American journal of preventive medicine 11 7.6 3.945 5.249 High
7 American journal of public health 4 2.8 3.930 4.826 High
8 Annals of behavioral medicine 6 4.2 3.169 4.877 High
9 Annals of family medicine 1 0.7 4.613 5.051 High
10 Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism 1 0.7 2.009 2.551 Moderate
11 Arthritis care and research 1 0.7 3.731 4.777 High
12 Australasian journal on ageing 1 0.7 0.940 1.103 Moderate
13 BMC health services research 1 0.7 1.773 2.272 Moderate
14 BMC medical informatics and decision making 1 0.7 1.603 2.185 Moderate
15 BMC pediatrics 1 0.7 1.982 Moderate
16 BMC public health 7 4.9 2.076 2.623 Moderate
17 BMJ open 1 0.7 1.583 1.583 Moderate
18 British journal of sports medicine 4 2.8 3.668 3.985 High
19 British medical journal 1 0.7 17.215 15.880 High
20 Cancer detection and prevention 1 0.7 2.232 2.380 Moderate
21 Chronic illness 3 2.1 0.000 Low
22 Contemporary clinical trials 2 1.4 1.597 1.938 Moderate
23 Current respiratory medicine reviews 1 0.7 0.000 Low
24 Diabetes care 2 1.4 7.735 7.555 High
25 Diabetes spectrum 1 0.7 0.000 Low
26 Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews 1 0.7 2.968 3.163 High
27 Drug and alcohol dependence 1 0.7 3.141 3.951 High
28 Evaluation and the health professions 1 0.7 1.482 1.832 Moderate
29 Health education and behavior 4 2.8 1.682 2.663 Moderate
30 Health education journal 1 0.7 0.929 1.291 Moderate
31 Health education research 2 1.4 1.615 2.442 Moderate
32 Health promotion international 5 3.5 1.377 2.125 Moderate
33 Health promotion practice 7 4.9 0.000 Low
34 Health psychology 2 1.4 3.832 5.021 High
35 Implementation science 2 1.4 2.372 3.072 High
36 Injury prevention 2 1.4 1.755 2.016 Moderate
37 International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2 1.4 3.577 4.471 High
38 International journal of medical informatics 1 0.7 2.061 2.700 Moderate
39 Joint commission journal on quality and patient safety 1 0.7 0.000 Low
40 Journal of community health 1 0.7 1.293 1.491 Moderate
41 Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 1 0.7 1.508 1.642 Moderate
42 Journal of family practice 1 0.7 0.669 0.909 Low
43 Journal of general internal medicine 2 1.4 3.278 3.599 High
44 Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 1 0.7 1.491 1.526 Moderate
45 Journal of health communication 1 0.7 2.079 2.037 Moderate
46 Journal of medical internet research 2 1.4 3.768 4.728 High
47 Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 1 0.7 1.845 2.239 Moderate
48 Journal of physical activity and health 1 0.7 1.950 Moderate
49 Journal of psychology in Chinese societies 1 0.7 0.000 Low
50 Journal of public health dentistry 1 0.7 1.209 1.581 Moderate
51 Journal of safety research 1 0.7 1.379 1.970 Moderate
52 Journal of school health 1 0.7 1.495 2.014 Moderate
53 Journal of sport and exercise psychology 1 0.7 2.452 3.690 High
54 Medical care 2 1.4 3.227 High
55 Nicotine and tobacco research 2 1.4 2.477 3.134 High
56 Nutrition review 1 0.7 4.597 4.702 High
57 Obesity facts 1 0.7 1.583 2.042 Moderate
58 Obesity review 1 0.7 6.870 7.021 High
59 Patient education and counseling 6 4.2 2.372 2.933 Moderate
60 Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety 1 0.7 2.897 2.911 Moderate
61 Pharmacotherapy 1 0.7 2.311 2.348 Moderate
62 Preventing chronic disease 4 2.8 1.585 Moderate
63 Preventive medicine 2 1.4 3.496 4.257 High
64 Public health nursing 1 0.7 0.78 1.065 Moderate
65 Public health nutrition 1 0.7 2.25 2.753 Moderate
66 Quality and safety in health care 1 0.7 2.16 3.139 High
67 Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 1 0.7 0.89 1.34 Moderate
68 The diabetes educator 3 2.1 1.936 2.649 Moderate
69 The gerontologist 1 0.7 2.283 3.106 High
70 The Permanente journal 1 0.7 0.000 Low
71 Topics in geriatric rehabilitation 1 0.7 0.227 Low
72 Translational behavioral medicine 7 4.9 0.000 Low
Total/average 144 100 2.312 3.165

Note: Impact factors were classified as low, 0–0.999; moderate, 1.0–2.999; high, 3.0 and above. Note: Impact factors were obtained from 2012 Journal Citation Reports Science Edition—ISI Web of Science