Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | Bull. World Health Organ. |
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Discipline | Public health |
Language | English, abstracts in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish |
Edited by | Hooman Momen |
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Publisher | |
Publication history | 1947–present |
Frequency | Monthly |
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5.302 | |
Indexing | |
ISSN |
0042-9686 (print) 1564-0604 (web) |
LCCN | 52004897 |
CODEN | BWHOA6 |
OCLC no. | 01588496 |
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The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is a monthly public health journal published by the World Health Organization that was established in 1947.[1] It aims to give public health policy and practice guidance based on the best evidence available, while encouraging closer links between scientific investigation and the art of helping populations to lead healthier lives. Articles are published in English and abstracts are available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.[2]
It is open access journal and uses the Creative Commons 3.0 IGO license.[3]
Abstracting and indexing
The Bulletin is abstracted and indexed in Abstracts on Hygiene, Biological Abstracts, Current Contents, Excerpta Medica, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed, Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews, Pollution Abstracts, Science Citation Index, and Tropical Diseases Bulletin.[4] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2009 impact factor of 5.302, ranking it 7th out of 122 journals in the category "Public, Environmental & Occupational Health".[5]
See also
Other publications of the World Health Organization:
- Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
- Human Resources for Health (journal published in collaboration with BioMed Central)
- Pan American Journal of Public Health
- World Health Report
- WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health
References
- ↑ "Bulletin/1947-1948/". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. World Health Organization. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ↑ "Guidelines for contributors". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. World Health Organization. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ↑ "Public health round-up" (PDF). Bull World Health Organ. 92: 468–469. 2014. doi:10.2471/BLT.14.010714.
- ↑ "Advertisement flyer" (PDF). Bulletin of the World Health Organization. World Health Organization. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ↑ "Web of Science". 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-07.