American Journal of Men's Health
Journal Highlights
- 2021 Impact Factor: 2.403
- Indexed In: Clarivate Analytics: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), PubMed/MEDLINE, PubMed Central (PMC)
- Publication is subject to payment of an article processing charge (APC)
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American Journal of Men’s Health (AJMH) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal which focuses on cutting-edge information regarding men's health and illness. Please see the Aims and Scope tab for further information.
This journal is affiliated with the Men’s Health Network.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Submission information
Use this downloadable checklist prepare your manuscript for submission.
Submit your manuscript at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ajmh.
Please see the Submission Guidelines tab for more information on how to submit your article to the journal.
Open access article processing charge (APC) information
Publication in the journal is subject to payment of an article processing charge (APC). The APC serves to support the journal and ensures that articles are freely accessible online in perpetuity under a Creative Commons license.
The APC for this journal is currently 3000 USD.
Members of the Men's Health Network will receive a discount of 25% off the current APC.
The article processing charge (APC) is payable when a manuscript is accepted after peer review, before it is published. The APC is subject to taxes where applicable. Please see further details here.
Contact
Please direct any queries to Kristina.Moulton@sagepub.com
Why Publish Open Access with AJMH
- Visibility and Impact: Anyone anywhere in the world can read, use and cite your research
- Rigorous Standards: Double-blind peer review policy
- Flexibility: No page limits or page charges, and authors can publish full data sets, figures, tables, etc
- Copyright: Authors retain copyright under a Creative Commons License
Useful Links
- Submission Page
- Please refer to the Submission Guidelines tab for more information before submitting your manuscript.
- SAGE Open Access Main Page
- SAGE Open Access FAQs
- Contact the Editor: dporch@lsuhsc.edu
Special Sections
American Journal of Men’s Health has the following special sections open for submission and publication:
- HIV/AIDS/STIs
Section Editor: Dr. Demetrius J. Porche, LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing - Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Disparity Issues
Section Editor: Dr. Henrie Treadwell, Morehouse School of Medicine - Mental Health and Wellbeing
Section Editor: Dr. Steve Robertson, Leeds Beckett University Center for Men's Health - Urological Cancer
Section Editor: Dr. David Lopez, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
The American Journal of Men's Health (AJMH) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal and a core resource for cutting-edge information on a variety of men's health issues and illnesses. It publishes papers from all health, behavioral and social science disciplines, including but not limited to medicine, nursing, allied health, public health, health psychology/behavioral medicine, and medical sociology and anthropology. Original basic science research, inclusive of pre-clinical trial and animal studies relevant to men's health and illness are published.
Target Audience
Physicians, nurses, social workers, public health professionals, mental health professionals, allied health professionals, patient educators, anthropologists, basic science researchers, policy analysts, health care administrators, researchers, basic scientists, pharmacists, and kinesiologists.
Article Types
Editorials; letters to the editor; original articles (research, clinical, or theoretical); Reviews; research briefs; health policy/legislative updates; ethical debates; evidence-based, best practice, or clinical practice guideline original articles or summaries; case reports; book reviews; announcements of upcoming events/conferences; and commercial advertisements. Submissions for which a manuscript type is not specified will be decided by the Editor.
Topics of Interest
The Editor invites manuscripts written in a physical, social, psychological, cultural, political and/or historical context that include the following topics of interest but are not limited to:
- Male specific diseases and health conditions
- Male health issues related to the morbidity and mortality statistics in men
- Basic science, pre-clinical trials research studies, inclusive of animal studies on men's health and illness
- Biological, psychological, behavioral and sociocultural issues that impact the determinants of men's health
- Health promotion, prevention and lifestyle
- Sexual, reproductive and responsible male family planning
- Health issues of special male populations such as incarcerated men, homeless men, homosexual men, and minorities
- Health care system issues impacting men's health
- Growth, development and socialization issues
- Masculinity and the social constructions of masculinity
- Healthy aging
- Mental health
View more details on these topics
Manuscript Submission
- Use this downloadable checklist to prepare your manuscript for submissions
- Submit your manuscript at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ajmh
- Please refer to the Submission Guidelines tab for more information before submitting your manuscript.
