Tobacco Control (journal)

Academic journal

Tobacco ControlSubject| Tobacco use

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Language| English
Edited by| Marita Hefler[1]
Publication details
History| 1992-present
Publisher|

BMJ Group

Frequency| Bi-monthly

Impact factor

| 5.2 (2022)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) * Bluebook (alt)
NLM (alt) * MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4| Tob. Control
Indexing
CODEN (alt * alt2) * JSTOR (alt) * LCCN (alt)
MIAR * NLM (alt) * Scopus
ISSN| 0964-4563 (print)
1468-3318 (web)

OCLC no.| 60627031
Links

* Journal homepage
* Online access
* Online archive

Tobacco Control is an international peer-reviewed journal covering the nature and consequences of tobacco use worldwide; tobacco's effects on population health, the economy, the environment, and society; efforts to prevent and control the global tobacco epidemic through population-level education and policy changes; the ethical dimensions of tobacco control policies; and the activities of the tobacco industry and its allies.

It was established in 1992 and is published by BMJ Group. The founding editor-in-chief was Ronald Davis (Michigan Department of Community Health),[2] and the current one is Marita Hefler (Charles Darwin University).[1]

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 5.2.[3]

## Editors

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The following people have served as editor-in-chief of the journal:

* 1992-1998: Ronald Davis (Michigan Department of Community Health)[2][4]
* 1998-2008: Simon Chapman (University of Sydney)[5]
* 2009-2023: Ruth Malone (University of California San Francisco)[6][1]
* Since 2023 : Marita Hefler (Charles Darwin University)[1]

## Abstracting and indexing

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

* Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed
* Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
* Current Contents/Social & Behavioural Sciences
* Science Citation Index
* Social Sciences Citation Index
* Google Scholar
* CINAHL

## See also

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* Addiction medicine
* Smoking cessation
* Tobacco control
* Tobacco harm reduction

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Ruth Malone (19 October 2023). "New editor at the most exciting time in tobacco control". Tobacco Control. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
2. ^ a b Corsello, Philip (23 February 1994). "Tobacco Control: An International Journal". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 271 (8): 636. doi:10.1001/jama.1994.03510320078039.
3. ^ "Tobacco Control". 2022 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). [Clarivate]]. 2023.
4. ^ "Ronald M. Davis, MD". University of Michigan Website. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
5. ^ "Simon Chapman". University of Sydney Website. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
6. ^ "Ruth Malone". University of California San Francisco Website. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

## External links

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* Official website