The American Journal of Public Health has reorganized its masthead, separating the “Government, Politics, and Law” department into two distinct departments: “Government, Law, and Public Health Practice” and “Public Health Policy Briefs.” The reorganization intends to broaden the journal’s scope and welcome more submissions from public health practitioners, especially those working in present-day governmental public health. The new departments seek research and scholarship on public health services and systems, quality improvement and performance management, accreditation, community/state health assessment and improvement planning, practice-based research network studies, and environmental and systems constraints impacting public health practice. Additionally, the “Public Health Policy Briefs” department was created to provide a dynamic forum for publishing conceptual breakthroughs that may influence policy debates. The briefs are limited to 1500 words, with a maximum of 10 references and will be published online within three months after peer-review. The changes reflect the journal’s commitment to continuous quality improvement and addressing changing demands in the public health community.
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2012.300862