Aims and Scope of Injury Prevention
Injury Prevention is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering the prevention of injuries in all age groups, including child and adolescent injuries. It is published by the BMJ Group and its editor-in-chief is Roderick J. McClure (University of New England). The journal is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE, Scopus, and the Science Citation Index Expanded, CINAHL, Google Scholar. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 2.420. Less
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4.2
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< 5
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Q2Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

SNIP 

1.55
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Injury Prevention Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1994 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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