Italian Journal of Public Health

The Italian Journal of Public Health (IJPH) is a globally circulated international peer-reviewed journal listed in the National Library of Medicine (NLM ID: 101252625 IJPH, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=journals). Funded in 2003, the IJPH is a quarterly publication for original research and theoretical or methodological papers within the area of public health. Long papers, short papers, reviews, letters and commentaries are reported in English language, with issues being published in March, June, September and December. The IJPH style and editorial policies conform to the “Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals”. The policies are adopted from the statements of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
IJPH is currently indexed in Scopus, Google Scholar and 5 databases (SCimago Journal and Country Rank, Free Medical Journals, Directory of Open Access Journals, National Library of Medicine Catalog, NewJour Electronic Journals and Newsletters, Open J-Gate, Ulrich's Periodical Directory).
The scientific topics that the IJPH covers are the following: public health, epidemiology, health services research, food and nutrition, environmental hygiene, hospital hygiene, health services management, health economics, health policy, social sciences, public health genomics and medical education. IJPH was printed up to 2010 and distributed to around 2000 researchers of Public Health in and out of Europe.
Since January 2011 it has juts an online version, and a renewed and enriched website with an "online first" section, internal and external links.
The Journal's editorial board members have been chosen from worldwide well-known public health experts. The IJPH endorses the STROBE Statement for reporting in observational studies in epidemiology, the STREGA Statement for reporting of genetic association studies, and the PRISMA Statement for reporting in systematic reviews and meta- analyses. The Editors encourage Authors to adhere to the principles of these Statements.

Mission
The mission of the Italian Journal of Public Health (IJPH) is to disseminate scientific knowledge relating all the aspects of public health including epidemiology, health services research, food and nutrition, environmental hygiene, hospital hygiene, health services management, health economics, health policy, social sciences, public health and medicine training. The Italian Journal of Public Health (especially through the portal http://www.IJPH.it) aims to: encourage research and promote knowledge relating to the problems, needs and development of public health to promote and provide a forum for the regular exchange of views and information to promote the development and education of public health workers (eg. through CME courses).

Target
The Italian Journal of Public Health is directed towards all the people involved in public health (public health doctors, physicians, biologists, epidemiologists, nurses, and other specialists and scientists in the field of public health). It will also be of interest to anyone involved in public health programmes, the care of populations or communities and those who contribute to public health systems in any way.

Scientific Editorial Office
Institute of Hygiene,
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
School of Medicine
Largo F. Vito, 1 - 00168 Rome, Italy
Phone 0039 (0)6 35001524
Fax 0039 (0)6 35001522

Publisher
PREX S.p.A. società unipersonale
Via A. Fava, 25 - 20125 Milano, Italy
Phone +39 02 67 972 1 - Fax +39 02 67 972 300
C.F./Partita IVA 11233530150 - Cap. soc. int. vers. 100.000 Euro
Reg. Soc. Trib. Milano N. 345763 - R.E.A. Milano 1447793