Journal Title：Preventing Chronic Disease

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The mission of PCD is to promote the open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention. The vision of PCD is to be the premier forum where practitioners and policy makers inform research and researchers help practitioners and policy makers more effectively improve the health of the population. Articles focus on preventing and controlling chronic diseases and conditions, promoting health, and examining the biological, behavioral, physical, and social determinants of health and their impact on quality of life, morbidity, and mortality across the life span.

《預防慢性病》（PCD）是一份同行評審的電子期刊，由美國國家慢性病預防和健康促進中心創辦。PCD 的使命是促進研究人員、從業人員、政策制定者以及其他致力于通過預防慢性病改善公眾健康的人士之間的信息和知識公開交流。PCD 的愿景是成為從業人員和政策制定者交流研究成果、研究人員幫助從業人員和政策制定者更有效地改善民眾健康的首要論壇。文章重點關注預防和控制慢性疾病和病癥、促進健康以及研究健康的生物、行為、身體和社會決定因素及其對整個生命周期的生活質量、發病率和死亡率的影響。

Preventing Chronic Disease創刊于2004年，由Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)出版商出版，收稿方向涵蓋PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH全領域，此刊是中等級別的SCI期刊，所以過審相對來講不是特別難，但是該刊專業認可度不錯，仍然是一本值得選擇的SCI期刊 。平均審稿速度 22 Weeks ，影響因子指數4.4，該期刊近期沒有被列入國際期刊預警名單，廣大學者值得一試。