SAGE, publisher of over 460 scholarly journals, is pleased to announce the launch of the American Journal of Men's Health (AJMH). Edited by Demetrius J. Porche, DNS, APRN, of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, this new quarterly, peer-reviewed journal will be an essential resource for frontline care providers and patient educators, policy development specialists, researchers, and scholars. The first issue will debut in March 2007.
AJMH will be a core resource for cutting-edge information regarding men's health and illness. The journal will publish papers from all health, behavioral, and social disciplines, including but not limited to medicine, nursing, allied health, public health, health psychology/behavioral medicine, and medical sociology and anthropology. The journal will publish original articles, research briefs, editorials, health policy and legislative updates, legal and ethical perspectives, practice guidelines, case reports, media reviews, and news regarding upcoming symposia, conferences, and other related events.
Dr. Porche's editorial "A Call for American Journal of Men's Health," to be published in the first issue can currently be accessed online at http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/12627_AJMH_Editorial_Final.pdf.
"Men's health disparities are a critical factor affecting the lives of men, women, children, families, communities, and society at large," commented Dr. Porche, the journal's editor. "Attention to men's health and the development of a men's health research agenda are critical to ensure the health promotion, disease prevention, and adequate treatment of health alterations."
"There's a huge need for this journal. Men account for 49% of the U.S. population* and as there are no primary journals that concentrate specifically on men's health issues in America, the American Journal of Men's Health will be at the forefront of this important area," stated Dr. Peter Binfield, SAGE Journals Editorial Director. "The editor's focus will not be merely on disease, but also on preservation and promotion of health."
SAGE is offering free online access to the first volume (4 issues in 2007). Interested institutions should register online at https://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FTN01346.
Institutional subscriptions are available in Combined (Print and E-access), E-access, and Print Only options. The journal will be available electronically on the enhanced SAGE Journals Online platform beginning in early March. The journal's homepage URL will be http://ajmh.sagepub.com. If you would like to be notified when AJMH is available on SAGE Journals Online and HighWire Press, e-mail notify+spjmh@highwire.stanford.edu. Further publication details: ISSN: 1557-9883; eISSN: 1557-9891; distributed in March, June, September, and December.
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*According to the 2000 U.S. Census.