| Demetrius James Porche | LSU Health New Orleans, School of Nursing |
| Henrie M. Treadwell PhD | Morehouse School of Medicine, Community Voices & Men's Health Initiative |
| Jean Bonhomme, MD, MPH | National Black Men's Health Network |
| Phillip Brantley, PhD | Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, USA |
| Shaun M. Burns, PhD | Providence Health and Services Oregon and Southwest Washington |
| James Cummings, MD | University of Missouri School of Medicine, Department of Urology |
| Julian L. Gallegos, PhD, MBA, FNP-BC, CNL, FAUNA | Purdue University School of Nursing |
| Kenneth Goldberg, MD | The Male Health Center, Lewisville, Texas |
| Derrick M. Gordon, Ph.D | Yale University School of Medicine, USA |
| Jonathan D. Green, PhD | VA Boston Healthcare System – Research Service |
| Derek M. Griffith, PhD | Georgetown University, USA |
| Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH | Rutgers School of Public Health |
| Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD | University of Michigan Medical School, Ypsilanti Health Center |
| Jason Kovac, MD, PhD, FRCSC | Urology of Indiana, Men's Health Center |
| Jason W. Mitchell, PhD, MPH | Florida International University, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work |
| Judd W. Moul, MD, FACS | Duke University Medical Center, Urologic Surgery |
| Christopher Owens PhD, MPH | Texas A&M University School of Public Health, USA |
| S. Lee Ridner, PhD, ARNP | University of South Alabama, College of Nursing |
| Steve Robertson, PhD | Leeds Metropolitan University, Center for Men's Health |
| Robert Tan, MD, MBA, CPE, CMD | University of Texas Health Science Center |
| Joel Kevin Thompson, PhD | University of South Florida, Department of Psychology |
| Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD | The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| Pamela Valera, PhD, MSW, ACSW, NCTTP | Rutgers School of Public Health |
| Scott W. Yates, MD, MBA, MS | North Texas Medical Research, Center for Executive Medicine |
| Derek M. Griffith, PhD | Georgetown University, USA |
| Ana Fadich, MPH, CHES | Men's Health Network, USA |
| Tristan Bridges, PhD | University of California, Santa Barbara, USA |
| Sujay Ghosh, PhD | University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India |
| Nadhir HAMMAMI, HDR, PhD, MSc, BSc | High Institute of Sport and Physical, Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Tunisia |
| Natalie Hammond, PhD | Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |
| Flora Koliouli, PhD | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Andreia Machado, PhD | Lusófona University, Lisboa, Portugal |
| Sebenzile Nkosi, PhD | South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa |
| Luciana Regina Ferreira Pereira da Mata, PhD, RN | Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais , Brazil |
| Guy-Lucien Whembolua, PhD | University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
American Journal of Men’s Health recommends that authors follow the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals formulated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
American Journal of Men’s Health is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Manuscript Submission
Please read the Full Submissions Guidelines here (PDF) before submitting your manuscript at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ajmh
Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned. Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of American Journal of Men’s Health will be reviewed.
American Journal of Men’s Health publishes editorials, letter to editor, original articles (research or theoretical), research briefs, health policy/legislative updates, ethical debates, evidence-based, best practice, or clinical practice guideline original articles or summaries, case reports, book reviews, announcements of upcoming events/conferences, and commercial advertisements.
Article Processing Charge
If, after peer review, your manuscript is accepted for publication, a one-time Article Processing Charge (APC) is payable. This APC covers the cost of publication and ensures that your article will be freely available online in perpetuity under a Creative Commons license.
An introductory Article Processing Charge (APC) of $950, discounted from the full rate of $1,900, is available for a limited time. The APC is payable upon acceptance.
Letters to the Editor, Commentaries, and Editorials are not charged an APC
Copyright
American Journal of Men’s Health publishes manuscripts under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license (CC BY NC 3.0), which allows others to re-use the work without permission as long as the work is properly referenced and the use is non-commercial.
Alternative license arrangements are available, for example, to meet particular funder mandates, made at the author's request.
More information
Visit SAGE's OA licenses page for more information.
For more details on the Submission Guidelines, contact the Managing Editor, Sherri Chalona, at SSpera@lsuhsc.edu.
Special Sections
American Journal of Men’s Health has the following special sections open for submission and publication:
- HIV/AIDS/STIs
Section Editor: Dr. Demetrius J. Porche, LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing - Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Disparity Issues
Section Editor: Dr. Henrie Treadwell, Morehouse School of Medicine - Mental Health and Wellbeing
Section Editor: Dr. Steve Robertson, Leeds Beckett University Center for Men's Health
If you are interested in submitting an article to one of these sections, please select the relevant manuscript type at submission.