The 2023 Journal Citation Reports has been released by the Web of Science, and the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health (APJPH) achieved its highest impact factor ever of 2.5 compared to 2.270 last year! APJPH is ranked 133/207 in the “Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (SCIE)” and 101/180 in the “Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (SSCI)” categories.
We would like to thank and congratulate the Editor-In-Chief: Prof Dr Low Wah Yun (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia), Editor: Emeritus Prof Dr Colin Binns (Curtin University of Technology, Australia), Associate Editors, APJPH Editorial Office, and SAGE Office for their exceptional hard work and dedication. Also, many thanks to the APJPH Board of Advisors and APACPH members for their continuous support.
APJPH Associate Editors: Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud, Noran Naqiah Mohd Hairi, Hazreen Abdul Majid, Claire Choo Wan Yuen, Jennifer Geraldine Doss, Daniel Chow Ung T’chiang (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia); Noor Ani Ahmad (Institute for Public Health, Malaysia); Rosediani Muhamad (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia); Masamine Jimba (University of Tokyo, Japan); Emily Ying-Yang Chan (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); and Ho Kim (Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea). APJPH Editorial Officers: Bairave Shunnmugam and Tee Guat Hiong (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia).
Published in association with the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH), APJPH is a peer-reviewed journal that is indexed in ISI, SCOPUS, and other databases. APJPH publishes 8 issues per year and welcomes systematic reviews, original articles, short reports, short communications, and letters to the editor that are of concern and relevance to the public health issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
Top Cited Articles in 2022 (from articles published in 2020-2021):
- Abid K, Bari YA, Younas M, Tahir Javaid S, Imran A. Progress of COVID-19 Epidemic in Pakistan. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2020;32(4):154-6.
- Park S, Kim B, Lee J. Social Distancing and Outdoor Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Outbreak in South Korea: Implications for Physical Distancing Strategies. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2020;32(6-7):360-2.
- Duong DM, Le VT, Ha BT. Controlling the COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam: Lessons from a Limited Resource Country. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2020;32(4):161-2.
- Islam MR, Qusar MS, Islam MS. Mental health of children amid COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: an exploratory observation. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2021;33(4):469-70.
- Daria S, Islam MR. The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: an urgent call to save lives. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2021;33(5):665-6.
- Paul A, Nath TK, Mahanta J, Sultana NN, Kayes AI, Noon SJ, Jabed MA, Podder S, Paul S. Psychological and livelihood impacts of COVID-19 on Bangladeshi lower income people. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2021;33(1):100-8.
- Alam Z, Shafiee Hanjani L, Dean J, Janda M. Cervical cancer screening among immigrant women residing in Australia: a systematic review. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2021;33(8):816-27.
- Zhang M, Li Q, Du X, Zuo D, Ding Y, Tan X, Liu Q. Health behavior toward COVID-19: the role of demographic factors, knowledge, and attitude among Chinese college students during the quarantine period. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2020;32(8):533-5.
- Singh SP, Khokhar A. Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in general population in India during COVID-19 pandemic home quarantine. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2021;33(1):154-6.
- Adella Halim D, Kurniawan A, Agung FH, Angelina S, Jodhinata C, Winata S, Frenstan, Wijovi F, Agatha CM. Understanding of young people about COVID-19 during early outbreak in Indonesia. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2020;32(6-7):363-5.
- Elnaggar RK, Alqahtani BA, Mahmoud WS, Elfakharany MS. Physical activity in adolescents during the social distancing policies of the COVID-19 pandemic. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2020;32(8):491-4.
