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Preventing Chronic Disease

Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy

Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in United States

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Summary and key facts

Preventing Chronic Disease is a peer-reviewed open access journal that charges authors no article processing charge (APC). It is published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in United States. Its ISSN is 1545-1151. It uses anonymous peer review. It is indexed in Scopus, Crossref and Google Scholar. Articles are published under a Public domain licence. The journal charges no other fees such as submission or page charges.

Article processing charge
None — free to publish
Open access
Yes, fully open access
ISSN (online)
1545-1151
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country
United States
Peer review
Anonymous peer review
Licence
Public domain
Time to publication
22 weeks (average)
Open access since
2004
Articles indexed
553
Indexed in
Scopus, Crossref, Google Scholar
Other fees
None
Waiver policy
Not applicable (no fees charged)

Indexing and abstracting

Recorded coverage for this journal. Verify with each database before relying on it for a research assessment exercise.

Policies and practices

What this journal publicly states about its own practices. Links go to the journal's own statements.

Peer review
Anonymous peer review
Plagiarism screening
No
Licence
Public domain
Author retains copyright
No
Persistent identifiers
DOI
Preservation
PMC, Scholars Portal
Fully open access (no embargo)
Yes
Average time to publication
22 weeks
Open access since
2004

Charges to authors

Article processing charge
None
This journal does not charge an APC.
Other fees
None
No submission, page or colour charges recorded.

Fee policies change. Always confirm on the journal's own website before submitting.

Frequently asked questions

Does Preventing Chronic Disease charge an article processing charge?

No. Preventing Chronic Disease charges authors no article processing charge (APC). It also records no other fees such as submission or page charges.

Is Preventing Chronic Disease peer reviewed?

Yes. Preventing Chronic Disease uses anonymous peer review. A documented peer review process is required for a journal to be listed in this directory.

Where is Preventing Chronic Disease indexed?

Preventing Chronic Disease is recorded in this directory as indexed in Scopus, Crossref and Google Scholar. Indexing coverage changes over time, so verify current status with the indexing database before relying on it.

How long does it take to publish in Preventing Chronic Disease?

Preventing Chronic Disease reports an average of 22 weeks between submission and publication. Actual timelines vary by manuscript and review outcome.

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